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A Geneva Look At Jurisdiction, Dispute Resolution And The Internet

15/07/2015 by Eimear Murphy for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

A conference on jurisdiction and dispute resolution in the age of the internet raised topical issues of concern to internet-based public policy, such as the notion of how jurisdiction and internet governance is a question of power, and an update on the International Law Association guidelines project. In addition, a debate arose as to the state of the patent system.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Europe, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Study Documents Public Domain’s Importance To Innovation And Creativity

10/07/2015 by Eimear Murphy for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

An academic research project on the value of the public domain has documented its importance to innovation and creativity. In one empirical study in the project, it was shown that use of the public domain boosts crowd-funding efforts by innovators. The study was discussed recently at the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Innovation/ R&D, WIPO

WIPO Roving Seminars Reach Out To Stakeholders In Developed Countries

18/06/2015 by Eimear Murphy for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The World Intellectual Property Organization has initiated a programme of reaching out to stakeholders in developed countries with “roving seminars” on WIPO services and initiatives. The programme targets potential WIPO customers, promotes local IP services and offices, and promotes intellectual property protection.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WIPO

CERN Open Innovation Project Steps Up Collaboration

17/06/2015 by Eimear Murphy for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

A collaboration between the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and leading information and telecommunications technology companies has entered a new phase in dealing with challenges in IT infrastructures. This new phase also marks the inclusion of public research organisations in the collaboration. Separately, the program director discussed the role of intellectual property rights at the lab.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, English, Europe, Finance, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer

The Chilean Mining Industry: The Role Of IP In The Innovation Process

09/06/2015 by Eimear Murphy for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The mining industry in Chile offers an interesting case study on the role of intellectual property in the innovation process, according to a discussion at a recent event held at the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Development, English, Finance, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

Report: Patent Activity At A High But Decline In Scientific Research Could Show Innovation Slowing

04/06/2015 by Eimear Murphy for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Patent activity is currently at an all-time high, with statistics showing large growth across industry sectors in the volume of patents being filed. However, the production of scientific literature is declining, according to a new report from Thomson Reuters.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Africa, Asia/Pacific, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Environment, Europe, Finance, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer

WIPO’s New Act For GIs: Not Much Ado About Place Names?

04/06/2015 by William New and Eimear Murphy for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Recent negotiations at the World Intellectual Property Organization to create a new Act for the protection of geographical indications were intensive, with the outcome considered a landmark breakthrough by negotiators and a blow to the UN agency’s legitimacy by others. But a search on global coverage of and reactions to the new agreement raises the question of whether it has attracted broader attention.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, Enforcement, English, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

Panel: Compulsory Licensing Could Address High-Priced Medicines In Europe

28/05/2015 by Eimear Murphy for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments

The high prices of medicine, which affects access to affordable medicine, was a theme of the annual World Health Assembly over the past week. In one side event, a panel discussed compulsory licensing as a vehicle to be used in combatting the high prices of medicine, not only in developing countries, but in Europe.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, English, Europe, Finance, Health & IP, Human Rights, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WHO

WHO Debates Plan To Fight Antibiotic Resistance

22/05/2015 by Eimear Murphy for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

World Health Organization members this week are debating a plan to address the global problem of increasing resistance to existing antibiotics and the lack of new treatments to replace them. Today, discussions on antimicrobial resistance went to informals to try to resolve outstanding issues.

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

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