WIPO Election: Ali, Odek Exit; Three More Face Elimination 13/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New With the second official round of voting still open, two more candidates have exited the race to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, and three others face near elimination. All voting results are being posted to www.ip-watch.org. The number of candidates has dropped from 15 last Friday […]
First Round Results Of Voting For WIPO DG 13/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Candidate Votes Francis Gurry (Australia) 24 José Graça Aranha (Brazil) 16 Masood Khan (Pakistan) 13 Yoshiyuki Takagi (Japan) 6 Jorge Amigo Castañeda (Mexico) 4 Philippe Petit (France) 4 Alicja Adamczak (Poland) 3 Enrique Manalo (Philippines) 3 Toufiq Ali (Bangladesh) 2 James Otieno Odek (Kenya) […]
Voting Results: Gurry, Graça Aranha, Khan Take Straw Poll 13/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Candidate First Place Votes Second Place Votes Alicja Adamczak (Poland) 1 2 Toufiq Ali (Bangladesh) 4 5 Jorge Amigo Castañeda (Mexico) 4 13 José Graça Aranha (Brazil) 13 2 Gjorgji Filipov (Macedonia) 1 0 Francis Gurry (Australia) 24 11 Masood Khan (Pakistan) 10 11 Enrique Manalo […]
First Candidate For WIPO Director General Post Withdraws 09/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New Just days before the election begins for the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the first candidate has withdrawn, according to official sources. Mauro Masi, a former chief of staff to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in 2005, will return to the newly elected Berlusconi government as the […]
Suspending TRIPS Obligations: A Rising Alternative For WTO Retaliation 09/05/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Catherine Saez Retaliating against a country found in violation of World Trade Organization rules by sanctioning the country’s activities in an unrelated trade sector may be a more effective alternative for developing countries than retaliating under the sector of the violation, especially when such cross-retaliation involves WTO rules on intellectual property rights, an expert told a panel this week.
WIPO Director General Candidates’ Presentations To Members 09/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment On 14 April, the candidates to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization faced WIPO member governments. The election will take place on 13 May. Here are the candidates’ presentations. Alicja Adamczak (Poland) [doc] Toufiq Ali (Bangladesh) [pdf] Jorge Amigo Castañeda (Mexico) [doc] (Spanish version [doc]) José Graça Aranha (Brazil) [doc] […]
European Parliament Set To Reprimand Mandelson For Pressuring Thailand 09/05/2008 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – The European Parliament looks set to take Brussels’ top trade official to task over his latest attempt to persuade Thailand that it should revise its policy on pharmaceutical patents. Shortly after a new government was installed in Bangkok earlier this year, European Union trade commissioner Peter […]
Voting Procedures Set for WIPO Director General Vote Next Week 08/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By William New The final procedures appear to be in place for next week’s all-important nomination election for the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The WIPO Coordination Committee, the 83-member government executive body of the UN organisation, will meet on 13 May to narrow 15 candidates down to one. The […]
Proponents: ‘Time Is Now’ For TRIPS Biodiversity Amendment In Doha Round 08/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New India and other proponents on Wednesday sought to counter concern raised by the World Trade Organization chief that a “clash” could occur if differences are not narrowed on a proposed amendment to WTO intellectual property rules for the protection of genetic resources and traditional knowledge. “There is a groundswell of support for […]
People: Change Of IP Guard At US, Australia Missions; IFPMA Readies New Leader 07/05/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara and William New In the People column: the US mission IP team is undergoing a complete transformation, while a former top US IP negotiator in Geneva returned last week in a biotech industry suit, and still another US negotiator appears poised to follow.