US Patent Reform Advances But Outcome, Global Impact Uncertain 25/07/2007 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Legislation for sweeping reform of the US patent system emerged from House and Senate committees last week. Among other changes, the bills would more closely align the US scheme with international patent practice, create an additional opportunity to challenge the validity of questionable patents, and limit damages in some infringement lawsuits. But the bills’ future is unpredictable, observers say.
Observers Watchful Of US Trade Impact On Medicines Access 24/07/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen The United States has begun incorporating a revised intellectual property and health policy into its bilateral trade deals. But although the overall softer approach towards its partners may improve access to medicines, the debate on the impact of the US free trade agreements on public health in developing countries is […]
Comité de la OMPI extiende y ajusta su mandato sobre conocimientos tradicionales y folclore 20/07/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Tras intensos debates y a última hora, un comité de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) decidió renovar su actual mandato, con un poco más de énfasis en la dirección que tomará su labor futura. El Presidente de la sesión I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, Embajador de Indonesia […]
Traité sur la radiodiffusion dans l’impasse : l’OMPI reste malgré tout optimiste 20/07/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par William New Les États membres de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle ont rejeté, en juin dernier, une proposition visant à engager des négociations officielles sur un traité relatif à la protection des droits des organismes de radiodiffusion et de distribution par câble. Ils ont par ailleurs recommandé de poursuivre les discussions au niveau […]
Rwanda Pioneers Use Of WTO Patent Flexibility For HIV/AIDS Medicine 20/07/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Years after it was permitted under international trade law, the first country has notified the World Trade Organization that it will use a flexibility allowing it to address public health needs by importing a patented medicine produced without authorisation of the patent holder. Rwanda this week told the WTO it […]
US Ruling Creates Uncertainty For Famous Foreign Trademarks 20/07/2007 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Steve Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch In a ruling that surprised many trademark experts in the United States, one of the country’s most respected appellate courts recently cut back on the protection given to famous foreign trademarks. If such marks are well known in the US but are not registered or used in the country, they are unprotected by federal law, according to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Parlamento aplaza acuerdo de OMC sobre PI y Salud Pública hasta que la UE dé un impulso al acceso bilateral a medicamentos 19/07/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por David Cronin para Intellectual Property Watch Los miembros del Parlamento Europeo han decidido aplazar la aceptación del protocolo a un acuerdo de la Organización Mundial del Comercio en materia de patentes sobre medicamentos, a la espera de que los gobiernos de la Unión Europea otorguen un mayor respaldo político y financiero a los países […]
UE: Se desvanece armonización de patentes, insuficiencia en DRM, silencio respecto a flexibilidades en ADPIC 17/07/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment ¿Está cerrándose la oportunidad de lograr armonización de patentes en la UE? Por Monika Ermert para Intellectual Property Watch MUNICH- A juzgar por los comentarios de algunos funcionarios, tras varios años de debates, podría estarse cerrando la ventana de oportunidad para la siguiente etapa de armonización del sistema europeo de patentes a través de la […]
Is Peace Breaking Out In US Internet Radio Royalty Rates Battle? 15/07/2007 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch A Saturday agreement between US webcasters and SoundExchange, which collects digital royalties for artists and record labels, appears to have cooled some of the heat surrounding a 2 March decision by the US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) setting new rates for Internet radio performances. With the new rates […]
WIPO Committee Extends, Adjusts Mandate On Traditional Knowledge, Folklore 13/07/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen After intense, last-minute discussions, a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) committee decided to renew its current mandate, with a slightly stronger emphasis on the direction of its future work. Meeting Chair I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, the Indonesian ambassador, told Intellectual Property Watch that “the old mandate still exists” but […]