Novartis Case Against India’s Patent Law Resumes This Week 18/06/2007 by Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch The latest chapter in the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis’ challenge to the Indian intellectual property system begins on 18 June when the Indian Patent and Trademark Appellate Board (IPAB) is scheduled to hold its first hearing. However, lawyers expect “teething” problems to delay the proceedings. Although the IPAB […]
WIPO Development Agenda Meeting Snags On Norm-Setting 14/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) members this week are engaged in intensive negotiations on proposals to change WIPO’s activities and mandate to include more development issues. The Group B of developed countries, particularly the United States, has taken a hard line against proposals relating to flexibilities in World Trade Organization […]
WIPO Development Agenda Meeting Starts Directly With Proposals 12/06/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New with Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen A weeklong meeting on proposals to change the World Intellectual Property Organization mandate or practices toward development began almost immediately with a focus on substantive proposals, according to participating officials. But the more difficult ones are still to come. The 11-15 June meeting of the Provisional Committee […]
US, China Fail To Resolve Differences In Consultations On WTO IP Cases 11/06/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New The United States and China last week failed to resolve differences raised by the US dispute at the World Trade Organization over China’s intellectual property protection and market access for US copyrighted material, according to the Chinese government. The United States filed two WTO disputes on 10 April (IPW, Subscribers, 24 April, […]
Countries Get Set For Second WIPO Development Agenda Meeting 08/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen with William New Members of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are gearing up for the second and final meeting next week of a committee addressing proposals to increase the development orientation of WIPO’s mandate. A preparatory meeting in Singapore and several non-papers have set the stage for a key […]
Commerce et propriété intellectuelle à l’honneur de l’Assemblée mondiale de la santé 07/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Les droits de propriété intellectuelle ont été l’une des principales thématiques abordées par l’Assemblée générale de la santé, qui s’est tenue du 14 au 23 mai 2007. Les Etats sont parvenus à se mettre d’accord sur différentes résolutions en rapport avec l’innovation et l’accès aux médicaments. Mais les débats ont […]
TRIPS Council: Big Boost For Biodiversity Amendment; Enforcement Debated 06/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Broad new support emerged this week for a proposal to amend World Trade Organization rules on intellectual property to better protect countries’ biological resources, while efforts to increase discussions on intellectual property protection remain unresolved. The issues led the agenda at the 5 June meeting of the WTO Council on […]
La Asamblea afronta numerosos debates, consensos casi unánimes y acuerdos sobre cuestiones de propiedad intelectual 04/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen La propiedad intelectual constituyó un tema fundamental en la Asamblea Mundial de la Salud de 2007, celebrada en mayo, en la que se llegó a un acuerdo sobre diversas resoluciones relativas a la innovación y al acceso a los medicamentos. Sin embargo, Estados Unidos se desvinculó de una resolución específica […]
Quiet TRIPS Council Meeting Expected; Enforcement Push Continues 01/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Next week’s meeting of the World Trade Organization’s intellectual property committee is expected to be “business as usual,” continuing work on difficult topics, including the committee’s role in the enforcement of intellectual property rights. On this, Switzerland has introduced a new document, according to officials. The WTO Council on Trade-Related […]
World Health Assembly Agrees On IP And Innovation; US Abstains 23/05/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen After much discussion and hard-won willingness to shift positions on what a chair referred to as a “difficult resolution,” member states concluded the 2007 World Health Assembly on 23 May with the adoption of an agreement on innovation of medicines and intellectual property. But it was done without support from […]