Technology Transfer Will Be Part Of Copenhagen Climate Deal 16/09/2009 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment COPENHAGEN – Technology transfer is bound to be part of a possible new international climate deal at the high-level meeting in Copenhagen in December, according to officials. Meanwhile, international economists have concluded that such transfers constitute a win-win situation for developed and developing countries when it comes to combating climate change.
France’s HADOPI 2 Passes 15/09/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment [Correction: Before the bill can become law, the National Assembly and Senate must combine their passed bills, according to sources] French legislators today approved, by a vote 285 to 225, a pioneering bill (in French) allowing authorities to cut off internet access and impose fines on those found to have downloaded copyrighted material without authorisation. […]
New EU Communication On Increased IP Enforcement 14/09/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments The European Commission Trade Directorate today adopted a “communication on enhancing the enforcement of intellectual property rights” within the European Union internal market that aims at greater coordination but stops short of new legislative measures.
Will KSR‘s Effect On Small Molecule Patents Be Limited? 14/09/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Four recent Federal Circuit decisions suggest that small molecules are special and may be relatively unaffected by the US Supreme Court KSR decision, write Photon Rao and George Best.
Brevetage des gènes: la résistance se renforce aux Etats-Unis et en Europe 14/09/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment L’action en justice intentée récemment contre le Bureau américain des brevets et des marques de commerce par une entreprise de biotechnologie et une fondation concernant des brevets sur les gènes associés au cancer a permis d’attirer l’attention de l’opinion internationale sur la question du brevetage des gènes humains, une pratique contre laquelle un groupe d’associations influentes a exprimé son opposition le 27 août.
Brasil-EE UU: la resolución de la OMC autorizaría medidas de retorsión cruzada contra DPI 13/09/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Según un informe arbitral que la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) ha publicado en el contexto de una diferencia entre el Brasil y los Estados Unidos (EE UU) sobre subvenciones al algodón americano, el primer país tendría derecho a adoptar contramedidas en materia de comercio en contra de EE UU y, en determinadas circunstancias, a suspender obligaciones en materia de propiedad intelectual (PI).
Une entreprise d’Antigua relance le débat sur la mise en application de la rétorsion croisée prévue par l’Accord de l’OMC sur les ADPIC 13/09/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Un site Internet proposant de la musique et des films en téléchargement illimité pour un prix dérisoire cherche à tirer profit d’une décision d’arbitrage prise en 2007 par l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) concernant un différend entre l’île antillaise d’Antigua-et-Barbuda et les États-Unis, par laquelle Antigua a reçu l’autorisation de suspendre certaines de ses obligations en matière de propriété intellectuelle vis-à-vis des États-Unis. Cette action soulève des questions concernant la mise en application des mesures de rétorsion croisée, qui permettent à un pays plaignant de trouver réparation dans un secteur différent de celui où le pays défendeur a commis une infraction.
Survey: US 19th In Global IP Protection 13/09/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 7 Comments The United States, often seen as toughest on other nations for their perceived failure to protect US intellectual property rights, was itself 19th [note: corrected from earlier version] in the world in such protection last year, according to the latest World Economic Forum survey on competitiveness. Some of those scoring higher have been criticised in […]
20,000 March In Berlin As Protests Erupt Against European Surveillance 12/09/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Over twenty thousand people today marched through the German capital of Berlin protesting against the rise of surveillance legislation in their country and the European Union in recent years. Under the motto “freedom not fear,” 167 organisations, including major trade unions, associations of lawyers, judges, journalists, doctors and civil rights activists, called on the German […]
IP, Technology And The Next Green Revolution For Africa 11/09/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Intellectual Property Watch asked Kanayo Nwanze of the International Fund for Agricultural Development to explain how to best create incentives for technology development aimed at helping smallholding farmers, how to achieve agricultural growth without damaging the environment, and how to use intellectual property to forward those goals.