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WIPO IP And Genetic Resources Committee Makes Progress Despite Block At End

02/07/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

It seemed last week that after years of mainly fruitless discussions at the World Intellectual Property Organization committee seeking ways to protect genetic resources, progress was achieved and some agreement was within reach. However, on the last day, the United States, supported by Japan, rose against the consensus on a draft text, provoking the ire of developing countries, and general disappointment.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, Enforcement, English, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

Disclosure, Sanctions – Still To Be Overcome In WIPO Genetic Resources Negotiations

28/06/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Efforts to draft new language to bridge gaps in this week’s negotiations on a potential treaty protecting genetic resources at the World Intellectual Property Organization were praised by a number of participants. However, what is now presented as a “package” proposition, focusing the instrument on patents, left some developing countries with the feeling that the concessions they made on the patent-only focus are not being met with a similar efforts by others, in particular on a proposed disclosure requirement for patent applicants.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

Indigenous Knowledge Databases: Is It Something To Be Concerned About?

28/06/2018 by Adithi Koushik for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

Almost all information today ends up in a database. It is organised and made readily accessible. While it sounds positive, for indigenous communities, it can be crucial. Databases of their knowledge, culture, and genetic resources, if misused, can undermine generations of community effort and maybe even their sustainability. A panel of indigenous peoples’ representatives presented their concerns about databases this week to governments attending a World Intellectual Property Organization meeting on genetic resources.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, English, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

WIPO Genetic Resources Expert Group Ponders Disclosure Requirement, Databases

27/06/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

On the eve of this week’s meeting of a World Intellectual Property Organization committee on genetic resources, an expert group met behind closed doors to discuss some of the more difficult issues. The report of the expert group to the full committee on 25 June confirmed differences but also common views and avenues to be explored, and has been carried into the week.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, Enforcement, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

US Raises Economic Concerns About Proposals At WIPO On Patents And Genetic Resources

27/06/2018 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Normally known for sanguine views of rules to strengthen intellectual property rights globally, the United States government this week submitted a paper at the World Intellectual Property Organization putting forward private sector economic concerns about proposals to strengthen international rules for patenting of genetic resources aimed largely at helping developing countries.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, Enforcement, English, Environment, Health & IP, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

Expert Group Meets Ahead Of This Week’s WIPO Genetic Resources Negotiations

22/06/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

An expert group is meeting Sunday at the World Intellectual Property Organization, on the eve of a weeklong session of the WIPO committee on genetic resources and traditional knowledge. The expert group will address the most divisive issues in the discussions of the committee in charge of finding solutions to protect genetic resources, traditional knowledge and folklore against misuse and misappropriation.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, Enforcement, English, Environment, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

Прекратить неавторизованный доступ к генетическим ресурсам (а именно, Биопиратство): принцип ограниченной открытости

19/06/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

«Доступ к генетическим ресурсам» и «справедливое и честное распределение выгод от их использования» были камнем предкновения на всех тринадцати Конференциях сторон-участников Соглашения Организации Объединенных Наций от 1993 года о Биологическом разнoобразии (CBD). Слова в кавычках составляют третью задачу договора, которая переплетена с двумя первыми, а именно с задачей консервации и устойчивого использования. По первым буквам английского названия эта задача сокращенно обозначается как «ABS». Несмотря на 25 лет усилий и при размерах био-экономики порядка 1 триллиона долларов [1], было заключено немного контрактов [2]. И в этом малом количестве контрактов денежная часть так незначительна, что их участники не пожелали ее обнародовать. «Закон ABS Бразилии» от 2015, который вошел в силу 6 ноября 2017, позволяет чтобы отчисления от суммы продаж составляли всего одну десятую процента[3]. Используя выражение известного ученого-законоведа, потребитель платит «пшик» авторам биоресурсов.

Filed Under: Features, Inside Views, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Enforcement, English, Environment, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, UPOV / CBD, United Nations - other Tagged With: #nofeed

Countries Discuss Prospect Of Plurilateral Agreement On Genetic Resources Protection

14/06/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

Faced with a longstanding lack of progress at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization on the protection of genetic resources and traditional knowledge, some developing countries are examining the possibility of moving outside the multilateral system toward a plurilateral agreement with like-minded countries. During an international conference last week, panellists pondered the prospects of such an option.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, Enforcement, English, Environment, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, United Nations - other, WIPO, WTO/TRIPS

Indigenous Peoples Seek Involvement In WTO To Defend Rights (Video)

13/06/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Indigenous peoples are losing their genetic resources and traditional knowledge and need to be involved in negotiations on World Trade Organization intellectual property rules and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, representatives told a conference on the subject last week. In a podcast and video interview with Intellectual Property Watch below, the indigenous representatives explain their case.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, English, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WTO/TRIPS

En finir avec l’accès aux ressources génétiques sans autorisation (c’est-à-dire avec la biopiraterie): « l’ouverture limitée »

12/06/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

L’ « accès aux ressources génétiques » et le « partage juste et équitable des avantages découlant de leur utilisation » s’est révelé un véritable casse-tête pour l’ensemble des 13 Conférences des Parties à la Convention des Nations Unies sur la Diversité Biologique (CDB). La formule, entre guillemets, qu’on désigne par l’acronyme « APA », se réfère au troisième objectif de la Convention, lequel est étroitement liée aux deux premiers, à savoir la conservation et l’utilisation durable de ces ressources. Malgré 25 années consécutives d’efforts et dans un contexte où le marché de la biotechnologie représente, annuellement, un trillion de dollars, peu d’accords APA ont été conclus jusqu’ici. Les bénéfices monétaires des quelques contrats existants sont si faibles que les contractants répugnent à les dévoiler. La « législation APA brésilienne » de 2015, qui est entrée en vigueur le 6 novembre 2017, permet par exemple d’offrir des royalties jusqu’à un dixième de pour cent du chiffre d’affaire. Selon les termes d’un éminent juriste: « les usagers paient des cacachuètes pour se servir de la biodiversité ».

Filed Under: Features, Inside Views, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Enforcement, Environment, Français, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, UPOV / CBD, United Nations - other

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