Trust A Missing Ingredient In Global IP Enforcement Policy 21/04/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment When it comes to intellectual property rights enforcement, developed country rights owners and their governments continue to puzzle over how to get the rest of the world’s economies to drink from the trough now that they have brought them there. One approach that may regain interest is combining the all-out war on piracy with efforts to build greater trust in the enforcement system.
Judge Rules No Webcasts Of Tenenbaum Case 21/04/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Music companies suing music downloader Joel Tenenbaum of Harvard University for copyright infringement won the right to block webcasts of the court proceedings, according to a copy of the opinion available here. The case has attracted national attention for its challenge to the unpopular music industry practice of suing citizens for unauthorised content downloading. Music […]
IP Private Sector Tests Relevance Of International Policy Organisations 20/04/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND – In an age when private sector interests are arguably returning to dominance in intellectual property policy debates, two key global policy bodies are being pushed to show their relevance.
Industry Urged G20 To Consider Importance Of IP 06/04/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Industry representatives sent a message to the Group of 20 leaders last week that intellectual property rights should be given more attention by governments and could bring benefit to the global economy if properly protected. A representative from the Confederation of British Industries said policymakers should assess the economic value of IP, IP offices should […]
‘Three-Strikes’ Internet Policy Progresses In France 03/04/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The French National Assembly on 2 April gave initial approval without changes to a restrictive draft law on the diffusion and protection of works on the internet known by its French acronym HADOPI, (IPW, Access to Knowledge, 23 February 2009), according to sources. Among its measures, the law implements a “graduated response” mechanism, referred to […]
Switzerland, US Sign Science & Technology Agreement 01/04/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Switzerland and the United States on Tuesday signed the first-ever bilateral agreement on scientific and technology cooperation in Washington, DC. The framework agreement covers basic and applied research, involves joint programmes and conferences as well as information sharing, and facilitates visa entry requirements for scientific researchers. US State Department press release available here.
US Trade Team Responds To Protectionist Pressure In Reports On Trading Partners 31/03/2009 by William New and Dirshaye Abate for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The Obama administration’s new trade team has quickly come under pressure to focus on protecting United States interests, including enforcement of intellectual property rights, at a time when multilateral institutions urge governments to remain open for the sake of the global economy.
Industry Gets European Union Buy-In At Event Against Piracy, Counterfeiting 30/03/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The European Commission this week will launch a forum for coordinating attacks against counterfeit and pirated goods, to be announced at a daylong event featuring representatives from a wide range of industries. No representatives of the public interest or consumers appear to be included in the event or related initiatives.
US Commerce Secretary Locke On Patents 30/03/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Newly confirmed United States Commerce Secretary Gary Locke was asked some questions about patents during his nomination process in the Senate. The Commerce secretary oversees the US Patent and Trademark Office. Here are his responses [pdf], according to a Washington lobbying group.
Is WIPO A Cybersquatter? 30/03/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The academic Internet Governance Project reports that the World Intellectual Property Organization – a key arbitration body for global internet domain disputes – appears to have registered a domain name using a name trademarked by someone else three years earlier. WIPO registered the name patentscape.info in 2008, after the mark patentscape was obtained in 2006 […]