L’OMS adopte le document le plus important depuis Doha en matière de propriété intellectuelle et de santé publique 30/05/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment William New Avec la stratégie mondiale adoptée samedi lors de l’Assemblée mondiale de la Santé en vue de combler le vide en matière de recherche sur les maladies qui sévissent dans les pays en développement, l’institution des Nations Unies s’inscrit directement dans l’élaboration de politiques relatives à la propriété intellectuelle au plan international. Selon certaines […]
La OMS adopta “el documento más importante desde la Declaración de Doha” sobre PI y salud pública 30/05/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por William New La Asamblea Mundial de la Salud anual llevada a cabo el sábado adoptó una estrategia mundial destinada a llenar el vacío en investigación para enfermedades que afectan a los países en desarrollo que coloca al organismo de Naciones Unidas en el centro de la formulación de políticas de propiedad intelectual mundial, y, […]
Embattled ACTA Negotiations Next Week In Geneva; US Sees Signing This Year 30/05/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 13 Comments By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Formal negotiations on an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) are expected to commence next week in Geneva, according to a European Commission official, even as a leaked United States trade office paper is drawing criticism of the proposed pact. The publication of a US Trade Representative’s office discussion paper […]
UNCITRAL Lays Groundwork For Policy On IP Assets And Financing 30/05/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK – The groundwork has been laid at the United Nations by governments, non-governmental organisations, and intellectual property and finance experts on how to use intellectual property assets to encourage credit around the globe while not interfering with intellectual property laws.
US Presidential Campaign Officials Talk ‘IP Tsars’ and Network Neutrality 30/05/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Kaitlin Mara The next United States president must make access to knowledge and technology policy a priority, participants at a conference on computers, freedom, and privacy protection last week told representatives of the leading presidential campaigns. Campaign representatives for Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic frontrunner, and Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, discussed […]
WHO Adopts “Most Important Document Since Doha” On IP And Public Health 29/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments By William New The annual World Health Assembly on Saturday adopted a global strategy aimed at filling the research gap for diseases afflicting developing countries that places the UN agency squarely in global intellectual property policymaking and despite compromises is the most significant reference document on IP and public health in years, according to sources […]
European Commission Proposes Forum On Future Of Copying Levies 28/05/2008 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – The European Commission has recommended that a forum involving creative artists and the consumer industry should be established to determine the future of private copying levies. Twenty-one of the European Union’s 27 countries impose oft-criticised surcharges on equipment – ranging from blank cassettes to MP3 players […]
International ‘Making Available’ Right Becoming Less Available In US Law 28/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch The United States can’t make up its mind. On one hand, the country has signed at least nine international agreements that explicitly provide a new digital right for copyright owners: the exclusive right to make their works electronically available to the public. On the other hand, the US courts are uncertain whether this “making available” right exists under US law. US courts have split over this issue, with some recognising the right and others rejecting it. But a new trend may be emerging. In the last four months, four US federal district courts have ruled that “making available” is not a right recognised by US copyright law.
Debate Surrounds Final WHO Global Strategy, Action Plan On IP And Health 24/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New [Update: The assembly reached agreement on the global strategy, but the final text is not available, according to the WHO.] Draft texts of a global strategy, plan of action and resolution on ways to stimulate research into neglected diseases disproportionately affecting poor populations were adopted Saturday at committee level by World Health […]
Saturday Text Of WHO Draft Global Strategy On IP And Health Now Available 24/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A draft resolution, global strategy, and plan of action on intellectual property and public health were circulated Saturday at the 19-24 May World Health Assembly. The drafts show areas of agreement in the weeklong assembly, and difficult areas that remained to be agreed on Saturday.