Ebola Vaccine Team Welcomes New UK R&D Financing, Expects Governments To Join In01/12/2015 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentCOPENHAGEN, Denmark — Having led the successful collaborative testing of an Ebola-vaccine in record time, John-Arne Røttingen of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health now wants to expand the idea to a permanent global financing facility for research and development. And he is optimistic.
Interviews: Google Speaks On Need For Balanced IP System; EPO On “Tomato II” Case, Board Of Appeal Revamp02/10/2015 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentCOPENHAGEN – Google is “really looking for a balanced IP system,” the company’s head of litigation told the Global Patent Congress, while the European Patent Office elaborated on the “Tomato II” case, which for civil society has become the very symbol of an imbalanced IP system. Intellectual Property Watch spoke with senior officials at both Google and the EPO at the conference.
IP References Left Out Of Last-Minute, Weak Global Climate Deal In Copenhagen19/12/2009 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentCOPENHAGEN – Despite last-minute pep talk by US President Barack Obama, it proved extremely difficult to secure an international climate deal at the high-level meeting in Copenhagen on 18 December. Intellectual property issues were again discussed in a smaller group during one of the last days, but are not mentioned in the final text, which is entitled the “Copenhagen Accord.”
Copenhagen Meeting: Third Tech Transfer Draft May Go To Ministers, With IP16/12/2009 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentCOPENHAGEN – A third version of the draft text on development and transfer of technology was issued at the high-level climate meeting in Copenhagen on 15 December and includes language on intellectual property rights. It may soon be presented to the ministers as the meeting goes into its “high-level session” during the last crucial days, or at least the IP language may be referred to the ministers to discuss, sources said.
Tough Talks On IP In Technology Paper At Copenhagen; No Mention In Latest Draft14/12/2009 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 5 CommentsCOPENHAGEN – A draft text on development and transfer of technology was subject to intense – and indeed heated – discussions during the first week of the high-level climate meeting in Copenhagen. But no intellectual property was mentioned in the latest draft text that was issued on 14 December.
Draft Copenhagen Text On IP Issues Now Available10/12/2009 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch and Catherine Saez Leave a CommentCOPENHAGEN – A new draft climate change text on development and transfer of technology, obtained by Intellectual Property Watch and available to subscribers, was issued and under discussion at COP15 this afternoon.
IP Issues May Go To ‘Higher Political Level’ In Copenhagen Amid Difficulties09/12/2009 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 4 CommentsCOPENHAGEN – While intellectual property rights has been ‘the elephant in the room’ in the climate change negotiations so far, officials predict that it could become the subject of heated negotiations – even at a higher political level – during the ongoing high-level meeting in Copenhagen. On the third day of the meeting, IP issues had already appeared in a proposed negotiation text.
Iceland Panel: French ‘3-Strike’ Rule Spreading But Not Best Option07/10/2009 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentCOPENHAGEN – A panel discussing the copyright challenges posed by social media at a recent conference in Iceland concluded that while new and stricter regulations as proposed in France may not be a bad idea, the best solution is to provide consumers with quality services for which they are willing to pay. Meanwhile, there are new developments at the European level.
Technology Transfer Will Be Part Of Copenhagen Climate Deal16/09/2009 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentCOPENHAGEN – Technology transfer is bound to be part of a possible new international climate deal at the high-level meeting in Copenhagen in December, according to officials. Meanwhile, international economists have concluded that such transfers constitute a win-win situation for developed and developing countries when it comes to combating climate change.
Life-Saving Mosquito Nets Subject Of Tiff Over Trade Secrets17/07/2009 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentCOPENHAGEN – While sales of insecticide-treated bed nets have skyrocketed in recent years and boosting their use is among the UN Millennium Development Goals, two producers of the nets have been caught in a rigorous legal case involving trade secrets. Now the English High Court has ruled that one of the companies, Bestnet, has misused the trade secrets of the other company, Vestergaard Frandsen (VF).
