Change At Top Of European Music Industry Group 25/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The head of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is stepping down after five years in office, and his successor has been named from within the organisation. John Kennedy, chairman and CEO, said he was returning to a longstanding plan to start a “business management-agency business representing talent in the world of music, […]
ICANN’s New Global Internet Security System 17/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) yesterday held a key signing ceremony implementing an advanced new security system for the internet domain name system (DNS). DNSSEC, DNS security extensions, is expected to secure the internet domain name system against cache poisoning and spoofing attacks by matching a private and public key every […]
Snag In Early End To Viagra Patent In Brazil 17/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The date 20 June will mark the authorised end of Viagra’s patent in Brazil, following a 28 April decision of the Superior Court of Justice. Since the decision, five laboratories have requested registration for drugs that are generic versions of Viagra or similar to it, according to press reports. EMS, the largest generic pharmaceutical company […]
WHO Spins New Defence Of Its Swine Flu Response 10/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments The World Health Organization today issued a briefing note attempting to offer a detailed explanation of its actions in relation to the 2009 H1N1 “swine” flu pandemic, amid charges that it overstated the problem to the benefit of the pharmaceutical industry and quietly changed its definition of a pandemic (IPW, WHO, 8 June 2010). The […]
Pharma Industry To Publish Clinical Trial Results 10/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Leading pharmaceutical industry groups announced today adoption of an agreement to submit for journal publication all results of late-stage clinical trials whether the outcomes were positive or negative. The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) today approved a “Joint Industry Position of the Publication of Clinical Trial Results in the Scientific Literature.” It […]
UNITAID-Backed Patent Pool Final; Drug Licence Talks Can Begin 08/06/2010 by William New and Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 9 Comments The final step in the establishment of a patent pool under international drug-purchasing mechanism UNITAID was taken today, the UN body announced.
New ITU Development Roadmap Doesn’t Develop Content 04/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment UN members today announced a roadmap for global information and communications technology development with an emphasis on access to broadband high-speed internet and a range of online public services. But it appeared to steer clear of promoting local content development online, an issue often included in such work under increasing ICT convergence. The 24 May […]
Google May Face New Scrutiny For Privacy Violations In Switzerland 04/06/2010 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Legally speaking, there is “little doubt” that Google’s collection of WiFi data by its roving Street View vehicles violates the Swiss Data Protection Act, and the company is likely to come under new scrutiny in Switzerland possibly even resulting in “severe financial consequences,” a respected Swiss law firm has said.
EU Generics Producers’ Plan For Market Access 04/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment “Increasing generic medicine market penetration is the fastest way towards considerable and sustainable savings for healthcare systems in Europe” was the message of European Generics Association President Didier Barret to delegates at the group’s annual meeting, held in Rome on 3-4 June. A sustainable generic medicines industry must be based on three pillars, he said: […]
China, India To Raise Concerns At WTO About “TRIPS-Plus” Measures, ACTA 03/06/2010 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments China and India, two increasingly potent players on the global economic stage, next week plan to voice concerns at the World Trade Organization about efforts by developed countries to push poorer trading partners beyond their WTO commitments on trade and intellectual property rights, so-called TRIPS-plus measures.