WIPO Development Debate Turns To Chile Public Domain Proposal 21/02/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment On the second day of a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) meeting on a proposed development agenda, how to move forward and discuss the roughly 50 proposals that WIPO has received was the theme of regional as well as plenary meetings. Officials on Tuesday began discussing the substance of the proposals, starting with a recent […]
WIPO Development Meeting Starts Slowly Despite Push For Strong Reform 20/02/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New A meeting on a development agenda at the World Intellectual Property Organization got off to a slow start after a half-day debate over who would chair the meeting. This took place in contrast to efforts of key developing nations to keep negotiations on track to significant reforms […]
WIPO Copyright Advice Deemed Misleading To Developing Countries 20/02/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New Non-governmental organisations attending this week’s meeting on a stronger development agenda for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are working to remind participants of the key elements of the original proposals. In so doing, one group found shrinking knowledge in the public domain and shortcomings in WIPO’s […]
US, Colombia Offer Minimal Reforms At WIPO Development Agenda Meeting 16/02/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New On the eve of a meeting on a development agenda at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United States and Colombia have added proposals for improving technical assistance for developing countries to better participate in the global intellectual property rights system. But the proposals are likely […]
Industry Concerned About Development Agenda At WIPO 04/11/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment At the recent World Intellectual Property Organisation General Assembly, an effort by some developing countries to increase WIPO’s orientation toward development issues met with a lobbying campaign by representatives of developed country industries that would be affected by the reform. The issue cuts across a number of industries invested in intellectual property rights, including pharmaceuticals, […]
New Committee For WIPO Development Agenda; Patents Reinvigorated 03/10/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organisation tonight overcame a flare-up in tensions to reach agreement on the future of a proposed WIPO development agenda and the future work of a key patent committee. The final texts of both, which represent the last two sticking points for the 10-day WIPO General Assembly, will be […]
US Holds Out On Extension Of High-Level Meeting On Development Agenda 30/09/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment After a week of meetings at the World Intellectual Property Organisation General Assembly, the United States is possibly alone in firmly objecting to the continuation of a high-level meeting on a proposal for a WIPO development agenda. The proposal for cross-cutting reform of WIPO toward developing country concerns was first introduced at the General Assemblies […]
Europe Calls For Continuation Of WIPO Development Agenda Talks 21/07/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The 25 nations of the European Union on Thursday proposed that talks on a stronger development-oriented agenda for the World Intellectual Property Organisation be continued through 2006. The Group of African nations on Thursday also put forward a new list of proposals for consideration at the IIM that are more far-reaching than the EU proposal. […]
US, Brazil Duel On WIPO Development Agenda 21/07/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment At the start of day two of a meeting on reform of the UN World Intellectual Property Organization toward developing country concerns, the United States put a political stake in the ground, calling for the meeting to recommend moving development issues to an existing technical committee. The US proposal is in marked contrast to a […]
Development Groups Gather Support For WIPO Reform Agenda 18/07/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Just days before the final round of a debate over a proposed development agenda for the World Intellectual Property Organisation, non-profit groups from all corners of the world are signing on to a call for support of WIPO reform. The groups are signing on to a statement posted on the website of the US-based IP […]