Intellectual Property Law

Rapid Rise In African Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts Led By Developed Nations

Posted on December 09, 2008
By Nick Wadhams for Intellectual Property Watch NAIROBI, KENYA - Amid fears that huge quantities of counterfeit medicines and pesticides are pouring into Africa, the international law enforcement agency INTERPOL is leading the way to invest more effort and money to bring authorities up to speed on the threat faced by ...

Propiedad intelectual y organismos modificados genéticamente: una combinación que los activistas consideran fatídica

Posted on December 08, 2008
Por Catherine Saez Según los oradores de un reciente taller llevado a cabo en Ginebra, debido a la expansión del alcance de las patentes de organismos modificados genéticamente (OMG) y la aplicación de dichos cultivos en la mayoría de los países, los derechos de los agricultores y la biodiversidad están en ...

With US Patent Overhaul Dead, Agencies Ponder Changes As Industry Debates Role Of ?Trolls?

Posted on December 08, 2008
By Drew Clark for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC - With major legislative changes to the United States patent system unfinished as the 110th Congress prepares to dissolve, Executive- and Judicial-branch agencies on Friday jostled for authority over future patent policy...

WHO Renews Delicate Effort On Pandemic Influenza Virus-Sharing

Posted on December 08, 2008
By Kaitlin Mara An avian influenza outbreak would be a public health disaster, but for the World Health Organization to adequately prepare for that risk, member states must come to a resolution on intellectual property issues related to virus and vaccine sharing...

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UN Internet Governance Forum 2008: Friends And Foes, But More Friends

Posted on December 05, 2008
By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch HYDERABAD, INDIA - The Internet Governance Forum of the United Nations is halfway through its first term and starting to think about its future after 2010. Gathering in Hyderabad, India this week, it brings together friends and foes of what has been cast as ...

WTO: Progress On IP At Last; Consensus Still Uncertain

Posted on December 05, 2008
By Kaitlin Mara Delegates negotiating on intellectual property issues at the World Trade Organization were able to set aside procedural debates Friday and focus on substantive technical issues in the body tasked with creating a multilateral register for geographical indications on wines and spirits...

US Appeals Court Hears High-Profile Case On USPTO Power Over Patent Rules

Posted on December 05, 2008
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Before a packed audience, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Friday tackled the highly controversial dispute between the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and much of the patent bar over rules capping the number of continuation requests and ...

Debate Over EU Finding That Pharmaceutical Firms Abusing Patent System

Posted on December 05, 2008
By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS - Leading pharmaceutical companies are using the patent system to delay the entry of generic medicines onto the market, the European Commission has alleged, sparking a debate at a conference held here this week...

WTO IP Negotiations Lengthen As New Questions Put On Table

Posted on December 05, 2008
By Kaitlin Mara The body at the World Trade Organization tasked with negotiating a multilateral register for geographically-named wines and spirits began what could be several days of meetings Thursday with a question and answer session meant to find common understanding, but instead revealed just how deep the divide remains between ...

Inside Views: The Man Who Took On The Music Industry

Posted on December 03, 2008
Ray Beckerman is a commercial litigator and internet law attorney who has represented defendants that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has accused of music file sharing in copyright infringement lawsuits in the United States. Beckerman is an outspoken critic against the RIAA and recording companies EMI, SONY BMG, ...

IP And Genetically Modified Organisms: A Fateful Combination, Activists Say

Posted on December 02, 2008
By Catherine Saez With the expanding scope of patents on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the implementation of such crops in most countries, farmers? rights and biodiversity are at risk, and food security has become dependent on a few transnational biotechnological companies, according to speakers at a recent workshop in Geneva...

Brazilian Draft Law Would Curb Expanded Patents On Pharmaceuticals

Posted on December 02, 2008
By Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil?s lower house of Congress held a recent hearing to discuss proposed changes to rules on pharmaceutical patents that would limit patents on two types of pharmaceuticals. Under proposed legislation, patent rights would not be permitted in two modalities: second-use ...

Discussions Continue In Informal WTO Special Session On GI Register

Posted on December 02, 2008
By Kaitlin Mara The World Trade Organization body mandated to discuss a registry for geographical indications met Monday, with the only resulting agreement being to meet again later this week for further, more technical, discussions. Several ambassadors were present at the meeting, according to sources, indicating that in the lead-up to a ...

Expertos estiman que la propiedad intelectual precisa tomar un nuevo rumbo en el ámbito de la biotecnología

Posted on December 01, 2008
Por Catherine Saez PARÍS ? Los participantes de un reciente seminario que tuvo lugar en esta ciudad opinan que la biotecnología necesita considerablemente cambiar su modelo de negocios, restaurar la confianza entre los diferentes actores y establecer cooperaciones...

Parole d?experts : la propriété intellectuelle sur les biotechnologies a besoin d?un nouveau départ

Posted on December 01, 2008
Par Catherine Saez PARIS - Selon certains participants à un séminaire qui s?est récemment tenu à Paris, le secteur des biotechnologies a sérieusement besoin de modifier son mode de fonctionnement, de restaurer la confiance entre les différents acteurs et d?établir des partenariats...

Peer To Patent System May Become Model For Patent Offices

Posted on December 01, 2008
By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch A pilot patent peer review system in the United States could serve as a model for patent offices around the globe. New York Law School, in cooperation with the US Patent and Trademark Office, is in its second year of Peer To Patent, an ...

Questions soulevées quant aux incidences du projet de bibliothèque Google sur l?accès au savoir

Posted on December 01, 2008
Par William New Ce qui a été annoncé comme une percée dans la numérisation du savoir humain soulève également des questions par rapport à la manière dont la plupart des êtes humains vont pouvoir accéder à ce savoir, d?après un expert en droit d?auteur et l?intérêt public général...

Proyecto de biblioteca de Google suscita inquietudes respecto a su impacto sobre el acceso a los conocimientos

Posted on December 01, 2008
Por William New El acuerdo que ha sido proclamado como un gran avance en la digitalización del conocimiento humano también está abriendo ciertos interrogantes sobre el acceso a esta información para la mayoría de las personas, según comentó un experto en cuestiones de derechos de autor e interés público...

WTO IP Discussion In Question With Possible Ministerial On Horizon

Posted on November 28, 2008
By Kaitlin Mara Delegates are buckling down on key negotiating issues in the final days they have to decide whether or not there can be a high-level meeting of government ministers in December, and intellectual property-related issues appear still to be at an impasse with another IP meeting scheduled for Monday...

IP Roadmap Aims At Facilitating Technology Transfer In The Arab World

Posted on November 28, 2008
By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch An intellectual property ?roadmap? for the Arab world has been proposed for facilitating technology transfer as well as the adaptation of acquired technologies to local needs and contributing to the evolution of new technologies and their transfer to the marketplace...

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Posted on November 27, 2008
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Questions Raised About Google Library Project?s Impact On Knowledge Access

Posted on November 26, 2008
By William New What has been heralded as a breakthrough in the digitisation of human knowledge is also raising questions about how most humans will access that knowledge, according to an expert in copyright and the public interest. Fred von Lohmann, senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, recently raised ...

Brand Owners Urge Caution On New Top-Level Internet Domain Names

Posted on November 26, 2008
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Trademark owners are not likely to benefit from the approval by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) of a predicted 500 new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs), industry speakers said at a 25 November Web seminar on protecting and promoting brands ...

Librarians Take The Copyright Battleground In Developing Countries

Posted on November 26, 2008
By William New CHISINAU, MOLDOVA - Creativity may not be the first thing that comes to mind when travelling through the kilometres of mostly grey, Soviet-era cement-block buildings outlying the capital of Moldova, often referred to as Europe?s poorest state...

Should The EU Rethink Copyright Law For The Digital Music Age?

Posted on November 25, 2008
By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS - Europe?s copyright rules are ill-suited to an age when millions of music files can be accessed at the click of a mouse, a Brussels conference has been told. About eight million tracks by musicians from a wide variety of genres can now ...

Push For TRIPS Changes Reaches Highest Level At WTO As Meetings Intensify

Posted on November 21, 2008
By Kaitlin Mara Proponents of amending the World Trade Organization intellectual property agreement to increase protection for biodiversity and for geographically-specific products are insisting Director General Pascal Lamy himself lead the process for resolving the issues...

IP In Biotechnology In Need Of A New Start, Experts Say

Posted on November 21, 2008
By Catherine Saez PARIS - Biotechnology is in dire need of a change to its business model, restoring trust among all actors and building partnerships, according to participants in a recent seminar here. After nearly thirty years, the industry still is not making profits, the field seems to be running out ...

L?AIPLA face aux défis majeurs des élections américaines et de l?économie internationale

Posted on November 20, 2008
Par Dugie Standeford pour Intellectual Property Watch LA HAGUE, PAYS-BAS ? L?association américaine du droit de propriété intellectuelle (American Intellectual Property Law Association-AIPLA) va devoir relever des défis politiques, législatifs et administratifs de grande ampleur dans les prochains mois, comme l?a expliqué son nouveau directeur exécutif Q...

EU Favours Disclosure Of Computer Patents Before Standards Are Set

Posted on November 20, 2008
By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS - Computer firms may be required to divulge details of patents they hold before technology standards are set, a senior European Commission official has said. More than a year after the European Court of Justice ruled that Microsoft was abusing its dominant position in ...

Ministers, Stakeholders Meet In Mali To Strategise On Health Research Systems

Posted on November 20, 2008
By Kaitlin Mara Ministers of health, science and technology, and social development met this week with scientific researchers and representatives from foundations, the private sector and civil society to discuss the future of research for health on diseases disproportionately affecting the developing world...

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