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Archives for October 2013

UN Economic Commission For Europe Tackles Innovation In The Public Sector

16/10/2013 by Alessandro Marongiu for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Innovation experts participating in a two-day seminar at the United Nations in Geneva last week highlighted the complexities as well as the potential benefits linked to the promotion of innovative practices in public administrations at the national, regional and local levels.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, English, Europe, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, United Nations - other

International Standard-Setting Policies Unclear On IP, US Study Finds

15/10/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

A new study of 12 leading international standard-setting organisations (SSOs) found a high degree of inconsistency and lack of clarity when it comes to intellectual property rights and licensing. The study also includes analyses on how standards policies are evolving in Brazil, China and India.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, English, ITU/ICANN, Innovation/ R&D, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer

GAVI: Reducing Prices To Immunise 250 Million Children By 2015

15/10/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The GAVI Alliance launched a mid-term report this week showing that the public-private partnership is on track to immunise more than 250 million children by 2015 and prevent some four million deaths. GAVI’s CEO said it uses multiple tools to help reduce prices of vaccine and that intellectual property rights do not pose a serious threat to its success.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, English, Finance, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WHO

Brazilian Patent Reform Report Launched

15/10/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Infojustice.org reports: Last week, the report Brazilian Patent Reform: Innovation Towards Competitiveness was launched at an event at the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Development, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WTO/TRIPS

WTO: Tobacco Plain-Packaging Battle Flares Up; Sports And IP Issues Take The Field

14/10/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The World Trade Organization intellectual property committee last week agreed on a draft decision on disputes that are not in direct violation of WTO IP rules but where one country’s measures negatively affect another country’s expected benefits. Plain packaging for tobacco products was also discussed as Ireland is preparing to introduce such a measure meant to discourage tobacco use, and some countries presented their views on the importance of IP rights in sports.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, English, Environment, Health & IP, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WTO/TRIPS

Green Innovations, Owned By Developed Countries, Tied Up In Patents, Expert Says

14/10/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

Climate change calls for new technologies to face its consequences, governments agree. But research and development efforts are mainly conducted by the private sector in developed countries and are patent-protected, which is doing little to diffuse the technologies in developing countries, said a lecturer in Geneva this week.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Development, English, Environment, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, United Nations - other

US Copyright Reform Hearing Rescheduled To 12 December

11/10/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

A hearing to consider a United States government “green paper” as part of the ongoing reform of the US copyright system has been moved to 12 December due to the government shutdown.

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

US Signs WIPO Marrakesh Treaty On Copyright Exceptions For The Blind

11/10/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The United States has signed the World Intellectual Property Organization Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

WHO Fine-Tuning Pandemic Flu Preparedness Strategy, Use Of Industry Contributions

11/10/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The World Health Organization is putting the finishing touches on an implementation plan for industry’s financial participation in the global influenza preparedness strategy. This week the advisory group met to discuss a draft plan presented by the WHO secretariat, which should now come up with a revised version for implementation in early 2014, according to the chair of the advisory group.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Finance, Health & IP, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WHO

Right To Benefits Of Science: Human Rights Meet IP Rights

10/10/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments

A seminar on the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications was held at the United Nations last week with panellists exploring the intersection between intellectual property and human rights in the context of public health, agriculture, and the role of flexibilities to achieve balance between private and public interests.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, United Nations - other, WIPO

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