Elusivo, programa de trabajo del Comité de la OMPI sobre Conocimientos Tradicionales y Biodiversidad 22/05/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por William New y Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Los negociadores que examinaron las propuestas en materia de protección de conocimientos tradicionales, expresiones culturales tradicionales (folclore) y recursos genéticos no lograron decidir si se va a elaborar un texto que podía ser jurídicamente vinculante antes de que finalice la labor sobre objetivos y principios. El Comité […]
Centre Highlights Brazil’s Leadership In IP, Free/Open Source Issues 22/05/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Debates over the intellectual property system, access to knowledge, and free and open source software are raging worldwide, but perhaps nowhere so much as in Brazil. And in that country, one forum for debate and analysis that stands out is the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) Law School in Rio de Janeiro. Located at the FGV […]
WIPO Discusses Enforcement As Some Seek Broader Mandate, Consumer Voice 19/05/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment An advisory group of government and industry experts at a World Intellectual Property Organization this week highlighted work in the enforcement of intellectual property rights. But tensions arose over the group’s mandate and whose views may be presented, according to participants. In a closed meeting from 15-17 May, the WIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement heard […]
Les efforts d’harmonisation du droit des brevets à nouveau paralysés à l’OMPI 18/05/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par William New et Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen En avril dernier, les représentants gouvernementaux chargés des négociations sur l’harmonisation mondiale du droit des brevets ne sont pas parvenus à s’accorder sur l’établissement d’un programme de travail pour un comité de première importance à l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI), mettant fin aux débats sur […]
Esfuerzo de la OMPI por armonizar patentes fracasa nuevamente 18/05/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por William New y Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Los negociadores gubernamentales que examinaron el pasado mes de abril la cuestión de la armonización global de los sistemas de patentes no lograron alcanzar un acuerdo sobre el programa de trabajo de un importante comité de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual, dando por terminado así […]
WIPO To Proceed On Broadcasting Treaty Talks Without Webcasting 05/05/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Negotiators at the World Intellectual Property Organization today scheduled another meeting on a proposed broadcasters’ rights treaty before deciding whether to recommend a full negotiation. They also took the significant step of putting an unpopular proposal to include webcasting in the treaty on a separate, later negotiating track. The conclusion of the five-day meeting of […]
Yale Conference Invigorates Access To Knowledge Movement 04/05/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (US)–A late April conference at prestigious Yale University Law School gave new focus and momentum to a growing movement aimed at protecting the public’s right to access knowledge. The effort seeks to slow years of momentum in the direction of ever-stronger and wider-reaching intellectual property rights seen as moving ever-greater amounts of […]
WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Talks Off To Slow Start As Opponents Grow 02/05/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment On the second day of a weeklong meeting at World Intellectual Property Organization on copyright issues, there is little indication so far whether member governments will recommend the full negotiation of a treaty boosting the protection of broadcasts, according to participants. At stake in the 1-5 May meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyrights and […]
WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Contains Unsupported Webcasting and “Digital Locks” 01/05/2006 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Robin Gross, IP Justice From 1-5 May 2006, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) will hold its 14th Session in Geneva to determine the fate of the controversial Broadcasting Treaty. In its final meeting before the General Assembly votes this autumn to send the proposed Broadcasting […]
WIPO Traditional Knowledge Committee Snags Over Future Work 28/04/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Negotiators addressing proposals for the protection of traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions (folklore) and genetic resources ran aground over whether to address potentially legal text before completing work on objectives and principles. The committee will meet again on 4-12 December 2006, at the halfway point of its two-year mandate. Written comments on the committee activity […]