Industry Readies For Round Two Of EU Patent Directive 19/01/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments Prague — Patent-dependent industries that spent heavily for lobbying on a failed directive on the patentability of computer-related inventions are learning from their mistakes as they prepare for the possible resurrection of the issue. Lobbyists attending a Progress and Freedom Foundation (PFF) in Prague on 17 January signalled they will move early on the patent […]
Wealthy Nations Move Ahead With Patent Harmonisation 12/02/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Washington, D.C.–The nations responsible for the majority of the world’s patent filings have agreed to move ahead with private negotiations to iron out differences in their patent regimes. The talks will take place outside the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organisation, where negotiations by the full body on patent harmonisation are stalled. The effort led by […]
Washington Patent Meeting Stirs Concerns 27/01/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A meeting next week of the world’s top patent-producing nations to try to bring their patent regimes closer together is raising concerns among developing countries and others who perceive it as a threat to efforts to address development issues at a multilateral level. The closed meeting, on which public details are scarce, is expected to […]
