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US Congressional Watchdog Launches Team For Sci/Tech Analysis

31/01/2019 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A new chapter begins. The business of technology and science has been, and will increasingly be, the business of government: with this in mind, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has launched a new Science, Technology Assessment and Analytics (STTA) team with the aim to expand the support to lawmakers on topics whose importance has exponentially increased in the world of today.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, English, Innovation/ R&D, New Technologies, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy

Towards WIPO Regional Seminars On Copyright Exceptions: Looking Out For Users

06/12/2018 by Beatrice Marone for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Twelve years after the first proposal on the topic, it’s time to speed up the discussion about the global copyright limitations and exceptions regime, advocates and officials said alongside negotiations at the World Intellectual Property Organization last week. And a key focus will be on regional meetings being planned by WIPO on the issue.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

WIPO Draft Broadcasting Treaty: NGO Views On What To Keep, What To Change

30/11/2018 by Beatrice Marone for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The World Intellectual Property Organization draft treaty for the protection of broadcasting organisations was the focus not only of informal meetings among delegates this week, but also outside the negotiating room. On 27 November, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) provided committee participants the impressions of five speakers keen on the topic, each with a different point of view underlining things they feel have to be improved to get to an effective treaty.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, New Technologies, WIPO

Civil Society Offers Range Of Advice To WIPO Negotiators On Broadcast Treaty

27/11/2018 by Beatrice Marone for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Civil society doesn’t see things from behind a window, but takes the lead in international policy negotiations to discuss issues that affect everyday life. At this week’s World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee meeting, some of the observers took the floor to let delegates know their opinion on the crucial matter of an international treaty on broadcasting under negotiation.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, WIPO

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