Brandowners Warn Against Cybersquatting, User Confusion From New Internet Domains 24/06/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch PARIS – Some think the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers should have moved much faster to introduce new names in the internet to join the likes of .com and .org. Others moan about the widespread trademark infringement they expect to occur when the private internet governance […]
Some See Rise In Non-Traditional Trademarks; National Registries Not Yet 20/06/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Catherine Saez Trademark owners seeking to broaden their products’ scope of protection are increasingly turning to registering non-traditional trademarks, according to the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). However, trademark offices do not show evidence of a significant rise in this type of registration request. Non-traditional, or non-conventional, trademarks, […]
Les nouveaux rapports sur les questions de propriété intellectuelle en négociation à l’OMC révèlent le travail qu’il reste à accomplir 18/06/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Kaitlin Mara Le 9 juin, l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) a publié deux rapports sur l’état d’avancement des négociations relatives à la création d’un registre des indications géographiques (noms de produits associés à un lieu et à certaines caractéristiques), à la possibilité d’étendre la protection renforcée des indications géographiques à des produits autres que […]
Nuevos informes sobre las negociaciones de propiedad intelectual en la OMC reflejan lo que falta por hacer 17/06/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Kaitlin Mara La Organización Mundial del Comercio dio a conocer el lunes dos informes sobre la situación de las negociaciones relativas a un sistema de registro para las indicaciones geográficas (o IG, que se refieren a nombres de productos relacionados con lugares y características), así como a la posible extensión hacia otros productos de […]
WTO TRIPS Council To Meet Amid Broader Negotiation Backdrop 13/06/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara The World Trade Organization intellectual property committee will meet next week in the midst of a tense round of trade talks where efforts to move closer to consensus are continuing and the inclusion of some IP-related issues remains under debate. The WTO Council for Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which administers the […]
Iran’s New Law On IP Protection Moves It Onto International Stage 13/06/2008 by Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Iran has adopted a new law on the “registration of inventions, industrial designs and trademarks” in a bid to come to grips with the fast-paced changes in the world of trade and industry and developments in the area of intellectual property. The new law was first passed by […]
Opponents Say Inclusion Of IP Issues Would Set Back WTO Talks 10/06/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara A small group of countries opposing the inclusion of intellectual property-related issues in World Trade Organization negotiations has issued their response to an earlier “non-paper” that had called for IP issues to be integrated with the upcoming horizontal, or all-inclusive, negotiations at the WTO. “We … wish to express our strong opposition […]
Reports On WTO IP Negotiations Released 09/06/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Kaitlin Mara The World Trade Organization on Monday released two reports on the state of play in negotiations on a register for geographical indications (GIs) – product names associated with places and characteristics – as well as the possible extension of the stricter protections for wines and spirits GIs to other goods, in tandem […]
INTA 130th Annual Meeting: Networking, Anti-Counterfeiting, Emerging Markets 19/05/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Catherine Saez BERLIN – About 8,000 trademark professionals and industry representatives from more than 130 countries have gathered at this week’s International Trademark Association (INTA) meeting from 17 to 21 May. Trademark lawyers mostly come to this annual event to meet their international counterparts and clients but also to hear the latest on policy […]
EU Internal Market Chief: Counterfeiting and Piracy Need Industry-Led Solutions 14/05/2008 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch The European Commission wants practical, pragmatic suggestions for fighting the “modern-day highway robbery” known as piracy and counterfeiting, Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy said at a 13 May commission-sponsored high level conference on the issues. McCreevy stressed that more regulation is not the answer, and that solutions lie […]