Rising Friction On Whether To Move To WIPO Talks On Global TK Regime 09/07/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Halfway into a 10-day committee meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), friction was rising between members seeking to prod the slow-moving committee to begin consideration of an international instrument for the protection of traditional knowledge and those who continue to resist the acceleration. Developing countries calling for global […]
« Avancée significative » à l’OMPI : les négociateurs établissent un nouveau mandat pour le développement 25/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par William New Les membres d’un comité de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) chargé d’examiner les propositions relatives à un plan d’action de l’OMPI pour le développement auraient reformulé le mandat de l’organisation spécialisée des Nations Unies dans le cadre d’une réunion tenue du 11 au 15 juin, sous réserve d’une approbation finale. […]
WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Talks Sent Back To Committee 22/06/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By William New World Intellectual Property Organization members on Friday recommended to move talks on a proposed broadcasters’ and cablecasters’ treaty back to committee level for further consideration, a day after rejecting a proposal to elevate the issue to formal treaty negotiations. The move could signify a shelving of the issue, some nine years after […]
WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Talks Break Down 22/06/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By William New World Intellectual Property Organization negotiations for a treaty on rights for broadcasters broke down at the eleventh hour, according to participating government officials. A high-level final treaty negotiation scheduled for November will not take place, they said. The outcome will not be official until Friday, however, when the Standing Committee on Copyright […]
Imperfect Compromise Seen In India Data Exclusivity Report 18/06/2007 by Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch When the Indian government published its report recently on yet another pharmaceutical patent-related issue predicted to split the industry, the Indian newspapers were divided as to whether brand name producers, generics producers or public health advocates had won. The reason for the confusion is that the report is an exercise in appeasement, said Shamnad Basheer, a law professor at George Washington University Law School, and expert on this latest controversial subject, called data exclusivity, which is the rights drugs producers have over the data used to obtain marketing approval in a country.
Countries Get Set For Second WIPO Development Agenda Meeting 08/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen with William New Members of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are gearing up for the second and final meeting next week of a committee addressing proposals to increase the development orientation of WIPO’s mandate. A preparatory meeting in Singapore and several non-papers have set the stage for a key […]
G8 Summit Agrees On Africa Declaration With Weakened TRIPS Language 08/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen The Group of Eight (G8) final declaration on “growth and responsibility” in Africa is being met with initial reactions from observers that it contains a weaker approach to address patents and medicines to ensure “universal access.” Discussions about patents and medicines in any forum appear to lead to the World […]
Commerce et propriété intellectuelle à l’honneur de l’Assemblée mondiale de la santé 07/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Les droits de propriété intellectuelle ont été l’une des principales thématiques abordées par l’Assemblée générale de la santé, qui s’est tenue du 14 au 23 mai 2007. Les Etats sont parvenus à se mettre d’accord sur différentes résolutions en rapport avec l’innovation et l’accès aux médicaments. Mais les débats ont […]
EU Urged To Back Poor Countries’ Use Of TRIPS Flexibilities 06/06/2007 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – The European Union should stop demanding that poor countries apply its intellectual property rules to medicines through trade negotiations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) bloc, legal experts argued at a 4 June event here. The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, is hoping to […]
La Asamblea afronta numerosos debates, consensos casi unánimes y acuerdos sobre cuestiones de propiedad intelectual 04/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen La propiedad intelectual constituyó un tema fundamental en la Asamblea Mundial de la Salud de 2007, celebrada en mayo, en la que se llegó a un acuerdo sobre diversas resoluciones relativas a la innovación y al acceso a los medicamentos. Sin embargo, Estados Unidos se desvinculó de una resolución específica […]