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By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch The United States is gaining ground in its fight against intellectual property piracy and counterfeiting, a potent interagency commission told President George Bush and the US Congress this week. Yet for every gain…
By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – The European Commission has accused Microsoft of invoking intellectual property rights “in the eleventh hour” to protect its dominant position in the global computer market. Per Hellstrom, a senior official in…
By Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch BANGKOK – Thailand’s new Public Health Minister Chaiya Sasomsup said on Friday he might review the imposition of compulsory licences on three cancer treatment drugs by the previous government. “But review doesn’t mean…
By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch The Patent Reform Act of 2007, proposed legislation to modify United States patent law, is a step in the right direction, but in its current form threatens to undermine innovation, the Bush…
Par Kaitlin Mara et William New Un groupe d’experts gouvernementaux et non gouvernementaux a souligné, la semaine dernière, les conséquences importantes que les négociations menées par les principales économies en vue de conclure des accords de libre-échange bilatéraux ont sur…
By William New The World Health Organization Executive Board recently addressed several key issues pertaining to intellectual property rights and access to knowledge. This included extensive discussion of pandemic influenza policies, the management of IP and health, and an appeal…
Por Kaitlin Mara y William New Un panel integrado por expertos en cuestiones de propiedad intelectual y biodiversidad gubernamentales y no gubernamentales destacó la semana pasada el gran impacto que tienen las negociaciones comerciales bilaterales de las principales economías del…
By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – The European Union has demanded that Taiwan change its intellectual property law within two months following a probe into how the East Asian island overruled patents on recordable CDs (CD-Rs). Philips,…
By Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch BANGKOK – The Thai government has decided not to use its right to a compulsory licence on a Novartis cancer treatment drug after the company agreed to provide for free its patented drugs…
Par Catherine Saez Lors d’une récente rencontre, un groupe d’experts issus de pays en développement a soulevé la nécessité de parvenir à un certain équilibre en matière de commerce et de propriété intellectuelle au niveau international, le système actuel favorisant…