Challenge Raised To Constitutionality Of Brazilian Pipeline Patents 22/01/2008 by Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments By Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch RIO DE JANEIRO – Doubt about the constitutionality of an aspect of the Brazilian Industrial Property Law has been raised by civil society institutions to Attorney General Antônio Fernando Barros e Silva e Souza. Articles 230 and 231 of Brazil’s Law 9.279/96 created the mechanism known as the […]
China Acts To Boost Patents On Publicly Funded Research 16/01/2008 by Jia Hepeng for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Jia Hepeng for Intellectual Property Watch BEIJING – In a renewed effort to boost innovation, China has decided to endow scientists with the patents on publicly funded research, but experts say systematic adjustment is needed if the incentive is to achieve its desired effect.
Patent And Copyright Reform Proposals Lead US IP Issues For 2008 16/01/2008 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch The year 2008 could be a turning point for intellectual property policy and law in the United States, with key patent, copyright and enforcement legislation pending, legal decisions unfolding, and high drama in the battle over content online. All of this comes in the context of a national presidential election late in the year.
Contenido en línea y reforma del sistema de patentes son temas clave para Europa en 2008 14/01/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Dugie Standeford para Intellectual Property Watch Las cuestiones de derechos de autor ocupan un lugar central este año a medida que se intensifica el debate en la Unión Europea sobre la responsabilidad de los proveedores de servicios de Internet (PSI) por la piratería en línea. Adicionalmente, la propuesta de un sistema europeo de litigios […]
Online Content, Patent Reform Are Key For Europe In 2008 07/01/2008 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Copyright issues take centre stage this year as debate intensifies in the European Union over Internet service provider (ISP) responsibility for online piracy. In addition, the proposed European patent litigation system, considered dead last year, has been resurrected, as has the discussion over copyright levies on blank media. […]
New Push Emerges For An Indian Patent Database 17/12/2007 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Two years after India’s implementation of international trade rules on intellectual property rights, a lawyers group is rekindling a decade-old push to organise India’s patent applications into an electronic database. IP law blog (“blawg”) Spicy IP has sent a petition to the India Patent Office (IPO). Citing India’s […]
Consejo de la UE acuerda proyecto sobre sistema de litigios relativos a patentes 28/11/2007 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por David Cronin para Intellectual Property Watch El jueves pasado los gobiernos de la Unión Europea llegaron a un acuerdo sobre los principales componentes de un sistema de litigios relativos a patentes que se aplicará en los 27 países del bloque. Los ministros europeos encargados de la competitividad de la industria dieron su amplia aprobación […]
EU Council Agrees Blueprint For Patent Litigation System 23/11/2007 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch European Union governments on Thursday agreed the main components of a patent litigation system that will apply throughout the 27-country bloc. EU ministers for industrial competitiveness gave their broad approval on 22 November to a blueprint for having a single judicial body to assess legal actions which contest the validity of a patent.
Developed Countries Close Some Gaps Between Patent Systems 13/11/2007 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC – The patent offices of the United States, Europe and Japan have agreed to coordinate work-sharing, improve the quality of patent applications and work on other ways to standardise procedures aimed at reducing the offices’ workloads. The memorandum of understanding was announced on Friday at […]
US, EU, Japan To Sign Understanding On Patent Applications 09/11/2007 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch The United States Patent and Trademark Office, European Patent Office and Japanese Patent Office on Friday will announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on patent applications, Intellectual Property Watch has learned. The MOU between the three patent offices comes after several days of meetings […]