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Intellectual Property Watch 
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WTO/WIPO Colloquium Aimed At IP Teachers
Posted on April 03, 2008By Catherine Saez Teachers of intellectual property from developing countries have been invited to attend a two-week colloquium jointly organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization and the World Trade Organization from 30 June to 10 July...
Office Open XML Officially Approved As International Standard
Posted on April 01, 2008By Kaitlin Mara The much-debated open document standard Office Open XML (OOXML) has been approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), according to a document obtained by Intellectual Property Watch. The result of the voting showed 24 supporting votes by participating national standards bodies allowed to vote, known as "p-members," versus ...
New National-Level Programmes Echo WIPO Patent Treaty
Posted on April 01, 2008By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK - The Japanese Patent Office in April will introduce a new policy called JP-First, which aims to release patent examination results of applications first filed with the JPO to major patent offices throughout the world, including in some developing countries...
WIPO: Cybersquatting Cases Rise To Record Levels
Posted on March 31, 2008By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Cybersquatting is on the rise, according to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), which published statistics last week on case filings under its international Internet domain name dispute settlement system...
WIPO Members Agree On Budget As DG Election Picks Up; Idris Gets Personal
Posted on March 31, 2008By William New The member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organization on Monday reached agreement on the delayed organisation budget for 2008-2009, as election campaigns for the next WIPO director general went into full swing. The budget was approved after agreement on a five percent reduction in fees charged by ...
Faible mouvement de protestation contre la révision de la loi suisse sur le droit d?auteur
Posted on March 31, 2008Par Catherine Saez Les nouvelles dispositions adoptées par la Suisse pour renforcer les droits des artistes interprètes, des producteurs et les diffuseurs en ligne apparaissent moins strictes que celles adoptées dans d'autres pays, selon certains observateurs...
Droits de propriété intellectuelle et droits de l?homme : une relation sous tension
Posted on March 31, 2008Par Catherine Saez Les participants à la Table ronde sur l?impact négatif des systèmes de propriété intellectuelle sur les droits de l'homme ont souligné l?incidence que les droits liés à la propriété intellectuelle ont sur les droits humains dans de nombreux domaines, notamment la santé publique, l?accès à la connaissance et ...
Industry Losing Faith In WIPO; Debates US WTO Cases Against China
Posted on March 28, 2008By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK--The World Intellectual Property Organization is seen as in a state of tumult these days, as the global body searches for a new director general and tries to grapple with issues such as implementing a Development Agenda and further harmonising global patent ...
Un panel observa tensión entre la PI y los derechos humanos
Posted on March 27, 2008Por Catherine Saez Los derechos de propiedad intelectual (PI) están afectando los derechos humanos en diversas áreas, entre ellas, la salud pública, el acceso a los conocimientos y la agricultura, y aquéllos que abogan por los derechos humanos desempeñan una función fundamental para invertir la tendencia, según los integrantes de un ...
Proponents: Slow Better Than Poor For WIPO Development Agenda
Posted on March 21, 2008By William New World Intellectual Property Organization member states felt their way slowly this month in the first committee meeting on how to implement 45 agreed recommendations for transformation of the United Nations organisation toward a stronger development orientation...
Revision of Swiss Copyright Law Raises Moderate Protest
Posted on March 20, 2008By Catherine Saez Switzerland has adopted a new copyright law strengthening the rights of performers, producers and copyright owners online that appears less stringent than similar legislation adopted in some peer countries, according to observers. Nevertheless, some activists still see the Swiss law as jeopardising users' rights...
Panel Sees Tension Between IP And Human Rights
Posted on March 20, 2008By Catherine Saez Intellectual property rights are affecting human rights in several areas such as public health, access to knowledge and agriculture, and human rights advocates have a decisive role to play to reverse the trend, according to members of a recent panel discussion on the negative impacts of intellectual property ...
Débat sur la neutralité du Net aux Etats-Unis : des implications sur la gouvernance mondiale de l?Internet
Posted on March 20, 2008Par Liza Porteus Viana pour Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK ? Le débat sur la neutralité du réseau Internet fait rage aux Etats-Unis. Certains observateurs estiment que l'adoption d?une loi dans ce domaine pourrait permettre de définir des principes généraux pour la gouvernance d?Internet à l?avenir...
Panellists Outline Strategies On Exceptions And Limitations To Copyright
Posted on March 20, 2008By Kaitlin Mara An event at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) last week brought some key actors in copyright and related rights to discuss the value of limitations and exceptions and to present a recently released study describing an international instrument on limitations and exceptions...
Fin del trabajo del año del comité de derecho de autor de la OMPI. Las excepciones y limitaciones ?están aquí para quedarse?
Posted on March 19, 2008Por William New El miércoles el comité de derecho de autor de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) concluyó su trabajo hasta noviembre próximo de una manera similar a como lo hizo en los últimos años: con el mismo presidente, el dominio europeo, sin acuerdo y con opiniones divididas ...
Le Comité du droit d?auteur de l?OMPI en a fini pour cette année; les exceptions et limitations «ont leur raison d?être»
Posted on March 19, 2008Par William New Mercredi, la rencontre du Comité permanent du droit d?auteur et des droits connexes (SCCR) de l?Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) s?est achevée sur une note très semblable à celles des années précédentes, avec le même président, une domination européenne, aucun accord conclu, et des avis divergents ...
A Telling Year Ahead For Free And Open Source Technologies
Posted on March 18, 2008By Kaitlin Mara The year 2008 is one of consolidation and maturation for alternatives to traditional intellectual property rights made possible by the ease of information transfer via the Internet. The free and open source software community is growing more prominent, and the access to knowledge communities are expanding to include ...
US Senate Moves Toward Vote On Reform To Patent Regime
Posted on March 18, 2008By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Legislation for sweeping patent reform in the United States could see Senate floor action as soon as early April. Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democrat-Nevada, said the congressional body could consider S 1145 next month but the Senate Judiciary Committee has not been given a ...
Brazil Wrestles With Decision On GM Corn, Seed Patenting
Posted on March 17, 2008By Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch RIO DE JANEIRO - After 10 years of debate, Brazil approved in February the commercialisation of two varieties of genetically modified corn, a highly contentious decision in the country that has become linked to concerns about seed patenting by multinational companies...
Conseil des ADPIC : la moitié des membres de l?OMC est en faveur de l?amendement sur la biodiversité
Posted on March 17, 2008Kaitlin Mara et William New La commission de l?Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) sur les droits de propriété intellectuelle a conclu sa rencontre triennale avec un jour d?avance, au terme d?une réunion que plusieurs participants ont qualifiée de « routinière »...
Consejo de los ADPIC: la mitad de los miembros de la OMC apoya la enmienda sobre la biodiversidad
Posted on March 17, 2008Por Kaitlin Mara y William New El Comité sobre Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) finalizó un día antes su reunión trienal que fue considerada ?de rutina? por varios participantes. La reunión se caracterizó por un mayor apoyo a una enmienda de las normas de la ...
El debate en EE.UU. sobre la neutralidad de Internet tiene consecuencias para la gobernanza mundial
Posted on March 17, 2008Por Liza Porteus Viana para Intellectual Property Watch NUEVA YORK- El debate sobre la neutralidad de Internet se está agudizando en los Estados Unidos y algunos observadores dicen que si allí logra establecerse una norma legislativa, ésta podría servir en el futuro de principio mundial para la gobernanza de Internet...
Tussle Over Participation In India Compulsory Licence Hearing
Posted on March 14, 2008By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is expected to appear before the Indian Patent Office on 17 March to assert its right to attend a later meeting that could result in one of its drugs being copied, without its permission, by an Indian generic pharmaceutical company...
TRIPS Council: Half Of WTO Membership Backs Biodiversity Amendment
Posted on March 14, 2008By Kaitlin Mara and William New The World Trade Organization committee on intellectual property rights concluded its triennial gathering one day early in a meeting several participants characterised as ?routine.? The meeting was marked by further support for an amendment to WTO rules for biodiversity, a lack of enforcement issues, the ...
US Net Neutrality Debate Has Global Governance Implications
Posted on March 14, 2008By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK - The Internet neutrality debate is raging in the United States, and some observers say that if a legislative standard can be set here, it could serve as a global principle for Internet governance in the future...
Inside Views: Linkages Between The WIPO Development Agenda And The TRIPS Council
Posted on March 13, 2008By Ahmed Abdel Latif This week's TRIPS Council meetings provide a timely opportunity to reflect on the linkages between the work of the Council and the ongoing WIPO Development Agenda process, which entered an implementation phase with the first meeting, last week, of WIPO's new Committee on Development and Intellectual Property ...
WIPO Copyright Committee Done For Year; Exceptions And Limitations ?Here To Stay?
Posted on March 12, 2008By William New The World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee on Wednesday concluded work until next November in a way similar to recent years, with the same chair, European dominance, no agreement, and division over a proposed treaty on broadcasters? rights...
UK Anti-Piracy Plan A Work In Progress, Will Address ISP Role
Posted on March 12, 2008By Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch The United Kingdom government's much-anticipated release last month of its "Creative Britain" report offered few details about the direction anti-piracy policy could take in the European Union country. But government officials, Internet service providers, media groups and other interested parties are expected to hash ...
Do we need a Treaty on Exceptions and Limitations to copyright?
Posted on March 12, 2008This week we ask:
Sectores empresarial y gubernamental consideran que hay impulso para el ACTA, pero UE pone trabas
Posted on March 11, 2008Por Liza Porteus Viana para Intellectual Property Watch NUEVA YORK ? Algunos dirigentes empresariales y funcionarios de gobierno instaron el lunes pasado a que se ratifique un tratado internacional contra la falsificación y propusieron diversas estrategias nuevas destinadas a poner freno a los productos pirateados que, según afirman, no sólo perjudican ...
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