Korean IP Office Announces Largest Restructuring In Its History 06/09/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The Korean Intellectual Property Office today announced it will undergo the largest structural reorganisation in its history beginning next week. The aim of the restructuring is to provide better patent examination services, IP protection and usage, KIPO said.
Jury Card Shows Resounding Microsoft Win Over Motorola On Standard-Essential Patents 06/09/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Microsoft has claimed victory in its high-profile trial asserting that phone maker Motorola failed to licence its standard-essential patents under internationally recognised fair and reasonable terms. And the hand-marked jury card from the outcome in federal court in Seattle, Washington shows the unanimous decision.
Nominee For US Ambassador To UN In Geneva An Obama Childhood Friend, Major Fundraiser 06/09/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The White House recently announced the nomination of Pamela Hamamoto, a childhood friend and major fundraiser of President Obama’s, to be the next ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, including agencies like the World Intellectual Property Organization, World Health Organization and International Telecommunication Union.
COHRED Publishes Guidance For Negotiating Fair Research Contracts, Including IPRs 06/09/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Geneva-based Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) recently published a “guidance resource for the negotiation of fair research contracts in collaborative research partnerships.” The guide includes several basic considerations on intellectual property rights for contract negotiators.
Trade Ministers, Leaders Give Push To TPP 05/09/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments Closed-door negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement have gained intensity since late August in Brunei with the added push of ministers, according to a statement by participants, but it is unclear what specific progress has been made.
Report: Core Patent Holdings By Nokia, Other Faded Telecoms, May Lead To Increased Litigation 05/09/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment They may be fading from consumers’ minds, but former telecommunications giants such as Nokia hold huge swaths of core technology patents, a new report shows. The companies are positioned to shift roles from manufacturers to so-called patent trolls, or patent assertion entities. Nokia this week announced a large, non-exclusive licensing deal with Microsoft.
European IP Body Issues Paper On Valuation Of Intellectual Property 05/09/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A European intellectual property information agency recently released a paper explaining a number of tools commonly used in the market to value IP assets.
South Centre IP Negotiations Monitor August Edition 03/09/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The South Centre, a Geneva-based intergovernmental body of developing countries, has released the latest edition of its publication detailing the state-of-play for dozens of negotiations related to international intellectual property policy.
WIPO Forum Presents Four “Game-Changers” In Innovation 03/09/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Intellectual Property Organization later this month will hold a forum on innovation featuring four “world-renowned pioneers from the fields of medicine, architecture and industrial design,” as a way to bring common insights to intellectual property policymakers and stakeholders working to achieve a “balanced, inclusive” IP system.
Survey: US Health Agency Should Use Patent Rights To Keep Drugs Affordable 29/08/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments A new survey supports the argument of public health advocates that pharmaceuticals resulting from government-funded research in the United States should be no more expensive than in other similar countries, and that patent rights should be used to make it so.