Near-Finished Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Pact Could Have Broad Reach 12/10/2010 by William New and Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The countries that own most of the world’s intellectual property rights have all but completed an agreement among themselves that raises the level of protection of those rights while appearing to reduce obligations placed on rights holders. Now they’ll need to find ways to apply it to the countries of the world seen as responsible for much of the infringing material.
Peer-To-Patent Public Prior Art Search Expanded 12/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Peer to Patent programme, a United States patent community review platform, has been expanded and re-launched with a new interface. The service seeks to help patent examiners search for prior art with the help of the public. The Peer to Patent programme now can handle applications from multiple patent offices, according to a press […]
October Edition Of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available 12/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Edition features top news on international IP policymaking, the latest on who is coming and going in the international IP community, news briefs and more. The October edition is now available for subscribers at: http://www.ip-watch.org/user/newsletter.
A Rights-Poor Protocol For Biodiversity Access & Benefit-Sharing 08/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments A leading indigenous negotiator for a UN protocol on biodiversity access and benefit sharing says the process will likely yield a highly diluted, rights-poor protocol and that Indigenous Peoples’ negotiating leverage is slipping.
Touré Re-Elected Head of ITU 07/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Member states of the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) today re-elected Hamadoun Touré of Mali as ITU Secretary-General of ITU for a second four-year term.
Latest ACTA Text Now Available 06/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The latest draft text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement has now been made public.
ACTA Text Will Be Released Today At 16:00 06/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The latest text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) will be released at 4 in the afternoon, Central European Time, Intellectual Property Watch has just learned. It will be released online at the websites of the negotiating trade ministries. A link will be added here as soon as it becomes available. The final round of […]
US Seeks Comments on Internet Access and Copyright 05/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Internet Policy Task Force of the United States Commerce Department today issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking comment from any interested stakeholders – including rights holders, internet service providers, and consumers – on the “protection of copyrighted works online and the relationship between copyright law and innovation in the internet economy.”
ACTA: No More Negotiating Rounds Planned; Latest Text To Be Released 04/10/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 8 Comments The round of negotiations in Tokyo last week on the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) will be the last in the several-year long process to come to a final agreement, negotiators have said. The latest text – along with highlighted issue areas on which certain countries still have reservations – will be released before the end of the week, negotiators told Intellectual Property Watch.
An Eventful Week For IP Policymaking In The United States 02/10/2010 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United States’ search for ways to spark its job growth has led to a focus on intellectual property rights, and this week several significant developments boiled over.