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India Joins Opposition To Casablanca Patent Meeting Outcome

10/04/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

India, a critical player in policy debates at the World Intellectual Property Organisation, has announced its opposition to a recommendation on global patent harmonisation backed by a select group of countries in a February consultation with WIPO Director General Kamil Idris. The recommendation was agreed to by all but one participant in an invite-only consultation […]

Filed Under: Themes, Development, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, United Nations - other, WIPO

Consensus Slips On WIPO Patent Harmonisation Talks

10/03/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A key group of developing countries this week sent a potential shockwave through fledgling efforts at the World Intellectual Property Organisation to restart talks on the international harmonisation of national patent laws. The 14-member “Group of Friends of Development” issued a statement on the outcome of a recent WIPO consultation in which general agreement was […]

Filed Under: Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WHO, WIPO

“Deliverables” For Developing Nations Discussed By Hand-Picked WIPO Members

17/02/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A group of nations hand-picked by the head of the World Intellectual Property Organisation on Thursday concluded informal consultations on ways to move the harmonisation of national patent regimes forward while addressing development concerns of some countries seen as delaying WIPO’s progress on the issue. Among the topics expected to be discussed during the consultations […]

Filed Under: Themes, Development, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

US Tech Industry Urges More Patent Applications

16/02/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Washington, DC–United States technology industry leaders today decried the rapid growth in research and development in major industrialized and developing nations, including the rapid rise in patent applications in Asia, and urged fast action by the US government. In calling for larger domestic R&D budgets, John Engler, president of the US National Association of Manufacturers, […]

Filed Under: Language, Themes, English, Innovation/ R&D, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

Wealthy Nations Move Ahead With Patent Harmonisation

12/02/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Washington, D.C.–The nations responsible for the majority of the world’s patent filings have agreed to move ahead with private negotiations to iron out differences in their patent regimes. The talks will take place outside the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organisation, where negotiations by the full body on patent harmonisation are stalled. The effort led by […]

Filed Under: Europe, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WIPO

Washington Patent Meeting Stirs Concerns

27/01/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A meeting next week of the world’s top patent-producing nations to try to bring their patent regimes closer together is raising concerns among developing countries and others who perceive it as a threat to efforts to address development issues at a multilateral level. The closed meeting, on which public details are scarce, is expected to […]

Filed Under: Europe, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, United Nations - other, WIPO

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