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Global Biotech Industry Revisits Geneva, Seeks To Build Relationships To Help Shape Policies

14/11/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A global association representing biotechnology industries last week made a second annual visit to Geneva’s institutions to raise awareness of how the industry works, its needs, and how the association could participate better in policymaking. Dismissing fears of industry unduly influencing public policies, two representatives of the association sat down with Intellectual Property Watch’s Catherine Saez to explain the importance of biotechnology in solving the problems of the world, and the need to raise awareness of the perspective of the biotechnology sector.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Environment, Health & IP, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, UPOV / CBD, WHO, WIPO, WTO/TRIPS

WIPO Members Look At Protection Of Country Names, GIs, Icons

12/11/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A number of countries are voicing concerns about their country name being used by trademark applicants with no relation to the country, riding on the country’s reputation or geographical relevance. They are also worried about their country name being used as an internet top-level domain name. Those are among the issues being discussed this week at the World Intellectual Property Organization committee on trademarks, along with questions on the protection of geographical indications, and of icons and typeface on the internet.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

WHO Members Consider Possible Changes To Pandemic Influenza Framework

23/10/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

A hundred years ago, the influenza pandemic known as the “Spanish flu” infected one-third of the world population, and resulted in an estimated 50 million deaths. Last week, the World Health Organization held a consultation on possible changes to its 2011 agreement to prepare for the next pandemic influenza. Two major questions were on the table: whether to extend its agreement to seasonal influenza, and how to deal with pandemic influenza genetic information, which is increasingly used instead of biological samples of viruses.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Environment, Health & IP, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WHO

The Global Multilateral Benefit-Sharing Mechanism: Where Will Be The Bretton Woods Of The 21st Century?

05/10/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

Joseph Henry Vogel writes: Bretton Woods is the name of a place and also of a system. Bretton Woods-the-place boasts the Mount Washington Hotel and majestic views of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Bretton Woods-the-system is the set of financial rules drafted during an international conference held at the hotel from 1 to 22 July 1944 [1]. The system created monetary order and allowed postwar recovery. For economists, Bretton Woods signifies the system. Its success illustrates how economic thinking can penetrate the political sphere and make lasting change. John Maynard Keynes, the Darwin of economics, led the British delegation.

Filed Under: Features, Inside Views, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, English, Environment, Finance, Other International Orgs, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, UPOV / CBD

UN Human Rights Council Passes Resolution On Peasants’ Rights Including Right To Seeds

01/10/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments

The United Nations Human Rights Council last week passed a resolution on the rights of peasants, to be confirmed by the UN General Assembly in November. The resolution includes an article on the right to seeds, and in particular the right to save, use, exchange and sell farm-saved seeds, which has been a longstanding demand of peasants’ organisations. The resolution also asks that seed policies and intellectual property laws take into account the rights, needs and realities of peasants.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Environment, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, UPOV / CBD, United Nations - other

Interview With Miguel Ángel Margáin, Director General Of The Mexican Institute Of Industrial Property

01/10/2018 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Miguel Ángel Margáin, Director General of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property, took office in early 2013, and was in Geneva for the annual World Intellectual Property Organization General Assemblies. William New of Intellectual Property Watch sat down with him for an interview. He spoke about achievements of the office during this administration, major amendments to adhere to global treaties and changes in the NAFTA, the introduction of geographical indications, and the ascendance of IP rights in Latin America.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, English, Finance, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

WIPO General Assemblies 2018: External Offices, Treaties, New African Collaborations

21/09/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

World Intellectual Property Organization members gather next week for their annual General Assemblies. Among the topics to be discussed is which countries will host new WIPO external offices in 2018-2019. Also on the agenda are the reports from various WIPO committees, with some raising the prospect of convening high-level final negotiations on international treaties next year. A number of side events and exhibitions are also scheduled, focusing on issues like health, women, and innovation.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Copyright Policy, Development, English, Finance, Health & IP, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

European Commission Moves On Adoption Of WIPO GI Treaty; Timeframe Uncertain

12/09/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Over two years after a group of World Intellectual Property Organization members adopted a treaty on the protection of geographical indications, the European Commission has recommended that the European Union join the treaty. The EU was one of the major proponents of the treaty. Separately, a geographical indications industry group is urging EU attention to be placed on the need for legal certainty after the exit of the United Kingdom from the EU.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Enforcement, English, Europe, Lobbying, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

WIPO Traditional Knowledge, Folklore Committee Closes In Consensus; Experts To Help

03/09/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The World Intellectual Property Organization committee charged to find effective ways to protect traditional knowledge and folklore closed a weeklong meeting in consensus on several items, among which are two revised texts to be discussed further at the next session.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, English, Environment, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

New Paper Looks At Differential Protection For Traditional Knowledge, Folklore

30/08/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions (folklore) has been escaping consensus at the World Intellectual Property Organization for many years. One of the reasons for this lack of agreement is the particular nature of traditional knowledge and folklore. Some years ago, a new concept, calling for a different protection according to the degree of diffusion of this knowledge, gained support. A new paper looks into the benefits of this approach and its implementation in local contexts.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Development, English, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

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