Counterfeit Medication, R&D Financing Key IP Issues At WHO Board Meeting 16/01/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara The Executive Board of the World Health Organization meets next week with significant discussion expected on a new secretariat report on counterfeit medical products as well as on the implementation of the WHO’s mandated global strategy on public health, innovation, and intellectual property. There has been significant interest from a variety of […]
IP From Publicly Funded Research Should Benefit The Public, Experts Say 16/01/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Catherine Saez Publicly funded research institutions are major players in the area of life sciences and policies on the management of intellectual property emanating from this research have to be defined, according to speakers at a recent symposium in Geneva. The symposium on public sector IP management in the life sciences, held at the […]
Revised Chinese Patent Law Aims At Quality, Compulsory Licensing 15/01/2009 by Jia Hepeng for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Jia Hepeng and Yuan Yue for Intellectual Property Watch BEIJING – China’s newly revised patent law could create a more favourable environment for foreign companies to do research in the country, though measures are still needed to implement the law more effectively, according to some legal experts. The updated law also strengthens the government’s […]
Experts Examine Strategies For IP And Sustainable Development 07/01/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By William New Developing nations increasingly are receiving tools to help them participate in and benefit from the global intellectual property system, according to a group of experts who met recently on IP strategies. And now is a critical time for those nations to learn to use those tools to stimulate local innovation and boost […]
Interest in China, Climate Change Arises From Different Sectors 23/12/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara The importance of the Chinese economy as both a manufacturing giant and, increasingly, as a consumer of manufactured goods makes it clear that the country must play a key role in simultaneous global efforts to combat the threat of climate change and end the current financial crisis, a group of assembled delegates […]
Progrès lors de la réunion sur la préparation en cas de grippe pandémique, même si les question de propriété intellectuelle restent à résoudre 23/12/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Des avancées significatives ont été réalisées lors de la réunion intergouvernementale sur la préparation en cas de grippe pandémique organisée par l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) au début du mois de décembre : les délégations présentes ont essayé avec succès de contenter les opinions divergentes des États membres sur le besoin d’un accès aux […]
Document From WIPO Details Strategy On IP, Climate Change 18/12/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Kaitlin Mara A draft document on climate change and intellectual property, prepared for informal consultations by the World Intellectual Property Organization and obtained by Intellectual Property Watch, shows WIPO poised to take a role in technical matters of IP and the global climate crisis.
Last-Minute Progress Made On Pandemic Flu; More Still To Come 15/12/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Kaitlin Mara Significant strides were made at last week’s World Health Organization meeting on pandemic influenza preparedness, as assembled delegates searched for – and found – a way to satisfy member states’ differing views on the need for access to viruses and related biological materials and the need for access to vaccines and other […]
Le système « Peer To Patent » pourrait servir de modèle pour les offices des brevets 13/12/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Par Liza Porteus Viana pour Intellectual Property Watch Un système pilote de révision des brevets par les pairs initié aux Etats-Unis pourrait servir de modèle aux offices de brevets dans le monde. L’Ecole de droit de New York, connue sous le nom de New York Law School (NYLS) en collaboration avec l’Office des brevets américain […]
US Technology, IP Industries Offer Policy Wish Lists For Obama 12/12/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch The United States Chamber of Commerce is calling on President-Elect Barack Obama to fill key intellectual property enforcement posts within the first 100 days of taking office. Meanwhile, other trade associations also have delineated their wishes on IP, innovation and technology, with one calling for a drastic […]