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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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Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 09:41:17

US Chamber Of Commerce Releases 2011 IP Policy Agenda

Posted on February 10, 2011
The United States Chamber of Commerce, the industry lobbying giant in Washington, has issued its 2011 intellectual property agenda. The list of suggested legislative changes to be made by the Obama administration and the US Congress aim at further increasing resources and support for IP enforcement, including legislation to block websites deemed to infringe on IP rights...

Pharma Backs Calls For Extension Of TRIPS Deadline For Least-Developed Countries

Posted on February 10, 2011
Developed country pharmaceutical companies today announced their support for an extension of the deadline for poor countries to comply with a global trade agreement on intellectual property rights that would significantly raise their obligations to protect IP...

International Patent Filings Begin To Bounce Back; China Rocketing, US At Half-Mast

Posted on February 09, 2011
The storm appears to be subsiding for international patent filings as 2010 showed a cautious recovery in growth, the head of the World Intellectual Property Organization said today. After the first-ever drop in applications in 2009, 2010 filings almost returned to their 2008 level...

Would Canada-EU Trade Proposals Add $2.8 Billion Price Tag?

Posted on February 08, 2011
A study by the Canadian Generic Pharmaceuticals Association (CGPA) suggests that the European Union?s (EU) proposed changes to Canada?s patent system could add nearly $3 billion to Canada?s prescription drug bill. Related Articles:Financial Crisis Increased ICT Exports From Asia Tough IP Health Provisions In Europe’s Colombia/Peru Trade Deal Snag In Early End To Viagra Patent In Brazil

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Inside Views: Brazil’s Copyright Reform: Schizophrenia?

Posted on February 08, 2011
Brazil's new Minister of Culture is under severe pressure from civil society groups, academics and some artists. After just a few weeks in power, Minister Ana de Hollanda issued an order to take the Creative Commons license off the Ministry's website...

Leaks Show Real Aim Of ACTA, As Trade Chief Declares It Binding

Posted on February 08, 2011
The recently completed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), negotiated by the countries that own most of the world's intellectual property rights, is aimed at developing countries they hope will give value to those rights by protecting them, leaked documents show, according to French group La Quadrature du Net...

Veto Power For Governments Against Any Internet Domain Name?

Posted on February 08, 2011
The United States Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is proposing possible veto power for governments against applications for new top-level domains. NTIA is asking for a change to domain name system management that would allow governments to object to any proposed internet address for any reason, which has not surprisingly stirred debate among some observers, including in Europe...

L?ACTA ne serait pas conforme au droit communautaire

Posted on February 07, 2011
Un groupe d?experts en droit de la propri�t� intellectuelle, issus d?universit�s allemandes, britanniques, n�erlandaises, fran�aises et espagnoles, a conclu que l?Accord Commercial Relatif � la Contrefa�on (plus connu sous le sigle anglais ACTA) r�cemment finalis� n?est pas enti�rement conforme au droit communautaire et qu?il va au-del� du droit international sur certains aspects...

WIPO Survey On Patent Filing Strategies Shows Rise In Optimism

Posted on February 07, 2011
A recent economic survey by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) assessed the expected growth in domestic and international patent filings in 2010 compared to 2009. The highest expected growth rates were reported in Asian countries, with modest and declining growth reported in Europe and the United States respectively...

New Biodiversity Benefit-Sharing Protocol Relies On National Rules, Experts Say

Posted on February 07, 2011
PARIS - The recently agreed international instrument to facilitate access to genetic resources and the equitable sharing of benefits accrued from those resources opened for signature last week, and the text is already getting mixed reviews from stakeholders...

Nations Begin Signing Protocol On Biodiversity Access And Benefit-Sharing

Posted on February 07, 2011
Four developing countries have signed a recently completed international agreement on access to genetic resources and the fair retribution of benefits accrued from those resources. The protocol opened for signature in New York last week and efforts are underway to set up an information clearinghouse...

US IP Enforcement Coordinator Issues Annual Report

Posted on February 07, 2011
The United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator today issued an annual report on IP enforcement. One year after her appointment, Coordinator Victoria Espinel claimed significant progress on the plan for the office set up to coordinate IP enforcement activities across various US government agencies...

Counterfeit Congress Gives Nod To Developing Country Concerns

Posted on February 04, 2011
PARIS - Sustainable development made what some described as a welcome intrusion at the global congress on counterfeiting and piracy during a dedicated session on Wednesday, with discussions on how to conduct enforcement efforts while taking into account developing country specificities...

US Senate Patent Reform Steps Forward

Posted on February 04, 2011
The United States Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday approved a slightly amended version of the Patent Reform Act of 2011. Related Articles:Obama Administration Tells Senate It Supports Patent Reform Changes New US Senate Patent Reform Bill Brings Many Reactions New Senate Patent Reform Bill Details Released

Panel: Seek Innovative Solutions Vs. Counterfeiting; Oxfam Warns Against False Solution

Posted on February 04, 2011
PARIS - The rise of counterfeiting and global economic difficulties combined to sap resources devoted to intellectual property enforcement, said panellists at an event highlighting the fight against counterfeiting and piracy yesterday, and discussed innovative solutions...

IP, Gender & Traditional Cultural Expressions

Posted on February 03, 2011
A call for papers has been issued for an upcoming event on intellectual property rights, gender and traditional cultural expressions. Abstracts for papers are due on 18 February. Related Articles:IP & Traditional Cultural Expressions: An Unnatural Alliance? Caribbean IP: Ensure Unending Local Protection Of Traditional Knowledge WHO To Define Traditional Medicines Standards

Financial Crisis Increased ICT Exports From Asia

Posted on February 02, 2011
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released data today that show Asian economies increased their share of global exports of information and communication technology (ICT) goods in 2009 over the previous year. This means the global financial crisis further shifted trade in these goods toward Asia, UNCTAD said...

IP Enforcement Extravaganza Assails Consequences Of Counterfeits

Posted on February 02, 2011
PARIS - Counterfeiting and piracy are on the pillory at the annual event organised by three intergovernmental agencies fighting intellectual property rights infringement. Much of the emphasis of this year?s event is being placed on the danger to the consumers and the economic consequences of infringement as well as on the necessity of enforcement measures...

Microsoft General Counsel On Pricing For The Poor, Cloud Computing

Posted on February 01, 2011
A top official of the Microsoft Corporation paid a visit to his former school in Geneva yesterday on his way from the World Economic Forum, and talked about corporate responsibility, the company?s principles, infringement issues and cloud computing. He also tried to explain the company?s complex differential pricing regime aimed at lowering prices for lower income populations ? especially if they don?t happen to speak a popular world language...

Europe Calls For Radical Change On Innovation; EU Patent In Works

Posted on February 01, 2011
The European Union is failing to keep pace with key competitor nations and is in need of a radical new, greatly simplified, approach to research and innovation, the European Commission said today. And an element of what is needed is a European-wide patent...

People: New Lead For US Global IP Policy; KEI Lawyer To MSF; Copyright Kings In Washington

Posted on February 01, 2011
An American industry representative with European ties has been named to take over the role of coordinating and communicating US international policy on patents and trademarks. Meanwhile, a key civil society lawyer became US manager of Doctors without Borders Access to Medicines campaign in the United States...

US Legislation Would Prevent Patents On Tax Strategies

Posted on January 31, 2011
A bill was introduced into the United States Senate last week that would prevent any individual or company from being able to get a patent on a tax strategy. The bill also is included in the patent reform bill reintroduced into the Senate Judiciary Committee last week and expected to come up as soon as this week...

Are European Think Tanks Corporate Lobbyists By Another Name?

Posted on January 31, 2011
Think tanks can be a godsend for reporters with a looming deadline. Almost invariably, they are staffed with articulate policy specialists, adept at summarising complex issues in a few quotable sentences. Frequently, too, the think tanks have neutral-sounding names, so a reader or viewer of news reports can easily believe that they are independent of vested interests...

WTO Geographical Indications Talks Tiptoe; Substantive Discussion Coming

Posted on January 28, 2011
After more than a decade of stalled negotiations, World Trade Organization members have entered into a debate about creating a register for the international protection of wines and spirits with place names. Related Articles:Proponents Seek To Develop Policy Potential Of US Geographical Indications WTO Plans Talks On Geographical Indications WTO Negotiators Draft Register For Geographical Indications

Last Online Voices Before Change Bursts From Digital Darkness In Egypt?

Posted on January 28, 2011
For anyone in Egypt in recent months or years, it was impossible to ignore the extraordinary destitution of masses of people living in dusty, stark cement structures everywhere on the edges of Cairo or the choked roads clogged with a far-too-rapidly swollen population...

Innovation, Generic Drugs, Patents In Congress Follow Obama?s State of the Union Speech

Posted on January 27, 2011
American lawmakers aren?t wasting any time getting down to business after President Obama stressed the importance of spurring innovation during his annual State of the Union address this week and cited the need for the United States to regain its competitive edge, particularly when up against countries such as China and India...

EU Patent Jumps Parliamentary Committee Hurdle

Posted on January 27, 2011
A proposal for a single patent system in the European Union through an "enhanced co-operation procedure" was approved by the EU Parliament Legal Affairs Committee today. Related Articles:WIPO Patent Committee Chair’s Text Shows Possible Future Work Breakdown In WIPO Patent Committee Could Symbolise Deeper Differences WIPO Committee Discusses Boosting Client-Patent Adviser Secrecy

Midem Music Congress: The Two Universes Of The Music Business

Posted on January 26, 2011
CANNES - More help from governments, a hope for new cloud music services and new markets in emerging countries like Brazil. India and China were on the wish list of the big music labels and publishers at this week's annual industry bash in Cannes, France...

GSK Critiques Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

Posted on January 25, 2011
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has taken a stance on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), welcoming most of its provisions, but requesting a harmonised approach for implementation, because the much-debated agreement would leave a lot of space for differing national implementations...

WHO Gears Up For Reform Driven By Financial Shortfall

Posted on January 25, 2011
The Executive Board session of the World Health Organization ended early on Monday after a week of discussions that settled some issues but left some others for the next governing meeting of the organisation in May, with much to do until then. The WHO is facing a significant gap in its budget and a programme of reforms is brewing...

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