WHO Draft Guidelines On Sugars Intake 07/03/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Health Organization (WHO) has published draft guidelines on sugars intake to reduce non-communicable diseases linked to obesity and dental caries.
UN Campaign Engages Tourists In Fight Against Counterfeits 07/03/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Three United Nations agencies have announced that they are uniting forces to fight trafficking, urging travelers to act responsively.
WIPO Enforcement Committee: Positive Sharing Of Experiences But Future Work Elusive 06/03/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment After two-and-a-half days of non-stop information sharing on ways to build respect for intellectual property and enforce IP rights, members of the World Intellectual Property Organization could not agree on the future agenda of the committee on enforcement.
At WIPO: New Business Models Aim To Shrink Market For Counterfeits 05/03/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment New business models for reducing markets for counterfeit and pirated goods were presented by speakers at the WIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement this week, including voluntary mechanisms and graduated responses. But prices on brand name products was a little-explored issue during the presentations, only underlined as a possible factor of piracy by one developing country delegation.
WIPO Members Target Young People In IP Awareness-Raising Campaign 05/03/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Raising awareness on the value of intellectual property and preventive actions to fight counterfeiting particularly among younger users was among the strategies presented by speakers at the World Intellectual Property Organization committee on enforcement of IP rights this week.
WIPO Exhibition Presents New Strategies Against Counterfeit, Pirated Goods 05/03/2014 by Maëli Astruc for Intellectual Property Watch and Julia Fraser for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment This week, some World Intellectual Property Organization member states are presenting their national and regional practices and strategies to prevent purchases of counterfeit or pirated goods with the aim to promote the underreported hard work of states in this area.
Parallel WIPO Initiative On Access For Visually Impaired Steps Up 04/03/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A growing number of countries are signing the new World Intellectual Property Organization treaty on copyright exceptions aimed at boosting access to special format books for visually impaired persons. Parallel to the treaty and pre-dating it, a WIPO-led initiative of interested stakeholders is continuing its efforts to also boost access to such works, including through licence agreements.
WIPO Enforcement Committee Gains Ground As “Marketplace Of Ideas” 03/03/2014 by Julia Fraser for Intellectual Property Watch and William New Leave a Comment World Intellectual Property Organization members this week are meeting to discuss efforts to better protect intellectual property rights worldwide, including some new proposals for discussion and an exhibition on national programmes.
WHO Bulletin Article On Local Pharmaceutical Manufacturing In Africa 03/03/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment An article published in the March 2014 issue of the World Health Organisation Bulletin discusses the evolving issue of access to medicines in Africa.
TRIPS Council: Discussion Of IP And Innovation Irritates India: Other Issues Unchanged 27/02/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment World Trade Organization members at the WTO intellectual property committee this week held fast to positions on longstanding issues, but engaged in discussions on issues such as innovation in relation to universities, and so-called “non-violation complaints” against countries that may cause harm to another country but don’t violate a WTO rule. Also discussed was the ongoing dispute over plain packaging requirements for tobacco products.