Experts, Policymakers Debate Solutions For Counterfeit Products 30/07/2010 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A group of policymakers and other experts met this month in Geneva to discuss counterfeit and unsafe products and wrestled with possible balanced solutions to the problem. The event was hosted by the United States mission and supported by the US Chamber of Commerce. It included US Ambassador to the UN Betty E. King, among dozens of others.
Civil Society Groups Warn EU On ACTA 29/07/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment An international set of civil society groups today sent a letter to the European Union trade commissioner outlining concerns that the latest, leaked, version of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement under negotiation will introduce “new and unbalanced intellectual property rules” which “would condone overzealous and erroneous enforcement of intellectual property for medicines and thereby pose a […]
US Jobs Bill Would Restrict Foreign Access To Patent Applications 28/07/2010 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment As the jobless rate remain high and budgets tight, United States policymakers increasingly are looking for ways to boost domestic innovation in order to create new jobs and boost the economy. One such bill to be announced tomorrow, called the “Strategic Manufacturing & Job Repatriation Act” aims to develop a national manufacturing strategy to create American jobs, including by lowering access to early patent applications and prioritising university patents.
USPTO Seeks Comments On Post-Bilski Guidelines 28/07/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has posted supplemental interim guidance for the patent examining corps to use when determining subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 in light of the US Supreme Court’s holding in Bilski v. Kappos (IPW, IP Law, 29 June 2010). The new guidelines can be found in […]
OECD Sees New Angle On Innovation For Growth, Social Challenges 16/07/2010 by Catherine Saez and William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Innovation is a key factor in economic growth but is not only about research as it is a system with many different interacting parts including R&D as one of those elements, a senior developed nations group representative said this week. Governments need to promote policies that integrate the cross-cutting nature of innovation and favour evidence based decision making, he said.
Alleged New ACTA Draft Text Leaked 14/07/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The latest text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) reflecting the late June – early July negotiations in Lucerne, Switzerland has allegedly been leaked, just after being placed in a secret reading room for the European Parliament (IPW, IP Burble, 14 July 2010). Non-governmental group La Quadrature du Net announced today (Bastille Day) that it […]
ACTA In Secret Reading Room For EU Parliament 14/07/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Members of the European Parliament will be able to read the current draft of the much-debated Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in the “secret reading room” for the Parliament, Green Party Member Jan Philipp Albrecht told Intellectual Property Watch after this week’s committee sessions with EU Commissioner Karel DeGucht. DeGucht reiterated the main commitments about ACTA […]
German Parliament Members Seek Limited Patent Terms In EU-India FTA 12/07/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Health experts of the German Parliament are concerned about possible negative effects of the European Union-India free trade agreement under negotiation. In a letter dated 8 July, the Parliament’s Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development called on the European Commission and the German Government to ensure in the ongoing negotiations “that rules on intellectual property […]
EPO, EU Presidencies Shift; Translation Plan Proposed 02/07/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment On 1 July, the same day the presidency of the European Patent Office (EPO) transferred to Benoît Battistelli and the EU presidency shifted from Spain to Belgium, the European Commission presented the EPO with a proposal on translation arrangements for patent applications. These arrangements represent the final component for the future EU patent, an enhanced […]
.xxx Domain Appears Headed For Internet 26/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments A .xxx domain may finally go to the internet root after years of debate. The Board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in their official meeting yesterday decided to restart negotations with .xxx applicant ICM registry after an “expedited due diligence process” for the adult entertainment content top-level domain (TLD). The […]