Aumentan las actividades de PI de la UNCTAD gracias al mandato renovado; mayor colaboración 04/08/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Catherine Saez Las cuestiones relacionadas con la propiedad intelectual (PI) parecen ser un claro enfoque de políticas de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo (UNCTAD), ya que la 12.va conferencia cuatrienal de la UNCTAD celebrada en abril reconfirmó el mandato sobre PI; la organización fue nombrada por otros dos organismos […]
Panel Shows Flaws In Global IP Enforcement Push, Especially For Developing Countries 31/07/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara Intellectual property is the last real comparative advantage that rich countries have, said a panellist at a recent International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) joint event. This may explain an increasing global drive for enforcement of these rights, but does not mean […]
First Arab Satellite Channel On IP Rights Launched In Egypt 29/07/2008 by Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch CAIRO – In a bid to promote awareness of intellectual property rights issues and provide information about IP in the Arab world, the first dedicated IP Arab satellite channel has been launched. Based in Smart Village in Cairo with offices in most major cities of the world, the […]
UNCTAD IP Activities Rise With Renewed Mandate; Greater Collaboration 24/07/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Catherine Saez Intellectual property-related issues appear to be a clear policy focus of the United Nations Conference On Trade and Development (UNCTAD) as an IP mandate was reconfirmed by the 12th quadrennial UNCTAD conference in April and the organisation has been named by two other prominent UN agencies as a key stakeholder in this […]
La nouvelle organisation du droit d’auteur Sud/Est Afrique vise la protection et l’innovation locale 19/07/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Wagdy Sawahel pour Intellectual Property Watch Dans une invitation à renforcer la collaboration régionale dans les domaines de l’industrie de la création, du droit d’auteur et des droits connexes, dix-sept ministres africains de l’art et de la culture, ont officiellement lancé le Southern and Eastern Africa Copyright Network (Seaconet), organisation du droit d’auteur des […]
La première année du Comité du développement de l’OMPI se termine sur une note plutôt positive 19/07/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par William New Le comité le plus récent et le plus prometteur de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI), qui vise à garantir que toutes les actions de l’organisation sont suffisamment propices au développement pour convenir à l’ensemble de ses membres, a conclu sa première année par des avancées concrètes et de nombreuses pistes […]
El Comité sobre Desarrollo de la OMPI finalizó su primer año en un tono general de acuerdo 18/07/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por William New El más reciente comité de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), cuyo impacto posiblemente sea el más alto y cuyo objetivo es garantizar que todas las actividades de la organización sean lo suficientemente favorables para el desarrollo de modo de satisfacer a su amplia gama de miembros, completó su primer […]
Panel: IP Rights In Standards Impede Competition, Disadvantage Developing Countries 17/07/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Catherine Saez Standards and intellectual property rights appear to be worlds apart and to respond to opposite purposes, according to a recent panel of legal and policy experts. While standards are established to ensure compatibility in technology to the advantage of all users at national, regional or international levels, intellectual property rights are meant […]
Initiative Aimed At Boosting Knowledge And Technology-Based Legislation In Africa 17/07/2008 by Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch CAIRO – African countries recently approved a plan to set up a parliamentary knowledge network to enhance legislative and institutional capacity for creating science and technology-based legislation including intellectual property rights. But the community of science policymakers is having somewhat mixed reactions. The plan was announced last month […]
New Southern/East African Copyright Network Targets Protection, Local Innovation 15/07/2008 by Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Seventeen African ministers of arts and culture have officially launched the newly formed Southern and Eastern Africa Copyright Network (Seaconet) in a bid to strengthen regional collaboration and cooperation in the field of creative industries, copyright and related rights. “The need to create Seaconet is due to the […]