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En el proyecto de texto de la próxima reunión ministerial de la Organización Mundial del Comercio, que se celebrará en Hong Kong entre el 13 y el 18 de diciembre, se insta a los negociadores a intensificar las deliberaciones sobre…
Le projet de texte pour la Conférence ministérielle de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC), qui se tiendra du 13 au 18 décembre à Hong Kong, enjoint aux négociateurs d’intensifier les débats sur les questions liées à l’Accord de l’OMC sur…
Por Monika Ermert para Intellectual Property Watch La segunda fase de la Cumbre Mundial de la Sociedad de la Información (CMSI) de las Naciones Unidas, evento que se prolongó durante cinco años, se desarrolló en Túnez. Durante la sesión de…
Par Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen À la fin du mois d’octobre, les États-Unis, le Japon et la Suisse ont engagé des actions bilatérales dans le cadre de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) en vue d’examiner l’application des droits de propriété…
By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch The issue of intellectual property did not make the headlines during the concluding session of the five-year-long UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis. And some critics are concerned it…
Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organisation last week spent significant time discussing a proposal to include the delivery of broadcasts over the Internet in a treaty updating the rights of broadcasters. But the proposal appears to have almost…
Bern, Switzerland – A day-long conference of experts on health issues demonstrated the range of views in the debate on how developing countries should best address their public health needs through international policies. Dominique Sprumont of the University of Neuchâtel…
The World Trade Organization next week will reconvene a suspended meeting on unresolved intellectual property issues that sources say have moved little in the final weeks before the 13-18 December ministerial in Hong Kong. The 29 November meeting will consider…
Member governments of the UN World Intellectual Property Organisation at their 26 September to 5 October General Assemblies agreed on a way to proceed with negotiations for a treaty on broadcasters’ rights. They will prepare a “basic proposal,” or draft…
In the lead-up to the Second Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), to be held in Tunis from 16 to 18 November, government negotiators are working to form a text for leaders to sign. A key…