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IGF Needs Bold Reform, Internet Needs More Regulation, Says President Macron

12/11/2018 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron today opened the 13th Internet Governance Forum (November 12-14) in Paris with a firework of requests to the IGF community and some bold ideas. The IGF after a decade should take on much more responsibility in the development of internet regulation, Macron demanded, and said he together with last year’s and next year’s hosts of the UN forum is collaborating on pushing for more formal results, The IGF according to Macron should become a part of the UN Secretary General‘s Office, Macron proposed, to illustrate the importance. His call for regulation was echoed at the event by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, English, ITU/ICANN, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, United Nations - other

WIPO Members Look At Protection Of Country Names, GIs, Icons

12/11/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A number of countries are voicing concerns about their country name being used by trademark applicants with no relation to the country, riding on the country’s reputation or geographical relevance. They are also worried about their country name being used as an internet top-level domain name. Those are among the issues being discussed this week at the World Intellectual Property Organization committee on trademarks, along with questions on the protection of geographical indications, and of icons and typeface on the internet.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

WTO TRIPS Council Debates Competition Law, Plain Packaging’s Spread To Other Products

12/11/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The World Trade Organization intellectual property committee met last week with lively discussions on the benefit of IP rights protection for new businesses, and on the role of competition law to prevent abuses of those rights and in particular ensure greater access to medicines. Also, considering the recent WTO Dispute Settlement Body ruling on the tobacco plain packaging, some countries warned against this decision becoming a precedent and spreading to other goods, and undermining trademark protection.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WTO/TRIPS

Intangible Capital Rising, IP Key For Start-Ups, Traditional Growth Model Has To Change, Panellists Say

08/11/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The importance of intangible capital is growing and so is the significance of intellectual property, according to some, and in particular in the new economy. Start-ups see intellectual property as an indispensable tool to attract investors and put their innovations onto the market. Developing countries still mainly stuck in what some call the “commodity trap” have to identify and exploit their intellectual property assets, according to panellists at an event held at the World Trade Organization yesterday.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, English, Finance, Innovation/ R&D, New Technologies, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WTO/TRIPS

USPTO Names Silicon Valley Tech Attorney As New Deputy Director

06/11/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced a new deputy director, Laura Peter, a veteran intellectual property attorney, most recently at Silicon Valley cyber-defence firm A10 Networks.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, English, Finance, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

New EU Directive Limits Hate Speech, Establishes European Content Quotas

06/11/2018 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A new directive adopted today by European Union member governments updates and strengthens regulations on video-sharing platforms and other newer forms of media, emphasising the public interest, elevating protections for children, and establishing a 30 percent quota of European content in on-demand audiovisual media services.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Europe, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

USPTO Solicitor/Deputy General Counsel Leaves For DC Law Firm

05/11/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Nathan Kelley has stepped down from his role as solicitor and deputy general counsel at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to join the Perkins Coie law firm in Washington, DC. Kelley also had served as chief administrative patent judge in charge of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, English, Finance, IP Law, Lobbying, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

WTO TRIPS Council Agenda: IP Key For New Businesses, Competition Law To Counter Abuses

05/11/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

World Trade Organization intellectual property committee members gather this week for their annual autumn session. On the agenda are now-usual topics looking at intellectual property from two perspectives: IP as an indispensable tool for innovation in particular in the new economy, and IP as a potential threat to access if misused. In addition, India has put forward further questions on goods in transit to the European Union in its directive on custom enforcement of IP rights.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WTO/TRIPS

UN International Telecommunication Union Re-Elects Leadership For Another Four Years

01/11/2018 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Houlin Chao of China has been re-elected secretary-general of the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva, with Malcolm Johnson of the United Kingdom re-elected as deputy secretary-general. Chao ran unopposed and received 176 votes, while Johnson defeated an opponent by garnering 113 votes. And in one of several other posts, ITU hailed the election of the first woman to a leadership position in the agency’s 153-year history.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, English, Finance, ITU/ICANN, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Group Proposes Regulating Internet Hate Speech Through Decentralisation

01/11/2018 by David Branigan, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

French advocacy group La Quadrature du Net has declared recent French government plans to regulate internet hate speech insufficient, and is calling for more in-depth reforms. These could include the promotion of alternative social media platforms and a decentralised approach to regulation, according to an organisation press release.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Europe, Human Rights, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

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