WIPO Internal Audit Is Director-General’s Responsibility, Working Group Says 29/06/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A working group of the World Intellectual Property Organisation Program and Budget Committee sent a message to the WIPO director general last week that he should move ahead with a charter for internal audits. The working group meeting on 23 June offered a “reminder” to Director General Kamil Idris that it is the job of […]
WIPO Negotiators Tackle Proposals On Reform For Development 23/06/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Negotiators at a 20-22 June meeting to discuss possible reform of the World Intellectual Property Organisation to better address developing country needs began on the second day tackling the details of various proposals put forth by member governments. Officials arrived at no conclusions by the three-day meeting’s end, but positions on the various proposals on […]
WIPO Development Agenda Meeting Opens With New, Modified Proposals 21/06/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The 20-22 June World Intellectual Property Organisation meeting to discuss the possible establishment of an agenda for development opened with, among other things, a proposal on how to discuss the proposals. Negotiators at the start of the second Inter-sessional Intergovernmental Meeting (IIM) began Monday by hearing about several new or modified proposals, including one from […]
June Edition Of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Available 17/06/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A note to our readers: The June edition of Intellectual Property Watch’s Monthly Reporter is available on our website. The monthly publication, available online and in hard copy every month, features an updated compilation of top stories appearing on the IP-Watch Website (www.ip-watch.org). Click here to read the June edition.
WIPO Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge Panel Seeks To Continue Unchanged 10/06/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The World Intellectual Property Organisation committee tackling the relationship between intellectual property and genetic resources and traditional knowledge wrapped up a weeklong meeting today with little agreement other than to recommend the General Assembly continue the group’s mandate unchanged for the next two years. The Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge […]
Health Experts Debate Solutions For New Treatments, Access To Medicines 08/06/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Experts from across the political and socioeconomic spectrum spent three days last week at the World Health Organisation engaged in debate about the best ways to stimulate the development of new treatments for underserved illnesses and to improve poor countries’ access to available medicines. The task of summarizing the results of the meeting and other […]
WIPO Faces Persistent Complaints, Allegations Of Mismanagement 07/06/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The World Intellectual Property Organisation is said to be different from many United Nations bodies in that it has long been seen as more of a technical body than the domain of career diplomats who are expert at political wrangling. But in recent months, the organisation has been called upon to address a series of […]
Agreement Out Of Reach In WIPO Patent Harmonisation Talks 03/06/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Governments’ failure to reach agreement on a way forward on patent harmonisation talks at the World Intellectual Property Organisation today has cast a pall on the future of the issue within the UN body, sources said. The meeting of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) at Geneva-based WIPO was scheduled for 1-2 […]
Stakes Are High For WIPO Patent Harmonisation Meeting 31/05/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The stakes are high for many participants in a 1-2 June negotiation at the World Intellectual Property Organisation, as the future of efforts to harmonise international patent laws is on the table. Developing country governments and non-governmental organizations raised concerns in the lead-up to this week’s Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) meeting […]
Medical R&D Treaty Debated At World Health Assembly 30/05/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Experts attending the U.N. World Health Assembly this month debated a proposal to create an international treaty on medical research and development aimed at making medical treatment affordable globally while ensuring continuing innovation in the area. The proposed treaty was created in consultation with a variety of non-governmental and government experts, and in February, 162 […]