WIPO, The ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Of Climate Change Policy, Urged To Awaken 14/07/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Intellectual Property Organization has taken its first public steps in the climate change debate by holding a conference on the subject this week. The organisation’s expertise in intellectual property policy and technology transfer is being sought by several other actors in the field, in particular the United Nations climate change agency.
Does Introduction Of A Utility Model Protection Regime Make Sense In India? 13/07/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments India has at least seven diverse intellectual property (IP) legislations related to protection already in place. Its focus should therefore arguably be directed – along the lines of many other IP jurisdictions – on more stringent enforcement modus operandi of the IP rights. Is there scope for introducing yet another IP legislation – the utility model protection law – in the Indian IP landscape and if so, what should be its scope and implication, asks Swarup Kumar.
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Did US Move Threaten Public Health? 12/07/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments Civil society groups say a leaked document from regional free trade negotiations between countries bordering the Pacific Ocean shows the United States favouring giant pharmaceutical companies at the expense of public health. Separately, the tobacco industry is allegedly also trying to push for a clause to prevent plain packaging.
WIPO Ventures Into Global Debate On Climate Change 08/07/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Intellectual Property Organization is continuing its push to become involved in some of the biggest policy questions of the day with an international conference on climate change next week. This follows recent efforts on public health and food security.
Non-Communicable Diseases Issue Energises Public Health Policymakers 07/07/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Concern over non-communicable diseases – traditionally a more developed-country set of problems like diabetes – is energising the international public health policy community. But representatives of the public interest are still grappling with their response.
UNAIDS Praises India’s Vow Not To Negotiate Away Generics 06/07/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today praised the commitment made by India’s Commerce Minister not to negotiate stronger intellectual property rights provisions that could undermine India’s global leadership in the production of affordable generic AIDS drugs.
WIPO Seminar: IP Is Spearhead Of Agricultural Innovation, Solution To Food Shortage 28/06/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The World Intellectual Property Organization recently stepped into the agriculture field with its first seminar on the use of intellectual property to increase productivity. In the seminar, proponents of IP rights defended the value of protection and the necessity of relying on technology to answer the needs of an inflated world population.
Amending Canada’s Access To Medicines Regime (CAMR): The New Fate Of Bill C-393 28/06/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments A Canadian bill to improve global access to medicines might get another shot in the new Parliament, writes Daniele Dionisio.
New FAO Chief Accepts GMOs, Not Seed Monopolies 27/06/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The newly elected head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization today expressed tolerance for genetically modified crops but not for monopolies on seeds.
UNITAID Executive Secretary To Step Down 22/06/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The head of Geneva-based UNITAID, an innovative drug purchasing system for the global poor, will leave the post this month.