Rise Of Global Value Chains Propels Intangible Capital Revenues, WIPO Report Says 20/11/2017 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A World Intellectual Property Organization report released today shows the growing global importance of intangible capital and its share in the value of end products. The report does not however provide a geographical repartition of this value, nor who actually owns the returns on intangible capital. Three case studies shed light on different production areas: coffee, smart phones, and solar panels.
Studies Presented At WIPO To Better Understand Limitations To Copyright 17/11/2017 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment With no consensus on conducting normative work at the World Intellectual Property Organization on the limitations to copyright for certain actors such as persons with disabilities, educational institutions, and museums, the committee on copyright had agreed on several studies so the issues are better understood. This week, several of those studies were presented to the committee and shed some further light on the issues.
New Proposal At WIPO On Exceptions To Broadcasting Rights 16/11/2017 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments While World Intellectual Property Organization delegates held informal closed consultations at the beginning of this week on a potential treaty protecting rights of broadcasting organisations from signal theft and piracy, a group of Latin American countries has proposed language on limitations and exceptions to these rights.
TPP Texts Show Suspended IP Provisions 16/11/2017 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Trade ministers negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement have released the list of provisions they have suspended, including a range of articles related to intellectual property rights, such as patentable subject matter, test data protection, biologics, copyright terms of protection, and technological protection measures.
Freedom Of Expression – Paper Looks At ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ In Latin American Context 15/11/2017 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments It’s hard to escape the watchful eye of the internet – it will follow you through life. But if something put on the internet about you is wrong, misrepresents you or even endangers you, should you have a right to remove it from the internet? A new paper from the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, DC […]
US Copyright Office: Re-Registration Required For Claiming Liability Exemptions 15/11/2017 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The United States Copyright Office has issued a reminder to all online service providers and agents that they must renew their registration with the office by end of year in order to claim liability limitations from copyright infringing content.
ITU Report Analyzes Revolution In Internet Of Things, Big Data, Cloud, AI 15/11/2017 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) today released its annual report on the global information society, this year providing detailed analysis of the transformational “revolution” underway involving the Internet of Things, big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence. It also ranked countries by their level of ICT development. Hint: the Western Hemisphere did not fare so well.
Infojustice – US, Canadian & Mexican Law Professors, Academics And Policy Experts: NAFTA Must Include Fair Use, Safe Harbors 15/11/2017 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment WASHINGTON – Today, over seventy international copyright law experts called for NAFTA and other trade negotiators to support a set of balanced copyright principles. The experts urge trade negotiators to support policies like fair use, safe harbor provisions, and other exceptions and limitations that permit and encourage access to knowledge, flourishing creativity, and innovation. Signatories include preeminent intellectual property professors and experts from law schools, think tanks, and public interest organizations in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, as well as Argentina, Australia, China, Ireland, and Switzerland.
Special Report: A Look Behind Hepatitis C Patent Challenges Worldwide 15/11/2017 by Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments A case at the High Court in India set for 15 December could decide whether a patent on some of the most important drugs to fight hepatitis C should be removed. It is one of many attempts to challenge patents on hepatitis C drugs in various countries around the world and serves as an opportunity to learn more about the group leading the legal case.
Copyright Exceptions For Libraries Widespread, Study At WIPO Shows, But Disharmony Persists 15/11/2017 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments Nobody among members of the World Intellectual Property Organization disputes the importance of the public services provided by libraries and archives. However, positions are different when it comes to providing exceptions to copyright to those entities so they can continue to dispense their services, in particular in the digital age. An updated study presented today in a WIPO committee shows that most countries have exceptions relating to libraries, but termed in very different ways, and are hesitant on how to deal with digital technologies.