De nouveaux programmes nationaux font écho au traité de l’OMPI relatif aux brevets 09/04/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Liza Porteus Viana pour Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK – En avril, l’Office japonais des brevets (Japanese Patent Office – JPO) lancera un nouveau programme, appelé « JP-First », dont l’objectif sera de communiquer aux principaux organismes de dépôt de brevets dans le monde, y compris dans certains pays en développement, les résultats de l’instruction […]
Nuevas iniciativas en el ámbito nacional reflejan tratado de la OMPI sobre patentes 09/04/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Liza Porteus Viana para Intellectual Property Watch NUEVA YORK- La Oficina Japonesa de Patentes (JPO) introducirá en abril una nueva política llamada JP-First, que tiene por objeto publicar los resultados de los exámenes de las solicitudes de patentes presentadas inicialmente ante la JPO para ser utilizados por las principales oficinas de patentes en todo […]
USTR Plans Another Year Of Elevating IP Protection With Trading Partners 04/04/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) last week delivered to Congress its 2008 National Trade Estimate Report (NTE), which includes many intellectual property-related challenges in 62 trading partners around the world. The report shows USTR’s plan to pursue ever-stronger IP protection with its trading […]
US Election, Patent Reform Could Decide Fate of Voided USPTO Rules 03/04/2008 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch A United States federal court in Virginia Tuesday voided US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rules capping the number of continuation requests and claims patent seekers can submit without incurring additional costs and paperwork. The decision could spark a renewed agency push on Capitol Hill for rulemaking authority, […]
New National-Level Programmes Echo WIPO Patent Treaty 01/04/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK – The Japanese Patent Office in April will introduce a new policy called JP-First, which aims to release patent examination results of applications first filed with the JPO to major patent offices throughout the world, including in some developing countries. The initiative and others could be steps toward allowing patent filers to bypass an established international treaty on patents, sources said. Also at the event, government officials and academics also discussed copyright developments in Canada. US experts argued that Canada is not doing its part to crack down on piracy, while the Canadians said they are actually setting the bar in some areas in terms of protecting copyrighted works.
Débat sur la neutralité du Net aux Etats-Unis : des implications sur la gouvernance mondiale de l’Internet 20/03/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Par Liza Porteus Viana pour Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK – Le débat sur la neutralité du réseau Internet fait rage aux Etats-Unis. Certains observateurs estiment que l’adoption d’une loi dans ce domaine pourrait permettre de définir des principes généraux pour la gouvernance d’Internet à l’avenir. La neutralité du réseau Internet (« neutralité du Net […]
US Senate Moves Toward Vote On Reform To Patent Regime 18/03/2008 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Legislation for sweeping patent reform in the United States could see Senate floor action as soon as early April. Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democrat-Nevada, said the congressional body could consider S 1145 next month but the Senate Judiciary Committee has not been given a firm date, a committee […]
El debate en EE.UU. sobre la neutralidad de Internet tiene consecuencias para la gobernanza mundial 17/03/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Liza Porteus Viana para Intellectual Property Watch NUEVA YORK- El debate sobre la neutralidad de Internet se está agudizando en los Estados Unidos y algunos observadores dicen que si allí logra establecerse una norma legislativa, ésta podría servir en el futuro de principio mundial para la gobernanza de Internet. La neutralidad de Internet (“neutralidad […]
US Net Neutrality Debate Has Global Governance Implications 14/03/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK – The Internet neutrality debate is raging in the United States, and some observers say that if a legislative standard can be set here, it could serve as a global principle for Internet governance in the future.
Avancées significatives pour l’ACTA 11/03/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Liza Porteus Viana pour Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK – Des représentants des milieux industriels et de gouvernements ont appelé lundi à la ratification d’un traité international de lutte contre la contrefaçon et proposé une série de nouvelles stratégies destinées à endiguer le trafic de produits piratés. Ont été évoqués en particulier les risques […]