Patent On AIDS Drug Will Not Limit Access In India, Industry Argues 30/03/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment It is “misleading” and “counter-productive” to assert that a pharmaceutical company’s filing for a patent on a HIV/AIDS drug in India will limit access to the drug in the future, GlaxoSmithKline said in response to an objection submitted today in India. The comment is a response to the submission of a “pre-grant opposition” to the […]
Protest Submitted To First Patent Filing Of HIV/AIDS Drug In India 30/03/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Two Indian HIV/AIDS networks and an international group of lawyers today submitted a protest to the first application for a patent for an HIV/AIDS drug filed in India. The opportunity to stage a “pre-grant opposition” is the “beauty of the Indian patent system,” said Ellen ‘t Hoen of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in an interview. […]
Interview with Geoffrey Yu, Deputy Director General WIPO 24/03/2006 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment In the Expert Views column: Intellectual Property Watch sat down recently with Geoffrey Yu, Deputy Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), to discuss the development agenda, technical assistance and relations with non-governmental organisations. Yu is responsible for the economic development sector, which oversees the current negotiations for a WIPO development agenda. INTELLECTUAL […]
WTO Geographical Indications, Biodiversity Talks Intensify, But No News For TNC 24/03/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Two days of World Trade Organization consultations this week on a proposal to extend high-level protection for geographical indications beyond wines and spirits did not bring resolution in time for the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee meeting on Tuesday, sources in Geneva said. The same is true for discussions on proposals relating to biodiversity and the […]
Potential WIPO Reform Discussed At Consumer Conference 22/03/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment BRUSSELS – A consumer-led conference on intellectual property touched on a wide range of issues during its second day, from whether the $9 physical production costs of CDs are saved through digital distribution, to what would be an ideal reform of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Antony Taubman, who heads the traditional knowledge division […]
Experts: Intellectual Property Policy Not A Traditional Left-Right Political Issue 21/03/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment BRUSSELS – Intellectual property policy may not be divided along left-right political party lines, participants in a consumer-led conference here on the politics and ideology of intellectual property concluded yesterday. On 20 March one of the debates on intellectual property and advocacy centred around software and patents. The two-day event is hosted by the Trans […]
A Philosophical Take On The Current Global IP Debate Meets Reality 20/03/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment BRUSSELS – A debate on intellectual property and the “knowledge commons” started out with a review of rhetoric and ideology here today but soon got more heated as the discussion turned to examples from real life, such as the patentability of maize. The event is hosted by the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue, a forum of […]
Sign Of The (Digital) Times: France’s Struggle With A New Copyright Law 18/03/2006 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Editor’s Note: The National Assembly adopted the legislation on 21 March by a vote of 286 in favour and 193 against. It will now go to the Senate in May, according to reports. In the global search to find a balance between copyright protection and consumer rights in […]
EU Addresses Concerns Over GI Register As Rival Plan Gains Support 17/03/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New and Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen The European Union on Friday continued its fight at the World Trade Organization for a binding register of traded products that are protected because their names and character derive from places, often in Europe. But it may be headed for an eventual compromise as support appears to […]
Reunión de la ONU presenta proyecto de régimen global sobre uso de recursos genéticos 17/03/2006 by Silja Halle for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen GRANADA, España- Tras intensas deliberaciones, los participantes de la conferencia del Convenio sobre Diversidad Biológica (CDB) de las Naciones Unidas, celebrado entre el 30 de enero y el 3 de febrero, llegaron a un acuerdo para presentar tres proyectos de documentos en los que se recomienda un nuevo régimen internacional […]