UN Indigenous Rights Expert Says ‘Redskins’ Name A “Hurtful Reminder” Of Past Mistreatment 11/04/2014 by Caitlin McGivern for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments ames Anaya, United Nations special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, today called on the owners of the Washington Redskins Football team to recognise that the name ‘Redskins’ constitutes a “hurtful reminder” of the “long history of mistreatment of Native American people in the United States.”
Geneva Internet Platform Launches: Neutral Ground For Net Governance 09/04/2014 by Maëli Astruc for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments With yesterday’s launch of the new Geneva Internet Platform, global internet governance stakeholders have a new venue for neutral engagement.
Warning! You Are Being Watched. 09/04/2014 by Joséphine De Ruyck for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The explosive growth of technology in recent years has given governments, intelligence agencies and big businesses, like Google and Facebook, monitoring tools to create a new empire of Big Brother. People have never been more scrutinised at any other time in human history than they are today. This naturally begs the question: does the right to privacy still exist?
Book Analyses Chinese IP And Technology Laws 09/04/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The recently published book “Chinese Intellectual Property and Technology Laws” provides the “first” overview of Chinese IP and technology law, supported by extensive legal, historical and socioeconomic background to developments in these areas.
EU Data Retention Directive Declared In Violation Of EU Law 08/04/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments European data retention has to be rolled back after a clear judgment of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice in Luxemburg today. The highest EU Court ruled that the directive which obliges telecommunication providers to collect and store communication traffic and location data for up to 2 years, depending on the implementation in the member states, is invalid.
ICANN Puts Off Decision On .Vin And .Wine 07/04/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has decided to take more time to review applications to grant two internet domains related to delicate political subject of … wine.
UK Issues New Regulations On Copyright Collecting Societies 07/04/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United Kingdom has issued new regulations for collecting societies that it says clarify the licensing of copyrighted materials.
2014 LES International Conference In Moscow 07/04/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The 2014 LES International Conference “Make the World Better through Licensing” will be held on 18-21 May in Moscow at The World Trade Center Moscow. It will be a unique IP event combining both a professionally interesting and productive program and the richest social entertainment, according to the organisers. Among the participants are: Russian & foreign businessmen, financial officers, investors, scientists, patent & trademark attorneys and lawyers. The conference program will include six general sessions and 23 workshops. Both Russian and International experts will cover most current IP and related issues such as: BRICS & CIS countries as Emerging Markets; International Access to Technologies; Business & Legal Aspects of IP; IP in healthcare/biotechnology, aerospace, car industry, green technology, power engineering, sport, information technologies. Confirmed speakers are from: Russian Innovation Center “Skolkovo”, Johnson & Johnson, Canon, L’Oreal, Tatneft, Sony Europe, Siemens AG, Porsche AG, LG Chemical, Philips, Novartis, TATA Technologies, GlaxoSmithKline, Boeing, Yandex and many others. For more information and to register visit http://les2014.org/
Protection Of Folklore Joins TK, GR On Way To WIPO General Assembly 07/04/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments After two weeks of drafting articles of potential international instruments aimed at protecting traditional knowledge and folklore from misappropriation, World Intellectual Property Organization delegates agreed to forward the revised texts for the consideration of the General Assembly in September.
Google Wins Domain Case Against “Googleglass” Website 04/04/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Google has successfully defended its Google Glass name in an internet domain dispute in Europe, reported by the World Intellectual Property Organization today.