No Agreement For WIPO Committee On Traditional Knowledge And Folklore 18/10/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Kaitlin Mara Late Friday evening, weary government officials had to admit they had reached a deadlock in negotiations on international protection of traditional knowledge and folklore at the World Intellectual Property Organization. “No agreement,” said the meeting’s chair, Rigoberto Gauto Vielman, leaving the closing plenary. The lack of an outcome from the weeklong meeting […]
New Text For Committee On Traditional Knowledge, Folklore, And Genetic Resources 17/10/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The chair of the World Intellectual Property Organization Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore has released a draft chairman’s proposal for accelerated work at the next two meetings of the IGC. The text of the document, which includes draft terms of reference for three working groups on traditional cultural […]
WIPO Poised To Move To Talks On Potential Traditional Knowledge “Treaty” 17/10/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara and William New Member states of the committee on traditional knowledge, genetic resources, and folklore at the World Intellectual Property Organization on Friday must decide whether and how they will carry on the work of the committee after this week’s session ends. Inherent in that decision is whether the group sets the […]
Progress In WIPO Traditional Knowledge Committee Seen In Informal Sessions 16/10/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara Movement is beginning to be seen at the World Intellectual Property Organization body tasked with discussing protection for traditional knowledge and folklore as informal meetings – and, in particular, bilateral meetings between the African Group and other regional groups – begin to bridge differences on modalities for future work. Plenary sessions were […]
WIPO Committee On Traditional Knowledge And Folklore Running In Place 16/10/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara Work of the World Intellectual Property Organisation body dedicated to the protection of traditional knowledge and folklore this week has moved largely to informal meetings after progress in the full plenary sessions over the first few days proved elusive. Key points of discussion are whether to hold additional meetings over the coming […]
Gurry marca el comienzo de una nueva etapa de esperanza y multilateralismo en la OMPI 13/10/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por William New Francis Gurry, funcionario de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) desde hace muchos años, se hizo cargo de la organización este mes y trajo consigo la esperanza de las partes interesadas de aportar tranquilidad interna y reconocimiento mundial al organismo de Naciones Unidas, aunque el futuro depara diversos desafíos. Los […]
Francis Gurry ouvre les portes d’une nouvelle ère d’espoir et de multilatéralisme à l’OMPI 13/10/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par William New Fonctionnaire de longue date à l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI), Francis Gurry a ce mois-ci pris les rênes de l’organisation. Les différents partenaires espèrent que son élection marquera un retour au calme au sein de l’institution des Nations Unies et que celle-ci retrouvera une place pertinente au niveau mondial. Cependant, […]
Stage Set For WIPO To Advance On Traditional Knowledge, Folklore Protection 11/10/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Kaitlin Mara The World Intellectual Property Organization committee on traditional knowledge and genetic resources meets next week with a new sense of purpose. New on the table are two detailed reports from the secretariat highlighting areas where international policy may be needed, an African Group proposal calling for an international instrument, and the encouragement […]
Photographs Of Ongoing WIPO Construction 03/10/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Construction of a new office building at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) continues apace, with the expected completion date for the CHF153 million (US$137 million) project, October 2010, still on track (IPW, WIPO, 26 September 2008). When completed, the 10-story space will include 5 floors of offices, a ground floor with a lobby and […]
WIPO Working Group To Reconsider Rules On Appellations Of Origin 02/10/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara World Intellectual Property Organization members last Friday set up a working group to consider improvements to an international agreement on appellations of origin – names of products reflecting particular cultural or environmental aspects of a geographic location. Key improvements sought are a procedure for resolving situations in which nations have protection over […]