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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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Group of Eight Developing Islamic Countries (D-8) Approve Ten Year Roadmap

Posted on July 10, 2008
By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Leaders of the Group of Eight Developing Islamic Countries (D-8) this week adopted an ambitious 10-year blueprint to substantially expand trade and economic cooperation with the aim of improving the position of Muslim developing countries in the global world economy, according to the ...

Final Decisions of Convention on Biological Diversity Governing Body Available

Posted on July 10, 2008
By Kaitlin Mara The final decisions of the ninth and most recent meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity?s (CBD) organising body have been released, which include the breakthrough results of a work plan for achieving an international access and benefit-sharing regime...

Le système de propriété intellectuelle freine la science et l?innovation selon des lauréats du prix Nobel

Posted on July 09, 2008
Par Dugie Standeford pour Intellectual Property Watch MANCHESTER, UK ? Le système de propriété intellectuelle vise davantage à «fermer l?accès à la connaissance» qu?à permettre sa diffusion, a indiqué le Professeur Joseph Stiglitz lors d?une conférence intitulée ?Who Owns Science?? (« À qui appartient la science » ?) qui a eu ...

July Edition of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available

Posted on July 08, 2008
The Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Reporter features the most important news on international IP policymaking, the latest on who is coming and going in the IP community at the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Geneva missions, regional and national IP offices, industry and non-governmental organisations, plus News Briefs on reports ...

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Patent Searches In Portuguese And The WIPO Development Agenda

Posted on July 08, 2008
By Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch RIO DE JANEIRO - Last year, Brazil and India presented their candidacies and were accepted to operate as international authorities for patent searches at the World Intellectual Property Organization. In addition, Brazil suggested that the Portuguese language be considered for publications...

G8 Governments Want ACTA Finalised This Year, SPLT Talks Accelerated

Posted on July 08, 2008
By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Despite issues like the current food, energy and climate crises having taken centre stage at this week?s Group of 8 summit in Japan, governments did not lose sight of earlier plans to promote and more strictly protect intellectual property rights...

Patent Pooling Is Next Step For Innovative Drug Purchasing Agency

Posted on July 08, 2008
By Kaitlin Mara A ?landmark? decision was made last week by a unique intergovernmental initiative for drug financing in poor and underserved areas: an agreement on the usefulness of sharing intellectual property rights to lower costs and increase quality of needed medicines...

Panel: Policy Answers Needed To Boost Technology Transfer To LDCs

Posted on July 08, 2008
By Catherine Saez Technology transfer to least-developed countries has been hampered by many factors, including the reluctance of developed country companies to engage in trade or foreign direct investment, inability to absorb technology locally, and an inefficient reporting system, according to members of a recent panel discussion...

El régimen de propiedad intelectual frena la ciencia y la innovación, según afirman laureados del Premio Nobel

Posted on July 08, 2008
Por Dugie Standeford para Intellectual Property Watch MANCHESTER, REINO UNIDO- El marco básico del régimen de propiedad intelectual (PI) pretende ?obstaculizar el acceso al conocimiento? en lugar de permitir su difusión, según afirmó el Profesor Joseph Stiglitz durante una conferencia que tuvo lugar el 5 de julio sobre ?¿Quién posee la ...

YouTube, eBay Decisions Raise Questions For US Copyright Law

Posted on July 07, 2008
By Drew Clark for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC - Two recent court decisions against key United States internet companies - Google and eBay - are almost certain to reopen a long-standing truce between intellectual property rights-holders and website operators, over liability for the actions of users...

Intellectual Property Regime Stifles Science and Innovation, Nobel Laureates Say

Posted on July 06, 2008
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch MANCHESTER, UK - The basic framework of the intellectual property (IP) regime aims to ?close down access to knowledge? rather than allowing its dissemination, Professor Joseph Stiglitz said at a 5 July lecture on ?Who Owns Science?? Stiglitz, a 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics, ...

US, Indian HIV/AIDS Drug Rulings Could Reverberate In Brazil

Posted on July 04, 2008
By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch Indian generic manufacturers may be allowed to export a cheaper HIV/AIDS treatment to middle-income countries if US pharmaceutical company Gilead fails to win a patent for the drug in India. And a turnaround by the United States on the same patent may influence the ...

European Interoperability Framework Nears Final Stage Of Revision

Posted on July 02, 2008
By Juliette Ancelle and William New A unit of the European Commission has presented a new version of a proposed European framework on interoperability which it hopes will encourage member governments to further enable information sharing, such as through the promotion of open standards...

Inside Views: A New Business Model For The Music Industry Explained

Posted on July 01, 2008
By Bennett Lincoff The music industry has been in a decade-long death-spiral. This predicament results primarily from insistence by those who benefited most from how the industry operated before the internet arose that the established relationships upon which their past successes were based be preserved as the digital music marketplace develops...

Work Remains For ICANN?s New Top Level Internet Domains

Posted on July 01, 2008
By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch PARIS - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the "biggest extension of the DNS [domain name system] in 40 years" after its decision last week to finish implementation of a new policy for introducing new top-level domains (TLDs)...

OECD Talks Convergence, Creativity, Confidence - Answers Welcome!

Posted on July 01, 2008
By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Regulating convergence, finding solutions to foster creativity and answering consumer fears about identity theft, fraud and the invasion of their privacy were central questions at the recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ministerial meeting in Seoul, Korea...

Summary Text From WCO Policy Commission 59th Session Available

Posted on June 30, 2008
The World Customs Organization's advisory body met from 23 - 24 June, where IP enforcement via customs offices was among issues discussed. This document is a summary of recommendations made to the WCO's decision-making Council. Please note: this article is password protected and only available for IP-Watch Subscribers...

Should the World Customs Organization increase IP enforcement?

Posted on June 30, 2008
This week we ask:

La asistencia técnica, un tema clave en los debates del Consejo del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC

Posted on June 28, 2008
Por Kaitlin Mara Uganda presentó esta semana al comité de propiedad intelectual de la Organización Mundial del Comercio un plan para abordar sus necesidades prioritarias en materia de comercio y propiedad intelectual, y al hacerlo se convirtió en el primero de los países menos adelantados en establecer una estrategia detallada para ...

Algunos observan un aumento de marcas no tradicionales, pero no aún en las oficinas nacionales de registro

Posted on June 27, 2008
Por Catherine Saez Según la Asociación Internacional de Marcas (INTA) y la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), los titulares de marcas que procuran ampliar el alcance de protección de sus productos recurren cada vez más al registro de marcas no tradicionales...

Inside Views: Green Intellectual Property Scheme: An Innovation Today For Innovations Tomorrow

Posted on June 27, 2008
By Itaru Nitta, Green Intellectual Property Project, Geneva, Switzerland Since the current IP framework has been shaped in wealthy societies of the North, accompanied by fertile markets, the North is required to rebuild the framework if they attempt to expand it to the South without substantial markets...

L?assistance technique : un point clé des débats au Conseil des ADPIC

Posted on June 27, 2008
Par Kaitlin Mara Cette semaine, l?Ouganda a présenté au comité de l?Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) chargé des questions de propriété intellectuelle un programme visant à répondre à ses besoins prioritaires dans ce domaine et dans celui du commerce...

Contrairement à certains, les offices nationaux ne constatent pas l?essor des marques non traditionnelles

Posted on June 27, 2008
Par Catherine Saez Les propriétaires de marques qui cherchent à élargir la protection de leurs produits se tournent de plus en plus vers l'enregistrement de marques non traditionnelles, selon l'Association internationale pour les marques (International Trademark Association, INTA) et l'Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI)...

Member Nations Balk At World Customs Organization IP Enforcement Push

Posted on June 27, 2008
By Kaitlin Mara Concerns ran high in some developing countries last week that their voices have been largely absent from a draft set of standards for heightened intellectual property enforcement advancing rapidly at the World Customs Organization. With the draft standards sent early - and, some say, without mandate - to ...

Qatar Boosts Research Fund Aimed At Creating Intellectual Property Rights

Posted on June 26, 2008
By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Qatar has nearly doubled its research funding in a bid to create more intellectual property rights (IPRs) and promote the commercialisation of research. On 4 June, Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), a member of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, launched its ...

WIPO Patent Committee Opens Way To New Thinking On Future Work Plan

Posted on June 26, 2008
By William New World Intellectual Property Organization members discussing a work plan for the committee on patent law on Thursday finished work for the year by opening the way for the committee to address a wider range of topics when it resumes in 2009...

China?s New National IP Rights Strategy Puts IP On Its Political Agenda

Posted on June 26, 2008
By Jia Hepeng for Intellectual Property Watch BEIJING - With a newly revealed national strategy on intellectual property rights, China has vowed to place intellectual property in the centre of its political agenda. The outline of the national IP strategy was enacted on 5 June by the State Council, China?s cabinet...

WIPO Patent Meeting May End Early With Little Harmonisation In Work Plan

Posted on June 25, 2008
By William New World Intellectual Property Organization members addressing international patent policy this week may end work early after an apparent agreement to recommend the continuation of the committee next year and a possible focus on some 20 issues...

US Supreme Court Limits Patent Owners? Control Over Downstream Use Of Their Inventions

Posted on June 25, 2008
By Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch The United States has once again chipped away at patent rights. The country's highest court recently handed down a ruling that makes it harder for patent owners to impose limits on downstream users of their inventions...

Brandowners Warn Against Cybersquatting, User Confusion From New Internet Domains

Posted on June 24, 2008
By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch PARIS - Some think the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers should have moved much faster to introduce new names in the internet to join the likes of .com and .org. Others moan about the widespread trademark infringement they expect to occur when ...

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