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Archives for August 2013

Libraries Issue Report On Global Information Environment

30/08/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has issued a report analysing emerging trends in today’s global information environment.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Europe, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying

Survey: US Health Agency Should Use Patent Rights To Keep Drugs Affordable

29/08/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

A new survey supports the argument of public health advocates that pharmaceuticals resulting from government-funded research in the United States should be no more expensive than in other similar countries, and that patent rights should be used to make it so.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, English, Finance, Health & IP, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

Global IP Debate Over Rooibos Intensifies As More Claims Surface

29/08/2013 by Linda Daniels for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

In light of increasing attempts to trademark the South African product rooibos, rooibos tea industry stakeholders are considering a call for an audit of the product’s trademarks registered in the world, in order to inform the best strategy to protect it as a unique South African product.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Africa, Enforcement, English, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge

WIPO Director Calls For “Re-Thinking” Intellectual Property

28/08/2013 by Alessandro Marongiu for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

World Intellectual Property Organization Director General Francis Gurry last week issued a call for a redefinition of the functions of the IP system in the context of a fast-changing and globalised world.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Finance, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WIPO

WIPO To Hold Teach-In On Value Of IP System To Indigenous Peoples

28/08/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The World Intellectual Property Organization has scheduled a workshop in December to teach indigenous peoples the value of the intellectual property system in protecting their knowledge and resources.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, English, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

US IP Enforcement Coordinator Named To Lead Industry Group

28/08/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

In a common move for Washington officials who work to protect industry interests while in office, the first-ever United States intellectual property enforcement coordinator has been named to lead a large US software industry group that lobbied her office up until she left two weeks ago.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Lobbying, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

Library Group Publishes User Guide To WIPO Marrakesh Treaty

27/08/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) has released a user guide to the recently adopted “Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled.” LCA is an organisation representing three major North American library associations.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Human Rights, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, North America, WIPO

Patently Geopolitical: The New Frontier of Government And Market Interaction

26/08/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments

The USTR’s disapproval of the ITC order excluding Apple products from the US raises difficult issues about the relationship between public decision-making and private solutions — and invites strategic policymaking by other governments.

Filed Under: Inside Views, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Enforcement, English, IP Law, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

US Watchdog Weighs Role Of Non-Practising Entities In Patent Litigation

23/08/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

In an attempt to clarify the role of non-practising entities in patent infringement lawsuits, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) yesterday released a new report highlighting major trends in patent litigation activities in the US.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, English, Finance, IP Law, Innovation/ R&D, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

South Africa Moves Toward New IP Policy; Rooibos Industry Seeks Protection

23/08/2013 by Linda Daniels for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

CAPE TOWN – The South African National Intellectual Property Policy is expected to be published this month, after a much-anticipated wait to see what shape and form the policy has given intellectual property rights in the country.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Africa, Enforcement, English, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge

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