Trademark Protection, Broadcast Rights Vital For Sports, Say Stakeholders 19/11/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara Intellectual property protection is key to the innovation and infrastructure surrounding athletic achievement, said speakers at a World Intellectual Property Organization training event for journalists last week. Trademark protection, copyright protection and other forms of IP rights ensure that the organisations that promote sport and its participants can continue their work, they argued.
Protection des dessins industriels: un retour au droit antérieur 19/11/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Steven Seidenberg pour Intellectual Property Watch Au cours des deux dernières décennies, les droits afférents au dessin industriel ont été peu respectés aux Etats-Unis. Ce n’est plus le cas aujourd’hui. La décision rendue récemment dans l’affaire Egyptian Goddess, Inc c. Swisa, Inc a renforcé de manière très importante les droits relatifs au dessin industriel […]
Elecciones estadounidenses y economía mundial, los principales retos para la Asociación de PI de los EE.UU. 19/11/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Dugie Standeford para Intellectual Property Watch LA HAYA, PAÍSES BAJOS- La Asociación Americana del Derecho de la Propiedad Intelectual (AIPLA, por sus siglas en inglés) se enfrentará en los próximos meses a profundos desafíos políticos, legislativos y administrativos, según comentó Q. Todd Dickinson, nuevo Director Ejecutivo, en una entrevista que tuvo lugar el 13 […]
El caso Egyptian Goddess devuelve fuerza efectiva a derechos de diseños industriales de EE. UU. 19/11/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Steven Seidenberg para Intellectual Property Watch En las últimas dos décadas, los derechos de diseños industriales fueron escasamente respetados en Estados Unidos. Pero eso terminó. Según diversos especialistas, la reciente resolución judicial en el caso Egyptian Goddess, Inc. contra Swisa, Inc. ha reforzado drásticamente los derechos de diseños industriales en Estados Unidos, lo que […]
IP Model Proposed For North-South Nanotechnology Divide 19/11/2008 by Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Developing countries need to pool resources to ensure access to scientific and technical knowledge about nanotechnology in order to narrow the “nano-divide” – similar to the digital and genomics divides – resulting from the implications of nanotech-related intellectual property rights on monopoly practices, technology transfer and trade, according […]
Controversy Over Internet Governance: ITU Families And ICANN Cosmetics? 18/11/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch The Council of the UN International Telecommunication Union is set to talk Wednesday about the Union’s contribution to follow-up of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the third Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Turkey has tabled a resolution on strengthening the ITU’s role in the IGF. […]
November Edition of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available 18/11/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Reporter features the most important news on international IP policymaking, the latest on who is coming and going in the IP community at the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Geneva missions, regional and national IP offices, industry and non-governmental organisations, plus News Briefs on reports and events that do not […]
US Elections, Global Economy Are Major Challenges For US IP Association 14/11/2008 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – The American Intellectual Property Law Association faces profound political, legislative and administrative challenges in coming months, new Executive Director Q. Todd Dickinson said in a 13 November interview in The Hague. Key among them are major changes at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the new Obama administration, the fate of patent reform in the new US Congress, and the impact, if any, of the global economic downturn on patents, he said.
Doll Is New Deputy At USPTO; More Changes On The Way 14/11/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch John Doll will be the new acting deputy undersecretary of Commerce for intellectual property and deputy director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, replacing Margaret Peterlin, effective immediately. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives is elevating the handling of intellectual property issues. The USPTO announced Friday that […]
Trilateral IP Offices Under New Pressure To Harmonise Patent Processing 13/11/2008 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – Patent offices are facing heat from industry to make good on promises to coordinate global processing of patent applications. Despite years of talk of streamlining the handling of applications, reducing duplication and creating more reliable international patents, agencies have failed to move ahead, Air […]