Reactions Strong But Mixed To WHO Report On IP And Medicines Access 04/04/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Non-governmental and industry reactions are mixed to a new report from the World Health Organization on the relationship of intellectual property rights, innovation and access to medicines in developing countries. The comprehensive report, issued on 3 April and two years in the making, contains about 50 recommendations for making improving in the current situation but […]
New US Industry, Government-Backed Centre Promotes Industry View In Developing Countries 03/04/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A new centre on innovation established at a top law school in Washington, DC is dedicated to promoting acceptance of developed country industry practices in developing countries. The centre is backed by US industry and government, and the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), among others. The Creative and Innovative Economy Center was launched on […]
Interview with Michael Ryan, Director, Creative and Innovative Economy Center 31/03/2006 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments The Creative and Innovative Economy Center was launched on 1 January at George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC. Intellectual Property Watch sat down with Director Michael Ryan recently to discuss his views on industry and development, the project, its funding, and how it plans to influence policy in developing countries. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WATCH […]
Interview with Geoffrey Yu, Deputy Director General WIPO 24/03/2006 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment In the Expert Views column: Intellectual Property Watch sat down recently with Geoffrey Yu, Deputy Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), to discuss the development agenda, technical assistance and relations with non-governmental organisations. Yu is responsible for the economic development sector, which oversees the current negotiations for a WIPO development agenda. INTELLECTUAL […]
WTO Geographical Indications, Biodiversity Talks Intensify, But No News For TNC 24/03/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Two days of World Trade Organization consultations this week on a proposal to extend high-level protection for geographical indications beyond wines and spirits did not bring resolution in time for the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee meeting on Tuesday, sources in Geneva said. The same is true for discussions on proposals relating to biodiversity and the […]
EU Addresses Concerns Over GI Register As Rival Plan Gains Support 17/03/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New and Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen The European Union on Friday continued its fight at the World Trade Organization for a binding register of traded products that are protected because their names and character derive from places, often in Europe. But it may be headed for an eventual compromise as support appears to […]
La OMPI prepara borrador para debatir un programa para el desarrollo 16/03/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por William New y Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Los Gobiernos miembros de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) finalizaron la primera de dos largas reuniones propuestas para debatir un programa para el desarrollo. El resultado de la reunión fue un documento que enumera todas las propuestas, clasificadas en distintas categorías. “Este programa para […]
Le Comité de l’OMPI structure ses futurs travaux sur le Plan d’action pour le développement 16/03/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment William New et Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen À l’issue de la première des deux sessions d’une semaine consacrées à l’examen des propositions relatives à un Plan d’action pour le développement, les États membres de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) ont convenu d’un document qui regroupe l’ensemble des propositions par thèmes. « Chacun est […]
March Edition of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Available 09/03/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Who is the new Brazilian IP negotiator in Geneva? Did EFF’s Cory Doctorow really leave his day job to write a tell-all about the digital rights management “wars”? What are the hottest new research papers on IP policy? Find out in the News Briefs section of the March edition of Intellectual Property Watch’s Monthly Reporter, […]
Full Agenda For WTO TRIPS Council Next Week 08/03/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Trade Organization committee addressing intellectual property will face a full range of issues when it convenes for the first of three scheduled meetings this year. The 14-15 March meeting of the Council on the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) will tackle issues that have been tied to the larger […]