Panellists See High Impact Of Bilateral Trade Deals On Geneva Policymaking 30/01/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara and William New A panel of government and non-governmental experts on intellectual property and biodiversity issues last week stressed the high impact that leading economies’ bilateral free trade negotiations are having on multilateral policymaking in Geneva. Panellists spoke at a 23 January International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) side event […]
European Court: Governments May Require ISPs To Disclose Data On Suspected Pirates 30/01/2008 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch The European Court of Justice (ECJ) avoided a potential upheaval in copyright enforcement by ruling on 29 January that governments can, but are not required to, order Internet service providers (ISPs) to disclose personal data about subscribers suspected of online piracy, according to Hogan & Hartson Paris attorney […]
Cuestionan la constitucionalidad de las patentes brasileñas de concesión retroactiva 29/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Claudia Jurberg para Intellectual Property Watch RÍO DE JANEIRO – Organizaciones de la sociedad civil han manifestado sus dudas en torno a la constitucionalidad de ciertas disposiciones de la Ley de propiedad industrial de Brasil ante el Procurador General, Antônio Fernando Barros e Silva e Souza. Los artículos 230 y 231 de la Ley […]
Panel: More Balance Needed In IP And Trade; Disclosure May Not Be Enough 29/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Catherine Saez A more balanced international regime for intellectual property rights and trade is needed to rectify the current system, which too strongly favours developed countries, developing country panellists said at a recent event. But some say that a proposed requirement to disclose the origin of genetic material and associated traditional knowledge in patent […]
La justice s’interroge sur la constitutionnalité du système brésilien de pipeline 29/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Claudia Jurberg pour Intellectual Property Watch RIO DE JANEIRO – Des institutions de la société civile ont fait part au Procureur général, Antônio Fernando Barros e Silva e Souza, de leurs doutes sur la conformité à la Consititution de l’un des aspects de la loi brésilienne relative à la propriété industrielle connu sous le […]
Challenge Raised To Constitutionality Of Brazilian Pipeline Patents 22/01/2008 by Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments By Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch RIO DE JANEIRO – Doubt about the constitutionality of an aspect of the Brazilian Industrial Property Law has been raised by civil society institutions to Attorney General Antônio Fernando Barros e Silva e Souza. Articles 230 and 231 of Brazil’s Law 9.279/96 created the mechanism known as the […]
Disparités constatées quant à l’application de l’Accord sur les ADPIC dans les pays en développement 08/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Catherine Saez Lors d’un évènement récemment organisé par le Centre Sud, certains intervenants ont souligné l’existence de disparités importantes quant à l’application de l’Accord de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce sur les aspects des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce (Accord sur les ADPIC) dans les pays en développement. Des différences ont également été […]
Diferencias en la aplicacion del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC por parte de países en desarrollo 22/12/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Catherine Saez Según los oradores en un reciente evento organizado por el Centro del Sur, existen diferencias significativas en la aplicación por parte de países en desarrollo del Acuerdo sobre los Aspectos de los Derechos de la Propiedad Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio (ADPIC) de la Organización Mundial del Comercio y del uso de […]
WIPO Consults On Protecting Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources 19/12/2007 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments By Catherine Saez How best to protect traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions and genetic resources against misappropriation and misuse was the main theme of a recent community consultation in the form of a roundtable organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The WIPO event on 10-12 December came in response to “the strong level […]
WHO To Continue High-Priority Revision Of Pandemic Flu System 14/12/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By William New Members of the World Health Organization worked for days recently under the steady gaze of the WHO director general in an attempt to develop a new framework for the global influenza-sharing system designed as a safeguard against a pandemic.