IP From Publicly Funded Research Should Benefit The Public, Experts Say 16/01/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Catherine Saez Publicly funded research institutions are major players in the area of life sciences and policies on the management of intellectual property emanating from this research have to be defined, according to speakers at a recent symposium in Geneva. The symposium on public sector IP management in the life sciences, held at the […]
An Alternative Proposal For Enhancing Developing Country Access To Patented Medicines 10/12/2008 by Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch An intellectual property model intended to preserve the structure of patent protection while adding balance for developing countries has been proposed to provide incentives for innovators to contribute toward the alleviation of suffering in developing countries in dire need of patented medicines largely owned by rich countries. This […]
Brazilian Draft Law Would Curb Expanded Patents On Pharmaceuticals 02/12/2008 by Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment [Update from the author: Brazil announced on 19 December adoption of the resolution against the extension of patent rights to second-use drugs and polymorphs. Such patents were seen as subterfuges from the pharmaceutical companies to expand their patent rights. The inter-ministry intellectual property group met on 1 December, but only announced the result on 19 […]
Ministers, Stakeholders Meet In Mali To Strategise On Health Research Systems 20/11/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara Ministers of health, science and technology, and social development met this week with scientific researchers and representatives from foundations, the private sector and civil society to discuss the future of research for health on diseases disproportionately affecting the developing world. “Data matters, and the sharing of data matters,” Mark Walport, director of […]
IP Model Proposed For North-South Nanotechnology Divide 19/11/2008 by Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Developing countries need to pool resources to ensure access to scientific and technical knowledge about nanotechnology in order to narrow the “nano-divide” – similar to the digital and genomics divides – resulting from the implications of nanotech-related intellectual property rights on monopoly practices, technology transfer and trade, according […]
Brazil, EU Collaborate On Local Production Of AIDS Drugs In Mozambique 10/11/2008 by Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Health Minister José Gomes Temporão and the President of Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Paulo Buss, recently inaugurated an office of the foundation in Maputo, Mozambique, to produce medicines and offer courses on public health. The president, Lula, and […]
TRIPS May Evolve To Keep Pace With Modern IP Concerns 24/10/2008 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Dugie Standeford and Kaitlin Mara The World Trade Organization Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (TRIPS) is being “recalibrated” as developing and developed countries challenge old assumptions, Vanderbilt University law professor Daniel Gervais said this week. The first international accord to link intellectual property and trade has entered its third “narrative,” in which […]
Le Sud riposte contre les excès dans l’application des droits de propriété intellectuelle 22/09/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Catherine Saez, William New et Kaitlin Mara Pour les pays en développement les plus avancés et notamment la Chine, les efforts déployés par les pays développés pour intensifier la mise en application des droits de propriété intellectuelle (DPI) sont excessifs et devraient être freinés et centralisés par l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI). Cette […]
El Sur reacciona enérgicamente contra la observancia excesiva de la PI 22/09/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Catherine Saez, William New y Kaitlin Mara Los países desarrollados se están excediendo en su afán por intensificar la aplicación de los derechos de propiedad intelectual y sus esfuerzos deberían ser refrenados y canalizados a través de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual, según señalaron los países en desarrollo liderados por la China. […]
New IP Model Proposed To Facilitate Technology Access In Developing Countries 19/09/2008 by Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Biotechnology policymakers, business leaders, and academics need to adopt a new intellectual property strategy focussed on cooperation and collaboration, rather than the current counterproductive model that encourages patenting as much as possible, says the report of an international panel of experts. Prepared by an international expert group on […]