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Intellectual Property Watch 
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Clash Over World Customs Organization Efforts On IP Enforcement
Posted on April 25, 2008By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS - Developing countries this week clashed with senior officials in the World Customs Organisation over an initiative designed to ensure that intellectual property rights are upheld at border posts, according to participants...
Rise Of Enforcement Priorities Reflected In Annual USTR IP Report
Posted on April 25, 2008By William New The annual United States government report aimed at boosting global protection of US intellectual property rights and discouraging investment in errant nations this year again took sharpest aim at China and Russia, but also raised the alert on Thailand in part for its use of permitted compulsory licensing ...
WIPO Candidates Address Civil Society Concerns on Access, Transparency
Posted on April 23, 2008By Kaitlin Mara Candidates to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) had the opportunity to meet with civil society groups recently to discuss how WIPO?s strategies for the future might involve both more transparency and better accountability to stakeholders in environmental, social, and economic issues...
Brazil Declares Patented AIDS Drug Of Public Interest, Could Expand Access
Posted on April 22, 2008By Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch The Brazilian government recently declared the drug Tenofovir, used against HIV/AIDS, to be of public interest. The announcement signals the country?s interest in using an option to avoid the patent on the drug and beginning the process of issuing a compulsory license for the ...
Experts Discuss Policy On Patent Landscapes For Life Sciences
Posted on April 22, 2008By Kaitlin Mara Access to quality data in intellectual property policy in the life sciences is as necessary as it is hard to obtain, said a recent meeting of technical experts, called to discuss challenges in patents and innovation in medical, agricultural, and other biological technologies...
Mobile Phone Manufacturers Seek To Control Rising IP Costs
Posted on April 21, 2008By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch A proposal by some of the world's largest mobile phone equipment manufacturers to limit royalty fees on a next-generation wireless technology is the latest in a series of initiatives to try and control spiralling intellectual property costs...
Further Resolution Needed To Keep IP Issues In WTO Negotiations
Posted on April 18, 2008By Kaitlin Mara Intellectual property rights issues on the table in the newly invigorated World Trade Organization negotiations are at risk if remaining deep differences cannot be further narrowed in the coming weeks, WTO Director General Pascal Lamy said Thursday...
Innovative Partnership To Create Another Patent-Free Malaria Drug
Posted on April 17, 2008By Catherine Saez After an innovative partnership between a non-governmental group and a pharmaceutical company led to a new cheap non-patented drug against malaria being available in Africa in 2007, the model is being implemented again with another new non-patented anti-malarial drug being delivered to South American patients...
German Enforcement Directive: Industry Favour Or Necessary First Step?
Posted on April 17, 2008By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch The German Parliament last Friday passed changes in copyright, patent and other intellectual property-related laws with the aim of better enforcement of IP violations in civil rights cases. The changes transpose the much-debated European Union IP Enforcement Directive (IPRED) into German law...
Le Parlement européen rejette la proposition de coupure d?accès à Internet pour les pirates présumés
Posted on April 16, 2008Dugie Standeford pour Intellectual Property Watch Jeudi dernier, le Parlement européen a appelé les gouvernements à ne pas autoriser les coupures d?accès à Internet en cas de piratage portant atteinte à un droit d?auteur. L?objet du vote, un rapport d?initiative sur la promotion des industries culturelles en Europe rédigé par le ...
El Parlamento Europeo rechaza la propuesta de que los ISP suspendan el servicio a presuntos piratas
Posted on April 16, 2008Por Dugie Standeford para Intellectual Property Watch El jueves, el Parlamento Europeo instó a los gobiernos a no autorizar la suspensión del acceso a Internet en el caso de que se sospeche de piratería lesiva del derecho de autor. El tema de la votación, un informe de propia iniciativa sobre la ...
US Patent Reform Stalls as Senate Negotiations Break Down
Posted on April 15, 2008By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch United States Senate negotiations on sweeping reform of the patent system foundered late last week as ongoing disputes over key provisions - and possible squabbling over confirmation of federal judges - resulted in S 1145 being pulled from the floor schedule for the ...
Protection intellectuelle et changements climatiques : vers de nouvelles règles ?
Posted on April 15, 2008Par David Cronin pour Intellectual Property Watch BRUXELLES ? Un changement des règles applicables à la propriété intellectuelle peut être nécessaire pour favoriser l'utilisation des technologies permettant de répondre aux changements climatiques, selon la responsable de l'Office européen des brevets (OEB)...
Presidenta de la OEP considera necesario revisar normas de PI para abordar cambio climático
Posted on April 14, 2008Por David Cronin para Intellectual Property Watch BRUSELAS- Podría ser necesario modificar las normas de propiedad intelectual a fin de facilitar el uso de tecnologías encaminadas a hacer frente al cambio climático, según sugirió la presidenta de la Oficina Europea de Patentes (OEP)...
European Parliament Rejects Proposal to Make ISPs Shut Off Suspected Pirates
Posted on April 10, 2008By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch The European Parliament on Thursday urged governments not to authorise shut-off of internet access in cases of suspected copyright piracy. The subject of the vote, an own-initiative report on promoting European cultural industries by French Socialist Parliament Member (MEP) Guy Bono, has stirred up ...
EPO Head Sees Need To Review IP Rules For Climate Change
Posted on April 10, 2008By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS - Changes to intellectual property rules may be needed to facilitate the use of technology aimed at addressing climate change, the head of the European Patent Office (EPO) has suggested. Next month, the 34-country EPO will host what it claims is the first ...
WIPO Director General Candidates Prepare To Face Governments, NGOs
Posted on April 10, 2008By William New The candidates to be next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization will get a chance to show their talents next week to government and nongovernmental representatives. On Monday, 14 April, the candidates will face WIPO members in the plenary hall, one candidate at a time, according ...
D?après le responsable de propriété intellectuelle britannique, le système du droit d?auteur est en «conflit constant»
Posted on April 10, 2008Par Dugie Standeford pour Intellectual Property Watch Le système du droit d?auteur n?a pas encore trouvé son équilibre. Au contraire, il vit un «conflit constant» et sa nature fait l?objet d'incessants débats, a indiqué Ian Fletcher, le directeur général de l?Office britannique de propriété intellectuelle (United Kingdom IP Office - UKIPO), ...
De nouveaux programmes nationaux font écho au traité de l?OMPI relatif aux brevets
Posted on April 09, 2008Liza Porteus Viana pour Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK - En avril, l?Office japonais des brevets (Japanese Patent Office - JPO) lancera un nouveau programme, appelé « JP-First », dont l?objectif sera de communiquer aux principaux organismes de dépôt de brevets dans le monde, y compris dans certains pays en développement, ...
Directivo de PI del Reino Unido: el sistema de derecho de autor está en ?constante conflicto?
Posted on April 09, 2008Por Dugie Standeford para Intellectual Property Watch El sistema de derecho de autor no tiene equilibrio y se encuentra en "constante conflicto", ya que se debe deliberar permanentemente sobre su naturaleza, afirmó Ian Fletcher, Director General de la Oficina de Propiedad Intelectual del Reino Unido, en un seminario del Westminster eForum, ...
Seeking GI Protection For Feni, An Indian Brew With A Strong Whiff
Posted on April 09, 2008By Frederick Noronha for Intellectual Property Watch GOA, INDIA - Feni, liquor distilled from cashew apple, is a traditional drink from a small state. Centuries after it was first used in its native Goa, the alcohol is seeking to branch into new markets and attract more drinkers...
Nuevas iniciativas en el ámbito nacional reflejan tratado de la OMPI sobre patentes
Posted on April 09, 2008Por Liza Porteus Viana para Intellectual Property Watch NUEVA YORK- La Oficina Japonesa de Patentes (JPO) introducirá en abril una nueva política llamada JP-First, que tiene por objeto publicar los resultados de los exámenes de las solicitudes de patentes presentadas inicialmente ante la JPO para ser utilizados por las principales oficinas ...
April Edition of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available
Posted on April 08, 2008The 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 ...
USTR Plans Another Year Of Elevating IP Protection With Trading Partners
Posted on April 04, 2008By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) last week delivered to Congress its 2008 National Trade Estimate Report (NTE), which includes many intellectual property-related challenges in 62 trading partners around the world...
US Election, Patent Reform Could Decide Fate of Voided USPTO Rules
Posted on April 03, 2008By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch A United States federal court in Virginia Tuesday voided US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rules capping the number of continuation requests and claims patent seekers can submit without incurring additional costs and paperwork...
UK IP Chief: Copyright System A ?Constant Conflict?
Posted on April 03, 2008By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch The copyright system is not a balance but a "constant conflict" whose nature must be continually debated, UK Intellectual Property Office Chief Executive Ian Fletcher said at a recent seminar on the future of copyright...
L?industrie perd confiance en l?OMPI - débats autour du contentieux États-Unis/Chine à l?OMC
Posted on April 03, 2008Liza Porteus Viana pour Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK - L?Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) semble être en plein tumulte. En effet, cette dernière est actuellement en quête d?un nouveau Directeur général et se débat avec les questions de la mise en application de son Programme pour le développement ...
India Cancer Patients Seek To Use Courts For Access To Patented Drugs
Posted on April 03, 2008By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch One of the most vocal voices for the interests of cancer patients in India says it will use the courts to force the Indian government to declare cancer a national emergency, in an attempt to make cancer drugs affordable to sufferers...
Acuerdo de los miembros de la OMPI sobre el presupuesto mientras se preparan las elecciones de DG. Mensaje personal de Idris
Posted on April 03, 2008Por William New Los Estados miembros de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) llegaron a un acuerdo el lunes en torno al tardío presupuesto 2008-2009 de la Organización, mientras que las campañas electorales para el próximo director general de la OMPI se encuentran en pleno desarrollo...
La industria pierde fe en la OMPI y debate los casos presentados por Estados Unidos contra China en la OMC
Posted on April 03, 2008Por Liza Porteus Viana para Intellectual Property Watch Nueva York ? Pareciera que este último tiempo la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) vive momentos de incertidumbre. Por un lado, la OMPI busca su nuevo director general y, por el otro, trata de resolver, entre otras cuestiones, la aplicación de ...
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