Health Assembly To Begin Talks On IP Resolutions Thursday Under Time Constraints 25/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New A technical committee of the World Health Assembly on 24 May decided to wait until the next day to set up a short-term working group on two draft intellectual property resolutions, which put in question whether the assembly will run out of time on these issues before […]
NGOs See Possibilities For New Health R&D Framework 24/05/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A key question among delegates, lobbyists and activists tracking intellectual property-related resolutions at this week’s World Health Assembly is what a proposed new research and development framework would look like. The assembly is addressing two intellectual property-related resolutions aimed at finding ways to improve research and development for treatments of diseases in poor countries. It […]
OECD Considers Entering Into Patent Harmonisation Debate 24/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment MADRID – At a recent conference here on patents and research it was suggested that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) would be a good forum in which to discuss certain aspects of the patent harmonisation process that so far has taken place at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The 18-19 May […]
US Declares Opposition To WHO R&D Resolution As Proponents Raise Questions 22/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The United States today made clear its opposition to a World Health Organization (WHO) resolution that aims to promote research and development into neglected diseases, and which is scheduled to be discussed at this week’s WHO annual meeting. Meanwhile proponents of the resolution are finding it difficult to operate, according to sources. The draft resolution, […]
Centre Highlights Brazil’s Leadership In IP, Free/Open Source Issues 22/05/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Debates over the intellectual property system, access to knowledge, and free and open source software are raging worldwide, but perhaps nowhere so much as in Brazil. And in that country, one forum for debate and analysis that stands out is the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) Law School in Rio de Janeiro. Located at the FGV […]
OECD Gets Input For Possible Roadmap On Patent Exemptions 19/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment MADRID – The plan of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to develop a roadmap on patents and research got substantial input at a conference here as the viewpoints of people favouring patents in research as well as those opposing it generated a lively debate. The focus of the conference was “research exemptions,” […]
WIPO Discusses Enforcement As Some Seek Broader Mandate, Consumer Voice 19/05/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment An advisory group of government and industry experts at a World Intellectual Property Organization this week highlighted work in the enforcement of intellectual property rights. But tensions arose over the group’s mandate and whose views may be presented, according to participants. In a closed meeting from 15-17 May, the WIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement heard […]
OECD Conference Considers Evidence That Patents Hinder Research 18/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment MADRID – During the first half of a two-day of an intellectual property conference, studies presented on whether patenting affects access for researchers concluded that although there is an access problem, it may not be a major problem for academic researchers. But the discussion showed that conference participants differ on the problem, as well as […]
World Health Assembly To Consider IP Resolutions Amid Flurry Of Side Events 18/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New The World Health Organization’s annual meeting on 22-27 May will consider at least three resolutions related to health and intellectual property rights. There is some overlap among them, and it remains to be seen how the meeting chooses to approach them. This will be the 59th World […]
May Edition of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available 16/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Who will head the new US intellectual property office opening in New Delhi this summer? Who is involved in the recent top-level reshuffling at the World Health Organization (WHO)? Find out in the People section, unique to the Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Reporter. In our unique News Briefs section you can learn more about a […]