WHO Director General Candidates Hold Colorful Meeting With The Press 26/01/2017 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The three remaining candidates to be director general of the World Health Organization today met at length with UN journalists in the WHO and highlighted their plans for reform including finding new sources of funding for the continually cash-strapped UN agency that now could face threats from the US president to cut US funding.
WHO Director Candidates Down To Three, Europe Drops In Ranking 25/01/2017 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments The number of candidates to be the next director general of the World Health Organization was reduced from five to three tonight, with Ethiopia, Pakistan and the United Kingdom still in the running. But in a race as unpredictable as this one, delegates and observers in the hallway were both surprised and not surprised by the outcome as Europe fell to the bottom of the list.
WHO Board Trims Candidates For Director To Five; Two More Cuts Tomorrow 24/01/2017 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments World Health Organization members took the first step toward choosing the next director general of the UN health agency today as they narrowed the candidates to five. There will be interviews held with the remaining candidates tomorrow, after which the list will be reduced to three until the May World Health Assembly.
It’s Official: TRIPS Health Amendment In Effect, First Ever To A WTO Agreement 23/01/2017 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments More than a decade after World Trade Organization member states approved the first-ever legal amendment to a WTO agreement, the change to the international intellectual property agreement has entered into effect. Five more members ratified the amendment in recent days, bringing supporters over the minimum needed to put into effect the amendment aimed at boosting exports of medical products made under compulsory licence.
Industry Initiative Against Non-Communicable Diseases Launched At WEF 19/01/2017 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Nearly two dozen top biopharmaceutical companies have launched a global initiative intended to increase access to prevention and care of non-transmitted diseases in low and lower-middle income countries.
Free Software Foundation Makes ‘Major Overhaul’ In High Priority Projects 18/01/2017 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Coolness alert! The Free Software Foundation has announced an updated list of high priority projects on a global scale. Top priorities now include a free software phone operating system, clouds, hardware, voice and video chat, inclusiveness, security and internationalisation of free software.
Survey Analyzes Tech, Media, Telecom Disputes; IP Prominent 17/01/2017 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Newly released results of a survey published by the Queen Mary University of London on disputes relating to technology, media and telecommunications reveal interesting details about the types of disputes brought and the reasons behind them.
New Book Highlights IP Trade Law Flexibilities For Public Health 16/01/2017 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A recently published book by a high-impact public health advocate provides new analysis on the use of flexibilities in international trade law relating to intellectual property rights aimed at advancing discussions on solutions to high drug prices worldwide.
US Biotech Industry To India’s Modi: Follow Our IP Practices, Get ‘Tidal Wave’ Of Investment 13/01/2017 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment US Biotechnology Innovation Organization CEO Jim Greenwood told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week if he follows western practices on intellectual property protection, his country would see a “tidal wave” of biotech industry investment.
US Issues Updated Antitrust Guidelines For Licensing Of IP 13/01/2017 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The United States Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission today released updated antitrust guidelines for the licensing of intellectual property.