WIPO General Assemblies To Tackle Budget, Fate Of Traditional Knowledge Committee 04/10/2015 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment This week, the World Intellectual Property Organization annual General Assemblies will set the priorities and direction for the organisation for the year to come. The Assemblies also have before it approval of WIPO’s budget for the next biennium 2016/2017.
IP Clauses In FTAs Should Not Go Beyond TRIPS, Generics Manufacturers Say 04/10/2015 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Free trade agreements should include incentives for generic and biosimilar medicines, speakers said at a panel during the World Trade Organization Public Forum last week.
WTO Panels Look At Partnerships, Digital Trade 04/10/2015 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Among the many topics at last week’s World Trade Organization Public Forum were panels on o partnerships and on digital trade. This article takes a brief look at two of the panels that touched on intellectual property rights.
R&D, Innovation Highlighted In Industry-Backed Report On Mobile Tech 04/10/2015 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment We are in the midst of a “mobile revolution” that may equal the industrial revolution, and a key contributor is industry research and development and innovation protected by intellectual property, says a new report.
Interviews: Google Speaks On Need For Balanced IP System; EPO On “Tomato II” Case, Board Of Appeal Revamp 02/10/2015 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment COPENHAGEN – Google is “really looking for a balanced IP system,” the company’s head of litigation told the Global Patent Congress, while the European Patent Office elaborated on the “Tomato II” case, which for civil society has become the very symbol of an imbalanced IP system. Intellectual Property Watch spoke with senior officials at both Google and the EPO at the conference.
Policy Coherence To Boost East Africa Pharmaceutical Industry 02/10/2015 by Hillary Muheebwa for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments KAMPALA, UGANDA – The pharmaceutical industry in the East African Community is approaching a higher level of production quality and manufacturing practices. To benefit the industry and increase access to medicines, stakeholders are working towards a united regulatory policy framework aimed at harmonising industrial, health and regulatory policies.
Medicrime Convention Against Counterfeit Drugs To Enter Into Force In 2016 01/10/2015 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The ratification of an international convention to fight counterfeit of medical products by Guinea has unlocked the entry into force of the instrument, now set to happen on 1 January 2016.
IP Good For Trade, If Enforcement Strong, IP Proponents Say At WTO 01/10/2015 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment At a panel at the World Trade Organization organised by the United States Chamber of Commerce, proponents of strong intellectual property protection explained why this protection is key in international trade, even if some might consider the minimum standard set by the WTO IP rules might need an update.
Council Of Europe Issues Resolution, Questions Current IP System For Pharmaceutical Products 01/10/2015 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment On 29 September, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on how to safeguard the public interest against the interests of the pharmaceutical industry.
The Trillion-Dollar Technology 01/10/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The smartphone is one of the most ubiquitous inventions in contemporary life. Ask anyone from teenagers to senior citizens – in industrialized countries, as well as emerging markets – about the wireless ways of their life, and they will tell you this. But what is the economic impact of mobile? That is not as obvious, writes Antonio Varas.