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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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Questions Arise On Value Of GIs For Poor Countries; Register Stuck At WTO

Posted on June 14, 2010
While World Trade Organization members met with their usual stasis last week on a mandated register for geographical indications, industry proponents of GIs continued lobbying to raise the awareness of delegates of countries not historically concerned with this form of intellectual property protection...

FIFA, Vuvuzelas And Facebook: The Global Trophy Of IP Protection

Posted on June 11, 2010
In the run-up to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup in South Africa, sometimes described as the biggest marketing event in the world, there have been a number of instances where FIFA and local businesses have conflicted over the use of terms to advertise their products...

Inside Views: The Biosimilars Pathway: An Invitation To Litigation

Posted on June 11, 2010
Lynn C. Tyler writes: The litigation provisions of the recently-enacted legislation establishing a pathway to bring biosimilars to market contain ?patent? ambiguities in key areas, particularly whether the various lists of patents to be litigated are exclusive...

WHO Spins New Defence Of Its Swine Flu Response

Posted on June 10, 2010
The World Health Organization today issued a briefing note attempting to offer a detailed explanation of its actions in relation to the 2009 H1N1 “swine” flu pandemic, amid charges that it overstated the problem to the benefit of the pharmaceutical industry and quietly changed its definition of a pandemic (IPW, WHO, 8 June 2010)...

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Pharma Industry To Publish Clinical Trial Results

Posted on June 10, 2010
Leading pharmaceutical industry groups announced today adoption of an agreement to submit for journal publication all results of late-stage clinical trials whether the outcomes were positive or negative. The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) today approved a ?Joint Industry Position of the Publication of Clinical Trial Results in the Scientific Literature...

Health Waiver, IP Enforcement Discussed At Lively WTO TRIPS Council Meeting

Posted on June 10, 2010
After two days of lively discussion, members of a World Trade Organization committee this week agreed to devote a day in October to an in-depth discussion on a waiver to WTO intellectual property rules aimed at boosting access to medicines for poor countries...

New Business Models Proposed In Debate On EU Culture And Copyright

Posted on June 09, 2010
BRUSSELS - Small fees for internet users could be used to pay musicians and other artists for the dissemination of copyright-protected work online, a Brussels conference has been told. Related Articles:European Broadcasters Call For Easier Copyright Clearance For Online Content Copyright Holders Acknowledge Losing Battle For Public Consciousness At World Copyright Summit US Business Calls For IP Enforcement ?Surge?, Seeks New Legislation This Year

June Edition Of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available

Posted on June 08, 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 June edition is now available for subscribers at: http://www...

WHO’s Chan Responds To Allegations Of Misconduct On Flu Pandemic

Posted on June 08, 2010
"At no time, not for one second, did commercial interests enter my decision-making," Director General Margaret Chan of the World Health Organization declaration in a letter today defending the organisation's increasingly scrutinised response to an outbreak of H1N1, or 'swine flu...

New Rwanda IP Policy Taps Information For Development

Posted on June 08, 2010
"Information is the lifeblood of development," says the government of Rwanda in a recently-adopted intellectual property policy, part of the country?s comprehensive development strategy. The new policy attempts to integrate Rwanda into the international IP system while simultaneously safeguarding the freedom it needs to drive its own innovation system...

UNITAID-Backed Patent Pool Final; Drug Licence Talks Can Begin

Posted on June 08, 2010
The final step in the establishment of a patent pool under international drug-purchasing mechanism UNITAID was taken today, the UN body announced. Related Articles:UNITAID Patent Pool Budget Approved; Implementation To Begin UNITAID Drug Patent Pool Implementation Hinges On Board Civil Society, Elected Officials Rally Behind UNITAID Patent Pool

Public Gets A Taste Of WIPO, Policy Debate On IP And Environment

Posted on June 07, 2010
Dressed in casual weekend attire with white and blue ?WIPO Staff? t-shirts, World Intellectual Property Organization personnel on 5 June gave explanations and guidance on intellectual property rights to the public, while a blimp-shaped balloon advertised the event outside the building...

Possible WHO-Industry Conflict Of Interest On Pandemic Flu Under Investigation

Posted on June 07, 2010
Global health authorities have been guilty of "grave shortcomings" in transparency and accountability to the public good in their handling of the pandemic influenza outbreak says a new draft resolution from the intergovernmental Council of Europe. A related investigative report from the British Medical Journal found evidence of "declarable financial conflicts of interests" among the experts advising the World Health Organization...

Council Of Europe Wants In On ICANN Government Body

Posted on June 07, 2010
The 47-member Council of Europe wants to become an observer in the governmental advisory body of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and is pondering on a possible role as secretariat provider for the ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC)...

EU Generics Producers’ Plan For Market Access

Posted on June 04, 2010
?Increasing generic medicine market penetration is the fastest way towards considerable and sustainable savings for healthcare systems in Europe? was the message of European Generics Association President Didier Barret to delegates at the group?s annual meeting, held in Rome on 3-4 June...

Worning Named Acting Head Of WHO IP Division

Posted on June 04, 2010
Anne Marie Worning, executive director of the director general’s office at the World Health Organization, will be adding direction of the WHO Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (PHI) division to her list of duties, sources revealed today...

New ITU Development Roadmap Doesn’t Develop Content

Posted on June 04, 2010
UN members today announced a roadmap for global information and communications technology development with an emphasis on access to broadband high-speed internet and a range of online public services. But it appeared to steer clear of promoting local content development online, an issue often included in such work under increasing ICT convergence...

Google May Face New Scrutiny For Privacy Violations In Switzerland

Posted on June 04, 2010
Legally speaking, there is "little doubt" that Google's collection of WiFi data by its roving Street View vehicles violates the Swiss Data Protection Act, and the company is likely to come under new scrutiny in Switzerland possibly even resulting in "severe financial consequences," a respected Swiss law firm has said...

USPTO Seeks Comment On New Patent Process

Posted on June 03, 2010
The US Patent and Trademark Office is seeking comments on a proposed new patent examination initiative aimed at providing applicants with greater control over the speed with which their applications are examined and promoting greater efficiency in the examination process...

As WTO Reviews China, EU, US Criticise Its Policy On Innovation, IP Rights

Posted on June 03, 2010
In the past two years, China has acted to improve the protection of intellectual property rights with a need for continuing effort, a World Trade Organization report has found, but the country came under criticism this week from key trading partners such as the United States and the European Union for not providing adequate enforcement and for self-serving innovation practices...

China, India To Raise Concerns At WTO About ?TRIPS-Plus? Measures, ACTA

Posted on June 03, 2010
China and India, two increasingly potent players on the global economic stage, next week plan to voice concerns at the World Trade Organization about efforts by developed countries to push poorer trading partners beyond their WTO commitments on trade and intellectual property rights, so-called TRIPS-plus measures...

Double-Barrelled Databases: WIPO GOLD And USPTO-Google

Posted on June 02, 2010
Today two separate search engines for intellectual property rights were announced in Geneva and Washington, DC, both of which have the potential to significantly ease searches for patents, trademarks and other IP. The World Intellectual Property Organization on 1 June launched WIPO GOLD, a free online global resource for accessing its databases...

WIPO To Open Its Doors To Public For First Time Ever

Posted on June 02, 2010
The World Intellectual Property Organization is opening its doors to the public on Saturday for a glimpse at the organisation?s activities, during its first-ever ?open day.? Related Articles:Conference May Boost WIPO Mandate On Food Security, Public Health WIPO Looks At Mandate On IP And Climate Change, Access For Reading Impaired Panel: Standards Aid Innovation, But Only If Open

US To Monitor Federal Science Investment Impact

Posted on June 02, 2010
The United States government has launched a new initiative it claims will monitor the impact of US federal science investments on employment, knowledge generation and health outcomes. The initiative is led by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy...

Special Report: The Potential Consequences of Google’s Electronic Book Initiative

Posted on June 01, 2010
Google's ambitious plans to make published books available for download on most internet-connected electronic devices by leveraging its position as the world's largest search engine could have far-reaching repercussions on electronic publishing and book file-sharing in the near future...

US, China Weaving Closer Trade and IP Cooperation; Focus On Innovation

Posted on June 01, 2010
The United States and China are strengthening their relationship on innovation and intellectual property rights as the global economy is slowly taking an upward turn. Those may come as signs of positive collaboration on the delicate issue of IP rights in the face of ongoing questions by US industry and government about the impact of China?s IP rights infringement on American jobs...

Drug Access Waiver Debate Looms For June TRIPS Council Meeting

Posted on May 31, 2010
Following weeks of consultations, World Trade Organization members are set next week to discuss a proposal to review a little-used amendment of WTO intellectual property rules aimed at boosting availability of affordable medicines in developing countries...

New EU E-Communications Regulatory Body Based In Latvia

Posted on May 31, 2010
The new Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) will establish its office in Riga, Latvia, it has been announced. The regulatory body, berec.europa.eu, is made up of the heads of the 27 national telecommunications regulators and is assisted by an office to be based in Riga...

US Advisory Group Looks At FCC Net Neutrality Principles As Decision Looms

Posted on May 29, 2010
A technical advisory group is working to drill down on key issues surrounding the US Federal Communications Commission?s proposed internet neutrality principles, but the agency is prepared to make a final decision in the end about how those principles are implemented, a senior FCC official said Thursday...

UNCTAD Chief: Economic Recovery Will Revive Doha Talks

Posted on May 28, 2010
The stalled Doha Round trade negotiations at the World Trade Organization will become important again once the current economic stimuli wear off, Supachai Panitchpakdi, secretary-general of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), told members of the Association of Correspondents Accredited to the United Nations (ACANU) in Geneva today...

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