WIPO Members Move Ahead On Development Agenda Implementation 04/05/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Members of the World Intellectual Property Organization in difficult negotiations last week approved a new plan for implementation of recommendations for deepening WIPO’s development focus, according to participants.
US Special 301 Process Acclaimed By Industry, Assailed By Public Interest Groups 02/05/2009 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments While heralded by patent- and copyright-based industries as a welcome step, the annual report on alleged inadequate protection of US intellectual property rights released by the Office of the US Trade Representative released this week is being blasted by some civil society groups.
2009 World Telecom Policy Forum: All About The ITU Mandate 28/04/2009 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment LISBON – The role of information and communications technology (ICTs) in boosting global economic recovery plus the greening and convergence of ICTs were made top issues of the 4th World Telecom Policy Forum (WTPF) in Lisbon held on 22-24 April.
Mixed Review Of Swedish Pirate Bay Jail Sentences 26/04/2009 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment While rightsholders hailed a “landmark” recent high-profile verdict against the operators of Swedish online file-sharing site The Pirate Bay (TPB), legal and digital rights analysts say it was no surprise. While the law of secondary liability for copyright infringement is by no means settled everywhere, TPB’s attitude toward intellectual property protections means the same decision could have happened in other countries as well, they said.
IP And Sustainable Technology Debate Centres On Access And Benefit-Sharing 23/04/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch and Catherine Saez 2 Comments As the need to protect the global environment grows, questions are being raised about how intellectual property might help incentivise the development of the right kinds of technology and its transfer to places that need it most.
Enforcement The Prevailing IP Trade Policy Priority For EU, US 22/04/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights is emerging as the dominant priority in international trade policy for the European Union and United States, based on communications from trade officials and others. Stimulating innovation also has a significant role.
Trust A Missing Ingredient In Global IP Enforcement Policy 21/04/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment When it comes to intellectual property rights enforcement, developed country rights owners and their governments continue to puzzle over how to get the rest of the world’s economies to drink from the trough now that they have brought them there. One approach that may regain interest is combining the all-out war on piracy with efforts to build greater trust in the enforcement system.
Stronger IP Enforcement Finds A Home In Bilateral Trade Agreements 21/04/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Bilateral free trade agreements can have a profound effect on national intellectual property legislation, and a Thursday panel offered countries a deeper understanding of the stronger enforcement provisions typically found in such agreements.
IP Private Sector Tests Relevance Of International Policy Organisations 20/04/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND – In an age when private sector interests are arguably returning to dominance in intellectual property policy debates, two key global policy bodies are being pushed to show their relevance.
Speakers Discuss Technology Transfer For Climate Change; Within Academic Settings 17/04/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Evidence-based policymaking is essential to combat climate change, and ensure the transfer of climate-change-related technology, said a members of a panel held at the World Intellectual Property Organization. But it can be hard to determine where to find that evidence.