Work Remains For ICANN’s New Top Level Internet Domains 01/07/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch PARIS – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the “biggest extension of the DNS [domain name system] in 40 years” after its decision last week to finish implementation of a new policy for introducing new top-level domains (TLDs). According to the timeline presented at […]
OECD Talks Convergence, Creativity, Confidence – Answers Welcome! 01/07/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Regulating convergence, finding solutions to foster creativity and answering consumer fears about identity theft, fraud and the invasion of their privacy were central questions at the recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ministerial meeting in Seoul, Korea. The “Future of the Internet Economy” meeting, a follow-up […]
A New Business Model For The Music Industry Explained 01/07/2008 by Intellectual Property Watch 9 Comments By Bennett Lincoff The music industry has been in a decade-long death-spiral. This predicament results primarily from insistence by those who benefited most from how the industry operated before the internet arose that the established relationships upon which their past successes were based be preserved as the digital music marketplace develops. The major record labels […]
Summary Text From WCO Policy Commission 59th Session Available 30/06/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Customs Organization’s advisory body met from 23 – 24 June, where IP enforcement via customs offices was among issues discussed. This document is a summary of recommendations made to the WCO’s decision-making Council.
Should the World Customs Organization increase IP enforcement? 30/06/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments
Green Intellectual Property Scheme: An Innovation Today For Innovations Tomorrow 27/06/2008 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Itaru Nitta, Green Intellectual Property Project, Geneva, Switzerland Since the current IP framework has been shaped in wealthy societies of the North, accompanied by fertile markets, the North is required to rebuild the framework if they attempt to expand it to the South without substantial markets. The revamped regime, namely the “Green Intellectual Property […]
Member Nations Balk At World Customs Organization IP Enforcement Push 27/06/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments [Note: the summary text of the Policy Commission session is now available here] By Kaitlin Mara Concerns ran high in some developing countries last week that their voices have been largely absent from a draft set of standards for heightened intellectual property enforcement advancing rapidly at the World Customs Organization. With the draft standards sent […]
WIPO Patent Committee Opens Way To New Thinking On Future Work Plan 26/06/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment [Note: the final version of the chair’s text is now available on the WIPO website.] By William New World Intellectual Property Organization members discussing a work plan for the committee on patent law on Thursday finished work for the year by opening the way for the committee to address a wider range of topics when […]
China’s New National IP Rights Strategy Puts IP On Its Political Agenda 26/06/2008 by Jia Hepeng for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Jia Hepeng for Intellectual Property Watch BEIJING – With a newly revealed national strategy on intellectual property rights, China has vowed to place intellectual property in the centre of its political agenda. The outline of the national IP strategy was enacted on 5 June by the State Council, China’s cabinet. It will be followed […]
Qatar Boosts Research Fund Aimed At Creating Intellectual Property Rights 26/06/2008 by Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Qatar has nearly doubled its research funding in a bid to create more intellectual property rights (IPRs) and promote the commercialisation of research. In a bid to promote advanced knowledge and education at the national, regional and international levels, the grants will provide financial support to researchers in […]