Debate Heats Up Ahead Of EU Parliament Discussion On ACTA 19/03/2012 by Maricel Estavillo for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Opposing opinions on the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) clashed anew ahead of next week’s meetings of the European Parliament where the EU body may make critical decisions on the fate of the deal.
US Group Creates Social Platform To Lobby For And Create Internet Reforms 19/03/2012 by Maricel Estavillo for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Public Knowledge, a Washington, DC-based public interest group, has launched an initiative that capitalises on active participation from American online and social media users to lobby for the adoption of some reforms in internet governance aimed at protecting knowledge access.
A NEW South Africa Traditional Knowledge Bill – Sui Generis Protection for TK 18/03/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments If you cannot beat them, join them. For that reason this Chair of IP has decided to announce a NEW sui generis Protection of Traditional Knowledge Bill in the hope that something may yet be done to save us all.
Singapore Seeks To Liberalise Patent Law In Bid To Become IP Hub 16/03/2012 by Maricel Estavillo for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment South-east Asia’s economic juggernaut Singapore will hold a public consultation on a proposal to liberalise its patent law in a bid to cement its position as the intellectual property (IP) hub in the region.
Council Of Europe Passes Internet Governance Strategy 15/03/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment In passing a comprehensive Internet Governance Strategy, the Council of Europe (CoE) today laid claim to a front runner position in the human rights dialogue for the internet.
More Foreigners Find Themselves Targets Of US Copyright Law 15/03/2012 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments All the experts agree: US copyright law doesn’t apply outside US borders. But try telling that to Kim Dotcom, Aubrey Canning, or the growing number of other foreigners whose activities outside the United States have resulted in sanctions under US copyright law.
Take The Brussels University Survey On Beliefs About IP 15/03/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Free University of Brussels has set out to map predominant normative and causal beliefs regarding IP laws and policies. To give your input and participate in the survey, click on www.surveymonkey.com/s/IP_Community.
Intérêt de l’entreprise et choix stratégiques : les licences concédées par Gilead au Medicines Patent Pool 14/03/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Bien que Gilead ait apporté des améliorations considérables à ses précédentes licences volontaires portant sur des médicaments antirétroviraux essentiels, les licences que l’entreprise a concédées au Medicines Patent Pool, fondation créée par UNITAID, comportent des restrictions regrettables qui fragilisent leur impact sur l’accès à des antirétroviraux génériques de qualité garantie plus abordables dans les pays en développement.
Blocking Of Internet Traffic Common In Europe – EU Report 14/03/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Operators and internet service providers in Europe resort mostly to blocking voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) and peer-to-peer traffics to guard the security of and prevent congestion on their networks, according to a preliminary report from the European Union telecommunications regulator, the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC).
US Aims To Boost Its Efforts Against Overseas Infringers 13/03/2012 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment US President Barack Obama wants the country’s Justice Department to get by with a bit less money next fiscal year – but not when it comes to prosecuting overseas infringers of American IP rights.