Les membres de l’OMPI progressent sur la mise en application du Plan d’action pour le développement 12/05/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment En avril dernier, les membres de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) ont entrepris des négociations complexes dans le but d’approuver un nouveau plan de mise en application des recommandations visant à accroître les efforts de l’OMPI en faveur du développement, comme l’ont déclaré des participants.
US Weighs New Exemptions To Copyright Law 08/05/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United States Copyright Office held two days of hearings this week to consider new fair use exemptions to the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which prohibits breaking encryption on copyrighted digital material. Every three years, the Copyright Office considers possible exemptions to the DMCA, and held those hearings this week. The American University […]
EU Parliament Signals Against ‘Three-Strikes’ Filtering 06/05/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The EU Parliament on Wednesday underlined its position that any limitations of the fundamental right of access to information is subject to a prior check by a judge. By voting for amendment No. 138/46 in the report of French Socialist Catherine Trautmann, the Parliament rejected a last-minute compromise Trautman had worked out with the Council […]
WIPO Buzzing With Possible Names For Top Cabinet Posts 05/05/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Behind the day-to-day policy and technical work at the World Intellectual Property Organization, member governments’ lobbying of new Director General Francis Gurry to obtain top positions for national officials at WIPO has been intensive in recent weeks and is near conclusion, according to sources. Among the pack of possible names is a recent former director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, according to sources.
US First-to-File Price Tag: $10M 05/05/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment If the United States enacts reform of its patent law, S 515, this year as proposed, it would cut discretionary spending by US$173 million over the period 2010-2014, according to a 30 April US Congressional Budget Office cost estimate. This in part arises from an expectation of increased volume of patent applications, on which fees […]
WIPO Pushes Members On Patent Treaty Compliance; US Wants PCT II 04/05/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The secretariat of the World Intellectual Property Organization is working this week to gain support for a proposal to get countries to better implement the UN organisation’s core revenue-generating instrument, the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). But some developing countries are wary of the proposed changes, even as the United States is calling for a new PCT.
WIPO Members Move Ahead On Development Agenda Implementation 04/05/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Members of the World Intellectual Property Organization in difficult negotiations last week approved a new plan for implementation of recommendations for deepening WIPO’s development focus, according to participants.
NTIA Seeks Comments On Letting Go Of Internet Control 28/04/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United States National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has published a notice of inquiry regarding the expiration of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between the agency and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which oversees technical aspects of the internet domain name system. The 2003 JPA that followed an earlier Memorandum […]
WIPO Members Discuss New Methodology For Development Agenda 27/04/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organization are trying this week to agree on implementation of a new development dimension for the UN body and the global intellectual property system. And they have a new methodology proposed by the WIPO secretariat as a starting point.
Enforcement The Prevailing IP Trade Policy Priority For EU, US 22/04/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights is emerging as the dominant priority in international trade policy for the European Union and United States, based on communications from trade officials and others. Stimulating innovation also has a significant role.