US Seeks Comments on Internet Access and Copyright 05/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Internet Policy Task Force of the United States Commerce Department today issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking comment from any interested stakeholders – including rights holders, internet service providers, and consumers – on the “protection of copyrighted works online and the relationship between copyright law and innovation in the internet economy.”
Chan Denies Pharma Influence As WHO Review Proceeds 28/09/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments “Never did I see a shred of evidence that financial profits for industry, as opposed to epidemiological and virological data, influenced WHO decisions” on a recent influenza pandemic, World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan said today in opening remarks to the International Health Regulations Review Committee.
Europe Acts On Visually Impaired Reader Access 19/09/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments The European Blind Union and the Federation of European Publishers have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on access to works for dyslexic or visually impaired readers on 14 September.
Consultations On WTO Drug Transit Case Continue 16/09/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The second round of World Trade Organization dispute settlement consultations between the European Union and the Netherlands and India and Brazil over the seizure of generic medicines in transit were held this week.
Swiss Supreme Court Forbids Rights Holder Access To IP Addresses 14/09/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Swiss Supreme Court Forbids Rights Holders’ Access to Personal IP Addresses The Swiss Federal Supreme Court took a decision on 8 September preventing the collection of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses by private companies.
Human Rights Council Opens With New Work On IP 14/09/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The UN Human Rights Council opened yesterday morning, with its session planned to run until 1 October. Several new reports that touch on issues of innovation and indigenous protection are expected to be presented. The Working Group on the Right to Development will submit the report of a session it held in Geneva in April, […]
IP-Watch Chairs IP Law Summit 13/09/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Intellectual Property Watch Editor William New this week is chairing an IP Law Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada (US), being held from 12-14 September. The event is addressing latest issues at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), prospects for US and international patent reform, US copyright law reform in the context of international […]
NGOs Warn On IP In Trans Pacific Trade Agreement 10/09/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A coalition of some two dozen non-governmental organisations yesterday sent a letter to the United States Trade Representative raising concern about the impact on access to medicines of intellectual property provisions in a regional, Asia-Pacific trade agreement, known as the Trans Pacific Partnership, which is under negotiation. The coalition led by Public Citizen warned against […]
EU Launches Survey Of Countries’ Deficiency In IP Enforcement 08/09/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The European Commission has launched its survey on intellectual property protection and enforcement in third countries. The survey is open until 31 October. Every two years the Commission conducts “a broad IPR enforcement survey,” that will serve, with other input, to establish a list of “priority countries” where counterfeiting and piracy are considered “a serious […]
European Commission Tells Parliament ACTA Must Be Minimal 08/09/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht today told the plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg that it has become clear the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) could only be concluded by sticking to a minimum consensus. But this might result in some lack of effectiveness of the much-debated anti-counterfeiting trade agreement, he said. He reiterated […]