Review Of US IP Enforcement, Copyright Reform Process Stir Interest 16/09/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United States government is undertaking substantive review of, and strategy for, its intellectual property system, with an eye toward a major overhaul of aspects such as copyright. And stakeholders are leaping at the opportunity to comment.
WIPO Programme And Budget Committee Passes Baton To Assembly 16/09/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments World Intellectual Property Organization delegates last week stumbled on a number of issues while discussing the programme and budget of the organisation, leaving to the annual WIPO General Assembly convening next week the task of breaching differences. Particular issues included proposed new WIPO external offices, the programme on small and medium-sized enterprises and innovation, and development expenditure.
WIPO Program And Budget Committee Works Through Revisions On Key Issues 13/09/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments In-depth discussions and revisions of programmes did not speed up the decision-taking of World Intellectual Property Organization delegates trying to approve the programmes and budget of the organisation this week. Heading into the final day, consensus was elusive on some items such as the establishment of external offices, or a reporting mechanism for the programme on intellectual property and global challenges.
SMEs, Innovation Division, External Offices Capture Attention At WIPO 12/09/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments The proposed establishment of new World Intellectual Property Organization external offices gave way to a lot of discussion today (11 September) in the WIPO committee overseeing programmes and budget. Other targets of debate: small and medium-sized enterprises, accountability for the WIPO Global Issues Division, implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty on copyright exceptions for the blind, and potential treaty negotiations in the next biennium – all with no decisions yet.
The “Ten Commandments” for Developing and Implementing an Effective Brand Protection & Anti-Counterfeiting Strategy 11/09/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Event Announcement: The “Ten Commandments” for Developing and Implementing an Effective Brand Protection & Anti-Counterfeiting Strategy eBook will give you an easy-to-digest summary of internal and external obstacles which companies must consider when putting in place an anti-counterfeiting programme.
WIPO Strives For “Prudent” Course On Programme and Budget 11/09/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Country delegates at the World Intellectual Property Organization this week have started ploughing through the extensive agenda of the committee overseeing the budget and the programmes of the organisation. They are struggling to find agreement on agenda items and are deferring decisions for later in the week. Meanwhile, the WIPO director general presented the proposed budget and reaffirmed the importance of development.
Dominican Republic Prepares To Launch Patent Database 11/09/2013 by Luis Gil Abinader for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The National Industrial Property Office of the Dominican Republic (ONAPI) is working on a database that would make information about patent applications filed in the country readily available. Currently, obtaining such information can be costly and complicated.
Paper Finds Little Success In ‘Three-Strikes’ IP Enforcement Programmes 10/09/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A new paper by an Australian academic assesses the “graduated response” programmes set up in recent years to enforce copyrights online through escalating penalties for repeat offences, finding little benefit from the programmes.
WHO Now Charging Fees For Drug Prequalification, Raising Access Fears 10/09/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The World Health Organization, the United Nations health agency in persistent financial straits, has announced it must begin charging a fee to manufacturers seeking prequalification of their vaccines and diagnostics. The announcement stirred concern among public health advocates that it might have a negative effect for procurement and access to life-saving medicines.
WIPO Members Discuss Budget, Projects, Finance, Human Resources This Week 10/09/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment World Intellectual Property Organization member states are expected to take a set of decisions this week on the future budget of the organisation, and have to bridge a number of differences on programmes before the General Assembly taking place later this month.