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Archives for May 2014

WHO Faces Big Impact On Workers, Costs As Polio Strategy Ends In 2018

30/05/2014 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The World Health Organization faces a significant shift in its human resources status when polio eradication efforts come to an end in 2018, and so far, transition planning has been “sporadic and limited,” according to an independent study.

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

A Call For Health Research, Innovation In The Post-2015 Era

30/05/2014 by Joséphine De Ruyck for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

In the post-2015 Development Agenda, United Nations members must explicitly support research and development, related policies and capacity building with special attention to the low and middle income countries, in order to advance global health targets, experts said at a recent event in Geneva.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Africa, Asia/Pacific, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, United Nations - other, WHO

First Report Of The US Industry Copyright Alert System

30/05/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The groundbreaking Copyright Alert System set up a year ago by internet service providers and copyright holders to stop unauthorised music and film downloads, saw 1.3 million alerts sent out in it its first 10 months, according to a new report. And it expects to double in size this year.

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

UK IP Advisor Points To Online Search Engines To Do More Against Piracy

29/05/2014 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Search engines don’t cause internet piracy but they could do more to stamp it out, the UK Prime Minister’s intellectual property advisor says in a new paper.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Europe, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, Regional Policy

South African Trade Minister Davies: Election Result May Mean Fast Action On IP Policy

29/05/2014 by Linda Daniels for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Intellectual property pundits have welcomed South African President Jacob Zuma’s decision to retain Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies in the position following South Africa’s May general elections. And Davies in an interview this week signalled that completing the national intellectual property policy may be a top priority.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Africa, Copyright Policy, Development, English, IP Law, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Overview Of The Nutrition Debates At The 67th World Health Assembly

28/05/2014 by Maëli Astruc for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Reflecting its growing place on the international policy agenda, nutrition was a major focus of last week’s World Health Assembly.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Health & IP, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, United Nations - other, WHO

Harmonising Protection Of Black And White Trademarks In The EU

28/05/2014 by Angela Garcia Medina for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The intellectual property offices of the European Union, in their commitment to harmonise practices, recently published a Common Communication establishing a common practice on the scope of protection given to black and white trademarks in the EU.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Enforcement, English, Europe, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Get Tested For Hepatitis C! – Interview With Abbott’s Gavin Cloherty

28/05/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Gavin Cloherty is associate director of scientific affairs at the US molecular diagnosis developer Abbott Molecular. Abbott has a long-standing history of developing tests for detecting and monitoring hepatitis, among other areas. With Intellectual Property Watch, Cloherty discussed the burden of hepatitis C, the process of diagnosis and the importance of diagnosis for curbing and treating the disease.

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

WHO Makes Headway On New Headquarters Building In Geneva

28/05/2014 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

World Health Organization members last week approved a plan putting the UN health agency on track to renovating its headquarters in Geneva, reducing the number of buildings from 10 to three by eliminating the various longstanding temporary structures (including the restaurant) and constructing a new building adjacent to the existing main building. The main building also would be renovated.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, English, Finance, Health & IP, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WHO

EU Council Agrees Approach For New Legal Framework On Trade Secrets

27/05/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The European Council today agreed on an approach for establishing a new legal framework for protecting trade secrets.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Enforcement, English, Europe, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy

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