New Leadership At Brazil’s Copyright Office Raises Questions 14/03/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The head of the Brazilian intellectual property office was recently removed by the new Culture minister, replaced by an official who has some wondering if a swing toward stronger copyright protection is in the works for the government.
International Seed Treaty Hears Concerns Of Corporate Concentration, DNA Patenting 14/03/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is holding the fourth regular session of its Governing Body this week in Bali, Indonesia.
Vaccines Alliance Gets New CEO 10/03/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A key Geneva-based public-private initiative to increase global vaccination has named a new CEO.
Commerce Secretary Locke Nominated US Ambassador To China 09/03/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment US President Obama today nominated current US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be ambassador to China. US intellectual property rights holders see it as a positive contribution to what they see as a fight against massive piracy and counterfeiting from China.
Law Firms Making Changes To IP Staff 09/03/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A number of law firms and a key trademark industry group have made changes in recent weeks aimed at boosting their intellectual property practices.
Panel: Help Needed With IP Implications Of Nagoya Protocol On Genetic Resources 07/03/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The new international agreement on access and benefit-sharing of genetic resources has many IP implications, according to panellists at an event last week. And at least one United Nations agency is launching an effort to help countries with those IP implications.
WIPO Draft Treaty Text On Genetic Resources Joins Folklore, Traditional Knowledge 04/03/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Country experts this week took up the challenge of doing the groundwork for negotiations towards a treaty on the protection of genetic resources at the World Intellectual Property Organization. Breaking uncharacteristically early on the final day today, the experts’ work delivered a set of options reflecting all points of views for negotiators to work from.
Draft WIPO Instrument On Genetic Resources Shows Lists Of Options 04/03/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A new draft document was issued yesterday by a drafting group of experts at the World Intellectual Property Organization. The drafting group was in charge of cleaning up a text with aspirations to become a draft international instrument on the protection of genetic resources, and added a number of options for a possible treaty.
Patentable Subject Matter, IP Waiver For Health Discussed At WTO 02/03/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Patentable subject matter was discussed this week at the World Trade Organization with entrenched positions, according to sources, and the momentum started in October on ways to improve a public health exception within the WTO Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement, appeared to have lost some steam.
Former Senator To Head Motion Picture Association 02/03/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Motion Picture Association of America, the influential US film industry group, has landed a highly regarded former US senator as its next chairman and chief executive officer.