Keeping Pace With The IP Crowd’s Latest Moves 27/06/2012 by Rachel Marusak Hermann, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment From government appointments and committee creations to key additions in the non-profit sector and industry advocacy’s revolving door, we’ve kept up with all of the latest hires, resignations, retirements and promotions over the past few months so you don’t miss a beat. Check out who you need to know.
UK Parliament Panel Urges Government To Speed IP Reforms 27/06/2012 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The United Kingdom government has done a “considerable amount” of high-grade policy development work in the year since publication of a key report on the health of its intellectual property regime but must move faster, the Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee said on 27 June. It strongly criticised Britain’s approach to the controversial proposal for a unified EU patents.
UK Issues Tougher Draft Code For Online Copyright Infringement 26/06/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments United Kingdom communications regulator Ofcom today published three documents on digital copyright infringement, including a draft code requiring large internet service providers (ISPs) to inform customers of allegations that their internet connection has been used to infringe copyright, and consultations on the code and on cost-sharing.
ITU Tries To Send A Clearer Signal On Global Telecom Talks 23/06/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The UN International Telecommunication Union is conducting constructive and potentially lucrative negotiations to update global telecommunications regulations, but the message keeps getting garbled in public fora, ITU officials said.
Corporate Leader Fadi Chehadé Named ICANN Head 22/06/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The next president and CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was named today.
EBU Issues Declaration On Public Service Media 22/06/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) today issued a declaration in support of public service media’s role in society, including as a driver of innovation and a trusted independent voice.
Internet Freedom At Home: Governments, Companies Need Accountability, Speakers Say 22/06/2012 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The freedom to access the internet does not translate into freedom of expression in many countries of the world, including in western economies, according to speakers at a peer forum organised yesterday by the United States mission to the United Nations in Geneva.
US-EU Transatlantic Trade Deal Would Skip IPRs 21/06/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 15 Comments The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) yesterday released an interim report with the European Union on ways to expand transatlantic trade and investment. But apparently this would not including trying to bridge differences on intellectual property rights.
Unprecedented Vote: EU Parliament Trade Committee Rejects ACTA 21/06/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments In an unprecedented move, the European Parliament Committee on International Trade (INTA) today in Brussels passed a report recommending the rejection of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Never before has INTA voted to reject a trade agreement negotiated by the Union.
Meryl Streep, Other Top Actors, Urge WIPO To Finish Audiovisual Treaty 21/06/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments World Intellectual Property Organization members yesterday resumed a 12-year-old top-level negotiation for a treaty on the protection of performers’ rights in audiovisual productions, this time with the eloquent urgings of some of the world’s top film and television actors to finish the job.