New Patent Search Capability For Chemical Compounds In Progress At WIPO 11/12/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The World Intellectual Property Organization is working on an extension to its patent search systems to include specific searches for chemical compounds. The system is expected to be operational by July 2016.
Ahead Of WTO Summit In Nairobi, Kenya’s IP Laws Come Under Scrutiny 10/12/2015 by Fredrick Nzwili for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment NAIROBI, Kenya- Ahead of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Summit in Nairobi, Kenya’s intellectual property laws are coming under scrutiny over what experts see as their inability to protect economic projects and inspire innovations.
Germany, Italy Leading Resistance To EU Ratification Of Marrakesh Treaty, Blind Union Says 10/12/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Two and a half years after an international treaty was adopted to facilitate access to special format literary works for blind and visually impaired people, the European Blind Union blames the failure of the European Union to ratify it as a failure to implement the right to read in the EU.
Report: FAO To The Rescue In Global Agriculture And Trade Discussions 10/12/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization yesterday launched a report aiming at helping the current divide on the issue of trade and food security.
WIPO Copyright Committee Hears Case For Exceptions For Museums 10/12/2015 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Museums usually gather heterogeneous objects, coming in various forms, and engage in different activities in relation to those objects. With the advance of information technologies, museums have to adapt and consider the digitisation of their collections, which brings copyright questions, according to a study presented yesterday at the World Intellectual Property Organization.
European Commission Unveils First Copyright Reform Proposals To Mixed Review 09/12/2015 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The European Commission’s long-awaited effort to reform Europe’s copyright system includes a proposal for cross-border portability of online content services and an action plan for updating copyright rules. The proposals are the first in its Digital Single Market strategy, the EC said. The announcement prompted mixed reviews from internet service provider and consumer groups and one EU lawmaker but a warmer reception from rights holders.
Big Rights Holders Favour Status Quo In EU Copyright Over Reform 09/12/2015 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment BERLIN – Big rights holders and their attorneys do not yearn for a reform of European Union copyright. Participants in last week‘s Pan-European Intellectual Property Summit in Berlin discussed concerns about the potential extension of the rules of origin to the internet, the CabSat directive and successful litigation against intermediaries in enforcing copyright.
WHO Report Examines Health Achievements, Future Challenges For Implementation Of SDGs 09/12/2015 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment From the United Nations Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals, what are the main achievements in health and what are the main challenges for the next 15 years? That is the question the World Health Organization sought to answer in a new publication issued yesterday.
Authors: Fair Dealing In Copyright Law If Ill-Defined Is Prejudicial To Writers 08/12/2015 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment On the side of this week’s World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), the International Authors Forum held a side event on 7 December. Speakers underlined the importance of copyright for authors so that they can make a living from their writing, and warned about ill-defined fair use in copyright law.
Report: Ebola Distracted Global R&D Funding For Neglected Diseases; Public Funding At Low 08/12/2015 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A newly issued report provides the “first ever” picture of global investment in Ebola research and development. The report found that investment in Ebola might have come at the expense of other funding to develop drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for other neglected diseases. The report also found that public funding on research and development for neglected diseases was at its lowest in years.