New Draft Ethiopian IP Law, Says Local Newspaper 13/02/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) has finished a draft intellectual property law that would help pave the way for fuller membership in the Geneva institutions, according to a local news source from the country. The unconfirmed article says EIPO will present the draft law to the Ethiopian government in the coming months.
EPO Taps Indian Traditional Knowledge Database 13/02/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, India’s online repository of traditional knowledge prior art, will now be available for the European Patent Office to use in its patent grant procedure. The digital library translates information from several languages, including Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, and Urdu, into English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish to help prevent misappropriation […]
Proponents Explore Designs For Prizes To Aid Neglected Disease Research 12/02/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The World Health Organization global strategy on public health, innovation and intellectual property calls for the exploration of alternative mechanisms to incentivise research and development, including the use of prize funds. A diverse group of non-governmental agencies, government and pharmaceutical industry representatives recently looked at prize funds in detail, to determine different possible approaches and where they might best be applied to medical innovations.
Five Ways To Handle “Brand Identity Crisis” 11/02/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment How to handle the media when a brand identity crisis erupts? The Brand Protection Council (BP Council) counts 5 ways: 1. Get back to basics with the “3 Rs” – Regret, Reassurance and Remedy 2. Have a crisis response plan on reserve 3. Ensure rapid response 4. Control the story 5. Stay up to date […]
Intellectual Property Watch February Edition Now Available 10/02/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Edition features top news on international IP policymaking, the latest on who is coming and going in the international IP community, news briefs and more. The February edition is now available for subscribers.
The Decline of University Patenting and the End of the Bayh-Dole Effect 09/02/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments A new study finds a decline in percentage of university patents in the United States as a percentage of overall patents granted by the US Patent and Trademark Organization. It says this is a seeming trend in advanced economies, and hypothesises that it is due to a change in the way that universities are ranked […]
Taubman Of WIPO Picked To Head WTO IP Division 04/02/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara and William New Antony Taubman, acting director and head of the Global Intellectual Property Issues Division at the World Intellectual Property Organization, has been named to the top IP position at the World Trade Organization, the WTO has confirmed.
OMS : l’espoir d’un consensus sur les contrefaçons reporté à l’Assemblée du mois de mai 29/01/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment La semaine dernière, un rapport et un projet de résolution de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) sur les produits médicaux contrefaits ont donné lieu à un débat animé, bien qu’aucun compromis n’ait encore été trouvé pour mettre fin aux désaccords quant au processus de consultation caché derrière le rapport sur les contrefaçons et au […]
WHO Global Strategy On IP And Health Considered, Implementation Advances 28/01/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara Progress made on the World Health Organization strategy on public health and innovation was highlighted to WHO members on Saturday, including the production of a key budgeting document detailing timeframes and estimated costs of implementing the strategy. The Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property was discussed […]
Hope For Consensus On WHO And Counterfeits Moves To May Assembly 27/01/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Kaitlin Mara A World Health Organization report and draft resolution on counterfeit medical products drew energetic debate last week, though no compromise has yet been found to bridge disagreements over the consultation process behind the counterfeit report and over the risk of confusing intellectual property violations with potentially dangerous misrepresentation of medicines. Members agreed […]