Debate Surrounds Final WHO Global Strategy, Action Plan On IP And Health 24/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New [Update: The assembly reached agreement on the global strategy, but the final text is not available, according to the WHO.] Draft texts of a global strategy, plan of action and resolution on ways to stimulate research into neglected diseases disproportionately affecting poor populations were adopted Saturday at committee level by World Health […]
Saturday Text Of WHO Draft Global Strategy On IP And Health Now Available 24/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A draft resolution, global strategy, and plan of action on intellectual property and public health were circulated Saturday at the 19-24 May World Health Assembly. The drafts show areas of agreement in the weeklong assembly, and difficult areas that remained to be agreed on Saturday.
WHO Members Near Accord On Global Strategy On IP And Health 24/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New Down to the final hours before the closing ceremonies of this year’s World Health Assembly, governments have nearly completed work on a global strategy to stimulate research into neglected diseases disproportionately affecting poor populations. But work skipped to the draft assembly resolution after the draft plan of action provoked a debate on […]
Slow Going On Intellectual Property, Innovation Strategy At Health Assembly 22/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment [Note: new 23 May draft text of strategy and plan of action posted to IP-Watch Subscriber section] By William New Negotiators of a global strategy to boost innovation in and access to treatments for under-researched diseases largely afflicting the poor this week are working behind closed doors in increasingly smaller groups and have a few […]
World Health Assembly Opens On Note Of Global Crises, Hope For IP 20/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New The 61st annual World Health Assembly on Monday opened auspiciously with speeches on the world’s biggest political issues, current disasters and looming global threats, but little room for intellectual property issues. IP issues did arise in a press briefing with US Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, however. Some 2,500 people […]
Intellectual Property Issues Come To A Head At World Health Assembly 19/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment [Note: Monday midday update below] By William New Member governments of the World Health Organization will try this week to finalise a strategy and plan of action to stimulate innovation on diseases disproportionately affecting poor populations. The members also will discuss the WHO’s latest efforts on counterfeit medicines, the impact of intellectual property rights on […]
European Parliament Set To Reprimand Mandelson For Pressuring Thailand 09/05/2008 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – The European Parliament looks set to take Brussels’ top trade official to task over his latest attempt to persuade Thailand that it should revise its policy on pharmaceutical patents. Shortly after a new government was installed in Bangkok earlier this year, European Union trade commissioner Peter […]
WHO IP And Health Group Concludes With Progress; Tough Issues Remain For Assembly 06/05/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments Note: The latest version of the draft strategy (dated Saturday, 3 May, 14.00h) is now available on the WHO website [click here]. By Kaitlin Mara and William New The World Health Organization (WHO) negotiations on public health, intellectual property and innovation ended Saturday with substantial progress toward consensus on a draft strategy but with a […]
La protection des droits de propriété intellectuelle : une priorité pour le Représentant américain au commerce 03/05/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par William New Si le rapport publié chaque année par le gouvernement américain afin d’évaluer la manière dont les partenaires commerciaux étrangers protègent les droits de propriété intellectuelle des entreprises américaines et décourager les investissements dans les pays défaillants a une fois encore fustigé l’attitude de la Chine et la Russie, il a également mis […]
WHO Members Inch Toward Consensus On IP, Innovation And Public Health 02/05/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Kaitlin Mara and William New Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) gathered this week to address innovation and intellectual property issues in public health saw hope for agreement on a strategy paper focused on the needs of developing countries, particularly on neglected diseases. But with two days remaining in the negotiations, difficult issues […]