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Study Highlights Needed Improvements For IP And Technology Transfer

22/02/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By William New A high-profile researcher in the United States this week presented analysis showing that work needs to be done to improve flows of technology transfer to developing countries, and is related to intellectual property rights. The author, Professor John Barton, emeritus of Stanford University Law School, presented the report at a 21 February […]

Filed Under: News, Themes, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Development, English, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO, WTO/TRIPS

Patent Debates Continue Worldwide In 2007

19/02/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New
Patents are bound to be another hot issue this year. But although many parties are pushing for changes in this area – from global patent harmonisation and proposals for better patent protection of biodiversity and traditional knowledge, to ways to control soaring patent filings, to national reform of patent laws – actual implementation of these changes may be harder to obtain.

Filed Under: Subscribers, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Health & IP, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WIPO

Japan Resurfaces Global Enforcement Framework; EU Refers To FTAs

31/01/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen At a counterfeit and piracy meeting in Geneva, Japan reintroduced its proposal for an international legal framework on enforcement of intellectual property rights, and the European Union made clear its plans to step up IP requirements including enforcement measures in its future free trade agreements. The 30-31 January Third Global […]

Filed Under: Features, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Enforcement, English, WIPO

US Advises Developing Country FTA Partners Not To Follow WHO IP Plan

11/12/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen The United States has busily negotiated bilateral free trade agreements with a variety of developing countries in recent years, and now appears to be using these to influence those countries’ positions in multilateral bodies such as the World Health Organization (WHO). Developing countries that have free trade agreements (FTAs) with […]

Filed Under: News, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, English, Health & IP, North America, United Nations - other, WHO, WIPO, WTO/TRIPS

Democrats Could Slow US Trade Deals But May Change Little On IP

23/11/2006 by Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC – The new Democratic Party majorities in the United States Senate and House of Representatives pose new obstacles for Bush administration trade initiatives. But they are not likely in the short-term to result in wholesale changes to intellectual property rights provisions that are part of those […]

Filed Under: Features, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, English, North America

Draft EU-Caribbean Agreement Shows Escalated IP Provisions

17/11/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By William New
A new “non-paper” by the European Communities on the economic partnership agreement under negotiation with 15 Caribbean countries shows an elevation of intellectual property standards above global trade rules.

The new draft text prepared for the next round of negotiations and obtained by Intellectual Property Watch, appears to show the European Commission nudging the 15 nations of the Caribbean Forum of ACP States (CARIFORUM) to adopt standards that exceed the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).

The draft text of the intellectual property sections, available to IP-Watch Monthly Subscribers, contains suggestions for the adoption of provisions based on the European Union enforcement directive, which has been criticised by some as overly restrictive.

The text also refers to a range of treaties negotiated at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that are not required by TRIPS, including the so-called 1996 WIPO “Internet treaties” on performers and producers, as well as copyrights on the Internet. The draft treaty also has additional provisions on copyrights, patents, trademarks and Internet domain name processes, and the extension of additional protection for geographical indications. These are product names derived from specific geographical regions.

Caribbean countries have long had special trade treatment with Europe. Negotiations to alter the relationship through an Economic Partnership Agreement were launched in 2004. The sides are working under a deadline of mid-2007 to replace the Coutonou agreement which was found to be inconsistent with WTO rules. The countries of the African, Caribbean and Pacific regions, which were collectively in an agreement with the European Union have been now separated by region.

CARIFORUM members include: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.

William New may be reached at wnew@ip-watch.ch.

Filed Under: Subscribers, Venues, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, English, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, Regional Policy

US May Remove Trade Benefits For Developing Countries

07/08/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

US Trade Representative Susan Schwab announced on 7 August a review of a key programme offering duty-free access for products exported by developing countries to the US market. The review will look at whether key trading partners still should be eligible for the benefits which are offered unilaterally by the US government. Under the Generalized […]

Filed Under: News, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, English, North America, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WTO/TRIPS

Las disposiciones sobre propiedad intelectual y salud de los tratados comerciales de Estados Unidos son blanco de críticas

19/04/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Por Martin Vaughan para Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC – Activistas de la salud pública han condenado las condiciones acordadas recientemente por Colombia, Perú y países de Centroamérica en las negociaciones comerciales bilaterales con Estados Unidos. Estas condiciones obligan a los países latinoamericanos a ofrecer una protección por patente que excede las normas establecidas en […]

Filed Under: News, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Español, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge

Groups Decry Impact Of IP And Health Terms In US Trade Agreements

03/03/2006 by Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC – Public health activists are condemning recent terms agreed to by Colombia, Peru and Central American countries in bilateral trade negotiations with the United States, that bind those countries to offer patent protections that exceed standards in multilateral agreements. The groups now are hoping for a […]

Filed Under: Features, Venues, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, English, Health & IP, Latin America/Caribbean, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, WTO/TRIPS

Peru Attempts Strong WTO Position On Disclosure Despite Weaker US Deal

17/12/2005 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New Hong Kong – Peru appears to be taking a strong position in World Trade Organization negotiations in favour of the disclosure of origin of genetic material and traditional knowledge in patent applications despite having agreed to weaker terms in a bilateral trade deal with the United States […]

Filed Under: News, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WTO/TRIPS

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