Advocates Say Geographical Indications Will Benefit Developing Nations 11/07/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Kaitlin Mara An association of producers of geographical indications – product names associated with a particular place and characteristics – is promoting the idea that extending the high-level protection of geographic indications currently enjoyed by wines and spirits to other goods (called GI extension) is in the interest of developing countries. GI extension is […]
Group of Eight Developing Islamic Countries (D-8) Approve Ten Year Roadmap 10/07/2008 by Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Leaders of the Group of Eight Developing Islamic Countries (D-8) this week adopted an ambitious 10-year blueprint to substantially expand trade and economic cooperation with the aim of improving the position of Muslim developing countries in the global world economy, according to the Kuala Lumpur declaration on meeting […]
Le système de propriété intellectuelle freine la science et l’innovation selon des lauréats du prix Nobel 09/07/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Par Dugie Standeford pour Intellectual Property Watch MANCHESTER, UK – Le système de propriété intellectuelle vise davantage à «fermer l’accès à la connaissance» qu’à permettre sa diffusion, a indiqué le Professeur Joseph Stiglitz lors d’une conférence intitulée “Who Owns Science?” (« À qui appartient la science » ?) qui a eu lieu le 5 juillet. […]
G8 Governments Want ACTA Finalised This Year, SPLT Talks Accelerated 09/07/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Despite issues like the current food, energy and climate crises having taken centre stage at this week’s Group of 8 summit in Japan, governments did not lose sight of earlier plans to promote and more strictly protect intellectual property rights. The eight leaders in their document on the […]
Panel: Policy Answers Needed To Boost Technology Transfer To LDCs 08/07/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Catherine Saez Technology transfer to least-developed countries has been hampered by many factors, including the reluctance of developed country companies to engage in trade or foreign direct investment, inability to absorb technology locally, and an inefficient reporting system, according to members of a recent panel discussion. Developed country members of the World Trade Organization […]
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 […]
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, […]
La asistencia técnica, un tema clave en los debates del Consejo del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC 28/06/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Kaitlin Mara Uganda presentó esta semana al comité de propiedad intelectual de la Organización Mundial del Comercio un plan para abordar sus necesidades prioritarias en materia de comercio y propiedad intelectual, y al hacerlo se convirtió en el primero de los países menos adelantados en establecer una estrategia detallada para la aplicación de las […]
Green Intellectual Property Scheme: An Innovation Today For Innovations Tomorrow 27/06/2008 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Itaru Nitta, Green Intellectual Property Project, Geneva, Switzerland Since the current IP framework has been shaped in wealthy societies of the North, accompanied by fertile markets, the North is required to rebuild the framework if they attempt to expand it to the South without substantial markets. The revamped regime, namely the “Green Intellectual Property […]
L’assistance technique : un point clé des débats au Conseil des ADPIC 27/06/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Kaitlin Mara Cette semaine, l’Ouganda a présenté au comité de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) chargé des questions de propriété intellectuelle un programme visant à répondre à ses besoins prioritaires dans ce domaine et dans celui du commerce. Le pays est le premier État parmi les moins avancés (PMA) à avoir préparé une stratégie […]