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Archives for April 2016

Discussions Continue On How To Govern WHO Interactions With Outside Actors

29/04/2016 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments

The World Health Organization interacts with a large number of actors aside from governments, such as industry, philanthropic organisations, academia, and civil society. With an eye to preventing undue influence on the work of the organisation, member states have been trying to finalise a draft framework on WHO interaction with those actors. This week, what was seen as a last effort at reaching a consensual text did not quite meet the goal and some additional informal discussions are expected to take place before the annual World Health Assembly in late May.

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

Measure Allowing Federal Courts To Handle Trade Secrets Claims Clears US Congress

28/04/2016 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Legislation authorising federal courts to hear cases involving theft of trade secrets passed the US House of Representatives on 27 April and is now headed for an expected signature by President Barack Obama. Final enactment of the “Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016” (DTSA), along with the 14 April adoption by the European Parliament of the EU Trade Secrets Directive, boosts protections on both sides of the Atlantic but not uniformly, intellectual property lawyers said.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, English, IP Law, Innovation/ R&D, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy

Plant Variety Protection To Meet Food Security Plant Treaty, But Where Are Farmers’ Rights?

28/04/2016 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A planned symposium to identify potential interrelations between the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), and the United Nations International Plant Treaty is raising concerns from civil society about farmers’ rights.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, English, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, UPOV / CBD, WIPO

Industrial Design Draft Treaty Does Not Make It To Last Mile At WIPO

28/04/2016 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Designers wanting to protect their industrial designs at the international level will have to wait some more before the application procedures can be harmonised after hopes to breach differences on a draft treaty were dampened yesterday at the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Enforcement, English, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

Surprise! Much Work Being Done On Transparency Of Patents On Medicines

28/04/2016 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

James Love writes: In a recent paper by Reed F. Beall and Amir Attaran [KEI’s April 12, 2016 comment here: http://www.keionline.org/node/2467], and in the WIPO seminar discussions about the paper, the authors have held themselves out as more or less lonely voices calling for transparency of patent landscapes on essential medicines. This surprised and offended the many people who have not only been concerned about the lack of transparency on patent landscapes, but have been doing most of the work in digging out the facts, and/or proposing remedies.

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

Why We Celebrated World Intellectual Property Day 2016

27/04/2016 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Corey Salsberg writes: Yesterday was World Intellectual Property Day. April 26 is the day we celebrate and call attention to the global intellectual property (IP) system. Why do we set aside a day for the entire world to stop and reflect on a subject that, for many, may seem more at home in board rooms, lecture halls, and legislatures, than in cafes, farms, and internet blogs?

Filed Under: Features, Inside Views, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Development, English, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

On IP Protection, USTR Finds Fault With China, India … And Switzerland?

27/04/2016 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) does not hesitate to add even its closest friends to its annual list of concerns about possible inadequate protection of US intellectual property rights. So this year, along with perennial listees China, India and dozens of others, vigorous IP-rights defender Switzerland makes an appearance. The annual Special 301 report was issued today, and in its press release this year, USTR also included its primary client in publishing the list – the rightsholder industry.

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

New Guide To WIPO Governance

27/04/2016 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments

A new publication offering an overview of the World Intellectual Property Organization governance system seeks to contribute to ongoing debates on the organisation’s governance, according to its author.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, English, Finance, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, United Nations - other, WIPO

Drawn Out Battle Over Genetic Resources Dampens Africa’s Hopes

27/04/2016 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

Chidi Oguamanam writes: The global South is full of significant, diverse biological and genetic resources. It’s also home to most of the world’s indigenous communities. This is why developing countries are sensitive about protecting their genetic resources and traditional knowledge.

Indigenous communities enjoy a close relationship with nature. Genetic resources are central to producing their traditional knowledge. This drives innovations in agriculture, medicines and conservation. But global intellectual property frameworks – the legal mechanisms for securing knowledge ownership – still haven’t taken this reality into account.

Filed Under: Features, Inside Views, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Africa, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Copyright Policy, English, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO, WTO/TRIPS

WIPO Members Urged To Overcome Differences On Disclosure Of Origin Of Designs

26/04/2016 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

This week, World Intellectual Property Organization delegates are being urged to come closer on remaining issues in a potential treaty facilitating the registration of industrial designs for international applicants. This is easier said than done, though, as a number of WIPO members request that the treaty allows countries to request applicants to disclose the source of their designs, and other countries find this would defy the harmonising aim of the treaty.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Enforcement, English, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

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