El régimen de propiedad intelectual frena la ciencia y la innovación, según afirman laureados del Premio Nobel 08/07/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Por Dugie Standeford para Intellectual Property Watch MANCHESTER, REINO UNIDO- El marco básico del régimen de propiedad intelectual (PI) pretende “obstaculizar el acceso al conocimiento” en lugar de permitir su difusión, según afirmó el Profesor Joseph Stiglitz durante una conferencia que tuvo lugar el 5 de julio sobre “¿Quién posee la ciencia?”. Stiglitz, Premio Nobel […]
Patent Searches In Portuguese And The WIPO Development Agenda 08/07/2008 by Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch RIO DE JANEIRO – Last year, Brazil and India presented their candidacies and were accepted to operate as international authorities for patent searches at the World Intellectual Property Organization. In addition, Brazil suggested that the Portuguese language be considered for publications. The country will begin operating a patent […]
Intellectual Property Regime Stifles Science and Innovation, Nobel Laureates Say 07/07/2008 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 25 Comments By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch MANCHESTER, UK – The basic framework of the intellectual property (IP) regime aims to “close down access to knowledge” rather than allowing its dissemination, Professor Joseph Stiglitz said at a 5 July lecture on “Who Owns Science?” Stiglitz, a 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics, and Professor John Sulston, […]
Work Remains For ICANN’s New Top Level Internet Domains 01/07/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch PARIS – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the “biggest extension of the DNS [domain name system] in 40 years” after its decision last week to finish implementation of a new policy for introducing new top-level domains (TLDs). According to the timeline presented at […]
Contrairement à certains, les offices nationaux ne constatent pas l’essor des marques non traditionnelles 27/06/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Catherine Saez Les propriétaires de marques qui cherchent à élargir la protection de leurs produits se tournent de plus en plus vers l’enregistrement de marques non traditionnelles, selon l’Association internationale pour les marques (International Trademark Association, INTA) et l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI). Les offices de brevets n’ont cependant pas apporté d’élément […]
Algunos observan un aumento de marcas no tradicionales, pero no aún en las oficinas nacionales de registro 27/06/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Catherine Saez Según la Asociación Internacional de Marcas (INTA) y la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), los titulares de marcas que procuran ampliar el alcance de protección de sus productos recurren cada vez más al registro de marcas no tradicionales. Sin embargo, las oficinas de marcas no cuentan con evidencias que respalden […]
WIPO Patent Committee Opens Way To New Thinking On Future Work Plan 26/06/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment [Note: the final version of the chair’s text is now available on the WIPO website.] By William New World Intellectual Property Organization members discussing a work plan for the committee on patent law on Thursday finished work for the year by opening the way for the committee to address a wider range of topics when […]
WIPO Patent Meeting May End Early With Little Harmonisation In Work Plan 25/06/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By William New World Intellectual Property Organization members addressing international patent policy this week may end work early after an apparent agreement to recommend the continuation of the committee next year and a possible focus on some 20 issues. The members appear to be planning to recommend further research by WIPO for the next meeting […]
WIPO Patent Committee Names Chair, Begins Focus On Global Status Report 23/06/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara The World Intellectual Property Organization committee charged with discussing international patent law kicked off its first formal meeting in three years today with the election of a Chilean chair and the start of work on a WIPO secretariat report on the global patent system that could form the basis for future work. […]
Some See Rise In Non-Traditional Trademarks; National Registries Not Yet 20/06/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Catherine Saez Trademark owners seeking to broaden their products’ scope of protection are increasingly turning to registering non-traditional trademarks, according to the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). However, trademark offices do not show evidence of a significant rise in this type of registration request. Non-traditional, or non-conventional, trademarks, […]