US Congressional, USPTO Officials See Geneva Policymaking Up Close 19/02/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments A small group of United States congressional staff and officials from the Obama administration working on intellectual property issues were in Geneva this week to discuss IP policy with representatives of intergovernmental organisations and industry, according to sources.
2010: The Year Ahead In IP Policy In this special series, Intellectual Property Watch looks at international policy in 2010 in copyright, patents, and other intellectual property rights cutting across a wide range of issues. Public Health Policy In 2010: Research Funding And Regulations Reforming Global IP Systems: Trends In A2K In 2010 Biotech And Patentability Under Debate In The US, […]
ISP Liability, Copyright Term Extension Key IP Issues For Europe This Year 18/02/2009 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The effort to tackle digital piracy is likely to remain the most contentious intellectual property issue in Europe this year. It will be joined by debates on copyright term extension, IP provisions in trade agreements, and an ongoing discussion of patent policy in Europe.
Strong EU Trade Provisions On IP Seen As Threat To Poor Nations’ Medicines Access 18/02/2009 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments BRUSSELS – Efforts by the European Union to insert strong provisions on pharmaceutical patents in a series of free trade agreements it is negotiating could imperil access to medicines in developing countries, global public health activists have alleged. As part of trade talks being conducted with India, Colombia, Peru and a regional grouping in south-east Asia, EU officials have proposed that drug-makers should benefit from a robust intellectual property regime. National regulatory authorities in the countries concerned would be prevented for lengthy periods from using data provided by a company that holds a drug patent in order to authorise a generic version of that medicine.
The Critical Amendments in Turkish Trademark Legislation 17/02/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A Turkish firm, Grup Ofis Patents & Trademarks, has highlighted key concerns in Turkey’s new trademark legislation, which it said came into force in January 2009. Click here to read document.
EPO Taps Indian Traditional Knowledge Database 13/02/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, India’s online repository of traditional knowledge prior art, will now be available for the European Patent Office to use in its patent grant procedure. The digital library translates information from several languages, including Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, and Urdu, into English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish to help prevent misappropriation […]
Proponents Explore Designs For Prizes To Aid Neglected Disease Research 12/02/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The World Health Organization global strategy on public health, innovation and intellectual property calls for the exploration of alternative mechanisms to incentivise research and development, including the use of prize funds. A diverse group of non-governmental agencies, government and pharmaceutical industry representatives recently looked at prize funds in detail, to determine different possible approaches and where they might best be applied to medical innovations.
Intellectual Property Watch February Edition Now Available 10/02/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for 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 February edition is now available for subscribers.
Estalla la preocupación por el sistema de la OMC y el transporte de medicamentos; se reaviva el debate sobre los ADPIC 10/02/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Los Embajadores de Brasil e India ante la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) han acusado a otros miembros de la OMC de no tener fundamentos para bloquear el transporte legal de medicamentos genéricos sobre la base de posibles conflictos de derechos de propiedad intelectual (DPI) en el país de tránsito, y advirtieron que los ejemplos […]
ISP Liability, Limitations And Exceptions Top Global Copyright Issues In 2009 09/02/2009 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The Year Ahead: Copyright has taken centre stage again this year as the battle over internet service provider (ISP) responsibility for digital piracy intensifies and spreads around the world. 2009 will also feature growing global pressure for a more harmonised system of copyright limitations and exceptions, and continuing controversy over the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).