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Archives for January 2014

US Highest, India Lowest On US Chamber International IP Index

31/01/2014 by Julia Fraser for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The United States Chamber of Commerce Global Intellectual Property Center this week released a report ranking 25 countries on their IP environment.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Lobbying, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

MSF: AstraZeneca Pullout Of Neglected Disease R&D Proof System Broken

31/01/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Following news reports that pharmaceutical producer AstraZeneca will end its spending on early stage research and development for tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases, Médecins Sans Frontières issued a statement saying the move is further proof that substantive change to the global pharmaceutical R&D system is needed.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Development, English, Finance, Health & IP, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WHO

New Study Makes Case for Innovative Medicines

31/01/2014 by Julia Fraser for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A new pharmaceutical industry-backed study draws attention to the value of innovative medicines in reducing healthcare costs and to the wider society that goes beyond clinical and personal values. However, in middle income countries, national prioritisation and improvements in healthcare infrastructure are needed to maximise the value of medicinal innovation, the study found.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WIPO

Year Ahead: Internet Governance After Snowden: Cacophony Of Conferences

30/01/2014 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

Those interested in internet governance will have to put some money aside for 2014: rarely have there been so many conferences to talk about how to manage core internet resources and develop the common rules to govern more general aspects of global net communication.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, ITU/ICANN, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

At WIPO, Global Experts Share Experiences On Open Collaboration

29/01/2014 by Julia Fraser for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The recent World Intellectual Property Organization Conference on Open Innovation: Collaborative Projects and the Future of Knowledge showed the potential of open collaborative innovation in confronting some of today’s greatest challenges. This model of innovation is used in industries ranging from health research and solutions to climate change to film production and museum design.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WIPO

In State Of The Union, Obama Highlights Need For Patent Reform, Trade

29/01/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

In the annual State of the Union speech of the United States president to Congress last night, President Obama described an innovation race, and highlighted the importance of trade agreements and passage of patent reform legislation.

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

At WIPO, Nations See Different Needs From Patent System

27/01/2014 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

An important international platform that has seen stark differences in the past, the World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) began a weeklong meeting today on improving the patent system with parties promoting their own interests and asking straightforward questions of others.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Development, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

WHO Sets Path For Model R&D Projects For Developing Countries

25/01/2014 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

Members of the World Health Organization Executive Board this week moved forward on the long path to new ways to spur research and development for diseases that mainly afflict poor populations. A process has been set for considering – and potentially choosing among – eight projects before the annual World Health Assembly in May.

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

WHO Board Adopts Resolution On Medicines Access After TRIPS Flexibilities Debate

25/01/2014 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The sometimes tense issue of intellectual property rights flexibilities built into international trade rules on IP briefly threatened to trip up a proposal on access to medicines today at the World Health Organization. But members managed to steer the debate to consensus on a text that will now head to the full membership for approval in May.

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

WHO Board Addresses Substandard Medicines, Flu Pandemics, Regulatory Systems

24/01/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The World Health Organization Executive Board got through a high number of items yesterday, including several with ramifications for intellectual property and innovation.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, English, Health & IP, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WHO

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