Work Plan For WTO Negotiations Includes Potentially Critical IP Issues 06/10/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The new work plan for negotiations for the coming months at the World Trade Organization includes intellectual property issues that some members say are critical to any outcome in the current round of trade negotiations.
Biotech Legislative Agenda: Healthcare, Energy, Patents And Capital 05/10/2009 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United States Congress and biotechnology industry are currently focused on healthcare reform, but biotech is also looking to the future at energy reform, patent reform and other intellectual property-related legislative priorities still on its agenda.
IP Protection No Barrier To Green Technology Transfer, Says Key Negotiator 05/10/2009 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments BANGKOK – Protection of intellectual property should not be a barrier in transferring technology needed by developing countries in helping them cope with the effects of climate change as most of the technology is currently publicly available, a key negotiator of the issue has said.
Access To Safe Medicine A Public Health Issue, Not IP, Says Panel 04/10/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Anti-counterfeiting initiatives might have a negative impact on access to medicines while not addressing the problem of fake medicines, particularly in developing countries, according to panellists at a recent event organised by the Open Society Institute.
“Turning Point” At WIPO Pulls Traditional Knowledge Debate Out At Eleventh Hour 03/10/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments After a year of stalled deliberations on the issue of protecting traditional knowledge, genetic resources, and traditional cultural expressions, delegates at the World Intellectual Property Organization General Assemblies on Thursday found a compromise text that gives the committee its strongest mandate yet.
US Industry Campaign: IP Needed To Address Climate Change, Economy 02/10/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Intellectual property rights are a key to innovation, the mitigation of climate change, an incentive to spur the economy and a creator of jobs, according to participants in several recent industry events and activities.
Third Revision of Patent Law in China (Part II) 01/10/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments The third amendment of Chinese Patent Law enters into force from 1 October, 2009. This article by Wenting Cheng explores the major changes in substantive requirements for patent grant, post-grant enforcement and adaptation of Chinese Patent Law to international norms on the protection of intellectual property.
Role Of WIPO On Traditional Knowledge In Question 30/09/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Failure to resolve the deadlock over traditional knowledge at the World Intellectual Property Organization would call into question the organisation’s role, some member states said this week, as the chair of the General Assemblies tabled a text in an attempt to bridge major gaps that still remain. Meanwhile, the organisation adopted a commitment to approve the availability of documents in all its languages.
传统知识的命运——世界知识产权组织大会的一项关键决议 30/09/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment 世界知识产权组织（World Intellectual Property Organization）总干事今天在该联合国机构的年度大会开幕式上说，如果世界知识产权组织要保持决策上的影响力，它就必须能够在无论是最新的技术开发还是传统知识体系领域为创新制定标准。
Bangkok Climate Change Meeting Aims For Draft Deal For Copenhagen 28/09/2009 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment BANGKOK – Government officials and private stakeholders were urged Monday to strike differences from the 280 pages of negotiating text in preparing a draft that could become a global agreement on climate change in December 2009.