IP-Watch Reader Survey – Last Chance! 22/10/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Last call for surveys! We value your views – this is the final reminder about our reader survey. Please click on the link included in this email and tell us what you think about the Intellectual Property Watch website and publications. It only takes 5 minutes and your opinions on what we are doing and […]
World Customs Organization Publications Copyright Policy Questioned 21/10/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By William New In an unusual policy for an international organisation, the World Customs Organization imposes copyright over every document its bodies produce, even agendas, which means that no document can be reproduced without the organisation’s express consent. But now some member governments are questioning this practice, which they say was intended only for the […]
Islamic Strategy: Knowledge Access, Local Innovation And IP Protection 20/10/2008 by Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Islamic states have declared 2009 “the year for renewal and innovation” and will launch a project to prepare a landmark map of science, technology and innovation to promote science and technology investment and technical cooperation both within the Islamic world, and between the Islamic world and Europe as […]
RealDVD Court Case Could Prompt More Commercial-Grade DVD Copying Software 20/10/2008 by Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch An upcoming federal court ruling in the United States that will determine whether or not RealNetworks’ RealDVD copying software violates the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) will likely have a major impact on releases of similar software in the near future.
Governments, Financial Stakeholders Meet On Policy For IP As Collateral 19/10/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch Intellectual property and financial stakeholders, representatives from developing and developed countries, and non-governmental organisations are in Vienna this week to work on a global guide on how to use intellectual property as collateral in commerce.
No Agreement For WIPO Committee On Traditional Knowledge And Folklore 18/10/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Kaitlin Mara Late Friday evening, weary government officials had to admit they had reached a deadlock in negotiations on international protection of traditional knowledge and folklore at the World Intellectual Property Organization. “No agreement,” said the meeting’s chair, Rigoberto Gauto Vielman, leaving the closing plenary. The lack of an outcome from the weeklong meeting […]
New Text For Committee On Traditional Knowledge, Folklore, And Genetic Resources 17/10/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The chair of the World Intellectual Property Organization Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore has released a draft chairman’s proposal for accelerated work at the next two meetings of the IGC. The text of the document, which includes draft terms of reference for three working groups on traditional cultural […]
WIPO Poised To Move To Talks On Potential Traditional Knowledge “Treaty” 17/10/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara and William New Member states of the committee on traditional knowledge, genetic resources, and folklore at the World Intellectual Property Organization on Friday must decide whether and how they will carry on the work of the committee after this week’s session ends. Inherent in that decision is whether the group sets the […]
Progress In WIPO Traditional Knowledge Committee Seen In Informal Sessions 16/10/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara Movement is beginning to be seen at the World Intellectual Property Organization body tasked with discussing protection for traditional knowledge and folklore as informal meetings – and, in particular, bilateral meetings between the African Group and other regional groups – begin to bridge differences on modalities for future work. Plenary sessions were […]
WIPO Committee On Traditional Knowledge And Folklore Running In Place 16/10/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara Work of the World Intellectual Property Organisation body dedicated to the protection of traditional knowledge and folklore this week has moved largely to informal meetings after progress in the full plenary sessions over the first few days proved elusive. Key points of discussion are whether to hold additional meetings over the coming […]