Assemblée de l’OMPI : dur labeur en perspective pour les gouvernements l’an prochain 18/10/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par William New Le 3 octobre dernier, les assemblées annuelles des États membres de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) se sont achevées dans un esprit de coopération inhabituel, tout en rappelant le travail normatif et administratif difficile qui devra être accompli l’an prochain. À l’Assemblée générale de l’OMPI qui s’est tenue du 25 […]
European Parliament Agrees To Patent Reform Plan With Amendments 13/10/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen The European Parliament yesterday agreed by a large majority to the European Commission’s plan of going forward with talks on patent reform in Europe, but with a number of amendments to the current plan aimed at ensuring “democratic control” of the process, according to the Parliament. The vote concerned whether […]
The Video Sites They Are A-Changing 13/10/2006 by John T. Aquino for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By John T. Aquino for Intellectual Property Watch The past few weeks have witnessed the evolution of the world of user-upload sites. MySpace.com and YouTube.com were once youthful rebels – their founders were young, their audience was predominantly under 30. These sites allowed youngsters to post their own video material. This, in turn, enraged copyright […]
People News 11/10/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment New Negotiators In Geneva: European Commission Expert on GIs, Indian Official on Biodiversity. Also, The World’s Top 50 IP People, new names at WIPO and the NGOs, and more. In the IP-Watch People News.
Are Plant Biotech Companies Misusing The Patent Law? 05/10/2006 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Niels Louwaars writes: Biotech companies, particularly those based in the United States consider that their patents on plant biotech inventions do not allow the use of the plants containing the invention as a source for further breeding, even if the invention has been eliminated in the plant variety resulting from this use. The reach of […]
Could An Ancient Remedy Solve The Contemporary Debate Over Europe’s Patent System? 03/10/2006 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Perhaps the biggest lobbying effort in the history of the European Union came in the 2005 fight to change the European patent system to include computer-related inventions, which ended in failure. Now, industry lobbyists are looking for new ways to address the problems of the patent system as they see it. Zuck writes: After the […]
Agreement Reached On WIPO Development Agenda, Patents; No Broadcasting Yet 30/09/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By William New Government negotiators at the World Intellectual Property Organization General Assembly have reached tentative agreement on the future of a proposed agenda for development, and for discussing global patent harmonisation. But key hurdles remain for a proposal to convene a negotiation on a broadcasters’ rights treaty. “I think it is positive,” said an […]
Annual WIPO Assembly Faces Sensitive Policy, Administrative Issues 25/09/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New The top decision-makers of the many organs of the World Intellectual Property Organization gather this week with a long list of important issues before them, ranging from new treaties and new IP policies to greater accountability and ways to prevent wrong-doing in its administration. The agenda for the 25 September to 3 […]
The Nexus Of Cultural Heritage And Intellectual Property 21/09/2006 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Molly Torsen Over the past several decades, scholarship on the nexus between cultural heritage and intellectual property law has alternately garnered keen international attention or remained stagnant. Those jurisdictions that have a greater interest in protecting their heritage – perhaps because of its cultural importance or because of a history of misappropriation – through […]
Luz verde para el tratado de la OMPI sobre radiodifusión pese a desacuerdos 20/09/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por William New El pasado 13 de septiembre un comité clave de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) aprobó una propuesta para negociar un tratado destinado a ampliar los derechos de los organismos de radiodifusión y de difusión por cable, pese a importantes desacuerdos entre los miembros del comité. “El proyecto de propuesta […]