Original news and analysis on international IP policy
By William New Negotiators at this week’s World Health Organization meeting on intellectual property, innovation and public health appeared to reach preliminary agreement Friday on principles establishing that IP rights should not negatively impact public health and should fit with…
By William New with Kaitlin Mara Government officials tasked this week through the United Nations with finding ways to develop and deliver treatment for overlooked diseases afflicting the globe’s poor are making uneven but persistent progress in negotiations. Debate has…
Por Martin Vaughan para Intellectual Property Watch La Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos se dispone a aprobar esta semana el acuerdo de libre comercio entre los EE.UU. y Perú, en la primera puesta a prueba de la nueva…
By William New The World Intellectual Property Organization enforcement committee last week heard from a series of intellectual property rights enforcers and others before attempting unsuccessfully to agree on the future work and moving to consultations till February. Meanwhile, separate…
By William New A proposal to amend the World Trade Organization rules on intellectual property rights to require the disclosure of the origin of genetic resources in patent applications gained significant new support Wednesday when 50 least-developed countries signed on.…
By William New The World Trade Organization committee on intellectual property rights on Tuesday gave a two-year extension for countries to ratify a public health agreement easing countries’ ability to import cheap medicines. It also addressed needs assessments for least-developed…
By William New The World Trade Organization committee on intellectual property rights issues this week is expected to discuss biodiversity and traditional knowledge, enforcement, geographical indications, and public health, according to participants. While no significant breakthroughs are predicted, the issues…
By William New There is more to the story of enforcing intellectual property rights than one typically reads in the media, and developing country governments should defend themselves against unfair enforcement practices, officials and activists said recently. Speakers gave their…
Por William New Cientos de empleados de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), un importante organismo de las Naciones Unidas, han firmado una petición a favor de que Kamil Idris, Director General de la OMPI, anteponga los intereses…
David Cronin pour Intellectual Property Watch L’année prochaine, l’entrée en vigueur d’un accord réduisant les exigences relatives à la traduction en matière de protection des innovations devrait faciliter l’obtention de brevets applicables dans l’ensemble de l’Union européenne. En vertu du…
David Cronin para Intellectual Property Watch A partir del año que viene debería ser mas fácil obtener una patente multinacional europea con la ratificación de un acuerdo que reduce los requisitos de traducción para la protección de una invención. Según…
By William New United States Ambassador to the United Nations Warren Tichenor on Thursday reiterated a call for answers to allegations surrounding the head of the World Intellectual Property Organization, who the US and others are pushing to resign out…