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WIPO Panel Features Views On Patent System Flexibilities

22/02/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By William New A well-balanced colloquium at the World Intellectual Property Organization allowed views from two sides to be heard on the subject of flexibilities in the patent system. The presenters at the 16 February event appeared to split along lines of a developing country view and a view from developed countries, the primary patent […]

Filed Under: News, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Africa, Asia/Pacific, English, Latin America/Caribbean, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO, WTO/TRIPS

Draft EU-Caribbean Agreement Shows Escalated IP Provisions

17/11/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By William New
A new “non-paper” by the European Communities on the economic partnership agreement under negotiation with 15 Caribbean countries shows an elevation of intellectual property standards above global trade rules.

The new draft text prepared for the next round of negotiations and obtained by Intellectual Property Watch, appears to show the European Commission nudging the 15 nations of the Caribbean Forum of ACP States (CARIFORUM) to adopt standards that exceed the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).

The draft text of the intellectual property sections, available to IP-Watch Monthly Subscribers, contains suggestions for the adoption of provisions based on the European Union enforcement directive, which has been criticised by some as overly restrictive.

The text also refers to a range of treaties negotiated at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that are not required by TRIPS, including the so-called 1996 WIPO “Internet treaties” on performers and producers, as well as copyrights on the Internet. The draft treaty also has additional provisions on copyrights, patents, trademarks and Internet domain name processes, and the extension of additional protection for geographical indications. These are product names derived from specific geographical regions.

Caribbean countries have long had special trade treatment with Europe. Negotiations to alter the relationship through an Economic Partnership Agreement were launched in 2004. The sides are working under a deadline of mid-2007 to replace the Coutonou agreement which was found to be inconsistent with WTO rules. The countries of the African, Caribbean and Pacific regions, which were collectively in an agreement with the European Union have been now separated by region.

CARIFORUM members include: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.

William New may be reached at wnew@ip-watch.ch.

Filed Under: Subscribers, Venues, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, English, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, Regional Policy

Brazil Fights To Make Case For International Biodiversity Protection

31/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Brazil has arguably the earth’s richest source of biological diversity, and it is fighting to get help at the international level to protect those natural resources from what it says is unfair exploitation through patents by companies and others in and outside Brazil. While industry argues that the Brazilian law regulating the use of genetic […]

Filed Under: Features, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Health & IP, Latin America/Caribbean, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge

Centre Highlights Brazil’s Leadership In IP, Free/Open Source Issues

22/05/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Debates over the intellectual property system, access to knowledge, and free and open source software are raging worldwide, but perhaps nowhere so much as in Brazil. And in that country, one forum for debate and analysis that stands out is the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) Law School in Rio de Janeiro. Located at the FGV […]

Filed Under: Features, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean, Regional Policy

Groups Decry Impact Of IP And Health Terms In US Trade Agreements

03/03/2006 by Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC – Public health activists are condemning recent terms agreed to by Colombia, Peru and Central American countries in bilateral trade negotiations with the United States, that bind those countries to offer patent protections that exceed standards in multilateral agreements. The groups now are hoping for a […]

Filed Under: Features, Venues, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, English, Health & IP, Latin America/Caribbean, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, WTO/TRIPS

Pressure Rises On Drug Patents In Brazil

15/05/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Brazil, a developing country leader on international intellectual property issues, has come under pressure at home and abroad over whether to lift domestic patents on foreign pharmaceuticals for AIDS to allow cheaper generic versions to be produced. This week, nearly 200 non-governmental organisations from around the world signed onto a letter urging the Brazilian government […]

Filed Under: Venues, English, Health & IP, Latin America/Caribbean, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, WIPO, WTO/TRIPS

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