WIPO Committee Advances Agenda On Copyright Exceptions, Broadcasting 09/11/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New As the senior staff of the World Intellectual Property Organization gathered outside its headquarters Friday to set the foundation stone of a new office building, WIPO member governments were struggling inside to agree on the foundation for the future of its key committee on copyright. In the end, the committee agreed to […]
Bilski Ruling Moves US Closer To Global Norms For Patenting 06/11/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch Compared with other countries, the United States has had a much more expansive view of what inventions can be patented. Late last week, however, the US took one big step closer to international norms. It happened on 30 October, when the US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals – often called the country’s “patent court” – issued its decision in In re Bilski.
لااتفاق للجنة الويبو المعنية بالمعارف التقليدية والفولكلور 03/11/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment بقلم كايتلين مارا في وقت متأخر مساء الجمعة اضطر مسؤولون حكوميون مرهقون إلى الاعتراف بأنهم قد انتهوا إلى مأزق في مفاوضاتهم حول الحماية الدولية للمعارف التقليدية والفولكلور في المنظمة العالمية للملكية الفكرية. “لا اتفاق”. هذا ما قاله رئيس الاجتماع، السيد ريغوبرتو غاوتو فييلمان، مغادرا اختتام الجلسة العامة. ويظهر عدم التوصل إلى نتيجة من الاجتماع الذي […]
استراتيجية إسلامية: النفاذ إلى المعارف،الإبداع المحلي وحماية الملكية الفكرية 03/11/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment بقلم وغدي سواهل لمنظمة رصد الملكية الفكرية أعلنت الدول الإسلامية سنة 2009 “العام التجديد والإبداع” وستستهل مشروعا لإعداد خريطة تاريخية للعلوم والتكنولوجيا والإبداع للنهوض بالاستثمار في مجال العلم والتكنولوجيا وبالتعاون التقني في داخل العالم الإسلامي وبين العالم الإسلامي وأوروبا وكذلك إنشاء مركز لتسهيل النفاذ إلى المنشورات العلمية وتسجيل البراءات. وأُعلن ذلك في المؤتمر الإسلامي الرابع […]
Participants Ready Agendas For New-Look WIPO Copyright Committee 31/10/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New World Intellectual Property Organization members gather in Geneva next week to take up old and new agenda items targeting international policy on copyright and related rights. Emerging agenda items are limitations and exceptions to copyright – including a possible proposed treaty on access for the visually impaired, and possibly artists’ resale rights, […]
WIPO Negotiations Threaten Exclusive “Signal-Based” Protection In Broadcasting 30/10/2008 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The various aspects of the application of copyright and neighbouring rights in the digital age have been discussed under the aegis of World Trade Organization (WTO), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). As a United Nations (UN) agency responsible for the promotion and protection of intellectual property […]
WIPO Pitches Proposed Programme Of Strategic Realignment 29/10/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By William New A few weeks after its new director general took office, the World Intellectual Property Organization has announced a programme of strategic realignment in the secretariat aimed at opening up the organisation and improving the focus on customer service. The plan includes creating 22 new posts, making permanent some 30 other contract employees, […]
In-Depth Interview With WIPO Director General Francis Gurry 28/10/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Francis Gurry became the fourth director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization on 1 October. Gurry, an Australian, is a 23-year veteran of WIPO, most recently deputy director general in charge patents, the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre and global IP issues. His full biography is here. Intellectual Property Watch sat down with Gurry in his office this month to ask about changes at the organisation and the future of the IP system, differences from predecessors, development, open source, and his personal management style.
IP-Watch Reader Survey – Last Chance! 22/10/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Last call for surveys! We value your views – this is the final reminder about our reader survey. Please click on the link included in this email and tell us what you think about the Intellectual Property Watch website and publications. It only takes 5 minutes and your opinions on what we are doing and […]
World Customs Organization Publications Copyright Policy Questioned 21/10/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By William New In an unusual policy for an international organisation, the World Customs Organization imposes copyright over every document its bodies produce, even agendas, which means that no document can be reproduced without the organisation’s express consent. But now some member governments are questioning this practice, which they say was intended only for the […]