Public Health Groups Sue US Government For Lack Of Consultation 15/12/2005 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A United States law firm representing public health groups filed suit against the US government on 14 December for a failure to be consulted by industry-heavy government advisory groups on trade policy. The case was filed in US District Court in San Francisco by environmental law firm Earthjustice against the US government, including the Office […]
US-Peru Deal Includes First-Ever Traditional Knowledge Provisions 09/12/2005 by Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch Washington, DC-In a bilateral free-trade agreement struck this week with Peru, the United States for the first time agreed to language relating to traditional knowledge, according to a Peruvian government source. The language, which appears in a side letter to the overall agreement, apparently stresses the importance of […]
Peru’s Acceptance Of IP Terms Led To Trade Pact With US 09/12/2005 by Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch Washington, DC–An agreement by Peru to accept United States demands on protecting intellectual property rights, including protections for pharmaceutical test data found in other US free trade agreements, paved the way for a final deal on a US-Peru free trade pact. US Trade Representative Rob Portman and Peruvian […]
US, Andean Nations Narrow Differences On IP In Trade Talks 02/12/2005 by Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch Andean countries in late November narrowed differences with the United States over intellectual property protections in negotiations over a US-Andean bilateral free trade agreement, but divisions over market access for agriculture have likely delayed a final agreement until next year, at least for Colombia and Ecuador. Peruvian and […]
Según un funcionario, Estados Unidos presiona a Rusia para que adopte normas restrictivas de propiedad intelectual 28/11/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Rusia negocia su adhesión a la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) al tiempo que entabla negociaciones bilaterales con los Estados Unidos sobre disposiciones que exceden las condiciones estipuladas en el acuerdo de la OMC sobre propiedad intelectual. Un alto funcionario ruso comentó el 20 de octubre que las dos negociaciones estaban entrelazadas. Según el principal […]
Négociations à l’OMC : les États-Unis poussent la Russie à adopter des clauses ADPIC plus restrictives 28/11/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Tout en poursuivant le processus de son adhésion à l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC), la Russie a engagé des négociations bilatérales avec les États-Unis qui vont au-delà de ce que prévoit l’Accord de l’OMC sur les droits de propriété intellectuelle. Le 20 octobre dernier, un haut représentant de la Russie a déclaré que ces deux […]
IP Critical As Rocky US-Andean Trade Talks Resume 17/10/2005 by Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch Washington, DC—With negotiators set to resume work this week, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador are resisting demands by the United States for patent protections that go beyond those enshrined in international trade law in talks toward a U.S.-Andean free trade agreement continuing this fall. At the international level, trade-related […]
Drug Patents Still At Issue In U.S.-Central America Trade Deal 01/04/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Washington, D.C.–The free trade agreement signed last year by the United States, five Central American nations and the Dominican Republic still faces a tough fight in the U.S. Congress for a number of reasons, one of which remains provisions on the treatment of pharmaceutical patents. Guatemala recently responded to U.S. government and industry pressure by […]
US Trade Representative Releases Annual Trade Barriers Report 30/03/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Washington, D.C.—The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) on Wednesday cited rising global piracy and counterfeiting as a top foreign trade barrier to U.S. products and services in 2005. “There is a discouraging upward trend [in piracy and counterfeiting],” a US trade official said in a telephone press briefing on the release of the […]
Los Negociadores Estadounidenses y Andinos Eluden los Temas Mas Difíciles en Materia de Propiedad Intelectual 25/03/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Washington, D.C.–Un alto funcionario de la oficina de comercio de los Estados Unidos dijo el lunes que en la ultima ronda de negociaciones del Tratado de Libre Comercio EEUU-Países Andinos, los representantes de ambas partes discutieron temas en materia de propiedad intelectual, pero reservaron las cuestiones mas difíciles para la próxima ronda. Regina Vargo, Asistente […]