Change to UK Patents Act Removes Infringement For Use Of Clinical Trial Data 27/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The United Kingdom government has announced a change to the UK Patents Act that it says will help keep the country’s life sciences industry at the forefront of innovation by removing certain risks of drug development companies infringing patents.
Obama Administration Announces New Open Access Policy 26/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has issued a new policy memorandum increasing public access to federally funded scientific research, including peer-reviewed publications and digital data.
Report Finds Stronger Regulation Spurs Chemical Innovation 26/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments New research shows that more rigid laws regulating hazardous chemicals encourage innovation in both large and small companies, according to a report published by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).
UN Agency Ties Fraudulent Pharmaceuticals To Organised Crime In West Africa 26/02/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A United Nations agency has linked shipments of fraudulent pharmaceuticals with cocaine trafficking and smuggling of migrants as illegal activities carried out by transnational organised crime syndicates that are contributing to instability in West Africa.
Web-Based IP Assessment Tool Gets Update From USPTO 25/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today released an updated version of their web-based intellectual property assessment tool, which aims to make small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more aware of their IP assests.
Google’s Anti-Piracy Measures Not Enough, Recording Industry Says 21/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today in a report accused Google of not doing enough to stop Internet users from accessing websites repeatedly accused of copyright infringement.
Trade Commissioner: EU To Seek GIs In US FTA, But ‘No New ACTA’ 21/02/2013 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments There will be a chapter on intellectual property protection in the draft proposals for a US-EU free trade agreement – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said today at a meeting of the International Trade Committee of the European Union in Brussels. The TTIP will be a comprehensive agreement that will create the largest free trade zone in the world, according to De Gucht.
European Commission Seeks Comments On Licensing For Tech Transfer 21/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The European Commission announced today that it is inviting comments on a proposal for new competition rules for the assessment of technology transfer agreements. Under the rules, a licensor permits a licensee to exploit patents, know-how or software for the production of goods and services, it said.
24 EU Members Sign Unified Patent Court Agreement 19/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Twenty-four members of the European Union today signed the unified patent court agreement in Brussels, including Italy.
Patent Outsourcing May Harm US Economy 18/02/2013 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments It has become routine for companies to outsource many business functions. Human resources, customer service, accounting, manufacturing of components – all have been outsourced. Now, however, a growing number of US businesses are outsourcing something new: patent licensing. And this outsourcing may hurt both the US economy and its patent system.