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India’s TRIPS Compliance Effort Could Be Test Case

24/03/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

In what could be seen as a “test case” for the balance between intellectual property protection and the promotion of public health, the Indian government today appeared to meet a World Trade Organisation obligation by passing a law on the protection of pharmaceutical and agricultural chemical patents. But the Indian Parliament made a number of […]

Filed Under: Venues, Asia/Pacific, Health & IP, Regional Policy, WTO/TRIPS

Talks On TRIPS and Health Stall As Deadline Nears

21/03/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Negotiations to expand the availability of medicines under a World Trade Organisation agreement on intellectual property rights by 31 March broke down Monday after informal consultations showed no compromise forthcoming, according to diplomatic sources in Geneva. At issue is an amendment of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) to allow […]

Filed Under: Health & IP, WTO/TRIPS

Both Sides Claim Victory In Geographic Indications Dispute

15/03/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Both sides claimed victory Tuesday in a World Trade Organisation dispute brought by Australia and the United States against the European Union’s protection of foods with names deriving from specific geographical regions. The WTO panel ruling Tuesday found that the EU system of protection for geographical indications for agricultural products may continue to exist, but […]

Filed Under: Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WTO/TRIPS

Officials Make Incremental Progress In TRIPS Talks

15/03/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Officials negotiating to implement and update a 10-year-old agreement on intellectual property rights at the World Trade Organisation made a little progress toward that goal last week, according to official sources in Geneva. While small gains on the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) are hard-fought, the outcome of several days […]

Filed Under: Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Health & IP, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WTO/TRIPS

U.S. Official Cites Possible Chinese TRIPs Violations

18/02/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

[Editor’s Note: This story was modified at 6.30pm on Friday 18/2/2005] Washington, D.C.—A key U.S. official based in Beijing on Thursday cited several ways that China’s interpretation of its criminal code may violate the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). But Mark Cohen, the intellectual property attaché at the […]

Filed Under: Venues, Asia/Pacific, Regional Policy, WTO/TRIPS

The Facts Speak

04/11/2004 by Isabelle Scherer for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

This table provides a sample of the recommendations offered by three of the major U.S. industry associations regarding the placement of countries in the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) 2004 ‘Special 301’ Report. The far right-hand column lists the final USTR decision. Country Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)Recommendations International Intellectual […]

Filed Under: North America, WTO/TRIPS

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