Overall Dip In IP Crime Thanks To Successful Partnerships, UK IP Office Says 24/09/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office in conjunction with the IP Crime Group, made up of representatives from industry, law enforcement and government, have released official figures illustrating a decrease in the number of intellectual property crimes reported over the last year.
USPTO Director Addresses ‘Unacceptable’ Gender Gap In Sci/Tech Fields 23/09/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The alarming statistic that women hold less than 25 percent of science and technology jobs in the United States, despite making up nearly half of the workforce, brings home the extent to which women are underrepresented in this domain, says US Patent and Trademark Office Director Michelle Lee.
Paper: Strict Plant Variety Protection In Africa Goes Beyond International Regulation 22/09/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A new paper by a Norwegian researcher finds that recent legislation efforts on plant variety protection in Africa go beyond the requirements of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV).
Top US Lawmakers On Trade Urge Action On India’s Treatment Of IPRs 22/09/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The top members of US Congress and the Senate responsible for international trade issues today urged the Obama administration to push for changes to India’s handling of intellectual property rights and technology. The United States and India are preparing for high-level bilateral meetings. The elected officials’ positions appear to be similar to those of US […]
EPO: 1000s Of Patents Behind The Beer At Munich’s Oktoberfest 18/09/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The Munich Oktoberfest, the world-famous beer festival, is a display for a range of inventions, according to the Munich-based European Patent Office. A search in the patent database of the office revealed there are more than 2,000 European patents in every beer tent.
New Opinion Of The European Copyright Society On “Reprobel”- Case (C-572/13) 16/09/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment From the Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), University of Strasbourg: On 5 September 2015, the European Copyright Society issued an Opinion on the conclusions presented on June 11, 2015 by the Advocate-General Pedro Cruz Villalón in the HP Belgium v. Reprobel-case pending before the Court of Justice of the EU (case C-572/13), following a request for preliminary ruling from the Brussels Court of Appeal (Belgium) lodged on 8 November 2013.
Switzerland Backs Renovation Of UN Offices In Geneva 14/09/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The government of Switzerland has decided to give a CHF 400 million interest-free loan toward renovation of the Palais des Nations, the United Nations headquarters in Europe. The CHF 837 million project is expected to begin in 2017 and be completed in 2023, the UN said.
Assange, Manning, Snowden At The Door Of The UN In Geneva 14/09/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The Place des Nations, home to the United Nations in Geneva, is adorned with a temporary exhibition this week. The work of Italian artist Davide Dormino representing Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning, and Edward Snowden was inaugurated this morning.
Subscriber Update: Workplan For WIPO Program And Budget Committee 14/09/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The tentative workplan for this week’s World Intellectual Property Organization Program and Budget Committee (PBC) has been circulated. The PBC is meeting from 14-18 September. Documents are available here. The tentative plan for addressing the agenda items is available here [pdf]. This is subject to change during the week. WIPO members have already adopted the […]
European Commission Supports Indefinite Exemption Of LDCs From IPRs On Pharmaceuticals 10/09/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments In a communication today, the European Commission said it agrees to support a least developed country request at the World Trade Organization to prolong indefinitely a current exemption on the enforcement of IP on pharmaceutical products. Now the decision moves to the EU member states.