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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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Internet Governance 2010: Future Of The IGF, Competition Among Institutions

Posted on January 15, 2010
The future design of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF), the role of the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in internet governance and the ability of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to resolve issues from new generic top-level domains to further internationalisation - these are the top policy issues in internet governance in 2010 and they are all linked to the question about how many governments and how much ?multi-stakeholderism? effective internet governance needs.

WHO Board To Address R&D Financing, Influenza

Posted on January 14, 2010
Finding financing to develop medicines for under-researched diseases, regulatory harmonisation, and pandemic influenza preparedness will top the agenda at next week?s World Health Organization Executive Board meeting.

UN Report: Indigenous Rights Ignored In Global IP Policy

Posted on January 14, 2010
The cultures of indigenous peoples have frequently been ignored when global standards on intellectual property were being set, a new United Nations report has stated.

Les États-Unis examinent l?utilisation du droit d?auteur comme obstacle aux importations du marché gris

Posted on January 13, 2010
Il s?agit d?une utilisation peu conventionnelle de la loi sur le droit d?auteur, mais si Omega SA gagne son procès devant la Cour suprême des États-Unis, le célèbre horloger suisse aura conçu une nouvelle arme puissante contre l?importation de produits du marché gris sur le sol américain.

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Un pas de plus vers un traité OMPI en faveur des déficients visuels

Posted on January 11, 2010
Plus de 95 pour cent des ?uvres publiées ne sont pas adaptées aux personnes déficientes visuelles, ont indiqué leurs représentants la semaine dernière, à l?Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OMPI). Ils soutiennent qu?un accord prévoyant des exceptions au droit d?auteur pourrait remédier à cette pénurie de livres, en levant les restrictions portées par le droit d?auteur à la traduction d??uvres protégées dans des formats adaptés, et en partageant ces traductions au-delà des frontières nationales.

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Posted on January 11, 2010
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Year Ahead: Five Key IP Cases To Watch In The United States In 2010

Posted on January 11, 2010
2010 could be a big year for intellectual property law in the United States. Five cases now working their way through the courts may bring major changes to the country?s patent and copyright laws, affect hundreds billions of dollars in commerce, and enable a revolutionary new use for the internet.

IP Industry Greets New Year With Staff Changes

Posted on January 05, 2010
Two separate trade associations this week announced leadership changes to kick off the New Year. The International Trademark Association (INTA) named its 2010 president on 1 January. Heather Steinmeyer, lead counsel for intellectual property at WellPoint Inc, a US Fortune 50 insurance and healthcare company, already served numerous functions at INTA...

WHO Expert Report On R&D Financing Now Online

Posted on December 24, 2009
An expert working group under the auspices of the World Health Organization tasked with finding ways to finance research and development for diseases that disproportionately affect the poor has released its much-anticipated report. The report is available here [pdf]...

New USTR Report On China WTO Compliance

Posted on December 24, 2009
The Office of the United States Trade Representative released 23 December a report to the US Congress concerning China’s compliance with its obligations under the World Trade Organization. It is available here. The report examines China’s commitments over a list of broad categories: trading rights, distribution services, import regulation, export regulation, internal policies affecting trade, investment, agriculture, [...

US Weighs Copyright As Barrier To Grey Market Imports

Posted on December 23, 2009
It?s an unconventional use of copyright law. But if Omega SA wins its case before the US Supreme Court, the famous Swiss watch company will have established a powerful new weapon against grey market goods in that country.

France Reins In Google Digitisation Project

Posted on December 23, 2009
Google was sentenced by a French tribunal to pay a ?300,000 euro fine to French publishing company La Martinière on 18 December but plans to appeal, according to sources. According to the judgment posted on Legalis, a web-based resource for lawyers, available here (in French), Google lost the lawsuit brought against it by La Martinière for [...

Copyright Law Reform in Brazil: Anteprojeto or Anti-project?

Posted on December 23, 2009
A balancing of the rights of authors and consumers, the re-introduction of a private copying exception, a remixing permission and a new regulatory agency for copyright issues are among the core points the Brazilian Ministry of Culture has planned for the new copyright law...

December/January Edition Of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available

Posted on December 23, 2009
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 December/January edition is now available for subscribers.

Microsoft Loses Key Patent Judgment

Posted on December 23, 2009
Computer technology giant Microsoft has lost an appeal on a patent case that now could see the company withdrawing the current versions of two of its widely-used software programmes from the market. The dispute concerns a computer language for document programmes, called XML, that allows for the editing of certain structural information in a document...

Argentina Extends Music Copyright Term; Opposition Mounts

Posted on December 23, 2009
The term of protection on sound recording for performers and producers has been extended in Argentina from 50 to 70 years, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The extension of the protection was supported by the Argentine Performers Association and the Argentine Music Industry Chamber (CAPIF)...

WTO Appellate Body Report On US-China Dispute

Posted on December 22, 2009
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s dispute-settling Appellate Body has issued its report on a complaint made by the United States against China on “Measures Affecting Trading Rights and Distribution Services for Certain Publications and Audiovisual Entertainment Products...

Big Step Forward On Treaty For The Visually Impaired At WIPO

Posted on December 22, 2009
Over ninety-five percent of printed works are in formats inaccessible to people with visual impairments, representatives of the visually impaired said last week at the World Intellectual Property Organization. An agreement to allow exceptions in copyright law, they argued, could address this "book famine" by removing copyright restrictions on translation of works into accessible formats and on sharing of these translations across national boundaries.

WTO Extends Deadline For Health IP Amendment Acceptance

Posted on December 21, 2009
The General Council of the World Trade Organization on 17 December agreed to extend a deadline for accepting a proposed amendment to the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement by two years. The amendment would make permanent a temporary “waiver” that is already in effect...

Take Two: China?s Proposed Regulations For Patent-Involving National Standards

Posted on December 21, 2009
All patent policies of standards developing organisations strive to achieve a balance among the valid interests of multiple stakeholders in the standards process. Unfortunately, the Standards Administration of China patent policy proposal fails to strike this desired balance and undervalues the intellectual property included in a standard...

China?s Standards And Patent Innovation Proposals: Problems For IPR And Global Trade?

Posted on December 21, 2009
Although the Standardization Administration of China is trying to balance the requirements of society, which include the rights of individuals, owners of IP and institutional investors to invest in innovation by earning a reasonable fair return on their patented products with the right of all members of society to benefit from innovation and new technologies; the balance by all accounts has not been made with its recently proposed legislation, writes Dr Ruth Taplin.

ACTA May Prompt Quick Restart To EU Harmonisation Of Criminal Enforcement Of IP

Posted on December 21, 2009
The European Union appears to be preparing for adoption of the "gold standard" of enforcement, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), as intellectual property law expert Annette Kur from the Max Planck Institute of Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law said it is now called.

Panel Explores Use Of Geographical Indications For Development

Posted on December 21, 2009
Intellectual property related to geographically-specific products can be harnessed for development purposes, argued panellists at a recent event in Geneva. But there are specific challenges related to using such tools in the developing world that must also be addressed.

IP References Left Out Of Last-Minute, Weak Global Climate Deal In Copenhagen

Posted on December 19, 2009
COPENHAGEN - Despite last-minute pep talk by US President Barack Obama, it proved extremely difficult to secure an international climate deal at the high-level meeting in Copenhagen on 18 December. Intellectual property issues were again discussed in a smaller group during one of the last days, but are not mentioned in the final text, which is entitled the ?Copenhagen Accord...

IP-Protected Assets Need Carefully Crafted Contractual Framework, Experts Say

Posted on December 19, 2009
Contracts covering new technologies and intangible assets protected by intellectual property rights, notably through patents, industrial designs or copyright, need to be carefully crafted to establish clear ownership of IP rights, said experts at a recent seminar in Geneva...

WIPO Draft On Visually Impaired Shows Breakthrough; A-V Treaty Negotiation Under Discussion

Posted on December 17, 2009
Draft chair's conclusions out today show the World Intellectual Property Organization is poised to make paradigm-shifting breakthroughs to expand access to reading materials for the visually impaired. WIPO members this week also are considering the possibility of high-level negotiations on a new treaty for the protection of audiovisual performances.

Metaphors And Folk Devils: Google’s William Patry Talks About His New Book

Posted on December 17, 2009
Google's William Patry discusses copyright myths, misleading metaphors, fear of new technologies and outdated business models in a video interview.

Copenhagen Meeting: Third Tech Transfer Draft May Go To Ministers, With IP

Posted on December 16, 2009
COPENHAGEN - A third version of the draft text on development and transfer of technology was issued at the high-level climate meeting in Copenhagen on 15 December and includes language on intellectual property rights. It may soon be presented to the ministers as the meeting goes into its ?high-level session? during the last crucial days, or at least the IP language may be referred to the ministers to discuss, sources said.

En Argentine, la remise en ligne d??uvres d?un philosophe français est vue comme une percée

Posted on December 16, 2009
La récente décision d?un juge argentin d?abandonner les poursuites engagées contre un professeur de philosophie accusé de violation de droit d?auteur est considérée par les défenseurs de la cause de l?accès aux ?uvres comme un nouveau moyen d?attirer l?attention sur les problèmes liés au droit d?auteur en Amérique Latine.

El restablecimiento de las obras del filósofo francés en línea en Argentina considerado como una apertura

Posted on December 15, 2009
La decisión reciente de un juez argentino de desestimar los cargos presentados contra un profesor de filosofía por supuesta violación de los derechos de autor se considera un paso importante para dirigir la atención hacia los asuntos relativos al derecho de autor en América Latina, según dejaron trascender algunos defensores.

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