« Avancée significative » à l’OMPI : les négociateurs établissent un nouveau mandat pour le développement 25/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par William New Les membres d’un comité de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) chargé d’examiner les propositions relatives à un plan d’action de l’OMPI pour le développement auraient reformulé le mandat de l’organisation spécialisée des Nations Unies dans le cadre d’une réunion tenue du 11 au 15 juin, sous réserve d’une approbation finale. […]
WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Talks Sent Back To Committee 22/06/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By William New World Intellectual Property Organization members on Friday recommended to move talks on a proposed broadcasters’ and cablecasters’ treaty back to committee level for further consideration, a day after rejecting a proposal to elevate the issue to formal treaty negotiations. The move could signify a shelving of the issue, some nine years after […]
WIPO Patent Agenda Expected To Be Revived In 2008 22/06/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment After a one-year hiatus, the World Intellectual Property Organization likely will renew its agenda on patent policy issues in 2008 following members’ informal approval Friday of a study on patents to be conducted by the WIPO secretariat in autumn, according to officials.
“Gran logro” de los negociadores de la OMPI al crear un nuevo mandato para el desarrollo 22/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por William New Entre el 11 y el 15 de junio, los miembros de un comité de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) cuya misión es considerar propuestas para el Programa de la OMPI para el Desarrollo redactaron un posible nuevo mandato, que se encuentra pendiente de aprobación, para el organismo de Naciones […]
WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Talks Break Down 22/06/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By William New World Intellectual Property Organization negotiations for a treaty on rights for broadcasters broke down at the eleventh hour, according to participating government officials. A high-level final treaty negotiation scheduled for November will not take place, they said. The outcome will not be official until Friday, however, when the Standing Committee on Copyright […]
US To Seek 15 Percent Cut In WIPO Patent Fees; Idris Age Debated 20/06/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New The United States is proposing a patent fee cut at the World Intellectual Property Organization in light of a sizeable financial surplus at the United Nations organization. The proposal is included in materials for the 25-28 June WIPO Program and Budget Committee (PBC) meeting, which may also address an internal “desk-to-desk” review […]
WIPO Side-Event Highlights Exceptions, Limitations In Broadcasting Treaty 20/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Concerns that a new treaty on broadcasting being discussed at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) this week will be unbalanced, providing extra protection rights for broadcasters and further limits to users, was the topic of an event alongside the negotiation. The impact on developing countries was of particular concern. […]
Battle For A New WIPO Treaty On Broadcasting Begins In Earnest 19/06/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New World Intellectual Property Organization members are engaged in a critical weeklong meeting that will determine the fate of a proposed WIPO treaty on broadcasters’ rights. At the end of a second slow day, it was unclear which way it will go, according to participants, but things are intensifying and WIPO is watching […]
WIPO Development Meeting Side-Events Held On Patents, Competition, Implementation 19/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Side-events were held by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), an intergovernmental organisation and the Canadian competition authority last week alongside the negotiations for a Development Agenda at the World Intellectual Property Organization. They focused on implementation of such an agenda in developing countries, the relationship between intellectual property rights and competition […]
In A ‘Major Achievement’, WIPO Negotiators Create New Development Mandate 18/06/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New Members of a World Intellectual Property Organization committee addressing proposals for a WIPO Development Agenda last week potentially rewrote the UN body’s mandate, pending approval. Negotiators concluded a weeklong meeting with agreements on a wide range of proposals for new development-related activities – some hard to imagine for WIPO two years ago […]