James Leonard

Joined: 03/04/2009
Articles: 6

English, Features, Health & IP, Human Rights, IP Policies, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Themes, United Nations - other, Venues, WHO

Experts Aim To Balance Intellectual Property Rights And Human Rights

The United Nations human rights framework is being brought to bear on intellectual property law, in the hopes that the weight of expert voices in human rights can lead IP regimes toward a better balance between the needs of industry and the needs of public policy.

Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, Español, Health & IP, Human Rights, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, IP Policies, Language, Lobbying, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Themes, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, United Nations - other, Venues, WHO

Equipo especial de alto nivel sobre derechos humanos dirige su atención hacia la salud y la propiedad intelectual

Según un nuevo documento elaborado para el Grupo de Trabajo sobre el Derecho al Desarrollo de Naciones Unidas, la estrategia mundial sobre salud y propiedad intelectual de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) comprende elementos sólidos y posibles cambios paradigmáticos; sin embargo, también presenta lagunas considerables en cuanto a derechos humanos.

Kaitlin Mara and James Leonard
08/04/2009

Access to Knowledge/ Education, Chinese, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, Health & IP, Human Rights, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, IP Policies, Language, Lobbying, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Themes, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, United Nations - other, Venues, WHO

高级人权工作组把目光投向健康和知识产权问题

一份即将呈交给联合国发展权工作小组的文件说，世界卫生组织在保护健康和知识产权方面的全球战略虽然囊括了强有力并有可能创新模式的因素，但在人权方面仍有显著缺憾。

Kaitlin Mara and James Leonard
08/04/2009

Access to Knowledge/ Education, Arabic, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, Health & IP, Human Rights, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, IP Policies, Language, Lobbying, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Themes, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, United Nations - other, Venues, WHO

فرقة العمل رفيعة المستوى المعنية بحقوق الإنسان تلقي نظرة على الصحة والملكية الفكرية

تحتوي الاستراتيجية العالمية بشأن الصحة والملكية الفكرية لمنظمة الصحة العالمية على عناصر قوية من شأنها أن تغير النماذج ولكنها تتضمن أيضا أوجه قصور بارزة في ما يتعلق بحقوق الإنسان، كما تفيد بذلك وثيقة جديدة أُعدت لفريق الأمم المتحدة المسؤول عن…

Kaitlin Mara and James Leonard
08/04/2009

Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, Français, Health & IP, Human Rights, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, IP Policies, Language, Lobbying, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Themes, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, United Nations - other, Venues, WHO

L’Équipe spéciale de haut niveau sur les droits de l’homme s’intéresse à la santé publique et à la propriété intellectuelle

Les éléments qui composent la stratégie mondiale pour la santé publique et la propriété intellectuelle de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé sont d’une grande portée et pourraient même entraîner un bouleversement de l’ordre établi. Toutefois, selon un rapport élaboré à l’attention du Groupe de travail sur le droit au développement des Nations Unies, cette stratégie présente des limites notables en matière de droits de l’homme.

Kaitlin Mara and James Leonard
08/04/2009

Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Development, Enforcement, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, IP Policies, Lobbying, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Themes, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, United Nations - other, Venues, WHO

High Level Task Force On Human Rights Turns Eye To Health And IP

The World Health Organization global strategy on health and intellectual property includes powerful and potentially paradigm-shifting elements, but it also has notable shortcomings for human rights, says a new document prepared for the United Nations group responsible for the right to development.