EPO Sees More Applications, More Modernisation, Battistelli Says 06/03/2014 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Patent quality is top priority for the European Patent Office, which “wants to be the best in the world,” President Benoît Battistelli said in a 5 March interview. The office’s latest annual report shows that patent filings are at an all-time high, and that Europe is an innovation hub. The office’s push for excellence, however, has sparked some staff resistance, Battistelli said.
Gurry Wins Committee Vote For Next Director General Of WIPO 06/03/2014 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments After a bumpy road, the director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization today was recommended by the WIPO Coordination Committee to be returned to office for another six-year term.
WIPO Director General Election: Down To Three Candidates 06/03/2014 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments World Intellectual Property Organization members this morning held a first round of voting for the director general candidate to lead the UN organisation for the next six years. The top three candidates, from Australia, Nigeria and Panama, will advance to the second round to be held this afternoon.
WIPO Enforcement Committee: Positive Sharing Of Experiences But Future Work Elusive 06/03/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment After two-and-a-half days of non-stop information sharing on ways to build respect for intellectual property and enforce IP rights, members of the World Intellectual Property Organization could not agree on the future agenda of the committee on enforcement.
WIPO Director Election Today; Outcome Still Hard To Predict 05/03/2014 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment An executive committee of nearly half the World Intellectual Property Organization membership will tomorrow, 6 March, select the leader of the key UN organisation for the next six years. And it is still hard to predict whether the incumbent will return.
At WIPO: New Business Models Aim To Shrink Market For Counterfeits 05/03/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment New business models for reducing markets for counterfeit and pirated goods were presented by speakers at the WIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement this week, including voluntary mechanisms and graduated responses. But prices on brand name products was a little-explored issue during the presentations, only underlined as a possible factor of piracy by one developing country delegation.
Intergovernmental South Centre Issues Statement On “US Attacks On Indian IP Policy” 05/03/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The South Centre, the Geneva-based intergovernmental organisation of developing countries, yesterday issued a statement calling on World Trade Organization members to oppose United States pressure against developing countries, and India in particular, over their intellectual property laws.
WIPO Members Target Young People In IP Awareness-Raising Campaign 05/03/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Raising awareness on the value of intellectual property and preventive actions to fight counterfeiting particularly among younger users was among the strategies presented by speakers at the World Intellectual Property Organization committee on enforcement of IP rights this week.
WIPO Exhibition Presents New Strategies Against Counterfeit, Pirated Goods 05/03/2014 by Maëli Astruc for Intellectual Property Watch and Julia Fraser for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment This week, some World Intellectual Property Organization member states are presenting their national and regional practices and strategies to prevent purchases of counterfeit or pirated goods with the aim to promote the underreported hard work of states in this area.
Parallel WIPO Initiative On Access For Visually Impaired Steps Up 04/03/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A growing number of countries are signing the new World Intellectual Property Organization treaty on copyright exceptions aimed at boosting access to special format books for visually impaired persons. Parallel to the treaty and pre-dating it, a WIPO-led initiative of interested stakeholders is continuing its efforts to also boost access to such works, including through licence agreements.