Are European Think Tanks Corporate Lobbyists By Another Name?31/01/2011 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsThink 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.
New Business Models Proposed In Debate On EU Culture And Copyright09/06/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 4 CommentsBRUSSELS – 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.
Risk Of Wrongful Medicines Seizures Seen In EU-Central America Trade Deal06/04/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentA 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.
Influential EU Industry Group Urges Stronger IP Focus In Trade Relations18/03/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsGreater emphasis should be placed on intellectual property issues in the European Union’s trade relations with developing countries, a leading employers group has recommended.
Tough IP Health Provisions In Europe’s Colombia/Peru Trade Deal25/02/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 3 CommentsFar-reaching provisions on the patenting of medicine have been inserted into a controversial free trade agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru.
Informe de la ONU: las políticas mundiales de PI no prestan atención a los derechos de los indígenas09/02/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentLas 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.
Accès aux médicaments : création d’un groupe de travail chargé de contrôler les accords de libre échange conclus par l’Union européenne02/02/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBRUXELLES – 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.
New Parliament Group Monitors EU Trade Pacts’ Impact On Poor’s Medicines Access28/01/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentBRUSSELS – 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.
UN Report: Indigenous Rights Ignored In Global IP Policy14/01/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 6 CommentsThe cultures of indigenous peoples have frequently been ignored when global standards on intellectual property were being set, a new United Nations report has stated.
Prevent Patents Inhibiting Knowledge Diffusion For Green Technology, EU Told26/06/2009 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 4 CommentsStringent intellectual property rules could hamper the spread of technology needed to fight climate change, an advisor to European Union policy-makers has warned.