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Canada, EU Acting On Public Health Exceptions To WTO IP Law

15/10/2007 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Canada has become the first country to notify the World Trade Organisation that it has allowed a drugs firm to use an international scheme for manufacturing generic versions of patented medicines introduced four years ago. Meanwhile, the European Union this week is continuing a debate over whether to […]

Filed Under: News, Venues, Africa, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, WTO/TRIPS

US Requests Second WTO Panel On China’s IP Protection

11/10/2007 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch The United States has decided to step up its challenge to China’s restrictions on copyright-protected books, music and films by asking the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel. During June and July, the US and China held formal talks over trade restrictions applied by the […]

Filed Under: News, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, North America, WTO/TRIPS

Concern Rises Over EU Bilaterals With Developing Countries

20/09/2007 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – Concern is growing in both Europe and developing countries about whether a series of free trade agreements slated for signature later this year will contain overly stringent rules on intellectual property. The European Union’s executive, the European Commission, has proposed that the Economic Partnership Agreements it […]

Filed Under: Features, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Africa, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Europe, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

EU Split Arises Over Thai Effort To Obtain Cheaper Patented Drugs

05/09/2007 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch A dispute has erupted between two of the European Union’s most powerful institutions over Thailand’s decision to circumvent pharmaceutical patents in order to boost its supply of cheap medicines. Peter Mandelson, who holds the trade portfolio in the EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, recently wrote to several […]

Filed Under: Features, Venues, Asia/Pacific, English, Europe, Health & IP, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, WTO/TRIPS

Parliament Delays WTO IP Health Deal Till EU Boosts Bilateral Drug Access

12/07/2007 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted to delay approval of a World Trade Organization agreement on patents for medicines, pending European Union governments giving greater political and financial support to poor countries seeking to boost the supply of affordable drugs. The 785-strong Parliament adopted a resolution […]

Filed Under: News, Themes, Development, English, Europe, Health & IP, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WTO/TRIPS

EU Urged To Back Poor Countries’ Use Of TRIPS Flexibilities

06/06/2007 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – The European Union should stop demanding that poor countries apply its intellectual property rules to medicines through trade negotiations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) bloc, legal experts argued at a 4 June event here. The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, is hoping to […]

Filed Under: News, Themes, Development, English, Europe, Health & IP, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

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