UNCITRAL Begins Debate On Harmonising Secured Financing, IP Laws 20/05/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK – A United Nations group on Monday began debate on a publication aimed at helping the world’s governments harmonise their secured financing and intellectual property laws. The UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group VI is meeting in New York this week to hammer out differences various parties have on issues including transfer of intellectual property rights, creation of a security right, registries, and intellectual property rights related to tangible assets when those rights are used as collateral to secure credit.
Suspension des obligations au titre de l’Accord sur les ADPIC: une alternative croissante en matière de sanction 16/05/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Catherine Saez Prendre des mesures de rétorsion à l’égard d’un pays violant les règles de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) en sanctionnant les activités qu’il exerce dans un secteur autre que celui concerné par la violation constitue une alternative efficace aux mesures de rétorsion touchant le secteur concerné par la violation, en particulier quand […]
UN Events Map Efforts To Narrow Digital Divide, Increase Information Access 16/05/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara Nearly three weeks of meetings of governments, civil society organisations, trade groups, and intergovernmental bodies will report on how far nations have come towards bridging the so-called “digital divide” between those who have access to information technology and all of its attendant benefits, and those whom the digital revolution is passing by. […]
IP Rights Arise In UN Debate On The Right To Participate In Cultural Life 15/05/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Catherine Saez Intellectual property rights came into play in a recent discussion on the right of all humans to take part in cultural life organised by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The right to take part in cultural life is an accepted fundamental human right, mentioned in several […]
Suspensión de obligaciones en virtud del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC: una nueva alternativa de retorsión de la OMC 15/05/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Catherine Saez Cuando un país infringe las normas de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC), la retorsión contra dicho país mediante la imposición de sanciones a sus actividades en un sector comercial no relacionado puede ser una opción más eficaz para los países en desarrollo que una retorsión aplicada dentro del sector de la […]
Francis Gurry Of Australia Wins Nomination To Be Next WIPO Director General 13/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 6 Comments By one vote, Francis Gurry of Australia tonight won a hard-fought election to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Third Round Of Formal Voting Leaves Graça-Aranha Versus Gurry 13/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Candidate Votes Francis Gurry (Australia) 35 José Graça Aranha (Brazil) 29 Masood Khan (Pakistan) 19 The final vote is expected this evening.
WIPO Director General Election: Field Dramatically Drops To Three Candidates 13/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New The field of candidates vying to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization dramatically plummeted from the original 15 candidates to three frontrunners on the first day. The race is now between Francis Gurry of Australia, José Graça Aranha of Brazil, and Masood Khan of Pakistan. The drastic […]
WIPO Election: Ali, Odek Exit; Three More Face Elimination 13/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New With the second official round of voting still open, two more candidates have exited the race to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, and three others face near elimination. All voting results are being posted to www.ip-watch.org. The number of candidates has dropped from 15 last Friday […]
First Round Results Of Voting For WIPO DG 13/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Candidate Votes Francis Gurry (Australia) 24 José Graça Aranha (Brazil) 16 Masood Khan (Pakistan) 13 Yoshiyuki Takagi (Japan) 6 Jorge Amigo Castañeda (Mexico) 4 Philippe Petit (France) 4 Alicja Adamczak (Poland) 3 Enrique Manalo (Philippines) 3 Toufiq Ali (Bangladesh) 2 James Otieno Odek (Kenya) […]