A Look At The EPO Project On The Future Of Intellectual Property 28/07/2006 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The European Patent Office (EPO) with its centralised patent grant system was established in 1973. The EPO has 31 member states and comprises a legislative body, the administrative council, and its Munich-based executive office. The EPO has addressed its concerns about the future of the intellectual property system by launching a major study of the […]
WTO Doha Round Suspended Indefinitely, IP Issues May Be Kept On Table 24/07/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment After some five years of negotiations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) free-trade talks were halted today as ministers of key countries left the negotiating table. But key intellectual property issues will be kept on the table for whenever they return, sources said. Ministers of six key members – Australia, Brazil, the European Union, India, Japan […]
Calls For Stronger European IP System At Commission Hearing 17/07/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment BRUSSELS – A majority of the 400 selected participants at a recent European Commission hearing on the future patent policy in Europe called for more centralisation – in the form of a single patent system or a common litigation system – but not at any cost. A number of the speakers, whose representation was heavy […]
IP-Watch Monthly Reporter: Sociales 17/07/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Mustafa Pulat, Consejero de la Misión Permanente de Turquía en Ginebra, dejará su cargo a mediados de agosto. Se incorporó a la misión en 2002, donde se ocupa de cuestiones relacionadas con la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC), incluidos los derechos de propiedad intelectual. Desde 1998 al 2000, trabajó en […]
El Programa de la OMPI para el Desarrollo en manos de la Asamblea General 13/07/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por William New y Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen El 30 de junio, después de dos semanas de reuniones e intensas consultas a lo largo del año, se dio fin a los debates encaminados a reforzar la perspectiva de desarrollo de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) sin que se pudiese llegar a un […]
EU IP Enforcement Directive Questioned On Procedure 11/07/2006 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 6 Comments By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Procedural questions could kill a proposed European Union directive aimed at fighting theft of products, patents and copyrights, after the Dutch Parliament raised jurisdictional objections last week. At issue is the planned EU directive on criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights [COM(2006) 168 […]
Key Personnel Changes Coming At EU, Japan, US Delegations In Geneva 03/07/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Key negotiators on intellectual property rights from the European Commission, Japan, and the United States have announced they will be leaving their Geneva posts this summer. The nations represented by these negotiators account for the vast majority of the world’s intellectual property. After three years as intellectual property attaché at the US Mission to the […]
WIPO Development Agenda Talks End With No Agreement For Now 30/06/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By William New and Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen After two week-long meetings and intensive consultations during the year, talks on bolstering the development perspective of the World Intellectual Property Organization ended today with no agreement, sending proposals back to the UN body’s annual meeting of member states in September. But a continuation of the debate […]
WIPO Members To Seek Agreement On Development Agenda 24/06/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment As they head into the final scheduled meeting of the year on a proposed development-oriented reform of the World Intellectual Property Organization, member governments are looking for agreement on how to proceed – this week and in the future. Officials interviewed on 23 June revealed that deep divisions remain heading into the 26-30 June meeting […]
India, Brazil Explain Need For TRIPS Biodiversity Amendment; Plus Interview With Alan Oxley 22/06/2006 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment India, Brazil and other countries are calling for an amendment to the 1994 World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) [WTO document WT/GC/W/564Rev.1] to help countries to better protect their biological resources and traditional knowledge that appear in patent applications. The proposal for a TRIPS Article 29bis is under debate […]