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IP, AI, Health Commitments Mere Footnotes In Quarrel Between G6 And Trump?

11/06/2018 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Leaders at the G7 Summit tried to mitigate tensions by taking on some US favourites in their final communiqué like “forced technology transfers,” a topic brought up only recently by the United States at the World Trade Organisation. Forced technology transfers, according to US diplomats, are licensing and administrative rules entertained by China to oblige foreign firms to share technology in exchange for gaining access to the Chinese market. They also had sought to agree on a vision for artificial intelligence, a range of health issues, and foreign cyber interference with elections.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Finance, New Technologies, Other International Orgs, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

US Section 301, China, And Technology Transfer: Law And Its Limitations Revisited (Again)

07/06/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments

Frederick Abbott writes: On 20 May 2018, US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin announced that the US and China were “putting the trade war on hold” while the two countries seek to “execute the framework” of a broad agreement intended to reduce the US trade deficit in goods with China. According to the joint statement issued on 19 May 2018, “Both sides attach paramount importance to intellectual property protections, and agreed to strengthen cooperation. China will advance relevant amendments to its laws and regulations in this area, including the Patent Law.”

Filed Under: Features, Inside Views, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Asia/Pacific, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, English, Finance, Innovation/ R&D, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, WTO/TRIPS

G20 Called On To Put People At Centre Of Digital Economy

29/05/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Some three dozen global civil society groups have called on the G20 countries to set a digital agenda that puts the interests of people and their rights front and centre, in particular on privacy.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Copyright Policy, English, Human Rights, ITU/ICANN, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Civil Society Key In TRIPS Flexibility Implementation

04/05/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 22 Comments

When the agreement on intellectual property was adopted by the World Trade Organization, a number of flexibilities were included in the text, mainly to give developing countries policy space to implement the agreement with development considerations. However, some countries through lack of awareness or economic pressure have not used those flexibilities fully, and found themselves facing difficulties addressing their public health needs, which some associate with this failure to use the flexibilities. Civil society has engaged in notable efforts to counter pressure and raise policymakers’ awareness for a wider access to medicines.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Development, English, Health & IP, Health Policy Watch, Human Rights, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Supported By, TRIPS Flexibilities, United Nations - other, WHO, WTO/TRIPS

Ukraine Eyes Patent Law Reform After Civil Society Push On Medicines Access

30/04/2018 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 14 Comments

Ukrainian lawmakers are poised to approve sweeping patent reform legislation, driven in large part by a push by patients’ groups for better access to affordable medicines and healthcare.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Themes, Venues, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, English, Europe, Health & IP, Health Policy Watch, Human Rights, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Supported By, TRIPS Flexibilities, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WTO/TRIPS

Patentes Sem A Realização De Análise Técnica: Uma Péssima Solução Para O Século 21

30/04/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

Historicamente, o Brasil se encontra na vanguarda dos países em desenvolvimento, pressionando por um regime de propriedade intelectual (PI) mais equilibrado.

Filed Under: Features, Inside Views, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Development, Health & IP, Health Policy Watch, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy

USPTO Seeking IP Attaché In New Delhi

24/04/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has attachés around the world specialised in intellectual property issues, including but not limited to enforcement. The office today announced an opening for a new attaché to be located in New Delhi, India, a key post.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Asia/Pacific, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, English, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Africa Needs To Know What It Can Trade As A Continent, Speaker Says At E-Commerce Week

19/04/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A number of African countries just joined the newly established African Continental Free Trade Area. However, e-commerce remains very marginal on the continent, which is struggling to keep up and reap the benefits of this booming business platform. During a panel of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development E-Commerce Week, an African entrepreneur gave his vision of what is hindering Africa’s e-commerce development, including the lack of awareness of what Africa has to trade.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Africa, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Copyright Policy, Development, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, United Nations - other

ASEAN Members Want A Regional Agreement On E-Commerce, Less Developed Members Struggle To Catch Up

19/04/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A group of Asian countries is working towards a regional agreement on electronic commerce. During the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development e-commerce week, less developed countries of this group explained the difficult catch-up they have to fully enter into e-commerce nationally and internationally, particularly because most of their companies are small. Transport businesses, meanwhile, called for special customs rules for small companies to ease their participation in global e-commerce.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Asia/Pacific, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Copyright Policy, Development, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, United Nations - other

China’s “Theft” Of Foreign Technology Prompts Unlawful US Response, Experts Say

13/04/2018 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

This time Donald Trump was correct: China has, for years, unfairly obtained and exploited American intellectual property and technology. But Trump’s response – imposing $50 billion in tariffs annually on a wide variety of Chinese imports – is problematic, experts warn. The tariffs appear to violate World Trade Organization rules, undermine the international rules-based economic order that has served the West well for decades, and threaten to ignite a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Asia/Pacific, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Finance, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Perspectives on the US, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WTO/TRIPS

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