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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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Collaborative Innovation And ICTs Could Give Economy Back Its Colours

Posted on July 06, 2009
Innovation and technology will be key to emergence from the global economic crisis, according to speakers at a recent United Nations conference on innovation-based competitiveness. However, innovation should be collaborative and involve resources inside and outside companies and institutions.

Special Report ? ICANN: New CEO, New Government Role, Accelerated International Domains

Posted on July 06, 2009
With three important processes coming to a head at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) this year, it is difficult not to overlook some changes in the private body, which oversees the internet domain name system. At ICANN's recent board meeting, the appointment of a shiny new CEO, former United States Homeland Security Department cybersecurity director Rod Beckstrom, drew attention away from top issues, which include the introduction of new top-level domains, ongoing institutional reform, and the looming September expiration of the ICANN-US government agreement.

New ?Hadopi 2? Legislation Heads To French Senate

Posted on July 06, 2009
One month after the French government?s so-called HADOPI law aimed at preventing online illegal downloading was partly censored by the French Constitutional Council, the government has continued its push and is presenting a new law restoring the punishing arm of the original law (IPW, Access to Knowledge, 16 June 2009)...

Chan Calls For Moral Dimension In Critical Public Policies

Posted on July 06, 2009
World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan on Monday urged governments and others to incorporate a ?moral dimension? into trade, finance, food security and public health as the world works to correct harm done by ?greed? and right itself economically...

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Late-Night Breakdown On Traditional Knowledge At WIPO; Future Unclear

Posted on July 06, 2009
The World Intellectual Property Organization committee on the protection of indigenous knowledge, expressions and genetic resources failed to reach consensus on future work Friday, putting the future of the committee in the hands of the WIPO General Assemblies in September.

WIPO Members Seek Deal To Negotiate On Traditional Knowledge Protection

Posted on July 03, 2009
World Intellectual Property Organization members this week are intensively working toward agreement on a proposal to start negotiations for a tool to better protect traditional knowledge, genetic resources, and traditional cultural expressions, after nearly a decade of talking about the subject.

US Cablevision Decision Has Implications For Cloud Computing, Online Advertising

Posted on July 03, 2009
A recent United States Supreme Court order letting stand a decision that a proposed remote digital video recorder does not violate copyright law has major implications for internet ?cloud computing? and advertisers, intellectual property lawyers say.

Kenya Pressured To Implement Anti-Counterfeit Law Despite Access Fears

Posted on July 02, 2009
NAIROBI - An influential manufacturers' lobbying group in Kenya is pushing the government to start enforcing an anti-counterfeiting law within weeks, despite fears from public health advocates that the new rules will impede access to generic drugs and set an unwanted precedent in East Africa.

Report: Drug Companies Violating WHO Ethics On Advertising In East Africa

Posted on July 02, 2009
NAIROBI - Drug companies routinely violate World Health Organization ethical guidelines when advertising and promoting their products in East Africa, according to a new study released Thursday.

Inside Views: Tribes To WIPO: Long-Term Protection For Traditional Knowledge Needed

Posted on July 02, 2009
Indigenous people and governments like the United States' may be able to help each other, especially when it comes to protecting traditional knowledge while also using it combat global crises like climate change, says Terry Williams of the Tulalip Tribes...

Health R&D Experts Conclude Meeting With Few Details But Signal More Openness

Posted on July 01, 2009
An expert body under the World Health Organization tasked with finding innovative solutions for financing research for needed medicines concluded its second official meeting Wednesday, working on a process to analyse possible mechanisms. The WHO afterward appeared to address concerns ? which included a civil society letter ? by insisting there would be more transparency in the negotiating process, but did not provide assurance that potential conflicts of interest would be properly addressed.

European Patent System, Court Top Priority Under Swedish EU Presidency

Posted on July 01, 2009
COPENHAGEN - A top priority for Sweden as it takes over the EU presidency on 1 July is to boost negotiations on a Community patent system and a European Patent Court, the government says. Its work programme also emphasises the need for "effective protection of intellectual property rights" and lists a conference on enforcement...

First Public University Adopts Open Access Policy

Posted on July 01, 2009
Journal articles by professors at the University of Kansas (US) will soon be freely available online, the school reported, as it becomes the first public university in the United States to embrace an “open access” policy. The university joins ranks with Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University, which have similar policies...

Global Legislative Reform Could Unlock Benefits Of GIs, Advocates Say

Posted on July 01, 2009
TERUEL, SPAIN - Geographical indications (GIs) are in the interest of both producers and consumers as they provide a tool for sustainable economic growth and offer a guarantee of quality, concluded a high-level meeting of GI proponents last week. However, with shortcomings in the international framework and a lack of consensus on GIs, countries have been trying to find legal ways to address the issue.

King Of Pop’s Leanings Patented

Posted on June 30, 2009
In addition to writing catchy pop-tunes and executing gravity-defying dance moves, the late Michael Jackson apparently had an inventive streak. It has come to light that the singer holds a patent on shoes that help create “an impressive visual effect” in one of his famous dance moves...

Former US Official To Launch Networking “Platform” In Geneva

Posted on June 30, 2009
Alicia Greenidge, until recently director general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), plans to launch a new platform in Geneva to “build relationships between developing countries, governments, organisations and industries,” according to a press release from IFPMA[pdf]...

WIPO Work Likely To Continue On Traditional Knowledge, But How?

Posted on June 30, 2009
An intergovernmental committee considering ways to protect kinds of knowledge that predate - and may not fit into - the current intellectual property system picked up this week after a chaotic round of negotiations failed to make any progress at the last meeting...

WHO R&D Financing Group To Parse New Ideas, Look For Ways Forward

Posted on June 29, 2009
Perhaps the single most critical issue to resolve in addressing neglected diseases is how to ensure there is money to pay for research and clinical trials, even when the consumer demand is small and its constituents poor. A group of experts under the auspices of the World Health Organization this week is attempting to address the problem.

South African Authors Seek First Public Lending Right In A Developing Country

Posted on June 29, 2009
South Africa could become the first developing country to permit authors to be paid when libraries lend their books if an authors? group gets it way, but the proposal is likely to spur strong opposition from access-to-knowledge advocates and libraries.

Prevent Patents Inhibiting Knowledge Diffusion For Green Technology, EU Told

Posted on June 26, 2009
Stringent intellectual property rules could hamper the spread of technology needed to fight climate change, an advisor to European Union policy-makers has warned.

WHO Or Who Should Guarantee The Right To Health?

Posted on June 24, 2009
With implementation of the World Health Organization strategy on intellectual property and innovation beginning in earnest, international experts this week debated how human rights could be infused into global health strategies - including the possibility of new international agreements on research and development - and whether WHO is up to the task.

Leadership Changes At Free Software Foundation Europe

Posted on June 24, 2009
Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), a high-impact nonprofit organisation focussed on access to software in the broader scope of participation in the digital society, this week named named new leadership for the first time in nearly a decade since its inception.

La crise financi�re pr�sente des opportunit�s et des risques pour l?innovation verte

Posted on June 24, 2009
LAUSANNE ? � Rien ne vaut une bonne crise �, si l?on en croit la sagesse populaire. Voil� une formule que les d�cideurs pourraient reprendre pour inciter le monde � adopter une �conomie plus verte et davantage fond�e sur la connaissance. Telle est la conclusion � laquelle a abouti un groupe de discussion � l?�cole Polytechnique F�d�rale de Lausanne (EFPL) le 18 juin...

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Posted on June 24, 2009
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EU, US Consumer Groups Issue Resolution On Enforcement; Demand Role In ACTA

Posted on June 23, 2009
A international coalition of consumer groups has issued a resolution calling into question global enforcement policy and offering core principles for policymakers to consider in setting new enforcement standards. The Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue on 18 June issued the resolution on the enforcement of copyright, trademarks, patents and other intellectual property rights...

La OMA estudia nuevo ?mecanismo de di�logo? relativo a la falsificaci�n y �nfasis expl�cito en materia de salud p�blica

Posted on June 23, 2009
Esta semana la Organizaci�n Mundial de Aduanas (OMA) tratar� de llegar a un acuerdo sobre un grupo de sustituci�n m�s flexible para la lucha contra la falsificaci�n y la pirater�a que podr�a calmar las preocupaciones sobre la extralimitaci�n de los funcionarios de aduanas...

L?OMD �tudie un nouveau � m�canisme de dialogue � sur la contrefa�on et se concentre ouvertement sur l?aspect sant� publique

Posted on June 23, 2009
Cette semaine, l?Organisation mondiale des douanes (OMD) va essayer de parvenir � un accord sur la constitution d?un nouveau groupe de lutte contre la contrefa�on et le piratage plus flexible. Un consensus pourrait mettre fin aux inqui�tudes qui entourent le champ trop �tendu des responsabilit�s attribu�es aux pr�pos�s des douanes.

Now Video Wants To Be Free And Open Too: IP Policy Considerations

Posted on June 23, 2009
Video is becoming an increasingly important communication tool on the web, but questions must be asked about its future, said speakers a recent conference. Will it be a medium of self-expression, available for all, or a translation of television to the internet, where content is provided by some and consumed by the rest? A gathering of technologists, academics, filmmakers and others in New York last week issued a call for a freer video culture.

“Pseudo Bagels” Better With A Side Of IP?

Posted on June 23, 2009
The spectre of gastronomic imperfection has long haunted connoisseurs of the fine foods of regions in countries like France and Italy. But Canada has been less concerned about the protecting its homegrown flavours. This means the Canadians are powerless to prevent others from usurping the name of their Montreal bagels, reported Jeff Roberts of the McGill [...

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Posted on June 23, 2009
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