Elecciones estadounidenses y economía mundial, los principales retos para la Asociación de PI de los EE.UU. 19/11/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Dugie Standeford para Intellectual Property Watch LA HAYA, PAÍSES BAJOS- La Asociación Americana del Derecho de la Propiedad Intelectual (AIPLA, por sus siglas en inglés) se enfrentará en los próximos meses a profundos desafíos políticos, legislativos y administrativos, según comentó Q. Todd Dickinson, nuevo Director Ejecutivo, en una entrevista que tuvo lugar el 13 […]
US Elections, Global Economy Are Major Challenges For US IP Association 14/11/2008 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – The American Intellectual Property Law Association faces profound political, legislative and administrative challenges in coming months, new Executive Director Q. Todd Dickinson said in a 13 November interview in The Hague. Key among them are major changes at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the new Obama administration, the fate of patent reform in the new US Congress, and the impact, if any, of the global economic downturn on patents, he said.
Blind Readers Seek Guarantee Of Access Under EU Copyright Law 27/10/2008 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – Exceptions to European Union copyright rules designed to allow blind people access to publications should be made legally binding, according to disability rights organisations. In July, the European Commission opened a public consultation exercise on whether a central piece of EU law on intellectual property needs […]
New Arab Group Aims At Protecting Local Products With Geographical Origins 27/10/2008 by Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch In a bid to harness the significant value of geographical indications to the economies of the 22 member states of the Arab League, an Arab Society for Geographical Indications (ASGI) has been proposed. This was announced by Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, president of the private-sector Arab Society for Intellectual Property […]
Intellectual Property And Access Can Co-Exist, US Rightsholders Say 09/10/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC – There is a growing backlash against intellectual property rights and international rules aimed at protecting innovation and ideas in certain parts of the globe, several pharmaceutical and other innovator companies said Wednesday. Not only does the protection of intellectual property need to be strengthened, […]
Green Marketers Discuss IP Protection For A Greener Market 23/09/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara As more companies embrace environmental sustainability as an essential part of business strategy, policymakers have been questioning what they can do to create a policy environment conducive to green business. Intellectual Property Watch spoke to several green business professionals to get their view on the IP policy environments in which they work.
Industry Still Wary Of ICANN Plan For New Top-Level Internet Domains 15/09/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has not adequately explained to the world the need for more generic top-level domains (gTLDs – such as .com), industry representatives said last week. As the time nears for ICANN, the internet’s technical oversight body, to publish draft […]
US IP Industry Group Pushes ‘Green’ Patents; Adopts Resolution On Compulsory Licences 11/09/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch BOSTON – More companies have joined a global effort to improve the environment by pledging “green” patents for use in the public domain. Meanwhile, a US IP law group passed a resolution on IP and public health, including provisions urging restriction of compulsory licences.
Key Consumer Advocate Jumps To Microsoft; USPTO Official To Industry Group 11/09/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A top consumer advocate has joined the Microsoft Corporation to lobby for its interests in Brussels. Plus, changes at the top for a Washington IP industry association, and Japan’s patent office.
New Geneva Think Tank Features Developing Nation Research On IP 03/09/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara A new think-tank in Geneva has found a unique way to bring the collective power of leading developing country thinkers and researchers to bear on Geneva policy-making, while allowing those thinkers to remain current by staying within their own national contexts. Its name is IQsensato. “We realised there was a missing component,” […]