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By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New A technical committee of the World Health Assembly on 24 May decided to wait until the next day to set up a short-term working group on two draft intellectual property resolutions, which…
A key question among delegates, lobbyists and activists tracking intellectual property-related resolutions at this week’s World Health Assembly is what a proposed new research and development framework would look like. The assembly is addressing two intellectual property-related resolutions aimed at…
MADRID – At a recent conference here on patents and research it was suggested that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) would be a good forum in which to discuss certain aspects of the patent harmonisation process that…
Par William New et Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Les négociateurs chargés d’examiner les propositions relatives à la protection des savoirs traditionnels, des expressions culturelles traditionnelles (folklore) et des ressources génétiques se sont achoppés à la question de savoir s’il fallait…
Por William New y Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Los negociadores que examinaron las propuestas en materia de protección de conocimientos tradicionales, expresiones culturales tradicionales (folclore) y recursos genéticos no lograron decidir si se va a elaborar un texto que podía…
MADRID – The plan of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to develop a roadmap on patents and research got substantial input at a conference here as the viewpoints of people favouring patents in research as well as…
MADRID – During the first half of a two-day of an intellectual property conference, studies presented on whether patenting affects access for researchers concluded that although there is an access problem, it may not be a major problem for academic…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New The World Health Organization’s annual meeting on 22-27 May will consider at least three resolutions related to health and intellectual property rights. There is some overlap among them, and it remains to…
Par William New et Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen En avril dernier, les représentants gouvernementaux chargés des négociations sur l’harmonisation mondiale du droit des brevets ne sont pas parvenus à s’accorder sur l’établissement d’un programme de travail pour un comité de…
Por William New y Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Los negociadores gubernamentales que examinaron el pasado mes de abril la cuestión de la armonización global de los sistemas de patentes no lograron alcanzar un acuerdo sobre el programa de trabajo de…
Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen La Asamblea Mundial de la Salud, que se reunirá del 22 al 27 de mayo, considerará propuestas radicales de cambio para el régimen mundial de investigación y desarrollo y medidas relacionadas con los derechos de…
Par Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Du 22 au 27 mai 2006, l’Assemblée mondiale de la santé se penchera sur des propositions visant à apporter des changements substantiels au régime mondial de recherche-développement, et sur les mesures à adopter en matière…