WTO Ministerial: TRIPS Issues May Be Tackled In Smaller Groups Seeking Compromises 23/07/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara and William New A meeting tentatively scheduled for late Wednesday evening to mediate differences of opinion on three intellectual property issues was postponed, at least until Thursday, when consultations may move into smaller groups, sources say. There have been several days of meetings and informal consultations in this week’s World Trade Organization […]
Norway Chairs As Europe Replies GIs A WTO ‘Must’; Others Gear Up Biodiversity Push 23/07/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara with William New Key stakeholder nations on intellectual property issues at this week’s World Trade Organization ministerial in Geneva are holding consultations with the Norwegian foreign minister facilitating to iron out positions before meeting later tonight with WTO Director General Pascal Lamy, according to government sources. [Note: The meeting, which would have […]
IP Rights Holders Frown On Proposed Changes To WTO TRIPS Agreement 23/07/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara Some intellectual property rights holders and their representative governments are looking with concern at the drive to hold discussions on draft modalities for IP issues in this week’s World Trade Organization mini-ministerial. Letters sent early this week to the United States Trade Representative and European Union External Trade Commissioner by developed-nation industry […]
Schwab: US Will Not Negotiate On Extension Of Geographical Indications At WTO 22/07/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Kaitlin Mara United States Trade Representative Susan Schwab on Tuesday told reporters at the World Trade Organization that the United States does not plan to negotiate this week on the extension of high-level protections on product names associated with locations to products other than wines and spirits. “We are not currently engaged on that […]
Talks But No Breakthroughs Yet On IP Issues For Ministers At WTO 21/07/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New and Kaitlin Mara Intellectual property issues have been a topic of debate at the World Trade Organization ministerial negotiations since Friday and while there have been no changes in positions there has been some talk of looking for compromises, according to sources attending the event. Ministers from some IP-proponent countries raised the […]
Es posible que Europa agilice el tratamiento del ACTA 21/07/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Monika Ermert para Intellectual Property Watch A pesar de las declaraciones anteriores de negociadores europeos que sostenían que se necesitaría más tiempo para realizar las adaptaciones necesarias al planificado Acuerdo Comercial de Lucha contra la Falsificación (ACTA, por su sigla en inglés), las naciones parecen aceptar ahora agilizar su tratamiento. El ACTA ha sido […]
La nouvelle organisation du droit d’auteur Sud/Est Afrique vise la protection et l’innovation locale 19/07/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Wagdy Sawahel pour Intellectual Property Watch Dans une invitation à renforcer la collaboration régionale dans les domaines de l’industrie de la création, du droit d’auteur et des droits connexes, dix-sept ministres africains de l’art et de la culture, ont officiellement lancé le Southern and Eastern Africa Copyright Network (Seaconet), organisation du droit d’auteur des […]
La première année du Comité du développement de l’OMPI se termine sur une note plutôt positive 19/07/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par William New Le comité le plus récent et le plus prometteur de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI), qui vise à garantir que toutes les actions de l’organisation sont suffisamment propices au développement pour convenir à l’ensemble de ses membres, a conclu sa première année par des avancées concrètes et de nombreuses pistes […]
New WTO Draft Modalities Text On IP Issues Gathers Wider Support 18/07/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment [Note: IP issues may be the subject of meetings between ministers and WTO DG Lamy over this weekend, according to sources.] By Kaitlin Mara and William New A new draft of proposed modalities for negotiating three intellectual property issues at next week’s World Trade Organization ministerial shows that proponents have gathered the support of the […]
All Eyes On Latest Qualcomm-Nokia Court Battle’s Impact On Patents And Licensing 18/07/2008 by Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch An important court case in the ongoing saga between two of the mobile industry’s most influential technology firms begins next week. The case is a crucial stage in the ongoing disagreement between the two equipment manufacturers – Finnish Nokia and US Qualcomm – that has become increasingly acrimonious over recent years and resulted in numerous patent infringement cases all over the world.