3P Project Enables Radical Change In R&D For TB Treatment15/07/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentA new project that stimulates the development of affordable and effective drug regimens to treat tuberculosis (TB) is catching notice in policy circles.
WIPO’s Gurry: Artificial Intelligence, Gene Editing Latest ‘Winners’ In Innovation13/07/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe main winners of innovation are technologies that enable market application, with gene editing and artificial intelligence as two examples, Francis Gurry, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, told a panel discussion last week. Thomas Cueni, director general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), said at the same event that everybody benefits from innovation.
Launch Of Book On TRIPS And Climate Change12/07/2017 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentA new book being launched in Geneva next week reflects the growing recognition that the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) could play a more important role in the mitigation of climate change, according to the programme of the book launch.
ITU Launches Cybersecurity Index 201706/07/2017 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentThe UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published the Global Cybersecurity Index 2017 (GCI-2017). The GCI-2017, the second in this index series, measures the commitments of the 193 member states of the ITU to cybersecurity and helps the member states to identify areas for improvement, according to a press release.
KEI Recommends WIPO Study On Running Royalties As Limitation On Remedies06/07/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentNonprofit group Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) has requested a study by the World Intellectual Property Organization on the case law of the non-voluntary use of patents as a limitation on remedies, Andrew Goldman, counsel for policy and legal affairs at KEI, said at a side event to a WIPO meeting this week.
IP Law Europe Summit: Future Of Legal Profession In The Digital Age, Unified Patent Court04/07/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentMONTREUX — The legal profession is experiencing a “radical change” due to technology, a globally known author told the recent European IP Law Summit in Montreux, Switzerland. Technology has become “affordable” and professions “unaffordable” in a technology-based internet society, he said. Separately, a Belgian appeals court judge laid out details on the Unified Patent Court of Europe.
WTO Info Tech Agreement Symposium: Is Expansion To Digital Trade In The Cards?29/06/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentOn the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the World Trade Organization Agreement this week, several speakers and delegates called for a further expansion of the landmark deal, possibly in ways that include digital trade and better incorporate developing countries. Many information and communication technology (ICT) products are not part of the list of products under the ITA, speakers said, and negotiations about an expansion of the list of products may take a long time.
Remote Sensing And (Geo-) ICTs, Prime Tools To Achieve SDGs, WSIS Forum Hears29/06/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentRemote sensing and geo-ICT are prime technological tools to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, according to VITO, the Flemish Institute for Technological Research. But technology should not be considered as “deus ex machina,” a speaker added during the recent World Summit on the Information Society Forum (the WSIS Forum 2017).
Launch Of Open Access Book On Geographical Indications In Asia-Pacific29/06/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentA new book launched this week in Geneva offers a unique compilation of the challenges and promises of the protection of geographical indications (GIs) with a particular focus on countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Joint Effort Required To Expand Local Online Content And Broadband Access28/06/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe lack of content on the internet in local languages and the lack of local digital skills, especially among women and girls, remain central challenges for the digital economy, speakers said during a panel discussion at the recent World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2017 (WSIS Forum 2017).