US Says China To Sign Bilateral Cooperation Deals On IP Enforcement 17/09/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara High-level officials from China and the United States on Tuesday reiterated their joint commitment to “strategic cooperation” on copyright and trademark protection and enforcement, and agreed to hold further meetings of a joint intellectual property working group in the near future. The 19th United States – China Joint Commission on Commerce and […]
Drug Regulatory Agencies Collaborate On Counterfeits, New Medical Products 17/09/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara BERN – Representatives from drug regulatory bodies are meeting this week in Bern, Switzerland, to discuss collaboration in an increasingly international world. Key topics of concern in the meetings include counterfeit drugs and issues in the production of new medical products. The 13th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA), co-organised by […]
Voices From Innovative Business Projects in Brazil and Nigeria 12/09/2008 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Intellectual Property Watch caught up with innovative business leaders Regina Casé and Charles Igwe at the Access to Knowledge Conference in Geneva on 9 September. Look below to see what they had to say on piracy and cultural expression within their industries, and then click here to read more about it (IPW, Access to Knowledge, […]
Open Business Systems Fill Gap In Mainstream Entertainment Industry 12/09/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments By Kaitlin Mara Outside the realm of mainstream proprietary entertainment, owned by big studios and protected by brand names, lay large numbers of artists without audiences looking for the means to distribute their creativity, and groups of people who yearn for art reflective of experiences not touched upon by the mainstream movies and music. These […]
Key Consumer Advocate Jumps To Microsoft; USPTO Official To Industry Group 11/09/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A top consumer advocate has joined the Microsoft Corporation to lobby for its interests in Brussels. Plus, changes at the top for a Washington IP industry association, and Japan’s patent office.
Access To Knowledge Conference Begins Addressing New Challenges With New Ideas 09/09/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Kaitlin Mara A key conference on access to knowledge opened Monday, with veterans of the A2K movement mixed with many new faces and all participants hoping to find new ideas over the next few days, as they seek to clarify the best paths forward. “The great insight of this movement,” said Yale Law School […]
New Geneva Think Tank Features Developing Nation Research On IP 03/09/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara A new think-tank in Geneva has found a unique way to bring the collective power of leading developing country thinkers and researchers to bear on Geneva policy-making, while allowing those thinkers to remain current by staying within their own national contexts. Its name is IQsensato. “We realised there was a missing component,” […]
Experts Discuss The Role Of IP In Environmental Technology Transfer 29/08/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Experts Discuss The Role Of IP In Environmental Technology Transfer
August/September Edition of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available 21/08/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Reporter features the most important news on international IP policymaking, the latest on who is coming and going in the IP community at the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Geneva missions, regional and national IP offices, industry and non-governmental organisations, plus News Briefs on reports and events that do not […]
Summertime Changes For IP Policymakers In Geneva 04/08/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara It’s summertime, and that means many changing faces at the missions and the international organisations in Geneva. Read the latest on the comings and goings of some key IP policymakers.