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Archives for June 2018

WIPO Marrakesh Treaty On Copyright Exceptions For Blind Readers Clears US Senate

29/06/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments

The World Intellectual Property Organization Marrakesh Treaty on copyright exceptions enabling international access to published works by blind and print-disabled readers was ratified this week by the United States Senate, putting it one step closer to final ratification in the country.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Human Rights, North America, Regional Policy, WIPO

eLife Trialing Radical New Approach To Peer Review

28/06/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

eLife, an online publisher of research in the life and biomedical sciences, is trialing a radical new approach to peer review to increase editorial transparency and promote more efficient access to innovative new research.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, North America, Regional Policy

Australian Tobacco Plain Packaging Upheld In Decision At WTO

28/06/2018 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

A World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel has ruled that Australia’s law requiring tobacco products be sold in plain packages in the interest of public health does not violate the country’s obligations at the global trade body. In Australia and increasingly in other countries, tobacco must be sold with no trademarks or marketing visible other than name. The landmark dispute was seen by some as at the nexus of economic and health interests for the WTO.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Health & IP, IP Law, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WTO/TRIPS

Disclosure, Sanctions – Still To Be Overcome In WIPO Genetic Resources Negotiations

28/06/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Efforts to draft new language to bridge gaps in this week’s negotiations on a potential treaty protecting genetic resources at the World Intellectual Property Organization were praised by a number of participants. However, what is now presented as a “package” proposition, focusing the instrument on patents, left some developing countries with the feeling that the concessions they made on the patent-only focus are not being met with a similar efforts by others, in particular on a proposed disclosure requirement for patent applicants.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

Indigenous Knowledge Databases: Is It Something To Be Concerned About?

28/06/2018 by Adithi Koushik for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

Almost all information today ends up in a database. It is organised and made readily accessible. While it sounds positive, for indigenous communities, it can be crucial. Databases of their knowledge, culture, and genetic resources, if misused, can undermine generations of community effort and maybe even their sustainability. A panel of indigenous peoples’ representatives presented their concerns about databases this week to governments attending a World Intellectual Property Organization meeting on genetic resources.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, English, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

WIPO Genetic Resources Expert Group Ponders Disclosure Requirement, Databases

27/06/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

On the eve of this week’s meeting of a World Intellectual Property Organization committee on genetic resources, an expert group met behind closed doors to discuss some of the more difficult issues. The report of the expert group to the full committee on 25 June confirmed differences but also common views and avenues to be explored, and has been carried into the week.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, Enforcement, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

US Raises Economic Concerns About Proposals At WIPO On Patents And Genetic Resources

27/06/2018 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Normally known for sanguine views of rules to strengthen intellectual property rights globally, the United States government this week submitted a paper at the World Intellectual Property Organization putting forward private sector economic concerns about proposals to strengthen international rules for patenting of genetic resources aimed largely at helping developing countries.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, Enforcement, English, Environment, Health & IP, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

US ITC Not Keeping Pace With Digital Revolution, New Report Argues

26/06/2018 by David Branigan, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The rapid rise of digital technology in the twenty-first century places new demands on intellectual property protections, while presenting new challenges. A new report suggests that a leading US agency that investigates patent infringement may need to be updated to keep up.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Enforcement, English, Finance, Lobbying, New Technologies, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy

Human Rights Council Examines Safety Of Journalists And Protection Of Media

24/06/2018 by Damilola Adepeju for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “[e]veryone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression.” Yet, there are still places around the world where people do not enjoy this right. This was one of the foci of discussion at the ongoing Human Rights Council meeting this week.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, English, Human Rights, United Nations - other

Internet Policy – Whois And GDPR: Sky Not Falling Just Yet?

23/06/2018 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The struggle over how to comply with Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation dominates the agenda of the upcoming meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in Panama. With the basic question how much data ICANN can ask its contractual partners to collect and store about its domain name customers, ICANN this week opened another hot topic to be discussed when publishing a paper on unified access to registration data. Meanwhile, trademark owners weighed in.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Human Rights, ITU/ICANN, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

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