Medicines Patent Pool Seeks Business Director 19/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Medicines Patent Pool, recently established with the support of drug-purchasing mechanism UNITAID, is searching for a new business director to manage relationships with current and potential new licensors and licensees of medicine-related patents. The business development director will help the Medicines Patent Pool general counsel in negotiating licensing arrangements, and is also responsible for […]
Two New Books On IP In The WTO 18/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A new two-volume set of books entitled Intellectual Property in the WTO, edited by high-impact academic Carlos Correa, is now available. For a short time, publisher Edward Elgar company is offering a 20 percent discount for Intellectual Property Watch readers.
WTO TRIPS Consultations Tomorrow 14/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment World Trade Organization members will convene tomorrow morning for an open-ended informal session of the WTO negotiations on geographical indications, in the run-up to next week’s meeting of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council.
Patents In Cosmetics: Disclosure Of Origin Arduous, Report Says 14/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A growing number of patents are being filed on plant-based ingredients for use in cosmetics, according to a new report from the Geneva-based Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT).
WHO Report: Progress On Neglected Tropical Diseases 14/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A new report released today by the World Health Organization found that 17 neglected tropical diseases can be controlled. If strategies set out in the report are implemented widely, “they can substantially reduce the disease burden, breaking a cycle of infection, disability and lost opportunities that keep people in poverty, WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a press release.
Sign Up For Email Alerts Of IP-Watch Briefs! 13/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Now available for Intellectual Property Watch readers: Email alerts for the IP-Watch Burble microblog, our breaking news briefs. A free service available to all, just sign up for email alerts here if you don’t already receive them. If you already receive IP-Watch email alerts, just scroll to the bottom of any email you receive (like this one) and click the link under “If you would like to modify the settings of your subscription,” which takes you to your individualised settings. Then add Burble to your categories. And of course you can also follow us on Twitter or by RSS feed, see www.ip-watch.org. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@ip-watch.ch.
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 […]
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 […]