Snag In Early End To Viagra Patent In Brazil 17/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The date 20 June will mark the authorised end of Viagra’s patent in Brazil, following a 28 April decision of the Superior Court of Justice. Since the decision, five laboratories have requested registration for drugs that are generic versions of Viagra or similar to it, according to press reports. EMS, the largest generic pharmaceutical company […]
WHO Spins New Defence Of Its Swine Flu Response 10/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments The World Health Organization today issued a briefing note attempting to offer a detailed explanation of its actions in relation to the 2009 H1N1 “swine” flu pandemic, amid charges that it overstated the problem to the benefit of the pharmaceutical industry and quietly changed its definition of a pandemic (IPW, WHO, 8 June 2010). The […]
Pharma Industry To Publish Clinical Trial Results 10/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Leading pharmaceutical industry groups announced today adoption of an agreement to submit for journal publication all results of late-stage clinical trials whether the outcomes were positive or negative. The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) today approved a “Joint Industry Position of the Publication of Clinical Trial Results in the Scientific Literature.” It […]
Council Of Europe Wants In On ICANN Government Body 07/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments The 47-member Council of Europe wants to become an observer in the governmental advisory body of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and is pondering on a possible role as secretariat provider for the ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). ICANN is the technical oversight body for the internet domain name system. Following […]
Worning Named Acting Head Of WHO IP Division 04/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Anne Marie Worning, executive director of the director general’s office at the World Health Organization, will be adding direction of the WHO Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (PHI) division to her list of duties, sources revealed today. Worning, a native of Denmark, is a medical doctor who has worked in various capacities for the […]
New ITU Development Roadmap Doesn’t Develop Content 04/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment UN members today announced a roadmap for global information and communications technology development with an emphasis on access to broadband high-speed internet and a range of online public services. But it appeared to steer clear of promoting local content development online, an issue often included in such work under increasing ICT convergence. The 24 May […]
EU Generics Producers’ Plan For Market Access 04/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment “Increasing generic medicine market penetration is the fastest way towards considerable and sustainable savings for healthcare systems in Europe” was the message of European Generics Association President Didier Barret to delegates at the group’s annual meeting, held in Rome on 3-4 June. A sustainable generic medicines industry must be based on three pillars, he said: […]
USPTO Seeks Comment On New Patent Process 03/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The US Patent and Trademark Office is seeking comments on a proposed new patent examination initiative aimed at providing applicants with greater control over the speed with which their applications are examined and promoting greater efficiency in the examination process. The USPTO initiative would introduce a three-track programme, rather than the current single approach, the […]
Double-Barrelled Databases: WIPO GOLD And USPTO-Google 02/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Today two separate search engines for intellectual property rights were announced in Geneva and Washington, DC, both of which have the potential to significantly ease searches for patents, trademarks and other IP. The World Intellectual Property Organization on 1 June launched WIPO GOLD, a free online global resource for accessing its databases. The new feature […]
US To Monitor Federal Science Investment Impact 02/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United States government has launched a new initiative it claims will monitor the impact of US federal science investments on employment, knowledge generation and health outcomes. The initiative is led by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Called Science and Technology for […]