CERN Marks 20 Years Of Making Available WorldWideWeb Technology30/04/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentTwenty years ago the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) put its WorldWideWeb technology in the public domain.
UNCTAD Handbook: IP And The CBD Protocol On Genetic Resources30/04/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentThe Nagoya Protocol, adopted under the Convention on Biological Diversity, provides a set of rules to prevent misappropriation of genetic resources. As such, it crosses paths with the international intellectual property system. This interface is the subject of a handbook to be published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
IP-Watch Readers Save $200 On LES Spring Meeting, 14-16 May In Seattle29/04/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentLES (USA & Canada) 2013 Spring Meeting IP Matters In Every Deal May 14-16 | Seattle, WA Look Who’s Attending the 2013 LES Spring MeetingThe LES Spring Meeting, 14-16 May in Seattle, Washington, USA is your best opportunity to learn about the latest trends in licensing and network with the industry’s leading IP, licensing and business development dealmakers. CONNECT with your next partner, LEARN new strategies and practices, COLLABORATE with your colleagues during one of many networking sessions.You don’t want to miss out!IP Watch readers SAVE $200! Use code IPW13 when registering.REGISTER!DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE!View the full agenda here. Join this Growing List of Participants: (This is a partial list of confirmed attendees.)CompanyTitle343 IndustriesIP Licensing ManagerAdobeVP, IP and LitigationAllen Institute for Brain ScienceGeneral CounselAruze Gaming AmericaExecutive Vice President, General CounselAugme TechnologiesDirector and CEOAutodeskVP, LegalBattelle/Pacific Northwest National LabCommercialization ManagerBayer MaterialScience LLCManager IP/Library Information ServicesBill & Melinda Gates FoundationAssociate General CounselBoeing IP Licensing CompanyBusiness DevelopmentBoston UniversityLicensing Director, Life SciencesCalifornia Technology VenturesFounding Managing DirectorCaterpillar Inc.Intellectual Asset ManagerCenter for Infectious DiseasesExecutive VP of BD and External AffairsCryptography Research, Inc.DirectorEli Lilly and CompanyVP, Corporate Business DevelopmentFred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterVP, Industry Relations and Clinical Research SupportHealthPartners InstituteIP Marketing and Licensing ManagerhipcricketChief Executive OfficerHPVP & Associate General CounselHTCSr. Director of Legal Affairs, IP StrategyIBMDirector of IP StrategyIntegrated DiagnosticsDirector of IP and ContractsIntellectual VenturesVP, AcquisitionsJet Propulsion Laboratory & CaltechAssociate DirectorJohn DeereManager IP Market TransactionsJoint BioEnergy InstituteDirector of CommercializationJuniper Networks IncAssistant General CounselLawrence Livermore National LaboratoryBusiness Development ExecutiveLehigh UniversityAssociate DirectorLexington Technology Group, Inc.CEOLI-COR BiosciencesVP Business Development and Intellectual PropertyMerckExecutive Director, Corporate LicensingMicrosoftAssociate General CounselNeoMedia TechnologiesCEONike CorporationVP, Chief IP CounselNorthwest Energy AngelsBoard Member & Angel InvestorOncoSynergyCo-FounderOraclePatent CounselOregon Health & Science UniversityInterim DirectorPacific Northwest National LabDirector Technology CommercializationPhaseBioChief Business OfficerPurdue Research Foundation, OTCSenior Project ManagerRockwell Collins, Inc.Senior Director, Intellectual Property Management Rutgers UniversityLicensing ManagerSanDiskIP CounselSanrioVice ChairmanSASHead of Corp Development & PlanningSchlumbergerManager of IP LicensingSeattle GeneticsChief Operating OfficerStanford UniversitySenior AssociateTech Bridge International, Inc.VP & Director of OperationsTextron Inc.Intellectual Property DirectorThe Boston Consulting GroupSenior AdvisorThe University of North Carolina at CharlotteExecutive DirectorThe University of OklahomaSenior Director of IP & Staff AttorneyT-MobileSenior Vice President, National AccountsTuxeraCEOUCSF QB3 InstituteDirector Industrial AlliancesUnivalor, L.P.Manager, Project and Technology PortfolioUniversity Health NetworkSenior Technology and Patent AnalystUniversity of Arizona Office of Tech TransferLicensing AssociateUniversity of California – BerkeleyLicensing OfficerUW Center for CommercializationAssociate Director, Technology Licensing – EngineeringVentures West CapitalGeneral PartnerWashington Research FoundationDirector of LicensingWBBAPresidentWeyerhaeuserDirector, Technology LicensingWMS GamingExecutive Director IP Licensing and Development Don’t Miss these Featured Sessions:Hello Kitty as a Global Licensing & Marketing PhenomenonSolving the World’s Imminent Problems with Innovative ScienceSecondary Patent Market – Trends and PracticesIP Perspectives from a Northwest Angel InvestorWest Coast Software Giants Focus on IPLife Sciences: A Guide to Turning a Strategic Partnership into an AcquisitionView the full agenda here.
UNCTAD: IPRs In Health, Research, Cosmetics, Meet Access & Benefit Sharing29/04/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsThe interactions between intellectual property and international rules of global access and benefit sharing were explored recently as an expert group meeting was convened by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to explore several areas where those interactions occur.
New WIPO Text On Traditional Knowledge Protection Cleaner But Issues Remain28/04/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 5 CommentsThe main goal has been achieved for World Intellectual Property Organization delegates who started last week with the task of improving a document to become an international instrument protecting traditional knowledge. Consensus has not been met on core issues, but a cleaner text has emerged, reflecting a clearer understanding of positions, sources said.
Industry List Of Potential US GIs Released Ahead Of WIPO Meeting27/04/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentA producers’ group lobbying in favour of geographical indications has issued a preliminary list of candidate GIs in the United States. The list, released just prior to a World Intellectual Property Organization negotiation on a possible instrument on GIs, takes a particular look at American wines.
European Parliament Trade Committee Backs Cultural Exclusion From EU-US FTA26/04/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe International Trade Committee (INTA) of the European Parliament yesterday passed a resolution welcoming negotiations for a Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union and the United States (23 in favor, five against, one abstention). While most of the 198 amendments to the report of the rapporteur, the INTA Committee Chair Vital Moreira (Socialists and Democrats Group) were rejected by the majority, an amendment asking for the “exclusion of the cultural and audiovisual services, including those provided online” in the negotiation mandate was adopted.
In “Great Shame,” WIPO Fund For Indigenous Peoples’ Participation Running Dry26/04/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 3 CommentsThe participation of indigenous peoples at the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization has become compromised as the funds allowing the organisation to invite indigenous peoples representatives is running dry. At the outset of this week’s WIPO committee seeking to produce an international instrument providing protection to traditional knowledge, an indigenous panel mapped out international agreements recognising their specific rights.
WIPO Demonstrates 3D Printing: Making The Impossible Possible25/04/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsExperts in the field of three dimensional (3D) printing, invited by the World Intellectual Property Organization, today tried to demystify this technology, which has been much talked about but still not very well understood. Seen by some as a futuristic technology, 3D printing can achieve amazing results but also has technical limits and is not expected to yet lead to a manufacturing revolution.
Anti-Counterfeiters Focus On Organised Crime, Softer Public Message25/04/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentIstanbul – The unsuspecting consumer must above all be protected against counterfeit products, speakers said today at meeting of private sector, intergovernmental and governmental representatives. But increasingly organised crime is dealing the products, and anti-counterfeiting forces need to be as innovative as possible to defeat it. Fortunately, the private sector is ready to step up to help cash-strapped governments, and it is taking the “respect for IP” message to … children.
