China’s Standards And Patent Innovation Proposals — Problems For IPR And Global Trade? 21/12/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Although the Standardization Administration of China is trying to balance the requirements of society, which include the rights of individuals, owners of IP and institutional investors to invest in innovation by earning a reasonable fair return on their patented products with the right of all members of society to benefit from innovation and new technologies; the balance by all accounts has not been made with its recently proposed legislation, writes Dr Ruth Taplin.
IP References Left Out Of Last-Minute, Weak Global Climate Deal In Copenhagen 19/12/2009 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment COPENHAGEN – Despite last-minute pep talk by US President Barack Obama, it proved extremely difficult to secure an international climate deal at the high-level meeting in Copenhagen on 18 December. Intellectual property issues were again discussed in a smaller group during one of the last days, but are not mentioned in the final text, which is entitled the “Copenhagen Accord.”
IP-Protected Assets Need Carefully Crafted Contractual Framework, Experts Say 19/12/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Contracts covering new technologies and intangible assets protected by intellectual property rights, notably through patents, industrial designs or copyright, need to be carefully crafted to establish clear ownership of IP rights, said experts at a recent seminar in Geneva. This is the case for contracts related to research carried out in universities or when companies enter a licensing agreement.
Metaphors And Folk Devils — Google’s William Patry Talks About His New Book 17/12/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Google’s William Patry discusses copyright myths, misleading metaphors, fear of new technologies and outdated business models in a video interview.
WIPO Draft On Visually Impaired Shows Breakthrough; A-V Treaty Negotiation Under Discussion 17/12/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Draft chair’s conclusions out today show the World Intellectual Property Organization is poised to make paradigm-shifting breakthroughs to expand access to reading materials for the visually impaired. WIPO members this week also are considering the possibility of high-level negotiations on a new treaty for the protection of audiovisual performances.
Copenhagen Meeting: Third Tech Transfer Draft May Go To Ministers, With IP 16/12/2009 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment COPENHAGEN – A third version of the draft text on development and transfer of technology was issued at the high-level climate meeting in Copenhagen on 15 December and includes language on intellectual property rights. It may soon be presented to the ministers as the meeting goes into its “high-level session” during the last crucial days, or at least the IP language may be referred to the ministers to discuss, sources said.
International Policy Network — Fake Scare About Fake Drugs 15/12/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 8 Comments Recent customs seizures by some European Union members of Indian-made generic drugs en route to Latin America have caused uproar amongst development NGOs. But their claims are not only wide of the mark but dangerous, say Philip Stevens and Julian Harris.
Civil Society, Elected Officials Rally Behind UNITAID Patent Pool 14/12/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments This week’s consideration of an implementation plan for a medicines patent pool by the board of oversight body UNITAID stirred a stream of stakeholder letters from around the world.
Tough Talks On IP In Technology Paper At Copenhagen; No Mention In Latest Draft 14/12/2009 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments COPENHAGEN – A draft text on development and transfer of technology was subject to intense – and indeed heated – discussions during the first week of the high-level climate meeting in Copenhagen. But no intellectual property was mentioned in the latest draft text that was issued on 14 December.
WIPO Traditional Knowledge Meeting Stalls, But Begins To Breach ‘Trust Gap’ 14/12/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment After an auspicious beginning on substantive issues, the World Intellectual Property Organization traditional knowledge committee stalled on matters of procedure at the end of its meeting last week. With no mandate, a committee working group will not meet in early 2010 as planned, and the full committee will move meet again sooner than scheduled to try to agree on process.