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EU Online Content Stakeholders Debate DRM’s Value For Copyright Protection

11/10/2006 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch European copyright owners’ organisations, consumer groups and artists’ collecting societies voiced strong differences of opinion on the importance of, and need for, digital rights management (DRM) systems to spur development of Internet content at an 11 October European Commission hearing. The hearing is part of a consultation on […]

Filed Under: News, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Europe, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying

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11/10/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

New Negotiators In Geneva: European Commission Expert on GIs, Indian Official on Biodiversity. Also, The World’s Top 50 IP People, new names at WIPO and the NGOs, and more. In the IP-Watch People News.

Filed Under: News, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, English, Europe, Lobbying, North America, United Nations - other, WIPO, WTO/TRIPS

US Patent Reform: Could 2007 Be The Year?

25/09/2006 by Sarah Stirland for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

By Sarah Lai Stirland for Intellectual Property Watch US information technology companies’ push to overhaul their country’s patent system made little progress in the US Congress in 2006 due to pushback from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. But the hiring of a trio of well-connected lobbyists with a history in the tort reform movement promises […]

Filed Under: Features, English, Lobbying, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

UK Study: NGOs Helpful To Developing Countries But Could Improve

03/07/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Assistance on intellectual property rights from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is helpful to developing countries but more coordination and a “reality check” are needed, according to Geneva-based government officials. The remarks were made by developing country officials commenting on preliminary findings of a United Kingdom academic study on the impact of […]

Filed Under: Features, Themes, Development, English, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WHO, WIPO

NGOs See Possibilities For New Health R&D Framework

24/05/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A key question among delegates, lobbyists and activists tracking intellectual property-related resolutions at this week’s World Health Assembly is what a proposed new research and development framework would look like. The assembly is addressing two intellectual property-related resolutions aimed at finding ways to improve research and development for treatments of diseases in poor countries. It […]

Filed Under: Features, English, Health & IP, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, United Nations - other, WHO

World Health Assembly To Consider IP Resolutions Amid Flurry Of Side Events

18/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New The World Health Organization’s annual meeting on 22-27 May will consider at least three resolutions related to health and intellectual property rights. There is some overlap among them, and it remains to be seen how the meeting chooses to approach them. This will be the 59th World […]

Filed Under: Features, English, Health & IP, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, United Nations - other, WHO

Reactions Strong But Mixed To WHO Report On IP And Medicines Access

04/04/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Non-governmental and industry reactions are mixed to a new report from the World Health Organization on the relationship of intellectual property rights, innovation and access to medicines in developing countries. The comprehensive report, issued on 3 April and two years in the making, contains about 50 recommendations for making improving in the current situation but […]

Filed Under: Features, English, Health & IP, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, United Nations - other, WHO

New US Industry, Government-Backed Centre Promotes Industry View In Developing Countries

03/04/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A new centre on innovation established at a top law school in Washington, DC is dedicated to promoting acceptance of developed country industry practices in developing countries. The centre is backed by US industry and government, and the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), among others. The Creative and Innovative Economy Center was launched on […]

Filed Under: Features, Themes, Development, English, Health & IP, Lobbying

Interview with Michael Ryan, Director, Creative and Innovative Economy Center

31/03/2006 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments

The Creative and Innovative Economy Center was launched on 1 January at George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC. Intellectual Property Watch sat down with Director Michael Ryan recently to discuss his views on industry and development, the project, its funding, and how it plans to influence policy in developing countries. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WATCH […]

Filed Under: Inside Views, IP Policies, Themes, Development, English, Health & IP, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

Industry’s Take On WIPO Development Talks: An Interview With The Director General Of CropLife

24/02/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

On 22 February the biotechnology and crop industry association CropLife International hosted a side event as well as an evening reception to the ongoing discussions of a development agenda at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Intellectual Property Watch talked with CropLife Director General Christian Verschueren about what the industry thinks of the development agenda negotiations. […]

Filed Under: Features, Themes, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, Enforcement, English, Health & IP, Lobbying, WIPO

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