GIs Closer To International Status As WIPO Committee Recommends Treaty Negotiation 03/05/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Geographical indications might rise to the same status as appellations of origin in a World Intellectual Property Organization treaty, which member states are seeking to amend in order to attract wider membership. After a week of negotiations on a draft revised treaty, member states have decided to recommend the convening of a high-level negotiating meeting in 2015 to approve the revision of the current instrument.
Shippers Becoming Anti-Counterfeiting Target; Europe Takes Other Measures 03/05/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Istanbul – Counterfeiters are using legitimate supply chains, and shipping companies are unknowingly allowing it and need to take steps to crack down, rights holders’ representatives said at a recent anti-counterfeiting conference. Meanwhile, Europe is undertaking a study of the benefits of IP-intensive industries, and new customs and protection measures.
UNCTAD Handbook: IP And The CBD Protocol On Genetic Resources 30/04/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The Nagoya Protocol, adopted under the Convention on Biological Diversity, provides a set of rules to prevent misappropriation of genetic resources. As such, it crosses paths with the international intellectual property system. This interface is the subject of a handbook to be published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
IP-Watch Readers Save $200 On LES Spring Meeting, 14-16 May In Seattle 29/04/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment LES (USA & Canada) 2013 Spring Meeting IP Matters In Every Deal May 14-16 | Seattle, WA Look Who’s Attending the 2013 LES Spring Meeting The LES Spring Meeting, 14-16 May in Seattle, Washington, USA is your best opportunity to learn about the latest trends in licensing and network with the industry’s leading IP, licensing and business development dealmakers. CONNECT with your next partner, LEARN new strategies and practices, COLLABORATE with your colleagues during one of many networking sessions. You don’t want to miss out! IP Watch readers SAVE $200! Use code IPW13 when registering. REGISTER! DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE! View the full agenda here. Join this Growing List of Participants: (This is a partial list of confirmed attendees.) Company Title 343 Industries IP Licensing Manager Adobe VP, IP and Litigation Allen Institute for Brain Science General Counsel Aruze Gaming America Executive Vice President, General Counsel Augme Technologies Director and CEO Autodesk VP, Legal Battelle/Pacific Northwest National Lab Commercialization Manager Bayer MaterialScience LLC Manager IP/Library Information Services Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Associate General Counsel Boeing IP Licensing Company Business Development Boston University Licensing Director, Life Sciences California Technology Ventures Founding Managing Director Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Asset Manager Center for Infectious Diseases Executive VP of BD and External Affairs Cryptography Research, Inc. Director Eli Lilly and Company VP, Corporate Business Development Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center VP, Industry Relations and Clinical Research Support HealthPartners Institute IP Marketing and Licensing Manager hipcricket Chief Executive Officer HP VP & Associate General Counsel HTC Sr. Director of Legal Affairs, IP Strategy IBM Director of IP Strategy Integrated Diagnostics Director of IP and Contracts Intellectual Ventures VP, Acquisitions Jet Propulsion Laboratory & Caltech Associate Director John Deere Manager IP Market Transactions Joint BioEnergy Institute Director of Commercialization Juniper Networks Inc Assistant General Counsel Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Business Development Executive Lehigh University Associate Director Lexington Technology Group, Inc. CEO LI-COR Biosciences VP Business Development and Intellectual Property Merck Executive Director, Corporate Licensing Microsoft Associate General Counsel NeoMedia Technologies CEO Nike Corporation VP, Chief IP Counsel Northwest Energy Angels Board Member & Angel Investor OncoSynergy Co-Founder Oracle Patent Counsel Oregon Health & Science University Interim Director Pacific Northwest National Lab Director Technology Commercialization PhaseBio Chief Business Officer Purdue Research Foundation, OTC Senior Project Manager Rockwell Collins, Inc. Senior Director, Intellectual Property Management Rutgers University Licensing Manager SanDisk IP Counsel Sanrio Vice Chairman SAS Head of Corp Development & Planning Schlumberger Manager of IP Licensing Seattle Genetics Chief Operating Officer Stanford University Senior Associate Tech Bridge International, Inc. VP & Director of Operations Textron Inc. Intellectual Property Director The Boston Consulting Group Senior Advisor The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Executive Director The University of Oklahoma Senior Director of IP & Staff Attorney T-Mobile Senior Vice President, National Accounts Tuxera CEO UCSF QB3 Institute Director Industrial Alliances Univalor, L.P. Manager, Project and Technology Portfolio University Health Network Senior Technology and Patent Analyst University of Arizona Office of Tech Transfer Licensing Associate University of California – Berkeley Licensing Officer UW Center for Commercialization Associate Director, Technology Licensing – Engineering Ventures West Capital General Partner Washington Research Foundation Director of Licensing WBBA President Weyerhaeuser Director, Technology Licensing WMS Gaming Executive Director IP Licensing and Development Don’t Miss these Featured Sessions: Hello Kitty as a Global Licensing & Marketing Phenomenon Solving the World’s Imminent Problems with Innovative Science Secondary Patent Market – Trends and Practices IP Perspectives from a Northwest Angel Investor West Coast Software Giants Focus on IP Life Sciences: A Guide to Turning a Strategic Partnership into an Acquisition View the full agenda here.
UNCTAD: IPRs In Health, Research, Cosmetics, Meet Access & Benefit Sharing 29/04/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The interactions between intellectual property and international rules of global access and benefit sharing were explored recently as an expert group meeting was convened by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to explore several areas where those interactions occur.
New WIPO Text On Traditional Knowledge Protection Cleaner But Issues Remain 28/04/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments The main goal has been achieved for World Intellectual Property Organization delegates who started last week with the task of improving a document to become an international instrument protecting traditional knowledge. Consensus has not been met on core issues, but a cleaner text has emerged, reflecting a clearer understanding of positions, sources said.
WIPO Committee Issues Revised Text On Traditional Knowledge Protection 24/04/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment After an intense day of drafting led by member country experts in small groups in closed rooms, the World Intellectual Property Organization secretariat released a new set of draft articles of what could become an international instrument aimed at protecting traditional knowledge.
Protecting Traditional Knowledge: WIPO Members Back To The Drafting Table 22/04/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment World Intellectual Property Organization delegates are meeting once again this week to try to advance a text that could become an international instrument to protect traditional knowledge. Substantial work needs to be done on the draft text, ands developing countries generally favour a legal binding instrument while developed countries would prefer a softer instrument.
Time Ticking For WIPO Delegates On Copyright Exceptions Treaty 19/04/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A new text has been the subject of negotiation today by a committee seeking to finalise a draft treaty providing exceptions and limitations to copyrights so that blind and visually impaired people have facilitated access to special format books. Delegates are seeking to find language through agreed statements as a way out of prickly issues.
WIPO Delegates Progressing On Once-Moribund Broadcasting Treaty 16/04/2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A meeting meant to advance discussions on a treaty to protect the rights of broadcasting organisations held last week at the World Intellectual Property Organization yielded substantive results, according to the meeting chair. However, civil society remains cautious about potential side effects of such an instrument, while countries appear to have divergent views on the practicalities of the treaty.