Grupo de Trabajo: Se requiere un mayor equilibrio en PI y comercio; la divulgacion podria no ser suficiente 31/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Catherine Saez Un régimen internacional más equilibrado de los derechos de propiedad intelectual y el comercio es necesario para rectificar el sistema actual, que está demasiado inclinado a favor de los países desarrollados, dijeron los panelistas de los países en desarrollo en una reciente reunión. Pero algunos sostienen que un requisito propuesto de divulgar […]
Panellists See High Impact Of Bilateral Trade Deals On Geneva Policymaking 30/01/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara and William New A panel of government and non-governmental experts on intellectual property and biodiversity issues last week stressed the high impact that leading economies’ bilateral free trade negotiations are having on multilateral policymaking in Geneva. Panellists spoke at a 23 January International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) side event […]
Cuestionan la constitucionalidad de las patentes brasileñas de concesión retroactiva 29/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Claudia Jurberg para Intellectual Property Watch RÍO DE JANEIRO – Organizaciones de la sociedad civil han manifestado sus dudas en torno a la constitucionalidad de ciertas disposiciones de la Ley de propiedad industrial de Brasil ante el Procurador General, Antônio Fernando Barros e Silva e Souza. Los artículos 230 y 231 de la Ley […]
Panel: More Balance Needed In IP And Trade; Disclosure May Not Be Enough 29/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Catherine Saez A more balanced international regime for intellectual property rights and trade is needed to rectify the current system, which too strongly favours developed countries, developing country panellists said at a recent event. But some say that a proposed requirement to disclose the origin of genetic material and associated traditional knowledge in patent […]
La justice s’interroge sur la constitutionnalité du système brésilien de pipeline 29/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Claudia Jurberg pour Intellectual Property Watch RIO DE JANEIRO – Des institutions de la société civile ont fait part au Procureur général, Antônio Fernando Barros e Silva e Souza, de leurs doutes sur la conformité à la Consititution de l’un des aspects de la loi brésilienne relative à la propriété industrielle connu sous le […]
US Presidential Candidates Reveal Positions On Some IP Issues 28/01/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara Intellectual property rights issues have been finding their way into the campaign platforms of candidates vying to become the next president of the United States. The following is a look at IP positions of the candidates so far. What US Presidential Candidates Say On IP Democratic Candidates: table to view [.doc] / […]
Standardisation Policy More Effective Than Legislation On IP? 25/01/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Efforts by European Union authorities to take advantage of standardisation as a de facto regulatory tool have not been sufficiently systematic in recent years, according to a study published by the European Commission last week. Yet standards especially in information and communications technology (ICT) are becoming more important, […]
Challenge Raised To Constitutionality Of Brazilian Pipeline Patents 22/01/2008 by Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments By Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch RIO DE JANEIRO – Doubt about the constitutionality of an aspect of the Brazilian Industrial Property Law has been raised by civil society institutions to Attorney General Antônio Fernando Barros e Silva e Souza. Articles 230 and 231 of Brazil’s Law 9.279/96 created the mechanism known as the […]
Un nouveau dirigeant à la tête de l’OMPI et un accord sur le budget : telles sont les perspectives pour la nouvelle année 21/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par William New [Note: la liste des candidats non officiels pour le poste de directeur général figure ci-dessous] La saison de campagne a débuté à l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI), qui cherche un successeur pour occuper son plus haut siège, un poste qui se libère en 2008, soit un an plus tôt que […]
Año nuevo con perspectivas de un nuevo líder de la OMPI; acuerdo presupuestario 21/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por William New [Nota: Abajo se enumeran los candidatos no oficiales a Director General] Ha comenzado la temporada de campaña para el puesto más alto en la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual, el cual quedará vacante en 2008, con un año de antelación. Por otro lado, los miembros de la OMPI han estado deliberando […]