Original news and analysis on international IP policy
The Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Reporter features the most important news on international IP policymaking, the latest on who is coming and going in the IP community at the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Geneva missions, regional and national IP…
By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) last week delivered to Congress its 2008 National Trade Estimate Report (NTE), which includes many intellectual property-related challenges in 62 trading partners around…
By 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. The fifth edition…
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch A United States federal court in Virginia Tuesday voided US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rules capping the number of continuation requests and claims patent seekers can submit without incurring additional costs and…
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch
The copyright system is not a balance but a "constant conflict" whose nature must be continually debated, UK Intellectual Property Office Chief Executive Ian Fletcher said at a recent seminar on the future of copyright. The office is in the throes of a consultation on possible new copyright law exceptions, the most controversial of which is a proposal to allow limited format-shifting.
Liza Porteus Viana pour Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK – L’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) semble être en plein tumulte. En effet, cette dernière est actuellement en quête d’un nouveau Directeur général et se débat avec les questions…
By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch One of the most vocal voices for the interests of cancer patients in India says it will use the courts to force the Indian government to declare cancer a national emergency, in an…
Por William New Los Estados miembros de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) llegaron a un acuerdo el lunes en torno al tardío presupuesto 2008-2009 de la Organización, mientras que las campañas electorales para el próximo director general…
Por Liza Porteus Viana para Intellectual Property Watch Nueva York – Pareciera que este último tiempo la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) vive momentos de incertidumbre. Por un lado, la OMPI busca su nuevo director general y, por…
By 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 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. The initiative and others could be steps toward allowing patent filers to bypass an established international treaty on patents, sources said. Also at the event, government officials and academics also discussed copyright developments in Canada. US experts argued that Canada is not doing its part to crack down on piracy, while the Canadians said they are actually setting the bar in some areas in terms of protecting copyrighted works.
By 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…