15 Candidates To Vie For WIPO Director General Post 13/02/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By William New Fifteen top officials will compete to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, according to WIPO. Most if not all of the candidates, all but one of whom is male, have strong backgrounds in Geneva policymaking, and many would be considered WIPO insiders. Candidates range from senior WIPO […]
What To Look For In A New WIPO Director-General 12/02/2008 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Carolyn Deere This week presents a critical opportunity for the 184 member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Wednesday, 13 February is the deadline for WIPO’s membership to submit nominations for the post of WIPO Director General. On 13-14 May, WIPO’s Coordination Committee will be convened in order to review candidates and […]
US Patent Reform Legislation On Bumpy Road To Completion 06/02/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch The Patent Reform Act of 2007, proposed legislation to modify United States patent law, is a step in the right direction, but in its current form threatens to undermine innovation, the Bush administration said this week. The Commerce Department on Monday sent a letter to the Senate […]
Divulgation : il en faudra plus pour atteindre l’équilibre en matière de propriété intellectuelle et de commerce 31/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Catherine Saez Lors d’une récente rencontre, un groupe d’experts issus de pays en développement a soulevé la nécessité de parvenir à un certain équilibre en matière de commerce et de propriété intellectuelle au niveau international, le système actuel favorisant trop largement les pays développés. Par ailleurs, certains ont jugé que la proposition relative à […]
Panel: More Balance Needed In IP And Trade; Disclosure May Not Be Enough 29/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Catherine Saez A more balanced international regime for intellectual property rights and trade is needed to rectify the current system, which too strongly favours developed countries, developing country panellists said at a recent event. But some say that a proposed requirement to disclose the origin of genetic material and associated traditional knowledge in patent […]
Un nouveau dirigeant à la tête de l’OMPI et un accord sur le budget : telles sont les perspectives pour la nouvelle année 21/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par William New [Note: la liste des candidats non officiels pour le poste de directeur général figure ci-dessous] La saison de campagne a débuté à l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI), qui cherche un successeur pour occuper son plus haut siège, un poste qui se libère en 2008, soit un an plus tôt que […]
Año nuevo con perspectivas de un nuevo líder de la OMPI; acuerdo presupuestario 21/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por William New [Nota: Abajo se enumeran los candidatos no oficiales a Director General] Ha comenzado la temporada de campaña para el puesto más alto en la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual, el cual quedará vacante en 2008, con un año de antelación. Por otro lado, los miembros de la OMPI han estado deliberando […]
New Year Brings Prospect Of New WIPO Leader, Budget Agreement 21/12/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New [Note: Informal DG candidates listed below] The campaign season has begun to fill the top seat at the World Intellectual Property Organization, which is being vacated in 2008, one year early. At the same time, WIPO members have been debating over how and when to try again to end a stalemate over […]
WIPO Consults On Protecting Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources 19/12/2007 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments By Catherine Saez How best to protect traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions and genetic resources against misappropriation and misuse was the main theme of a recent community consultation in the form of a roundtable organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The WIPO event on 10-12 December came in response to “the strong level […]
Tratado de radiodifusión: el Consejo de Europa retoma las negociaciones a partir de donde quedaron en la OMPI 13/12/2007 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Monika Ermert para Intellectual Property Watch El Consejo de Europa está deliberando sobre la posibilidad de negociar un tratado para proteger a los organismos de radiodifusión contra la piratería de señales y, de ese modo, abordar la cuestión tratada por la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), donde las negociaciones sobre un tratado […]