CERN: Free Access To Scientific Journals In Physics In 2014 03/10/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Geneva-based European Organization for Nuclear Physics (CERN) has collaborated with funding agencies and libraries of 29 countries to make freely available access to otherwise expensive scientific articles in the field of particle physics.
MSF Launches Patent Opposition Database 02/10/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, Doctors without Borders) today announced the launch of the “Patent Opposition Database,” an online resource to help patient groups or others to oppose wrongful patent applications as a way to ensure access remains open for affordable generic drugs.
On TPP Secrecy, US And Five Others Decline To Answer UN 01/10/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The nine countries asked by a United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur to respond to a complaint over the alleged secret and bureaucratic negotiations for the draft Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement either failed to respond or defended the backdoor talks, according to the advocacy group Knowledge Ecology International (KEI).
WTO Dispute Panel Formed On Australia Tobacco Law 28/09/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body today established a panel to review a complaint filed by Ukraine against Australia for a tobacco plain-packaging law aimed at discouraging tobacco use.
Industry Analysis: Print Sales Still In Decline; New Copyright Law Not A Solution 28/09/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A new industry analysis highlights the continued decline in print advertising revenues, but offers a glimpse of possibilities for the recovery of the industry in light of the various technology-driven changes and developments in the global media market. New laws or new exceptions to copyright laws, however, are not seen as ways to save the print industry, at least in Europe, according to the report.
Latest Draft Of European Patent Court Agreement Released 28/09/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A new draft of the agreement on creation of a European Patent Court has been issued by the Council of the European Union. The latest version shows the changes agreed earlier this year, including to locate the central office in Paris with divisions in London and Munich.
WIPO Director Calls For Efforts To Boost Viability Of Copyright 27/09/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments World Intellectual Property Organization Director General Francis Gurry has issued a call for new efforts to ensure copyright remains viable and to win the hearts and minds of the public toward intellectual property rights. The comments came in a broader context of maintaining the relevance of the organisation on the eve of the annual WIPO General Assembly.
UN Clears WIPO Shipments To Iran 26/09/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The United Nations Security Council committee on sanctions has cleared the UN World Intellectual Property Organization of wrongdoing in shipping high-tech equipment to Iran.
European Creators Insist Private Copying Levy Still Relevant 25/09/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments Trade associations representing creators, performers and producers of literary works in Europe have reiterated in a joint declaration issued today that manufacturers of copying devices should continue paying for copyright levies amid efforts to abolish the controversial remuneration model.
UN Sanctions Committee Finds No Violation In WIPO Shipments To North Korea 24/09/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The World Intellectual Property Organization did not violate United Nations sanctions on North Korea when it shipped computers and equipment to the country as technical assistance, a UN sanctions committee has found. It did suggest that WIPO should have consulted the committee before making the shipments, but accepted WIPO’s plan for review and consultation in the future.