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TRIPS May Evolve To Keep Pace With Modern IP Concerns
By Dugie Standeford and Kaitlin Mara The World Trade Organization Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (TRIPS) is being “recalibrated” as developing and developed countries challenge old assumptions, Vanderbilt…
Indigenous People Seek Recognition At WIPO Meeting On Their Rights
By Kaitlin Mara Indigenous groups are looking for better representation at the United Nations body negotiating on issues related to the protection of their traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions.…
Le Comité de l’OMPI sur les savoirs traditionnels et le folklore ne parvient pas à trouver d’accord
Par Kaitlin Mara Vendredi dernier, en fin de soirée, ce sont des représentants gouvernementaux épuisés qui ont dû admettre que les négociations internationales relatives aux savoirs traditionnels et au folklore…
No hay acuerdo en las negociaciones del Comité de la OMPI sobre conocimientos tradicionales y folclore
Por Kaitlin Mara Tarde en la noche del viernes, los para entonces cansados funcionarios gubernamentales tuvieron que admitir que habían llegado a un punto muerto en las negociaciones de la…
WIPO DG Francis Gurry Speaks On His Plans
Videocast: Intellectual Property Watch sat down with the World Intellectual Property Organization’s new director general, Francis Gurry, to discuss his plans for the organisation. The appointment of Gurry was widely…
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WIPO Asked To Explain NGO Accreditation Process
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has come under fire from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) fearing exclusion from key meetings in April on WIPO’s Development Agenda. But a spok…
Read MoreWIPO Rekindles Patent Talks As Some Cry Foul
The World Intellectual Property Organisation on Friday announced a recommended path for future work on harmonising patent laws around the world. The announcement came after a two-day informal consulta…
Read MoreU.S. Official Cites Possible Chinese TRIPs Violations
[Editor’s Note: This story was modified at 6.30pm on Friday 18/2/2005] Washington, D.C.—A key U.S. official based in Beijing on Thursday cited several ways that China’s interpretation of its cri…
Read More“Deliverables” For Developing Nations Discussed By Hand-Picked WIPO Members
A group of nations hand-picked by the head of the World Intellectual Property Organisation on Thursday concluded informal consultations on ways to move the harmonisation of national patent regimes for…
Read MoreUS Tech Industry Urges More Patent Applications
Washington, DC–United States technology industry leaders today decried the rapid growth in research and development in major industrialized and developing nations, including the rapid rise in pa…
Read MoreExperts Debate Access To Knowledge
Intellectual property experts from a wide range of backgrounds are finding common ground in informal proposals to ensure the right of individuals to access knowledge, including possibly through a nego…
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