William New

William New

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Video Gaming Industry Issues Attack On WHO’s Proposed Gaming Disorder Classification

Teens' (and others') life-altering obsession with video gaming is well-known to almost any parent in most countries around the world, and the World Health Organization recently identified it as an addiction called "gaming disorder." Today, the self-acclaimed $36 billion video gaming industry hit back with a statement about a new paper from "preeminent researchers and scientists" that it says casts doubt on the WHO's efforts.

Academies’ Group Urges EU Harmonisation Of Rules On Inventorship, Patenting

A high-level group of academic experts in intellectual property rights and innovation in the European Union has released a statement highlighting the rise in inventions due to international research and development and says EU regulations on inventorship, assignment and patent filing should be assessed for harmonisation and reducing complexity.

Authors’ Group Study: Copyright Safe Harbour Provisions Distort Market

Copyright “safe harbour” rules aimed at ensuring the free flow of information by internet service providers without liability for infringing content are “distorting the digital market, profiting tech giants and leading to significant underpayment of copyright owners,” according to an…

Wellcome Trust Report Recommends UK-EU Agreement On Research & Innovation

The Wellcome Trust, the London-based biomedical research charity, has issued recommendations for improved scientific collaboration after Brexit, including to establish a formal agreement on research and innovation. This includes continued leadership by the UK on open research, and might include expanding the UK patent box scheme, it says.

Swiss Panel Looks At Value-Based Drug Pricing, Link Between R&D And Prices

Some products are too cheap, generic drug companies do not invest in them because they do not make enough money out of them. Others seem astronomically expensive, and are said to include the costs of all research, successes and failures alike. Panellists at a recent Swiss-organised expert event in Bern concurred that something must done about pricing, and explored some surprising ways to do it.

CARB-X Announces 2018 Round Of Funding For Antibacterial Research

CARB-X , a global private-public partnership for research on antimicrobial resistance, this week announced its 2018 rounds of funding for research on "antibiotics, vaccines, diagnostics, devices and other life-saving products to respond to the threat of drug-resistant bacteria."

“We Count On The US To Maintain Its Commitment” – Global Fund On US Budget Cut

Some international organisations are having to gear up to address proposed cuts to their budgets announced this month by the United States, in many cases the major funder. Geneva-based health agencies this week responded that they are counting on the US not to make significant cuts.

Professor Tells UN, Governments Of Coming “Tsunami” Of Data And Artificial Intelligence

NEW YORK -- Technology is moving so fast it could cause harm to humans even as it brings remarkable advances unless governments act, an Israeli professor and visionary thinker told a gathering of government and United Nations representatives here last week. A hint? In the next five years we are all going to be cyborgs. In fact most of us already are.

USPTO Anticipates Slight Decline In Patent Filings, Including For PCT

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is predicting a slight decline in some patent filings for 2018 and 2019, including through the international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Trademarks, meanwhile, will likely see slowing growth.

US 2019 Budget Proposal Shows Stable Funding For WIPO, WTO, WHO, ITU

While the Trump administration has taken aim overall at US contributions to international organisations since taking office last year, the budget proposal it put forward last week would roughly maintain last year's lower levels for a range of Geneva-based agencies without making further cuts. Others did not fare as well.