El acuerdo de Londres como facilitador de la presentación de patentes en Europa 19/10/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment David Cronin para Intellectual Property Watch A partir del año que viene debería ser mas fácil obtener una patente multinacional europea con la ratificación de un acuerdo que reduce los requisitos de traducción para la protección de una invención. Según el Acuerdo de Londres, los países que tengan el inglés, el francés o el alemán […]
US Renews Effort To Topple WIPO Director General 19/10/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 18 Comments By William New United States Ambassador to the United Nations Warren Tichenor on Thursday reiterated a call for answers to allegations surrounding the head of the World Intellectual Property Organization, who the US and others are pushing to resign out of concern for his leadership ability. WIPO Director General Kamil Idris has come under fire […]
Kenya Works To Identify IP Rights In Its Medical Research 19/10/2007 by Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch NAIROBI – One of Kenya’s most prestigious research institutions, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), has begun an extensive intellectual property audit to try and identify any discoveries that should be protected. The audit comes as the government is finishing work on a new framework on traditional knowledge and […]
Les discussions sur le nouveau plan des Nations Unies concernant l’accès à la santé publique et l’innovation s’annoncent difficiles 18/10/2007 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Paul Garwood Le cycle de négociations qui s’ouvre le mois prochain sur le plan des Nations Unies visant à améliorer l’accès aux médicaments pour les plus pauvres s’annonce difficile, les États et les régions étant divisés sur des sujets controversés tels que les droits de propriété intellectuelle et les moyens permettant de faire bénéficier […]
Desafíos en las conversaciones de la ONU sobre acceso e innovación en salud pública 18/10/2007 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Por Paul Garwood A la ronda de negociaciones que tendrá lugar el próximo mes sobre un plan de las Naciones Unidas para impulsar el acceso a los medicamentos para los pobres del mundo le espera un camino difícil, en el que países y regiones se encuentran divididos respecto a cuestiones contenciosas como los derechos de […]
Battle Rages Over WIPO DG As Staff Dissents, Africa Cries Racism 17/10/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 16 Comments By William New Hundreds of employees at the World Intellectual Property Organization, a prominent United Nations agency, have signed a petition calling on WIPO Director General Kamil Idris to put the organisation’s interests before his own in addressing allegations that he misrepresented his age on official documents and possibly engaged in other untoward activities. Idris […]
Canada, EU Acting On Public Health Exceptions To WTO IP Law 15/10/2007 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Canada has become the first country to notify the World Trade Organisation that it has allowed a drugs firm to use an international scheme for manufacturing generic versions of patented medicines introduced four years ago. Meanwhile, the European Union this week is continuing a debate over whether to […]
US Requests Second WTO Panel On China’s IP Protection 11/10/2007 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch The United States has decided to step up its challenge to China’s restrictions on copyright-protected books, music and films by asking the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel. During June and July, the US and China held formal talks over trade restrictions applied by the […]
EU Copyright Levies Extend To New Media As Harmonisation Lags 11/10/2007 by Alicia Martin-Santos for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Alicia Martin-Santos and Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch European Union countries are imposing copyright levies on a whole new range of digital media, including digital music players, USB flash sticks, hard drives and, potentially, mobile phones and wireless connections, as efforts to harmonise Europe’s heterogeneous copyright landscape continue to languish. Copyright levies are imposed on blank material (such as blank CDs, DVDs or paper) or digital recording media (used to store digital content) in order to compensate authors for end-users’ private copying. They first appeared in the 1960s and were charged on paper, photocopying equipment and tapes. New recording media, such as mp3 players (like iPods) or even mobile phones are being examined for potential levying.
UN Talks On Public Health Access And Innovation Face Challenges 10/10/2007 by Paul Garwood for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Paul Garwood Next month’s round of negotiations on a United Nations plan to boost access to medicines for the world’s poor are set for a rough ride, with countries and regions split on contentious issues such as intellectual property rights and how to spur drug innovation for the benefit of all. The World Health […]