French IP Industry Experts Discuss IP Portfolios, Trademarks Online 21/03/2012 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment PARIS – Intellectual property assets and how they influence corporate value, plus trademarks in the digital world were discussed last week by intellectual property professionals gathered in Paris.
Brazil HIV Drug Patent Ruling Allows Generics, Sends Pipeline Process Into Doubt 21/03/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments Word is spreading of a recent decision by a Brazilian judge to annul a patent on a key AIDS drug, effectively allowing less expensive generic versions into the country, and calling into question other such patents.
French IP Lawyers Prefer No Favours For Green Tech Patents; Welcome America Invents Act 20/03/2012 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment PARIS – A meeting of IP professionals held in Paris last week reaffirmed the importance of intellectual property and its protection to the private sector. Meanwhile, panellists at the event argued that green technologies should not benefit from a special regime. They also hailed the new America Invents Act as facilitating patent applications in the United States.
Debate Heats Up Ahead Of EU Parliament Discussion On ACTA 19/03/2012 by Maricel Estavillo for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Opposing opinions on the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) clashed anew ahead of next week’s meetings of the European Parliament where the EU body may make critical decisions on the fate of the deal.
A NEW South Africa Traditional Knowledge Bill – Sui Generis Protection for TK 18/03/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments If you cannot beat them, join them. For that reason this Chair of IP has decided to announce a NEW sui generis Protection of Traditional Knowledge Bill in the hope that something may yet be done to save us all.
Singapore Seeks To Liberalise Patent Law In Bid To Become IP Hub 16/03/2012 by Maricel Estavillo for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment South-east Asia’s economic juggernaut Singapore will hold a public consultation on a proposal to liberalise its patent law in a bid to cement its position as the intellectual property (IP) hub in the region.
Global Business Stands Up For Multilateral Trade At WTO 16/03/2012 by Rachel Marusak Hermann, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The global business community this week re-committed its support to governments in multilateral trade negotiations in the hopes of overcoming the Doha Round stalemate. Business and trade experts from more than 20 countries gathered at the World Trade Organization for a first conference bringing private sector perspectives to international trade.
WIPO Design Treaty Proposal Still On Horizon; Key Points Bared 15/03/2012 by Maricel Estavillo for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Members of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are working to stage a diplomatic conference on the adoption of a new industrial design treaty at the earliest opportunity. The treaty, at the minimum, could harmonise certain aspects in design law, an area in intellectual property marked by stark differences in national procedures.
More Foreigners Find Themselves Targets Of US Copyright Law 15/03/2012 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments All the experts agree: US copyright law doesn’t apply outside US borders. But try telling that to Kim Dotcom, Aubrey Canning, or the growing number of other foreigners whose activities outside the United States have resulted in sanctions under US copyright law.
Take The Brussels University Survey On Beliefs About IP 15/03/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Free University of Brussels has set out to map predominant normative and causal beliefs regarding IP laws and policies. To give your input and participate in the survey, click on www.surveymonkey.com/s/IP_Community.