US WTO Cases Against China Now Available
On April 10, the US Trade Representative requested consultations with China at the WTO over protection of IP rights and barriers to trade in copyrighted items.
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Developing Nations Discuss Experiences With IP Rights And Economic Development
By John T. Aquino for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC – A panel of government representatives from key developing nations this week used the opportunity to highlight efforts at good stewardship of intellectual property rights and acknowledge a link between…
Ruling On Novartis Challenge To WTO Rules In India Could Come Early
By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch A decision on whether the Indian patent law is compliant with World Trade Organisation intellectual property rules could be made sooner than expected, after a dramatic turn of events in the ongoing legal…
European Commission Issues Communication To Unlock EU-Wide Patent Debate
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen BRUSSELS – While waiting for the time to ripen to introduce a single European Community patent, the European Commission has outlined a compromise that would start with a harmonised court system for patent lawsuits, an…
April Edition of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available
The Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Reporter features the most important news on international IP policymaking, the latest on who is coming and going in the IP community at the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Geneva missions, regional and national IP…
EU Hears Views On Policies For Addressing Neglected Diseases
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen BRUSSELS – Whether research and development into new medicines for poor countries may best be secured through the strengthening of current partnerships or through entirely new schemes was the focus of an expert workshop held…
WHO IP Submissions Going Public; Working Paper Ready In July
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen BRUSSELS – Sixteen member states of the World Health Organization have submitted their views on the way forward for an intergovernmental working group on public health and intellectual property, according to a senior WHO official.…
Rights, Content Issues May Complicate Internet Domain Name Expansion
By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch LISBON – The rejection of the .xxx top-level domain by the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) last week in Lisbon was a major highlight of the meeting…
Panel On US Patent Law Ethics Finds Compromises and Hope
By John T. Aquino for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC – Panellists at the all-day 29 March symposium “Ethical Issues in Patent Law” expressed frustration at the inability to improve patent system processes that self-protectively resist change. But the symposium…
EU Copyright Enforcement Draft Clears Parliamentary Panel; Concerns Linger
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch A European Commission proposal to criminalise commercial intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements is headed for a vote in the European Parliament despite strong opposition to some provisions from industry sectors and consumer groups.…
Google’s Expanded Functions Spark More Lawsuits and Debate
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch
Google is turning the intellectual property world on its head as it battles challenges to its search, book publishing and online video activities. The outcome of the debate over whether any are compatible with copyright law is by no means certain, legal experts said this week.
Yet Google doesn't think it is shaking up copyright law, said Rachel Whetstone, director of European corporate communications and public affairs.
Seminar Addresses Liability, Filtering Of User-Posted Online Content
By John T. Aquino for Intellectual Property Watch
WASHINGTON, DC - "What goes up on the Internet must come down because of copyright infringement until it goes up again," according to James DeLong, moderator of a 16 March seminar in Washington, DC. The seminar heard views on liability, filtering and copyrights related to user-generated content online, and offered a voice to Viacom to explain its legal attack on Google's popular video upload site YouTube.