USPTO To Reveal New Design For Patents This Week 06/03/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will make public the new design for patents this week at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. The new design will first be used on patent number 10 million, expected to issue this year. There have fewer than 12 basic design changes to the US patent since President George Washington granted the first patent in 1790, and only two in the last 100 years, USPTO said.
WHO Joint Tropical Disease Program Issues Report On Research Fairness 02/03/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Health Organisation’s Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) has published the first report on research fairness under a new initiative. The report includes an analysis of how TDR manages intellectual property rights in a positive way.
Video Gaming Industry Issues Attack On WHO’s Proposed Gaming Disorder Classification 01/03/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Teens’ (and others’) life-altering obsession with video gaming is well-known to almost any parent in most countries around the world, and the World Health Organization recently identified it as an addiction called “gaming disorder.” Today, the self-acclaimed $36 billion video gaming industry hit back with a statement about a new paper from “preeminent researchers and scientists” that it says casts doubt on the WHO’s efforts.
Academies’ Group Urges EU Harmonisation Of Rules On Inventorship, Patenting 28/02/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A high-level group of academic experts in intellectual property rights and innovation in the European Union has released a statement highlighting the rise in inventions due to international research and development and says EU regulations on inventorship, assignment and patent filing should be assessed for harmonisation and reducing complexity.
Authors’ Group Study: Copyright Safe Harbour Provisions Distort Market 28/02/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Copyright “safe harbour” rules aimed at ensuring the free flow of information by internet service providers without liability for infringing content are “distorting the digital market, profiting tech giants and leading to significant underpayment of copyright owners,” according to an international authors’ industry association study released this week.
CARB-X Announces 2018 Round Of Funding For Antibacterial Research 23/02/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment CARB-X , a global private-public partnership for research on antimicrobial resistance, this week announced its 2018 rounds of funding for research on “antibiotics, vaccines, diagnostics, devices and other life-saving products to respond to the threat of drug-resistant bacteria.”
New Draft WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Text Published 16/02/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Intellectual Property Organization has circulated a new draft text on definitions in the global broadcasting copyright treaty that is under discussion at the UN agency. The draft was prepared by the chair of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), which will meet later this spring.
EU Council Clears Way For Ratification Of Marrakesh Treaty For Visually Impaired By Summer 15/02/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The European Union Council of Ministers today adopted a decision that enables the EU to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty on access to published works for blind and visually impaired readers starting in summer. The copyright exceptions treaty negotiated at the World Intellectual Property Organization and adopted in 2013, went into effect in September 2016 but has been held up in Europe.
Over 50 Libraries, Educators, Researchers Call On EU Parliament For Better Copyright 15/02/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment More than 50 organisations representing a range of teachers, students, trainers, researchers, scientists, librarians and others have joined together to call on the European Parliament to improve European copyright reform for education.
Call For Applications – African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative 08/02/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Are you an African woman entrepreneur seeking to advance your leadership, strategy, and business management skills? Are you interested in connecting with other women business owners from across the continent and being coached by a mentor?