USPTO-Pfizer Workshop On IP & Innovation In Mumbai 04/09/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United States Patent and Trademark Office is teaming up with US pharmaceutical company Pfizer to hold a workshop in Mumbai, India on 9 September on “intellectual property and innovation in the pharmaceutical industry.” Presentations at the non-governmental session will include Dominic Keating of the US embassy in New Delhi speaking on “incremental innovation and […]
UN Climate Report Envisions Modified TRIPS As Governments Seek Progress 01/09/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments Scientists and bureaucrats meeting this week on climate change and weather data are struggling to move global discussion past general declarations of recognition and commitment to address environmental change. One bump under the rug at the United Nations conference is rights over environmental technologies, and a new UN report released Tuesday calls for investment and a focus on flexibilities in and possible changes to intellectual property rights rules to help developing countries access information and technologies.
Informal UN Climate Talks Indicate Continued Divergence On IP Issues 28/08/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments With 15 scheduled negotiating days left before a meeting in Copenhagen meant to set the global sustainability agenda for the next several years, the head of the United Nations agency tasked with coordinating the global effort to fight climate change has issued an urgent call for more speed toward convergence on all parts of the upcoming climate change agreement, especially on IP-related text – lest the entire thing fall through.
India May Be Nearing Dispute Settlement With EU Over Generic Drug Seizures 28/08/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Ongoing concerns in India that their legitimate generic drug shipments are being delayed as potential counterfeits while in transit through Europe may reach the dispute settlement body at the World Trade Organization, according to sources.
EU, US Bristle As Drug Innovators Pay To Delay New Generics 25/08/2009 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Authorities in the European Union and the United States have recently taken a tougher stance against reverse payments – patent settlements whereby, according to many competition experts, dominant drug companies buy off potential rivals.
Law Professors Debate Bilski 19/08/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A potentially paradigm-shifting legal case that could restrict the granting of business method patents in the United States, Bilski v. Doll has attracted the attention of policy makers world-wide, who expect its outcome to influence the international patent system (IPW, US Policy, 31 July 2009). At issue in the case is whether or not a […]
美国最高法院复审比尔斯基案可能震动专利制度 12/08/2009 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment 去年10月，一家美国上诉法院极大地改变了美国的专利法，从而在就何种发明能够受到专利保护这一问题上采取的做法更接近其他国家的标准。联邦上诉巡回法庭（Federal Circuit Court of Appeals，经常被称为美国的“专利法庭”）撤销了自己基本判例，并大幅减少了符合专利保护各类方法和程序。该判决使数千个专利前途未卜，其中就包括许多商业方法专利和金融方法专利。
August/September Edition Of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available 11/08/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Edition features top news on international IP policymaking, the latest on who is coming and going in the international IP community, news briefs and more. The August/September edition is now available for subscribers.
US Supreme Court Review Of Bilski The US Supreme Court ruled on In re Bilski, a case considered pivotal to the patenting of business methods. Below is list of articles on the case appearing in Intellectual Property Watch, as well as a non-exhaustive list of briefs filed by interested parties. IPW Coverage, 2010 28 July USPTO Seeks Comments On Post-Bilski Guidelines […]
IP Dispute Could Threaten Skype 01/08/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Online auction site eBay, the owner of popular, proprietary voice-over-internet protocol software Skype, has warned that the service might not continue if it loses an intellectual property dispute with Joltid, the company from which it licences Skype’s core technology. “If Skype was to lose the right to use the Joltid software as the result of […]