US Bill Would Prohibit Generics Delay 04/06/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The practice of brand name companies paying generic manufacturers to delay the entry of lower-priced generics into the market could become illegal, if a bill before the United States House of Representatives passes. The bill (available here [pdf]) is “to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of […]
اقتراح معاهدة الويبو بشأن القيود والاستثناءات في مجال حق المؤلف يمضي قدما 04/06/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment لجنة المنظمة العالمية للملكية الفكرية المعنية بحق المؤلف توصلت في مايو/أيار إلى اتفاق بشأن تناول الاستثناءات في حق المؤلف للأشخاص المعوقين بصريا وغيرهم من أجل تحسين نفاذهم إلى مواد القراءة.
Avancées quant à la proposition de traité de l’OMPI sur les limitations et les exceptions au droit d’auteur 04/06/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments En mai dernier, le comité du droit d’auteur de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) s’est accordé sur la manière d’aborder la proposition de traité sur les exceptions au droit d’auteur en faveur des déficients visuels et sur d’autres dispositions permettant un meilleur accès aux ouvrages de lecture.
Avanza propuesta de tratado de la OMPI sobre limitaciones y excepciones a los derechos de autor 04/06/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment En mayo, el Comité de derechos de autor de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual llegó a un acuerdo sobre un plan para examinar una propuesta de tratado sobre excepciones a los derechos de autor que permitan a los discapacitados visuales y a otras personas tener un mejor acceso a material de lectura.
China Blocking Key Foreign Media Sites 03/06/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments China is blocking its citizens’ access to leading international social media and news websites in the lead-up to the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square anti-democracy massacre in Beijing. Media and information sharing sites such as Twitter, YouTube, Blogger, and Flickr as well as mainstream media such as the Financial Times, New York Times and […]
CVs Of WIPO Leadership Nominees Now Available 03/06/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Names and biographies of the seven people who will likely lead the World Intellectual Property Organization secretariat under Director General Francis Gurry have been officially released on the WIPO website here [pdf]. Intellectual Property Watch reported on the new deputy and assistant directors general last week (IPW, WIPO, 28 May 2009), but the WIPO document […]
US Supreme Court To Rule On Business Method Patents 03/06/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United States Supreme Court, the nation’s highest court, has decided to review a case involving patenting of business methods, which could have a significant impact on the future of patenting. On 30 October 2008, the US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals – often called the country’s “patent court” – issued its decision in In […]
WIPO Names First-Ever Chief Economist 02/06/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments A well-known European economist has been named the first-ever Chief Economist at the World Intellectual Property Organization, according to sources.
WIPO Limitations & Exceptions Treaty Advances; Audiovisual Treaty Gets New Life 30/05/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments After intensive negotiations, the World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee reached agreement Friday night on a plan to address a proposed treaty on copyright exceptions for visually impaired persons and others. There also appeared to be a renewed focus on a decade-old treaty proposal on audiovisual performances, according to participants.
Affaire Golan : les États-Unis pourraient se retrouver en infraction avec les traités internationaux sur le droit d’auteur 29/05/2009 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Récemment, une cour fédérale des États-Unis a annoncé une mauvaise nouvelle au gouvernement américain et à de nombreux titulaires de droits d’auteur étrangers, comme ceux des œuvres de Sergueï Rachmaninov, de Dmitry Chostakovitch, de Sergueï Prokofiev et d’Igor Stravinski. En effet, la cour en question vient d’invalider une loi américaine qui avait rétabli la protection des droits d’auteur appliqués aux œuvres de ces auteurs étrangers