Appropriate IP System Touted For Local Science-Based Industry In Islamic Nations 04/09/2008 by Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Growth of intellectual property rights depends on the level of technological development and most Islamic countries are seen as marginalised and scientifically lagging least-developed countries. This has led some experts in the region to call for a system-wide approach to make IP rights supportive to local knowledge-based industry […]
New Geneva Think Tank Features Developing Nation Research On IP 03/09/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara A new think-tank in Geneva has found a unique way to bring the collective power of leading developing country thinkers and researchers to bear on Geneva policy-making, while allowing those thinkers to remain current by staying within their own national contexts. Its name is IQsensato. “We realised there was a missing component,” […]
India’s Section 3(d) Conundrum 02/09/2008 by Intellectual Property Watch 7 Comments Editor’s Note: This submission refers to the 2005 patent law in India, which amended India’s 1970 patent law and implemented the 1994 World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). India allowed proposed patent applications to be submitted in advance to a mailbox before the law’s passage. By Kamakhya Srivastava The […]
EE.UU.: tribunal hace valer las licencias de código abierto; gran impacto en las leyes sobre derechos de autor 29/08/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Steven Seidenberg para Intellectual Property Watch El fallo no tiene valor de precedente. No obstante, la reciente decisión del caso Jacobsen v. Katzer (en inglés) tendrá un gran impacto en las leyes estadounidenses sobre derechos de autor, según expertos en propiedad intelectual (PI). Jacobsen sostuvo que se puede asegurar el cumplimiento de las licencias […]
La justice américaine reconnaît le caractère exécutoire des licences open source : impact majeur en perspective sur le droit d’auteur aux Etats-Unis 29/08/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Steven Seidenberg pour Intellectual Property Watch La décision ne fera pas jurisprudence. Néanmoins, selon certains spécialistes de la propriété intellectuelle, le récent jugement de l’affaire Jacobsen contre Katzer aura des conséquences majeures sur le droit d’auteur aux États-Unis. L’affaire Jacobsen a démontré que les licences open source pouvaient être exécutées en vertu du droit d’auteur […]
Experts Discuss The Role Of IP In Environmental Technology Transfer 29/08/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Experts Discuss The Role Of IP In Environmental Technology Transfer
US Court Finds Open Source Licences Enforceable; Big Impact Seen On US Copyright Law 26/08/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch The ruling has no precedential value. Nevertheless, the recent decision in Jacobsen v. Katzer will have a major impact on US copyright law, according to IP experts. Jacobsen held that open source licences can be enforced under US copyright law. “It is first time that a US court of appeals has directly addressed issues about the enforceability of open source licences,” said Jim Thatcher, Of Counsel in the Seattle office of Woodcock Washburn. “There isn’t anywhere else for [US] courts to turn for guidance on this issue, so they will turn to this case and its logic for the enforceability of open source licensing terms.” “[T]rust me, this is huge,” Lawrence Lessig, a copyright expert at Stanford Law School, wrote in his online blog.
August/September Edition of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available 21/08/2008 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 […]
Difícil aplicación de metas de biodiversidad y seguridad alimentaria en tratado internacional sobre semillas 15/08/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Catherine Saez Mientras el mundo lucha contra una crisis global de alimentos, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) está trabajando para apoyar la biodiversidad, como una forma de contribuir a la seguridad alimentaria. Con ese fin, la FAO ha lanzado una iniciativa para garantizar que esta diversidad […]
Traité ACTA : inquiétudes concernant le caractère secret des négociations 15/08/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Par Monika Ermert pour Intellectual Property Watch Des représentants des milieux industriels et gouvernementaux, ainsi que des experts dans le domaine du droit de la propriété intellectuelle se sont déclarés surpris par le secret qui entoure les négociations sur le Traité international de lutte contre la contrefaçon (ACTA). Ces négociations, qui pourraient déboucher sur l’adoption […]