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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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Alleged New ACTA Draft Text Leaked

Posted on July 14, 2010
The latest text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) reflecting the late June – early July negotiations in Lucerne, Switzerland has allegedly been leaked, just after being placed in a secret reading room for the European Parliament (IPW, IP Burble, 14 July 2010)...

ACTA In Secret Reading Room For EU Parliament

Posted on July 14, 2010
Members of the European Parliament will be able to read the current draft of the much-debated Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in the “secret reading room” for the Parliament, Green Party Member Jan Philipp Albrecht told Intellectual Property Watch after this week’s committee sessions with EU Commissioner Karel DeGucht...

New Climate Technologies Rarely Reaching Developing Countries, Panel Says

Posted on July 13, 2010
Climate-friendly technologies are only rarely being transferred to developing countries, and then primarily to a small handful of emerging market economies, said the findings of a study presented today. That the changing global climate requires urgent response, and that this response will most likely include technology, is largely agreed...

German Parliament Members Seek Limited Patent Terms In EU-India FTA

Posted on July 12, 2010
Health experts of the German Parliament are concerned about possible negative effects of the European Union-India free trade agreement under negotiation. In a letter dated 8 July, the Parliament’s Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development called on the European Commission and the German Government to ensure in the ongoing negotiations “that rules on intellectual property [...

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Panel: Copyright Needed In Music, But Should Benefit Musicians

Posted on July 12, 2010
Copyright is critical to the survival of the music industry and its creators, but lack of respect for copyright is not why artists are struggling to make ends meet, argued a recent panel of media lawyers and music industry experts. The blame for that lies squarely on the corporate-focus of the music industry, and how it has bent copyright law to serve companies rather than composers, said a panel at the University of Westminster...

July Edition Of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available

Posted on July 12, 2010
The Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Edition features top news on international IP policymaking, the latest on who is coming and going in the international IP community, news briefs and more. The July edition is now available for subscribers at: http://www...

US Rightsholders Seek Narrower Scope Of ACTA, Clarity On Trademark Infringement Vs. Counterfeiting

Posted on July 10, 2010
Many of the 11 negotiating partners of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) for years have underlined that the new anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy agreement will not change their national laws, with the United States and the European Union especially firm on this point...

TB Alliance And DNDi Team Up To Fight Neglected Diseases

Posted on July 09, 2010
Two not-for-profit drug developers, TB Alliance and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), have created a product development partnership (PDP) in the form of a royalty-free licence agreement intended to drive development of new drugs for several neglected diseases...

UN Biodiversity Talks Resume, Last Chance For Agreement Before October Deadline

Posted on July 09, 2010
The last chance to complete discussions and reach an agreement on a draft protocol text on access and benefit-sharing is given to member parties of the UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) next week. The protocol is intended to provide a new international tool for governments against piracy of genetic resources...

USPTO Invites Comments On Strategic Plan

Posted on July 09, 2010
The US Patent and Trademark Office announced today that its draft strategic plan for fiscal year 2010-2015 is available for public review and comment online. The aim of the strategic plan is to focus on patent and trademark quality and enhance the timeliness of both, and to provide ?global and domestic leadership to improve intellectual [...

Monsanto Soybean Patent Cannot Stretch To Processed Soy Meal, European Court Says

Posted on July 07, 2010
Yesterday, the European Court of Justice ruled in a case pitching Monsanto against European importers of Argentinean soy meal, denying the US seed giant intellectual property rights over the exports of soy meal from Argentina to the European Union. Related Articles:EU Patent Regime Approved: Includes EU Patents Court, EU Patent, Coordination US Supreme Court Review Of Bilski Could Reverberate Through Patent System Indian High Court Rejects Bayer Complaint For Patent Linkage

WHO Flu Misconduct Debate Polarising As Independent Review Advances

Posted on July 07, 2010
?Exactly a year ago, a very bad decision was taken? by the World Health Organization that now seems ?unscientific and irrational,? said Council of Europe parliamentarian Paul Flynn in a late June presentation of a new report on the WHO's actions during the 2009 influenza pandemic...

Help Intellectual Property Watch!

Posted on July 05, 2010
In five short years, Intellectual Property Watch has made its mark as the leading independent reporting service on international IP policymaking, respected for its timely and informed content by readers from international organizations, industry, NGOs, civil society, research centres, government, as well as academia...

ACTA Negotiators Vow To Mesh With National-Level Rights; Withhold New Text

Posted on July 02, 2010
LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND - There was progress during the ninth round of negotiations for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) this week in Lucerne, negotiators said over the last day, and in their final press communiqu� they made promises that ?ACTA will not interfere with a signatory's ability to respect fundamental rights and liberties,? it would be consistent with World Trade Organization agreements and certainly ?not hinder the cross-border transit of legitimate generic medicine...

US Economist: US Financial Patents Litigation-Prone; Low Quality Makes Them Easy Targets

Posted on July 01, 2010
Filing of financial patents seems to be on a parallel upward trend with litigation in the United States, with large companies being prime targets, and individual or small entities owning the patents, according to a well-known US economist. This could be the consequence of low quality patents being granted, he said...

EPO, EU Presidencies Shift; Translation Plan Proposed

Posted on July 01, 2010
On 1 July, the same day the presidency of the European Patent Office (EPO) transferred to Beno�t Battistelli and the EU presidency shifted from Spain to Belgium, the European Commission presented the EPO with a proposal on translation arrangements for patent applications...

ACTA A Sign Of Weakness In Multilateral System, WIPO Head Says

Posted on June 30, 2010
The plurilateral Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and other such regional negotiations are a ?bad development? for multilateral agencies, the World Intellectual Property Organization director general has told Intellectual Property Watch. Related Articles:USTR Offers Answers To Some Thorny Questions On ACTA Smooth Criminal Harmonisation: ACTA, EU And IPR Enforcement ACTA Internet Chapter Leak Signals Far-Reaching Copyright Policy

ACTA Risks Long-Term Damage To Democratic Public Policymaking, NGOs Say

Posted on June 30, 2010
An agreement on international intellectual property rights enforcement now under negotiation in Lucerne, Switzerland runs the risk of ushering in a new and undemocratic precedent for international policymaking that could have long-term damaging effects on critical public policy issues, non-negotiating government representatives and civil society advocates said this week...

In Bilski Decision, US Supreme Court Adopts Tough But Vague Test for Business Method Patents

Posted on June 29, 2010
The United States Supreme Court yesterday handed down an important patent law ruling. By a narrow 5-4 vote, the court held in Bilski v. Kappos that business methods are patentable under US law. But the court provided only limited guidance on how to determine which business methods (and other types of inventions) are indeed patentable...

D�r�gler l?horloge d?ACTA

Posted on June 29, 2010
La petite ville guind�e de Lucerne, en Suisse, accueille cette semaine le neuvi�me round de n�gociations visant � la signature de l?Accord Commercial Anti-Contrefa�on (plus connu sous sa d�nomination anglaise, ACTA : Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement)...

Scope Of Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement Again A Big Issue In Round Nine

Posted on June 26, 2010
MUNICH - The staid little Swiss town of Lucerne this week sees round number nine of the negotiations for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). While the 11 negotiating parties gather in the Palace Hotel, the Swiss Pirate Party together with their Pirate colleagues from Germany and Switzerland will organise a rally at the Lucerne train station...

.xxx Domain Appears Headed For Internet

Posted on June 26, 2010
A .xxx domain may finally go to the internet root after years of debate. The Board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in their official meeting yesterday decided to restart negotations with .xxx applicant ICM registry after an ?expedited due diligence process? for the adult entertainment content top-level domain (TLD)...

No Decision On WIPO Treaty For Blind Misses ?Golden Opportunity?

Posted on June 25, 2010
Member states at the World Intellectual Property Organization late last night were unable to reach agreement on a draft chair?s conclusions text summarising a four-day WIPO copyright committee meeting, crashing the prospect of swift progress on improving international access to literary material for the visually impaired...

Change At Top Of European Music Industry Group

Posted on June 24, 2010
The head of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is stepping down after five years in office, and his successor has been named from within the organisation. John Kennedy, chairman and CEO, said he was returning to a longstanding plan to start a ?business management-agency business representing talent in the world of music, film, [...

New US IP Enforcement Plan May Have International Impact

Posted on June 23, 2010
The Obama administration?s release of its national intellectual property strategy yesterday was welcomed by many groups representing businesses and intellectual property holders who said it could serve as an example to other countries. Related Articles:Industry Intellectual Property Enforcers Named To New Posts US Business Calls For IP Enforcement ?Surge?, Seeks New Legislation This Year US Government, Industry De-Emphasise Multilateral System In Enforcement Push

More Delay To ICANN Introduction Of New Internet Domains?

Posted on June 23, 2010
BRUSSELS - Applicants for new top-level internet domains may face another round of discussions before the long-awaited application period for .nyc, .shop or .gay can happen. Related Articles:ICANN Gives Green Light To .??, .??, .?????? , But No Timeline For New Top-Level Domains Special Report ? ICANN: New CEO, New Government Role, Accelerated International Domains ICANN Head Sounds Policy Alarm On Rapidly Shrinking Internet Space

High Expectations This Week For Progress On Exceptions And Limitations At WIPO

Posted on June 22, 2010
Limitations and exceptions are once again a major topic at the UN intellectual property organisation?s meeting on copyrights and related rights. Delegations this week are discussing several draft proposals to improve access, in particular for visually impaired people, each with their own set of recommendation...

Comparative Analysis Shows US Patent Office Scores Poorly On Patent Quality

Posted on June 18, 2010
Quality across patent systems has been understudied but a new methodology put forward by the former chief economist of the European Patent Office suggests that the EPO provides higher quality services than its United States and Japan counterparts. Efforts at collaborative work between patent offices are being made but mutual recognition might not be possible or desirable without some harmonisation in the way the different systems operate...

ICANN’s New Global Internet Security System

Posted on June 17, 2010
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) yesterday held a key signing ceremony implementing an advanced new security system for the internet domain name system (DNS). DNSSEC, DNS security extensions, is expected to secure the internet domain name system against cache poisoning and spoofing attacks by matching a private and public key every [...

Snag In Early End To Viagra Patent In Brazil

Posted on June 17, 2010
The date 20 June will mark the authorised end of Viagra?s patent in Brazil, following a 28 April decision of the Superior Court of Justice. Since the decision, five laboratories have requested registration for drugs that are generic versions of Viagra or similar to it, according to press reports...

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