ICANN Board Approval Opens Internet To Many New Domains 20/06/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The Board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today approved the Applicant Guidebook for new generic top-level domains, opening the door to potentially hundreds of new internet domains, like .africa, .music, .gay or .nyc.
EFF: Judge Dismisses Copyright “Troll” Case 15/06/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A US judge ruled yesterday that copyright “troll” Righthaven lacked legal authorisation to bring an infringement lawsuit because it did not have ownership of the copyright in question, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The case could have an impact on the future prospects of so-called copyright troll cases, EFF said.
Merck Donates Natural Products Library For Research 08/06/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck will donate its entire library of natural products to the Institute for Hepatitis and Virus Research along with a grant, the institute announced this week. The library, one of the world’s largest, will be open for researchers around the world.
New Fund To Help Ratify And Implement Nagoya Protocol 06/06/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A new fund has been established to help developing countries ratify and implement the Nagoya protocol on access and benefit sharing, the UN Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) said last week.
A2K Standards Proposed For UN Consumer Guidelines 01/06/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Consumers International today invited comments and proposals for a set of proposed amendments to include access to knowledge standards in the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection.
Let The WIPO Dialogues Begin! 01/06/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Negotiators at the UN World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva will have a new conference hall in which to debate in 2013, with construction starting this summer, according to a press release.
Partnership To Share Research, Keep IP Rights, On Neglected Diseases 01/06/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) signed an agreement with pharmaceutical manufacturer Sanofi on 30 May for a three-year research project on nine neglected tropical diseases that will come with intellectual property rights on research results for both sides, according to a press release from the international organisation in Switzerland.
WHO Board Lays Out Steps To UN Agency’s Reform 30/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Health Organization Executive Board last week requested more details on the organisation’s planned reform and established a consultative process for the reform, according to sources.
New “Final” ACTA Text Published, Open For Signature 27/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments A new “final” text of the secretive but potent Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been published by the European Commission, according to the Foundation for Free Information Infrastructure (FFII).
US Promotes Multilateral System Of Internet Governance In Geneva 24/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Betty King, United States Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, has declared US support for a multilateral system of internet governance and an open internet.