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Are European Think Tanks Corporate Lobbyists By Another Name?

31/01/2011 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

Think tanks can be a godsend for reporters with a looming deadline. Almost invariably, they are staffed with articulate policy specialists, adept at summarising complex issues in a few quotable sentences. Frequently, too, the think tanks have neutral-sounding names, so a reader or viewer of news reports can easily believe that they are independent of vested interests.

Closer inspection reveals that many of these “independent” bodies are in fact heavily reliant on corporate donations. This is especially the case for a number of think tanks working on intellectual property.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, English, Europe, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

New Business Models Proposed In Debate On EU Culture And Copyright

09/06/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments

BRUSSELS – Small fees for internet users could be used to pay musicians and other artists for the dissemination of copyright-protected work online, a Brussels conference has been told.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English

Risk Of Wrongful Medicines Seizures Seen In EU-Central America Trade Deal

06/04/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

A new accord designed to bolster political and economic ties between the European Union and Central America could result in greater seizures of medicines whenever pharmaceutical companies allege that their patents have been infringed, public health advocates have warned.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Development, Enforcement, English, Europe, Health & IP, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WTO/TRIPS

Influential EU Industry Group Urges Stronger IP Focus In Trade Relations

18/03/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

Greater emphasis should be placed on intellectual property issues in the European Union’s trade relations with developing countries, a leading employers group has recommended.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, English, Europe, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Tough IP Health Provisions In Europe’s Colombia/Peru Trade Deal

25/02/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments

Far-reaching provisions on the patenting of medicine have been inserted into a controversial free trade agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, English, Europe, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Informe de la ONU: las políticas mundiales de PI no prestan atención a los derechos de los indígenas

09/02/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Las culturas de los pueblos indígenas a menudo no se han tenido en cuenta en la elaboración de las normas mundiales de propiedad intelectual, según se afirma en un nuevo informe de las Naciones Unidas.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Copyright Policy, Environment, Español, Human Rights, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, United Nations - other, WIPO

Accès aux médicaments : création d’un groupe de travail chargé de contrôler les accords de libre échange conclus par l’Union européenne

02/02/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

BRUXELLES – Les accords de commerce ne doivent pas contenir de clauses relatives aux droits de propriété intellectuelle susceptibles de remettre en cause l’accès des pays pauvres aux médicaments à des prix abordables, a déclaré un député chevronné du Parlement européen.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Development, Europe, Français, Health & IP, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WTO/TRIPS

New Parliament Group Monitors EU Trade Pacts’ Impact On Poor’s Medicines Access

28/01/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

BRUSSELS – Trade agreements must not contain clauses on intellectual property rights that could imperil the poor’s access to affordable medicines, a veteran member of the European Parliament (MEP) has said.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Development, English, Europe, Health & IP, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WTO/TRIPS

UN Report: Indigenous Rights Ignored In Global IP Policy

14/01/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 6 Comments

The cultures of indigenous peoples have frequently been ignored when global standards on intellectual property were being set, a new United Nations report has stated.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Copyright Policy, English, Environment, Human Rights, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, United Nations - other, WIPO

Prevent Patents Inhibiting Knowledge Diffusion For Green Technology, EU Told

26/06/2009 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments

Stringent intellectual property rules could hamper the spread of technology needed to fight climate change, an advisor to European Union policy-makers has warned.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Development, English, Environment, Europe, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer

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