WHO Members Take Steps Against Global Rise In Sales Of Human Body Parts 09/06/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The World Health Assembly last week adopted ten guiding ethical principles for the donation and management of medical products of human origin – that is, the rising market for body parts.
Artificial Intelligence: No Clear Roadmap For The Future 09/06/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment “Artificial intelligence is as a weapon” and we have to deal with it “as we deal with other weapons,” Cindy Smith, director of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), said during a panel discussion at an artificial intelligence summit in Geneva this week. The panel discussion focused on preparing a roadmap to ensure that artificial intelligence develops in “a safe, responsible and, an ethical manner” that benefits all the different segments of our society.
Security, Privacy, Trust Remain Challenges For The Internet Of Things 07/06/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment It is “amazing” what can be done via the internet and the Internet of Things is a “game changer,” a speaker said during the Internet of Things Week currently taking place in Geneva. Ninety percent of the data in the world has been created in the last two years. And the speed of data creation is still increasing, another speaker said.
WHO Members Mixed On Evaluation Of Director General Election Process 07/06/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The opinions of the World Health Organization member states on the just-completed election process for a WHO director general showed divisions, according to statements at last week’s meeting of the WHO Executive Board.
WTO Annual Report Highlights TRIPS Amendment 02/06/2017 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment “A moment of real historic significance for the World Trade Organization” was the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) together with the amendment to Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said this week.
A Summary Of Key IP-Related Actions Taken By The 70th World Health Assembly 31/05/2017 by Catherine Saez and Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment After what was described as the biggest World Health Assembly ever, with the highest number of agenda items and the highest attendance, it seemed that all’s well that ends well at the closing ceremony earlier today. A notable fact during this assembly has been the rising volume of voices from developing countries, joined by developed countries on issues related to access to affordable, safe, and efficacious medicines. Resolutions and decisions were adopted, many with hopes of better addressing challenges such as antimicrobial resistance, cancer, substandard and falsified medical products, medicines access and shortages and more.
WHA Committee Bans IP Reference In Substandard And Falsified Medicines 30/05/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The “delicious acronym SSFFC” – as described by Marie-Paule Kieny, assistant director-general for Health Systems and Innovation at the World Health Organization – will no longer be used by WHO to describe substandard and fake medical products, when a committee’s decision is adopted by the full World Health Assembly tomorrow. And key to this decision is that protection of intellectual property rights is not a competence of the UN health agency.
Challenges Remain For Worldwide Immunization By Vaccination 30/05/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Even though important milestones in the elimination of rubella and measles have been achieved worldwide, key challenges remain, presenters said during a technical briefing organised by the World Health Organization last week.
WIPO Launches Strategic Plan 2017-2021 For Re:Search Program 25/05/2017 by Elise De Geyter for Intellectual Property Watch and William New Leave a Comment The World Intellectual Property Organization this week has striven to show its commitment to contributing to the debate on intellectual property and health, and the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, through advancement of its Re:Search program for the next five years.
WHO Launches Public Consultation On Blueprint Material Transfer Agreement 25/05/2017 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The World Health Organization has launched a public consultation on the Draft Research and Development Blueprint Material Transfer Agreement tool text.