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By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) members this week are engaged in intensive negotiations on proposals to change WIPO’s activities and mandate to include more development issues. The Group B of developed countries, particularly the United…
Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen y Drew Clark para Intellectual Property Watch A pesar de los esfuerzos realizados por el Presidente del Comité Permanente de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos (SCCR) de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen with William New Members of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are gearing up for the second and final meeting next week of a committee addressing proposals to increase the development orientation of WIPO’s mandate.…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen The Group of Eight (G8) final declaration on “growth and responsibility” in Africa is being met with initial reactions from observers that it contains a weaker approach to address patents and medicines to ensure “universal…
Por William New Los negociadores de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) podrían iniciar la última ronda de negociaciones de este año sobre la propuesta de un Programa para el Desarrollo con un espíritu de avenencia. Por su…
Par Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Les droits de propriété intellectuelle ont été l’une des principales thématiques abordées par l’Assemblée générale de la santé, qui s’est tenue du 14 au 23 mai 2007. Les Etats sont parvenus à se mettre d’accord…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Broad new support emerged this week for a proposal to amend World Trade Organization rules on intellectual property to better protect countries’ biological resources, while efforts to increase discussions on intellectual property protection remain unresolved.…
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Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen La propiedad intelectual constituyó un tema fundamental en la Asamblea Mundial de la Salud de 2007, celebrada en mayo, en la que se llegó a un acuerdo sobre diversas resoluciones relativas a la innovación y…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Next week’s meeting of the World Trade Organization’s intellectual property committee is expected to be “business as usual,” continuing work on difficult topics, including the committee’s role in the enforcement of intellectual property rights. On…