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By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen A longstanding committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) considering how traditional knowledge and genetic resources may best be protected against misuse has more on its plate than ever heading into the final meeting…
Por William New El 22 de junio, los miembros de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual recomendaron que las negociaciones para un tratado propuesto sobre radiodifusión y difusión por cable regresen al ámbito del comité para que allí se…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen A recent Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) high-level meeting on boosting the development of medicines for neglected diseases mainly found in developing countries, focused on a new model under which governments promise up-front…
Par William New Les membres d’un comité de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) chargé d’examiner les propositions relatives à un plan d’action de l’OMPI pour le développement auraient reformulé le mandat de l’organisation spécialisée des Nations Unies dans…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen NOORDWIJK, THE NETHERLANDS – Participants at a high-level meeting of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) meeting here informally agreed on an agenda for what needs to be done in the area of…
Por William New Entre el 11 y el 15 de junio, los miembros de un comité de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) cuya misión es considerar propuestas para el Programa de la OMPI para el Desarrollo redactaron…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Concerns that a new treaty on broadcasting being discussed at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) this week will be unbalanced, providing extra protection rights for broadcasters and further limits to users, was the topic…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Side-events were held by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), an intergovernmental organisation and the Canadian competition authority last week alongside the negotiations for a Development Agenda at the World Intellectual Property Organization. They focused on implementation…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen World Intellectual Property Organization members negotiating development-related proposals for WIPO’s future mandate reached preliminary agreement on several more key issues Thursday, including access to knowledge and exceptions and limitations. Agreement came after lengthy talks on…
Par Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen et Drew Clark pour Intellectual Property Watch Les efforts déployés par le président du comité de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) chargé de négocier un traité sur les droits des organismes de radiodiffusion…