Pharma Offers View On How To Slow Antimicrobial Resistance, Boost Research30/04/2015 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Commentthe International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) provided its recommendations on how to slow down antimicrobial resistance and boost antibiotic research and development. In addition, the association organised a forum on the subject today.
Chile: Study On Pharma Patents Shows Foreign Ownership30/04/2015 by Elena Bourtchouladze for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentIn Chile, pharmaceutical patents are almost exclusively the domain of foreign companies. Only a subset of drugs is protected by patents, while a much larger number of products is protected by trademarks, a study finds, offering for the first time empirical evidence on the use of primary and secondary patents in Chile.
Philanthropies And Expression: An Interview With Ford Foundation President Darren Walker29/04/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentDarren Walker is president of the Ford Foundation, one of the largest and historically most influential private philanthropies in the United States, dedicated to human welfare worldwide. Among its areas of focus are programs on freedom of expression and internet rights, extremely timely given current national and global events. Ford, along with four other leading foundations, and leaders from government, business and the technology community recently announced NetGain, a partnership to “spark the next generation of innovation for social change and progress.” Intellectual Property Watch’s William New recently interviewed Darren Walker on his vision for the foundation, internet governance, and the world at large.
WHO: Too Few Countries Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance; Global Action Plan Advocates Equitable Access29/04/2015 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsThe World Health Organization released a report today on countries’ response to the global declining effect of antibiotics on bacteria and microbes, heightened by overuse or misuse of those products. Next month the World Health Assembly will consider a draft global action plan to fight the problem, which includes suggestions for sustainable investment in the area such as de-linking research from price and sales, as well as equitable access to new products.
A Cautious Welcome For South Africa’s Traditional Knowledge Legislation29/04/2015 by Linda Daniels for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentSouth Africa’s new indigenous knowledge systems legislation is being cautiously welcomed by commentators, expressing both hopes and concerns. And some are tying it to other intellectual property legislation in the country.
Positive Note For WIPO Committee On IP And Development, Some Issues Remain28/04/2015 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 CommentsAt the close of the session of the World Intellectual Property Organization Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) last week, delegates left on a positive note. Despite not achieving concrete results on several issues, the meeting was described as encouraging by some participants. Technical assistance remained one of the prickly issues, as well as the mechanism for WIPO committees to report on their implementation of the Development Agenda.
Seminar Discusses Global Value Chains And Development28/04/2015 by Elena Bourtchouladze for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentParticipation in global value chains contributes to economic growth, while trade and trade-related policies, such as foreign direct investment, intellectual property protection, trade facilitation, infrastructure and institutions, together with deeper regional integration have important impacts on global value chain integration in developing countries. This was the view of speakers at a recent event in Geneva.
UAEM Grades US Universities On Research For Neglected Diseases. Spoiler Alert – There’s Room For Improvement24/04/2015 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentUniversities play an enormous role in biomedical research in the United States, but are not doing all they can to advance research for neglected diseases or make their innovations available to people who need them most, the student groupUniversities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) said this week. UAEM released the results of its second annual […]
Largest Internet Exchange Point Announces Complaint Against Snooping24/04/2015 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 4 CommentsMUNICH – It was a big day for counter-surveillance yesterday. Decix, the largest internet traffic exchange point (IXP) worldwide, announced it has had it with the snoops. Meanwhile, the Inquiry Committee came to the conclusion that the BND had withheld information from its oversight bodies on how broad the tapping really was. Separately, a two-part report presented to the LIBE Committee of the Parliament in Brussels focused on potential countermeasures to the “fact” of mass surveillance by intelligence agencies. And a resolution on mass surveillance was passed by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE).
Divide And Conquer: The New US Strategy To Disentangle The TPP Negotiations23/04/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 CommentsBurcu Kilic & Pablo Viollier write: Political leaders in Washington and other Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating countries have set the end of May as the latest deadline for completion of the talks. The negotiations have already missed several such deadlines, so who really knows? No one. But there is something we all know: TPP raises significant concerns because negotiations are being held behind closed doors with details kept secret even from the legislatures in TPP countries.
