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By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen One of the companies whose patent may be overruled by Thailand’s issuance of a compulsory license said it was caught off-guard by the Thai move, which was aimed at reducing drug prices. The Thai government…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen A United Nations meeting next week on proposals to improve developing countries’ benefit from intellectual property rights got a head start when participants from nearly two dozen countries met informally in India and agreed on…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen As a case challenging India’s patent law proceeds this week, pressure is building from politicians, religious leaders and civil society on Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis to withdraw the case in the name of public health,…
By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Multi-stakeholder “dynamic coalitions” of the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) are pushing to have privacy, intellectual property, open standards and freedom of expression on the agenda of the second meeting in Rio de…
By Rishab Aiyer Ghosh and Karsten Gerloff, UNU-MERIT The Development Agenda put forward by many World Intellectual Property Organization member states seeks in part to fulfil WIPO’s mission to “promote the use and protection of works of the human spirit.”…
Par William New et Catherine Saez Les entreprises multinationales tentent de trouver des nouvelles tactiques pour empêcher que la contrefaçon et le piratage de leurs produits ne fassent chuter leurs bénéfices et nuisent à leur réputation. Dans le cadre d’une…
Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Durante la reunión del Consejo Ejecutivo de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) celebrada entre el 22 y el 30 de enero, los Estados miembros expresaron consternación por el proceso del Grupo de Trabajo…
Par Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Lors de la 120e session du conseil exécutif de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), qui s’est tenue du 22 au 30 janvier, les Etats membres ont exprimé leurs inquiétudes vis-à-vis du processus engagé par…
With technology causing groundbreaking changes in global music industry business models, intellectual property rules governing music are in question. At the annual Midem gathering in Cannes in late January, Intellectual Property Watch’s William New sat down with Jacqueline Charlesworth, senior…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen At a counterfeit and piracy meeting in Geneva, Japan reintroduced its proposal for an international legal framework on enforcement of intellectual property rights, and the European Union made clear its plans to step up IP…