Kaitlin Mara

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Les États-Unis se débattent avec la question de la transparence et l’Europe appelle à une divulgation des textes de l’ACAC

Les parlements suédois et de l’Union européenne appellent actuellement la Commission européenne à rendre publics tous les documents liés à un traité international anti-contrefaçon gardé confidentiel, après que les États-Unis ont affirmé que ces textes relèvent de la sécurité nationale et donc du secret d’État. Cependant, ces derniers ont aujourd’hui décidé de revoir leur politique de transparence.

Kaitlin Mara
April 3, 2009

Strickling Nominated To Head US Telecom & Internet Agency

The Obama administration recently nominated Larry Strickling assistant secretary of Commerce for communications and information, a post which would make him head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The NTIA is responsible for the US government agreement overseeing…

Kaitlin Mara
March 30, 2009

WIPO Patent Committee Calls For Further Study, Consultations

Five new studies on select patent-related topics and informal, open-ended consultations on global issues are the key elements of future work for a World Intellectual Property Organization committee that wrapped up its meeting late Friday.

Kaitlin Mara
March 30, 2009

US Wrestles With Transparency As Europeans Urge Release Of ACTA Texts

The parliaments of Sweden and the European Union are urging the European Union to make public all documentation related to a secretive global anti-counterfeiting treaty, while the United States has claimed the papers are a matter of national security and therefore a state secret. But now the US has decided to undertake a review of its transparency.

Kaitlin Mara
March 27, 2009
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Are Patent Exceptions Necessary For Climate Change Technology? Defining WIPO’s Role

Addressing the challenge of climate change will require technological solutions and the dissemination of those solutions to as many users as possible. A panel at the World Intellectual Property Organization Tuesday asked how intellectual property law might help or hinder that transfer, and what role the organisation might play in creating the right policy.

Kaitlin Mara
March 26, 2009
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Concerns Voiced At WIPO Over Potential Conflicts Between IP And Standards

Regulatory caution on technology standards and intellectual property rights is increasingly necessary, as technology - and the need for interoperability between platforms - dominates the market economy as well as global communications, said a panel on patents and standards Monday.

Kaitlin Mara
March 25, 2009
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Patent Meeting Debates Linkages With Development; Exceptions & Limitations

Questions on how to best to link patent law and development issues led the opening discussion at this week’s World Intellectual Property Organization meeting on patent law. A WIPO study on exceptions and limitations was discussed Monday and Tuesday, with talk turning towards whether a third party examination of the issue was needed.

Kaitlin Mara
March 24, 2009
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Parties Accept WTO Dispute Settlement Report On China IP Protection

A final decision on a World Trade Organization case over intellectual property rights protection between China and the United States was accepted by the states Friday, with both claiming its arbiter had affirmed their positions.

Kaitlin Mara
March 24, 2009

DRM Thwarts Gordon Brown’s Effort To Enjoy Gift From Barack Obama

United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown was not able to watch the classic American movies presented to him by President Barack Obama thanks to digital rights management technologies, reported the UK press. The technology used in this particular case restricts…

Kaitlin Mara
March 20, 2009
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WIPO Patent Committee To Consider Four New Reports, Global Challenges

The committee on patents at the World Intellectual Property Organization is set to be re-energised next week as it tackles four new reports, and addresses an ongoing question of the relationship of patent rights to wider policy issues on climate change and other environmental issues, public health, and food security.

Kaitlin Mara
March 20, 2009
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Agricultural Technology Could Feed Rising Population, But Who Will Own Crops?

The genetic revolution has come to food, as debates over how to deal with future pressures of population and climate change look to agricultural technology in hope of answers. But questions still remain over who owns the technology, who will do the research, and what forms of - and even whether - biotechnology is appropriate to human needs and the needs of smallholding farmers.

Kaitlin Mara, Catherine Saez and Kaitlin Mara, Catherine Saez
March 20, 2009
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Concerns As Australia Censors Wikileaks Page

Outcry from concerned internet users over Australia’s attempts to censor ‘objectionable’ parts of the web has grown this week as internet-based depository for leaked documents Wikileaks reported that one of its pages is now banned in Australia. The page in…

Kaitlin Mara
March 18, 2009