Knowledge Access Blooms In The Desert: Egypt’s Fragile Stake In IP 11/02/2010 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 7 Comments CAIRO – The launch this week on the new campus of American University in Cairo of a new centre and a new book on access to knowledge in Egypt offered a view on the complexities of the issues and the challenges developing countries face to ensure global intellectual property rights are incorporated into their legal systems in the most locally productive ways possible.
WTO Members To Consider Review Of TRIPS Public Health Amendment 11/02/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A waiver to World Trade Organization rules intended to aid people in poor countries in gaining access to medicines has remained essentially unused in the over six-and-a-half years since it was put in place. On Friday, member states of the WTO will in an informal meeting discuss this situation and see what, if anything, needs be done.
Advisory Group: ‘Near Perfect Storm’ Coming On Gene Patents In The US 10/02/2010 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments A report by a United States health department advisory group issued last week presents recommendations aimed at preventing patents on genes and licensing practices in the US from negatively impacting patient access to genetic tests that would allow them to establish their genetic dispositions to declare potential illnesses.
OMS: nouvelle réunion de négociation concernant la grippe H1N1 et l’échange des virus et audition devant le Conseil de l’Europe 10/02/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch and William New Leave a Comment Un accord prévoyant l’échange d’informations sur les virus et le partage des avantages liés à la gestion des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui en découlent devrait être conclu dans le cadre d’une nouvelle négociation intergouvernementale organisée sous les auspices de la directrice générale de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé.
منظمة الصحة العالمية تحدد موعدا لعقد اجتماع جديد بشأن الأنفلونزا وتبادل الفيروسات بعد أن بدأت أوروبا في التحقيق في “هراء” هذه المنظمة 09/02/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch and William New Leave a Comment يُؤمل أن تُوضع اللمسات الأخيرة على اتفاق بشأن المواد المتعلقة بتبادل الفيروسات والفوائد وإدارة حقوق الملكية الفكرية المرتبطة بها من خلال دورة من المفاوضات الحكومية الدولية التي تيسّرها المديرة العامة لمنظمة الصحة العالمية.
欧洲审议WHO“无稽之谈”之际WHO筹备关于流感及病毒共享的新会议 09/02/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch and William New Leave a Comment 通过世界卫生组织干事长的协调而进行的一个新的政府间谈判，将有望达成一项有关共享病毒材料及其收益与管理相关知识产权的协议。
La OMS organiza nueva reunión sobre la gripe y el intercambio de virus gripales, mientras Europa analiza los “disparates” de la OMS 09/02/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch and William New Leave a Comment Se espera que una nueva negociación intergubernamental facilitada por la directora general de la Organización Mundial de la Salud permita lograr un acuerdo sobre intercambio de materiales relacionados con los virus, compartición de beneficios y gestión de los derechos de propiedad intelectual conexos.
Year Ahead: Biotech And Patentability Under Debate In The US, EU 09/02/2010 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Biotechnology lies at the intersection of a wide spectrum of fields, such as agriculture, health and environment. Because biotechnology relates to life sciences, it is often the subject of ethical, sometimes intense political debates between stakeholders, in particular involving intellectual property rights. In 2010, as the first signs of global economic recovery are emerging, the debates are expected to increase.
Accès aux médicaments : création d’un groupe de travail chargé de contrôler les accords de libre échange conclus par l’Union européenne 02/02/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment BRUXELLES – Les accords de commerce ne doivent pas contenir de clauses relatives aux droits de propriété intellectuelle susceptibles de remettre en cause l’accès des pays pauvres aux médicaments à des prix abordables, a déclaré un député chevronné du Parlement européen.
UN Human Rights Body Examines WIPO Development Agenda, Tech Transfer, WHO 29/01/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A high-level task force on the right to development last week released two new reports at the United Nations, the results of technical missions to the World Intellectual Property Organization on its Development Agenda and to the World Health Organization on its strategy on intellectual property.