WHO Plans Public Hearing On IP Group By December 02/10/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen The World Health Organization will organise public consultations for non-governmental stakeholders on a global public health and intellectual property working group most likely in November, according to a senior official. Meetings are being actively held within the WHO secretariat, which has set up a inter-departmental system involving a number of […]
US Seeks Review Of WHO Publication Policy After Report On US Trade Deals 28/09/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen A senior United States health official in Washington is urging the head of the World Health Organization to withdraw a WHO-sponsored publication that is critical of US trade policy, charging possible organisational incompetence and calling for a full review of its publication procedures. “The WHO Secretariat’s decision to publish the […]
New Intergovernmental Initiative Highlights IP Flexibilities For Drug Prices 21/09/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen A new international intergovernmental health initiative tied to airplane taxes highlights the use of flexibilities in intellectual property laws as an option for reducing drug prices. The plan is being welcomed by non-governmental organisations that have been lobbying for this point. The initiative is an international drug purchase facility and […]
Newcomer Howard Zucker, Former US Official, To Head WHO IP Group 19/09/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Speculation since May about who will lead the secretariat in a new intergovernmental working group on intellectual property and public health at the World Health Organization may now be put to rest as it is official that the post will go to Howard Zucker, WHO sources say. Zucker is the […]
Nine Candidates Proposed For WHO Director General Position 31/08/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen The 5 September deadline to fill the top leadership post at the World Health Organization (WHO) is drawing nearer and at least eight candidates have been put forward, of which six are from developing countries and two are women. The formal list of the candidates will be published on 6 […]
WHO IP Working Group To Address Conflicting Interests Before December Meeting 25/07/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment An intergovernmental working group on public health and intellectual property, which the World Health Assembly said in May should be set up “immediately,” is scheduled to meet for the first time in December in Geneva, according to informed sources. But apparently it is no easy task for the World Health Organization (WHO) to coordinate the […]
Edad de Idris rectificada en la OMPI en medio de especulación sobre qué beneficios obtendría 17/07/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Kamil Idris, Director General de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual, ha procedido a rectificar su edad, registrada desde hace 20 años en la OMPI, creando todo tipo de especulación de que ganaría inmensamente con el cambio. Más aún, algunos gobiernos y otros buscan si hubo otras instancias en la cuales Idris hubiera informado […]
WIPO Programme/Budget Committee Concludes Work 14/07/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Intellectual Property Organization Programme and Budget Committee finished its work for the year with the acceptance of a proposed mechanism to insert member governments more fully into WIPO’s budget processes. The committee also heard updates on proposed new construction and an assessment of all WIPO jobs. According to participants in the 11-13 July […]
Idris’s Age Corrected At WIPO Amidst Speculation Of Benefit-Seeking 13/07/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Kamil Idris, director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, has acted to correct his age as it is recorded at WIPO after 20 years, setting off speculation that he stands to gain handsomely from the change. In addition, some governments and others are checking for instances of his misreporting to determine whether there was […]
WIPO Committee Set To Approve Reports On Budget, Construction, Personnel 12/07/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The powerful Programme and Budget Committee (PBC) of the World Intellectual Property Organization this week appears to be in agreement with WIPO management on several critical and previously contentious endeavours. At the sparsely attended first day of the 11-13 July PBC meeting, members appeared to generally agree with proposals from WIPO, according to participants. These […]