WHO Issues Guidelines To Push HIV Epidemic Into “Irreversible Decline”30/06/2013 by Brittany Ngo for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new recommendations that call for earlier HIV treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART) in an effort to keep HIV patients healthier for a longer period of time.
UN Economic And Social Council To Address IP’s Role In Innovation, Tech28/06/2013 by Kelly Burke for Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsThe annual four-week session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), a key coordinating body responsible for 70 per cent of spending across the UN system, opens next week with high-level political figures addressing intellectual property rights and innovation.
Stevie Wonder In Marrakesh: Today Is A Very Good Day, Now Go Ratify The Treaty!28/06/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentMarrakesh, Morocco – True to what he said in a 21 June video message, world-famous blind songwriter and performer Stevie Wonder kept his promise to come to Marrakesh if delegates agreed on a treaty to improve access to published material for blind people.
In Aftermath Of Treaty Adoption, Civil Society, Industry Reflect On Outcome28/06/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentHours after the adoption of the World Intellectual Property Organization Marrakesh treaty expected to facilitate access to special format books for visually impaired people, a range of stakeholders gathered for a stocktaking exercise on the treaty.
Alongside Celebration Of New Treaty In Marrakesh, Blind People Demonstrate For Jobs27/06/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentAs World Intellectual Property Organization delegates were giving their closing statements after today’s adoption of the Marrakesh treaty for the blind that some called a miracle, just outside the door of the Palais des Congrès, a large group of blind people was demonstrating to bring attention to their need for employment.
Copyright Levies Can Be Imposed On Sale Of Printers, Computers, EU High Court Rules27/06/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsGovernments can impose copyright levies on sales of printers and computers, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said in a 27 June ruling.
Interview With WIPO Director General Francis Gurry On New WIPO Treaty27/06/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentWith this week’s agreement in Marrakesh, Morocco on an international treaty to ease cross-border access for the blind to copyrighted books, the UN World Intellectual Property Organization has completed its second treaty in the past 12 months – with more potentially on the way. WIPO Director General Francis Gurry sat down with Intellectual Property Watch’s Catherine Saez in Morocco hours after the treaty text was agreed by WIPO members to discuss what it means.
Miracle à Marrakech: un traité “historique” pour les déficients visuels27/06/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 4 CommentsMarrakech, Maroc – L’ambiance était à la fête au Palais des Congrès de Marrakech pour acclamer le succès des négociateurs de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle dans leur tentative de produire un projet de texte consensuel. Après un début de semaine difficile, les efforts des délégués ont été couronnés de succès et les couloirs du Palais des Congrès résonnaient le 25 juin de clameurs joyeuses et d’éloges. Des larmes de joies étaient versées tandis que cette victoire était collectivement acclamée comme un accord historique. Les déficients visuels et la société civile qui les soutenait étaient euphoriques, certains se déclarant dépassés par l’ampleur de la réussite.
WIPO Treaty For The Blind Shows That Transparency Can Work (And Is Necessary)26/06/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentProf. Sean Flynn writes that the transparency in the breakthrough agreement on an international treaty for the visually impaired in Morocco is a lesson for trade negotiators who encounter difficulties after keeping trade agreement texts secret until negotiations are over, such as in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).
2013 Internet Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced26/06/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsThe Internet Society (ISOC) today announced the names of 32 individuals who have made significant contributions to the web for induction into the 2013 Internet Hall of Fame.
