US, China Weaving Closer Trade and IP Cooperation; Focus On Innovation 01/06/2010 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The United States and China are strengthening their relationship on innovation and intellectual property rights as the global economy is slowly taking an upward turn. Those may come as signs of positive collaboration on the delicate issue of IP rights in the face of ongoing questions by US industry and government about the impact of China’s IP rights infringement on American jobs.
《国家标准涉及专利的处置规则》最新稿：是不是向前一步？ 29/04/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment 2010年一月21日，中国标准化研究院1发布了《国家标准涉及专利的处置规则2（征求意见稿）》（简称《处置规则》)，向有利益关系的参与者征求意见。此《处置规则》为国家标准化管理委员会《涉及专利的国家标准制修订管理规定（暂行）（征求意见稿）》（简称《修订管理规定》)重要成分之一。3
EU-India Trade Talks Resume Under Cloud Of Concern For Public Health 27/04/2010 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment BRUSSELS – Negotiations on the EU-India free trade agreement continue tomorrow in Brussels amid warnings from non-governmental organisations from India and Europe about possible negative consequences for the public health of poor citizens in India. But European negotiators sought to assuage fears.
China’s Latest Draft Disposal Rules For Patents In Standards A Step Forward? 01/04/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments On 21 January, 2010, the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) issued and requested comments from all stakeholders on its Disposal Rules for Inclusion of Patents in National Standards (Disposal Rules).
China Tells WTO: Obligations Fulfilled On IP Dispute Case 22/03/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment China on Friday briefed the World Trade Organization on improvements in its intellectual property rights enforcement needed to bring it into compliance with a dispute settlement decision made last year.
Indian Civil Society Raises Concerns Over US Industry-Sponsored IP Summits 11/03/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Public interest groups in India are raising questions over annual summits involving Indian judges and policymakers that are being funded by major western industry groups, in particular pharmaceutical companies. At this year’s summit, held recently, a section of India’s patent law which prevents the extension of monopoly power for incremental innovations came under attack, the groups have said.
再论中国涉及专利的国家标准制修订管理规定草案 26/01/2010 by Inside Views, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment 中国国家标准化管理委员会曾在2004年公布了一份有关专利政策的法规草案，遭到世界各国众多组织提出的批评，最终未能实施。去年11月2日，国家标准化管理委员会公布了《涉及专利的国家标准制修订管理规定（暂行）（征求意见稿）》”（以下简称“专利政策草案”） ，并征求公众意见 。对此全球各政府机构、公司及民间利益团体提交了大量的意见书。其中大多数意见表达了一个共同的观点：该专利政策草案低估了专利权人在标准制定活动中作出的贡献和可能发挥的作用，甚至会抑制他们为国家标准贡献创新性解决方案和技术。
WTO Adopts Appellate Body Report On US-China Film Distribution Dispute 19/01/2010 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment China is expected to implement changes that will allow foreign distributors to import audiovisual entertainment products in China without trade being narrowed by state-owned channels after it lost its dispute case against the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The recommendations of the dispute settlement panel and the Appellate Body were adopted today by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body.
Take Two — China’s Proposed Regulations For Patent-Involving National Standards 21/12/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Standards Administration of China patent policy proposal fails to strike the desired balance and undervalues the intellectual property included in a standard. If implemented as worded, it will discourage the contribution of innovative technologies for use in national standards and the participation of patent holders, writes George Willingmyre.
China’s Standards And Patent Innovation Proposals — Problems For IPR And Global Trade? 21/12/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Although the Standardization Administration of China is trying to balance the requirements of society, which include the rights of individuals, owners of IP and institutional investors to invest in innovation by earning a reasonable fair return on their patented products with the right of all members of society to benefit from innovation and new technologies; the balance by all accounts has not been made with its recently proposed legislation, writes Dr Ruth Taplin.