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A group of countries led by Brazil, India and Peru has indicated that it intends to present a text relating to the discussions at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on biodiversity “in days, not weeks” suggesting an amendment to current…
Croatia has proposed a candidate for a senior management position at the World Intellectual Property Organization, and has the backing of the Central European and Baltic States group. The Croatian proposal was made at the same time as proposals from…
[Editor’s Note: Croatia also has advanced a candidate for a WIPO deputy director general post. Click here to read the IP-Watch story.] At least five of the highest management positions at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will change hands…
The world’s largest pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, is suing the Philippine government for having imported and registered – but not marketed – a product that is still under patent. At the same time, industry is said to be lobbying against a…
A committee representing the World Health Organization executive board today added more recommendations to a draft resolution based on a recent WHO intellectual property report, many of which were expressed by developing countries and Kenya in particular. Brazil also made…
A draft resolution from the World Health Organization based on a recent WHO report on intellectual property rights and public health calls for “a global plan of action,” particularly with regard to diseases that disproportionately affect developing countries. The resolution…
In preparation for the World Health Assembly in May, a group representing the World Health Organization (WHO) executive board will meet this week to discuss a recent WHO report on intellectual property rights and public health as well as a…
New in the April edition of the Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Reporter, now available by subscription on our website, In the People section: A Business Software Alliance executive moved over to head a top US government technology agency, an…
Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen et William New Dans le cadre d’une Conférence des Nations Unies qui s’est tenue récemment au Brésil, les débats sur la mise en place d’un régime international pour le partage des avantages découlant de l’utilisation des…
Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen y William New El debate sobre un régimen internacional sobre la distribución de beneficios derivados del uso de recursos genéticos que tuvo lugar en la reciente conferencia de las Naciones Unidas en Brasil se centró…