IP Protection No Barrier To Green Technology Transfer, Says Key Negotiator 05/10/2009 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments BANGKOK – Protection of intellectual property should not be a barrier in transferring technology needed by developing countries in helping them cope with the effects of climate change as most of the technology is currently publicly available, a key negotiator of the issue has said.
Access To Safe Medicine A Public Health Issue, Not IP, Says Panel 04/10/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Anti-counterfeiting initiatives might have a negative impact on access to medicines while not addressing the problem of fake medicines, particularly in developing countries, according to panellists at a recent event organised by the Open Society Institute.
Second HADOPI Law Faces French Constitutionality Test 02/10/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Just days after the French Parliament adopted a bill aiming to protect literary and artistic intellectual property rights online on 25 September; the law is being challenged on constitutionality grounds.
US Industry Campaign: IP Needed To Address Climate Change, Economy 02/10/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Intellectual property rights are a key to innovation, the mitigation of climate change, an incentive to spur the economy and a creator of jobs, according to participants in several recent industry events and activities.
Third Revision of Patent Law in China (Part II) 01/10/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments The third amendment of Chinese Patent Law enters into force from 1 October, 2009. This article by Wenting Cheng explores the major changes in substantive requirements for patent grant, post-grant enforcement and adaptation of Chinese Patent Law to international norms on the protection of intellectual property.
Global Oversight For Internet; US Role In Core Infrastructure Unchanged 01/10/2009 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments A mere “affirmation of commitments” (AoC) between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the United States Department of Commerce has replaced the decade-old joint project agreement in place in different forms since ICANN started technical coordination of names and numbers on the net in 1998.
Role Of WIPO On Traditional Knowledge In Question 30/09/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Failure to resolve the deadlock over traditional knowledge at the World Intellectual Property Organization would call into question the organisation’s role, some member states said this week, as the chair of the General Assemblies tabled a text in an attempt to bridge major gaps that still remain. Meanwhile, the organisation adopted a commitment to approve the availability of documents in all its languages.
传统知识的命运——世界知识产权组织大会的一项关键决议 30/09/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment 世界知识产权组织（World Intellectual Property Organization）总干事今天在该联合国机构的年度大会开幕式上说，如果世界知识产权组织要保持决策上的影响力，它就必须能够在无论是最新的技术开发还是传统知识体系领域为创新制定标准。
Regulators’ Role Seen Rising As E-Content Tied To Devices 29/09/2009 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments When Amazon.com remotely deleted George Orwell’s “1984″ and “Animal Farm” from its Kindle e-books, it stirred up a hornet’s nest of complaints about privacy, the potential erosion of copyright users’ rights and censorship. Is the shift to “tethered devices” a real cause for concern or much ado about nothing?
ICANN’s New US Contract And New Top Level Domains – It’s Not Over 29/09/2009 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments With a day to go before the joint project agreement between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the United States Department of Commerce (DoC) is set to expire, calls for continuous US oversight role have been reiterated by US politicians and private-sector representatives who reason that this oversight is especially needed in the face of the planned introduction of new internet top-level domains like .shop.