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Intellectual Property Watch 

Reports on the interests and behind-the-scenes dynamics that influence the design and implementation of international intellectual property policies.
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Des inquiétudes surgissent concernant le système de l?OMC et l?acheminement de médicaments ; reprise des discussions relatives à l’Accord sur les ADPIC
Posted on February 09, 2009Par William New Les ambassadeurs du Brésil, de l?Inde, de l?Union européenne et de la Suisse devraient se rencontrer le 4 février, selon un officiel, afin de discuter de l?ouverture de négociations au sein de l?OMC sur deux propositions qui visent, pour l?une, à étendre à d?autres produits la protection d?indications géographiques dont bénéficient les vins [...
Viviane Reding on the Internet of the Future
Posted on February 06, 2009Viviane Reding of the European Commission on the Internet of the Future: http://tinyurl.com/dlryac
Taubman Of WIPO Picked To Head WTO IP Division
Posted on February 04, 2009By Kaitlin Mara and William New Antony Taubman, acting director and head of the Global Intellectual Property Issues Division at the World Intellectual Property Organization, has been named to the top IP position at the World Trade Organization, the WTO has confirmed...
Concern Erupts Over WTO System And Medicines Shipments; TRIPS Talks Rekindling
Posted on February 03, 2009By William New The ambassadors to the World Trade Organization from Brazil and India on Tuesday charged that other WTO members had no grounds to block legitimate shipping of generic medicines on the basis of potential intellectual property rights conflicts in the transit country and said recent cases of doing so ...
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The Year Ahead: IP Owners Face Tough Legal Issues In United States In 2009
Posted on January 30, 2009By Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch 2009 could be a bad year for IP owners in the United States. For patent owners, it may be particularly tough. The US courts are likely to continue their recent trend of cutting back on patent rights, according to many experts...
OMS : l?espoir d?un consensus sur les contrefaçons reporté à l?Assemblée du mois de mai
Posted on January 29, 2009Par Kaitlin Mara La semaine dernière, un rapport et un projet de résolution de l?Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) sur les produits médicaux contrefaits ont donné lieu à un débat animé, bien qu?aucun compromis n?ait encore été trouvé pour mettre fin aux désaccords quant au processus de consultation caché derrière ...
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WIPO Ponders New Negotiating Style; DDG Positions Opening; Patent Filings Falter
Posted on January 29, 2009By William New The World Intellectual Property Organization saw record patent filings again in 2008, but the rate of growth is slowing, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry said Tuesday. Meanwhile, the WIPO secretariat is privately exploring with member governments ways to break through a longstanding deadlock in policy negotiations underway at ...
El esperado consenso en torno al informe y al proyecto de resolución sobre falsificación de la OMS se aplaza hasta la Asamblea de mayo
Posted on January 29, 2009Por Kaitlin Mara La semana pasada, un informe y un proyecto de resolución sobre la falsificación de productos médicos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) generaron acalorados debates, aunque aún no se han logrado avenencias para salvar las distancias en lo relativo al proceso de consultas que subyace en ...
The Last Defence Of The IP System: An Interview With Jamie Boyle
Posted on January 28, 2009James Boyle is a leading thinker on copyright and knowledge access, and is author of a new book called The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind (available at thepublicdomain.org). He is a law professor and cofounder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke ...
Inside Views: The Last Defence Of The IP System: An Interview With Jamie Boyle
Posted on January 28, 2009James Boyle is a leading thinker on copyright and knowledge access, and is author of a new book called The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind (available at thepublicdomain.org or here as a PDF). He is a law professor and cofounder of the Center for the Study of ...
Licensing Remains Essential But Elusive For Digital Music Providers
Posted on January 28, 2009By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch CANNES - Giving licences to digital music providers has been on top of the agenda of the world?s largest music fair, Midem, and its technology forum Midemnet for about a decade now. But simple solutions still are not on the horizon and more and ...
Hope For Consensus On WHO And Counterfeits Moves To May Assembly
Posted on January 27, 2009By Kaitlin Mara A World Health Organization report and draft resolution on counterfeit medical products drew energetic debate last week, though no compromise has yet been found to bridge disagreements over the consultation process behind the counterfeit report and over the risk of confusing intellectual property violations with potentially dangerous ...
Potential Names For Obama IP Team Swirl; WTO IP Chief ?Imminent?
Posted on January 27, 2009By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch and William New Changes in several key international agencies and governments will bring a cadre of new faces to positions that address intellectual property policy, and some potential names for those spots have been circulating in recent weeks...
Proposed EU Copyright Term Extension Faces Vocal Opposition In Parliament
Posted on January 27, 2009By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS - Strong opposition is being voiced by members of the European Parliament over plans to extend the copyright protection applying to sound recordings from 50 to 95 years. Both left and right-leaning Parliament members (MEPs) have signalled that they intend to vote against ...
WHO Global Strategy On IP And Health Considered, Implementation Advances
Posted on January 27, 2009By Kaitlin Mara Progress made on the World Health Organization strategy on public health and innovation was highlighted to WHO members on Saturday, including the production of a key budgeting document detailing timeframes and estimated costs of implementing the strategy...
WTO Issues Final Decision On US-China Copyright Dispute
Posted on January 26, 2009By Kaitlin Mara and William New China has been found in violation of two of its responsibilities under international rules on trade and intellectual property, and in partial violation of one more, said a World Trade Organization panel report on the US-China dispute over copyright and customs matters released Monday...
New International Pharma Industry Leader Brings Prospect Of Change
Posted on January 23, 2009By William New Alicia Greenidge represents a change for the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, but as she grows into her role as the head of the industry's international trade association, it is unclear whether there will be substantive changes on policy relating to intellectual property and public health...
WHO Puts Nearly $150 Billion Price Tag On Global R&D Strategy For Neglected Diseases
Posted on January 22, 2009By Kaitlin Mara Estimated funding needs for the implementation of the World Health Organization strategy on global public health and intellectual property have been revealed in a new document. The document lays out element by element the expected cost of implementing the Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation ...
WHO Members Make Informal Progress On Plan Of Action As Executive Board Opens
Posted on January 20, 2009By Kaitlin Mara A small, diverse group of member states meeting informally over the weekend were able to resolve questions of which institutions should be actors in a broader plan of action for the implementation of the World Health Organization Global Strategy on Public Health, Innovation, and Intellectual Property, according to ...
IP From Publicly Funded Research Should Benefit The Public, Experts Say
Posted on January 16, 2009By Catherine Saez Publicly funded research institutions are major players in the area of life sciences and policies on intellectual property management emanating from this research have to be defined, according to speakers at a recent symposium in Geneva...
Counterfeit Medication, R&D Financing Key IP Issues at WHO Board Meeting
Posted on January 16, 2009By Kaitlin Mara The Executive Board of the World Health Organization meets next week with significant discussion expected on a new secretariat report on counterfeit medical products as well as on the implementation of the WHO?s mandated global strategy on public health, innovation, and intellectual property...
Revised Chinese Patent Law Aims At Quality, Compulsory Licensing
Posted on January 15, 2009By Jia Hepeng and Yuan Yue for Intellectual Property Watch BEIJING - China?s newly revised patent law could create a more favourable environment for foreign companies to do research in the country, though measures are still needed to implement the law more effectively, according to some legal experts...
FAO Plant Treaty To Operationalise Benefit-Sharing Fund
Posted on January 14, 2009By Kaitlin Mara Benefits from sharing and using biodiversity of food crops could soon be making their way to stakeholders, as the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture prepares to make its benefit-sharing fund fully operational...
Un nouveau projet pour permettre aux scientifiques d?accéder librement à la littérature sur la physique des particules
Posted on January 13, 2009Par Catherine Saez Alors que le prix des abonnements aux revues de physique des particules ne cesse d?augmenter, rendant difficile pour certains chercheurs de pouvoir accéder à des articles importants relus par des pairs, de grands physiciens ont mis en place un modèle alternatif de diffusion en libre accès...
Proyecto en marcha para convertir las publicaciones sobre la física de alta energía en un formato de acceso abierto
Posted on January 12, 2009Por Catherine Saez Destacados físicos han presentado un modelo alternativo para la publicación en formato de acceso abierto, a medida que el aumento de los precios de las revistas altamente especializadas sobre la física de alta energía pone en peligro el acceso de los investigadores a importantes artículos examinados por colegas ...
World Customs Organization To Replace Controversial IP Standards Body; Doubts Remain
Posted on January 08, 2009By William New In what might be seen as a victory for defenders of flexibilities for poor nations in international trade rules, the World Customs Organization in December recommended the discontinuance of a working group on intellectual property enforcement standards after it became ?deeply embroiled? in debate from member governments fearing ...
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I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...
What is comparative negligence and strict liability in tort law?
A. comparative negligence
B. seller sells to buyer
B. defense of ...
How to prove housing discrimination based on sexual orientation in student housing?
There are several things you can do. First of all, contact any welfare advisors,...
Enter your questionIf my Mother in- law added my husband and his sister to the title of her house, who makes the decisions on it?
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My father died and left my mother $200,000 (life insurance) My Mother died 2 years later leaving my sister and I with both about $75,000 each. (including house/vehicles/belongings which I never got). We were supposed to
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