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 […]
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 […]
Incertitudes sur les implications internationales de la bataille autour de la marque de fabrique de la Croix-Rouge 27/12/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Catherine Saez Plusieurs mois après que le fabricant de produits sanitaires Johnson & Johnson a déposé une plainte civile contre la Croix-Rouge américaine ainsi que ses partenaires de licence commerciaux pour qu’ils cessent d’utiliser l’emblème d’une croix rouge, l’intérêt qu’avait soulevé cette affaire auprès de l’opinion publique semble être retombé. Cependant, des questions quant […]
Repercusiones internacionales inciertas del pleito sobre la marca registrada de la Cruz Roja 27/12/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Catherine Saez Meses después de que el fabricante de productos de salud Johnson & Johnson presentara una demanda civil contra la Cruz Roja Americana y sus licenciatarios comerciales para que dejen de utilizar el símbolo de una cruz roja, el interés público que generó parece haberse desvanecido prácticamente. Sin embargo, permanecen sin respuestas las […]
New Year Brings Prospect Of New WIPO Leader, Budget Agreement 21/12/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New [Note: Informal DG candidates listed below] The campaign season has begun to fill the top seat at the World Intellectual Property Organization, which is being vacated in 2008, one year early. At the same time, WIPO members have been debating over how and when to try again to end a stalemate over […]
International Implications Of Red Cross Trademark Fight Unclear 20/12/2007 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Catherine Saez Months after health products manufacturer Johnson & Johnson filed a civil complaint against the American Red Cross and its commercial licensees to stop using the symbol of a red cross, the public interest it generated seems to have all but subsided. However, questions about the possible consequences of this lawsuit at the international level remain unanswered. After roughly 100 years of sharing the symbol, the two entities are now fighting over it. The lawsuit filed by US-based Johnson & Johnson (J&J) against the American Red Cross (ARC) and four of its licensing partners on 8 August focused mainly on preventing the ARC and its licensing partners from using the red cross design on commercial products such as first aid kits to prevent unfair competition. The American Red Cross has licensed sale of its kits in large-scale retailers such as Wal-Mart, Target and major drug stores.
WIPO Consults On Protecting Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources 19/12/2007 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments By Catherine Saez How best to protect traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions and genetic resources against misappropriation and misuse was the main theme of a recent community consultation in the form of a roundtable organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The WIPO event on 10-12 December came in response to “the strong level […]
WTO Members Continue Debate On Geographical Indications Register 17/12/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New Members of the World Trade Organization on Friday continued a longstanding debate over the creation of a register for geographical indications (GIs), products whose names derive from places. Debate centred on a recent compromise proposal from European countries driving the effort to establish the register, who received new support from countries seeking […]
China, US Hold High-Level Discussions On IP Issues 17/12/2007 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch China and the United States last week held high-level discussions on a host of topics including intellectual property rights, reaching agreements to cooperate on IP rights protection, stopping counterfeit medicines and devices, reducing copying of patented biotechnology, and sharing innovation. The 18th US-China Joint Commission on China […]
New Push Emerges For An Indian Patent Database 17/12/2007 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Two years after India’s implementation of international trade rules on intellectual property rights, a lawyers group is rekindling a decade-old push to organise India’s patent applications into an electronic database. IP law blog (“blawg”) Spicy IP has sent a petition to the India Patent Office (IPO). Citing India’s […]