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Nouveau projet de l’Equateur : le logiciel libre pour lutter contre le piratage

17/05/2010 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Le logiciel libre est actuellement utilisé comme une alternative légale au piratage de logiciels, dans le cadre d’un projet conjoint lancé par un groupe régional à but non lucratif et par l’office de propriété intellectuelle équatorien (IEPI). Ce projet s’appuie sur les bibliothèques publiques pour diffuser des logiciels libres.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Development, Français, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D

Lamy Tells EU Parliament No (For Now) On ACTA

13/05/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy has answered a letter from members of the European Parliament asking that the WTO provide an “expert assessment and analysis of the current provision” of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) under negotiation. In his 4 May reply to the Parliament members’ letter dated 15 April, Lamy said “I […]

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, Language, English

Initiative For Harmonisation Of Copyright Exceptions In Europe

05/05/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A new economically driven effort called the Copyright for Creativity Initiative is advocating the harmonisation of copyright exceptions across Europe, and is calling on the European Commission to act upon its 2008 Green Paper “Copyright in the Knowledge Economy” [pdf]. The initiative today released a declaration entitled “Copyright for Creativity – A Declaration for Europe,” […]

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, Language, English

Biotech Convention Pays Homage To IP, Pledges To Increase Access To Medicine

04/05/2010 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Intellectual property rights and access to medicines were on the agenda at the first day of a biotechnology industry group’s annual convention yesterday. The group held a panel on IP rights and also released a policy statement on access to medicine in developing countries. The director of the US Patent and Trademark Office commented positively on the initiative.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

Health Initiative Proposes Rewarding Innovation On Impact Results; Some See Hurdles

04/05/2010 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

An alternative initiative to promote access to medicine with a method mimicking market mechanisms means to create additional incentives for health innovation, authors of the proposal said yesterday. But other health actors have reservations.

A public event was organised yesterday to discuss how the Health Impact Fund (HIF) could fit within existing structures and what challenges it could face.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WHO

Global IP Enforcement Push Impacting Consumer Access, 2010 IP Watchlist Finds

29/04/2010 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The second edition of the Consumers International IP Watchlist has been published, with the conclusion that consumers are bearing collateral damage to the enforcement push by entertainment and media lobby groups encouraging stringent national legislations. Copyright laws and enforcement are changing, but mostly for the benefit of right holders, said the advocate group which encourages copyright exceptions.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Human Rights, IP Law, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, North America

US Bill On Radio Music Royalties Gets Key Backing

29/04/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The US Performance Rights Act got support from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Democrat, California) and Senate Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D, Illinois) last week. The Performance Rights Act seeks to equalise the rights to compensation between performers of sound recordings and terrestrial broadcasters, according to the Act summary. Musicians, artists and right holders would […]

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, Language, English

El Ecuador concede primera licencia obligatoria para medicamentos contra el VIH/SIDA

26/04/2010 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments

Este mes, el Ecuador concedió su primera licencia obligatoria para un producto farmacéutico patentado, desde que el año pasado declarara que utilizaría normas internacionales que permiten tal concesión.

Esta acción ya le ha aportado al país ahorros sustanciales debido a la nueva competencia, según la oficina de propiedad intelectual ecuatoriana. Otros países latinoamericanos podrían verse atraídos por las perspectivas de precios de medicamentos más bajos, según dejaron trascender algunos defensores. El titular de los derechos se manifestó decepcionado por la decisión.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Development, Español, Health & IP, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WTO/TRIPS

公开渠道信息公司控告IBM违背反托拉斯法而IBM要求分析

26/04/2010 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

计算机巨人IMB正面临一家公开渠道信息软件公司在欧洲委员会提出的违背反托拉斯法的控告,该软件公司声称IMB阻止客户使用其软件。与此同时,公开渠道信息业界担心,IBM作为一家公开渠道软件制作的领军企业将运用知识产权来阻止竞争者,而这将危及自由和公开渠道的软件,并有可能打开其他公司纷纷声张知识产权的阀门。就此,IBM再次表示对公开渠道信息业界的支持,并要求竞争公司解释其软件如何不会侵犯到IBM的知识产权。

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Chinese, Enforcement, Europe, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

شركة للبرامجيات المفتوحة المصدر تدعي أن شركة أي بي إم (IBM) انتهكت قوانين مكافحة الاحتكار؛ وأَيْ بي إم تطلب إجراء تحليل

26/04/2010 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

تواجه شركة أي بي إم العملاقة لإنتاج الحواسيب دعوى بانتهاك قوانين مكافحة الاحتكار قدمتها إلى المفوضية الأوروبية شركةٌ للبرامجيات المفتوحة المصدر التي تزعم أن شركة أي بي إم تمنع العملاء من استخدام تلك البرامجيات. وفي غضون ذلك، يساور القلق مجتمع البرامجيات المفتوحة المصدر من أن استخدام أي بي إم لحقوق الملكية الفكرية -وهي شركة رائدة في مجال تصميم البرامجيات المفتوحة المصدر- لمنع شركة ما من منافستها سيعرّض البرامجيات الحرة والمفتوحة المصدر للخطر وقد يفسح المجال أمام مطالبة الجهات الفاعلة الأخرى بحقوق الملكية الفكرية. وأكدت أي بي إم من جانبها مجددا دعمها لمجتمع البرامجيات المفتوحة المصدر وطلبت من الشركة المنافسة أن تشرح كيف أن برنامجها الحاسوبي لا يتعدى على حقوق الملكية الفكرية لشركة أي بي إم.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Arabic, Enforcement, Europe, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

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