EU Announces €11B R&D Programme For 2013 10/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The European Commission yesterday announced its largest research budget ever, allocating €10.8 billion towards innovative research aimed at generating job growth for 2013. It issued a call for proposals that includes €1.5 billion targeted toward information and communications technologies.
Novartis’ Indian Patent Law Challenge Postponed Again 06/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Supreme Court of India has postponed hearing final arguments in a key challenge to India’s patent law brought by Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis.
New UN Human Rights Council Resolution On Internet Rights 05/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a new resolution on the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the internet. The resolution ties such rights to development, and is said to be the first UN resolution to put online human rights on par with those offline.
EU Trade Commissioner Makes Last Appeal For Delay Of ACTA Vote 03/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment EU Trade Commissioner Karl De Gucht today made a last appeal to the European Parliament today to delay the decision on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in order to allow the European Court of Justice to give its opinion. But he met with strong indications that a rejection of the controversial agreement may be coming tomorrow.
US Awards Contract For Key Internet Function To ICANN 03/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United States government on 2 July announced it has awarded a contract to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to manage a key underlying function of the internet for up to 7 years.
UK Announces Updates To Copyright Licensing 02/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The United Kingdom government will publish draft updates to the UK copyright licensing system later this week, keeping strong criminal penalties, it said today.
Corporate Leader Fadi Chehadé Named ICANN Head 22/06/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The next president and CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was named today.
EBU Issues Declaration On Public Service Media 22/06/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) today issued a declaration in support of public service media’s role in society, including as a driver of innovation and a trusted independent voice.
BIO Releases Consultant Report Promoting IP Rights 21/06/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment At its annual meeting this week in Boston, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), put its name to a report promoting the advantages of intellectual property rights for the industry.
US-EU Transatlantic Trade Deal Would Skip IPRs 21/06/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 15 Comments The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) yesterday released an interim report with the European Union on ways to expand transatlantic trade and investment. But apparently this would not including trying to bridge differences on intellectual property rights.