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 […]
Revised Chinese Patent Law Aims At Quality, Compulsory Licensing 15/01/2009 by Jia Hepeng for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Jia Hepeng and Yuan Yue for Intellectual Property Watch BEIJING – China’s newly revised patent law could create a more favourable environment for foreign companies to do research in the country, though measures are still needed to implement the law more effectively, according to some legal experts. The updated law also strengthens the government’s […]
US IP Attachés Take Hard-Line Position On Overseas IP Enforcement 26/12/2008 by Drew Clark for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments By Drew Clark for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC – Nations ranging from Brazil to Brunei to Russia are failing to properly protect the intellectual property assets of US companies and others, and international organisations are not doing enough to stop it, seven IP attachés to the US Foreign and Commercial Service lamented recently. Meanwhile, […]
RIAA Claims Scale-Down Of US Copyright Litigation; Details Of New Plan Unclear 23/12/2008 by Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch 11 Comments By Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch Representatives from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) have confirmed that the organisation has opted to suspend its strategy of suing individuals accused of illegal file-sharing in the United States and to instead work more closely with internet service providers to thwart copyright infringement, but some doubts […]
Interest in China, Climate Change Arises From Different Sectors 23/12/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara The importance of the Chinese economy as both a manufacturing giant and, increasingly, as a consumer of manufactured goods makes it clear that the country must play a key role in simultaneous global efforts to combat the threat of climate change and end the current financial crisis, a group of assembled delegates […]
No ACTA Deal Yet As EU Parliament Seeks Narrower Scope, More Transparency 20/12/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch As negotiations on the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) continued in Paris this week with again no public details the European Parliament Thursday sent a strong signal by requesting transparency in the negotiations. Parliament meeting in Strasbourg on 18 December passed a resolution on the impact of counterfeiting […]
Le système « Peer To Patent » pourrait servir de modèle pour les offices des brevets 13/12/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Par Liza Porteus Viana pour Intellectual Property Watch Un système pilote de révision des brevets par les pairs initié aux Etats-Unis pourrait servir de modèle aux offices de brevets dans le monde. L’Ecole de droit de New York, connue sous le nom de New York Law School (NYLS) en collaboration avec l’Office des brevets américain […]
US Technology, IP Industries Offer Policy Wish Lists For Obama 12/12/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch The United States Chamber of Commerce is calling on President-Elect Barack Obama to fill key intellectual property enforcement posts within the first 100 days of taking office. Meanwhile, other trade associations also have delineated their wishes on IP, innovation and technology, with one calling for a drastic […]
Accélération des efforts de l’Afrique dans la lutte anti-contrefaçon menée par les pays développés 12/12/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Nick Wadhams pour Intellectual Property Watch NAIROBI, KENYA – Suite à la crainte d’un déferlement sur l’Afrique de contrefaçons de médicaments et de pesticides, l’organisme international chargé de l’application des lois INTERPOL ouvre la voie vers un renforcement des efforts et des moyens pour que les autorités soient conscientes de la menace planant sur […]
Sistema de revisión abierta de solicitudes de patentes puede convertirse en modelo para las oficinas de patentes 12/12/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Liza Porteus Viana para Intellectual Property Watch Un sistema piloto de revisión abierta de solicitudes de patentes en Estados Unidos podría servir como modelo para las oficinas de patentes de todo el mundo. La New York Law School (NYLS), en colaboración con la Oficina de Patentes y Marcas de Estados Unidos (USPTO), emprende el […]