منظمة العمل الدولية 15/10/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment غري يرحب بعهد أمل جديد وبتعددية الأطراف بقلم ويليام نيو تقلد فرانسس غري، وهو موظف عامل في المنظمة العالمية للملكية الفكرية منذ عهد طويل، مقاليد الأمور في الويبو هذا الشهر وجاءت معه آمال أصحاب المصالح في إحلال هدوء دولي ووجاهة عالمية لمنظمة الأمم المتحدة. ولكن هناك تحديات عديدة أمامه. وأبدى كل من الحكومات وأصحاب المصالح […]
WTO Members Call For More TRIPS Talks; Director Post May Open Up 14/10/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By William New Whether the World Trade Organization director general position will be up for grabs in the new year remains a question, as current DG Pascal Lamy is deciding by December whether to run for the post again. Meanwhile, numerous member governments on Tuesday called for any further trade negotiations at the WTO to […]
Reader Survey – Now Is The Time! 07/10/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A reminder to our readers: the first-ever Intellectual Property Watch survey is online – it’s simple and takes 5 minutes to complete! This is the time to tell the IP-Watch team what you like and dislike, what you would like to see or not see, what we should write about more or less, if we […]
Key US Senators Warn Bush Administration On ACTA 03/10/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New The leaders of the powerful United States Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday warned US trade negotiators to rein in the scope of negotiations on an international treaty against counterfeiting, and to make the process more transparent. At the same time, they chided the Bush administration for failing to support the senators’ legislative […]
Leahy-Specter Letter To USTR On ACTA 03/10/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment US senators Patrick Leahy (Democrat, Vermont) and Arlen Specter (Republican, Pennsylvania), the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee, warned the US Trade Representative not to negotiate an overly broad Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), and criticised the Bush administration for not supporting their bill in Congress to strengthen US IP protection law. Letter available here [pdf].
Internal EU Documents On WIPO Gap Analysis 30/09/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Council of the European Union has prepared a confidential draft contribution to the World Intellectual Property Organization gap analyses on traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, which will be discussed at the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore from 13 to 17 October.
Optimism Reigns As WIPO Assemblies Close, Gurry Takes Office 30/09/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New Member governments of the UN World Intellectual Property Organization concluded this year’s annual assemblies with high optimism for the future of the intellectual property system and for the organisation. “We’re glad to see WIPO back to its routine,” a Brazilian official said after the assemblies adjourned Monday night. “This General Assembly signals […]
الخبراء يجتمعون لمناقشة دور الملكية الفكرية في نقل التكنولوجيا البيئية 30/09/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment بقلم كيتلن مارا تزداد أهمية نقل التكنولوجيا مع تزايد أهمية التكنولوجيا في الاقتصاد العالمي. وفي حالة تصدي التكنولوجيا للمشاكل البيئية، قد يكون هذا النقل متكاملاً لضمان قدرة البلدان النامية على اتخاذ تدابير المحافظة. واجتمعت مجموعة متنوعة من الخبراء هذا الأسبوع في المنظمة العالمية للملكية الفكرية (الويبو) لمناقشة نقل التكنولوجيا، كما أقرت بذلك الاتفاقات متعددة الأطراف […]
WIPO Assembly To Wrap Up Early; Budget Issues Wait For December 26/09/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New and Kaitlin Mara Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organization completed their annual General Assemblies earlier than scheduled this year, but some of the most difficult decisions – such as the budget – will be addressed at a special session in December. Issues tackled in the final two days included the […]
“IP5” Biggest Patent Offices Meet As WIPO Assembly Proceeds On Policies 25/09/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New Top officials from the world’s five biggest patent offices met Wednesday night in Geneva to discuss ways to further harmonise their activities, United States Patent Commissioner John Doll told Intellectual Property Watch. Meanwhile, members of the World Intellectual Property Organization gave direction to committees on enforcement, copyright, and traditional knowledge and genetic […]