US Tech Industry Urges More Patent Applications 16/02/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Washington, DC–United States technology industry leaders today decried the rapid growth in research and development in major industrialized and developing nations, including the rapid rise in patent applications in Asia, and urged fast action by the US government. In calling for larger domestic R&D budgets, John Engler, president of the US National Association of Manufacturers, […]
Wealthy Nations Move Ahead With Patent Harmonisation 12/02/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Washington, D.C.–The nations responsible for the majority of the world’s patent filings have agreed to move ahead with private negotiations to iron out differences in their patent regimes. The talks will take place outside the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organisation, where negotiations by the full body on patent harmonisation are stalled. The effort led by […]
Washington Patent Meeting Stirs Concerns 27/01/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A meeting next week of the world’s top patent-producing nations to try to bring their patent regimes closer together is raising concerns among developing countries and others who perceive it as a threat to efforts to address development issues at a multilateral level. The closed meeting, on which public details are scarce, is expected to […]
WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Discussions End in Controversy, Confusion 22/11/2004 by Carolyn Deere, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments Discussions last week in WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyrights and Related Rights (SCCR) on a proposed treaty that would expand protections for broadcasting organisations ended in heated debate about whether the Chair’s report of the meeting adequately reflected the views of all Member States. The Chair’s departure in the final moments of the meeting from […]
WIPO Secretariat Ramps up the Pressure for a new Treaty on Broadcasting Organisations 04/11/2004 by Isabelle Scherer for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment At the recent WIPO Assembly, Member States resisted pressures to move forward with a diplomatic conference on a proposed new treaty to provide increased protection to broadcasting organisations. The WIPO Secretariat’s activism in pushing for a rapid convening of a Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of the Rights of Broadcasting Organisations generated strong reactions from […]