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A Northern California academic and a top national fundraiser for President Obama may be the next US ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, according to sources. Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, wife of eBay CEO and President John Donahoe, holds a law degree, two master’s degrees and a PhD in a variety of subjects, and is rumoured to be the nominee for the post empty since January.
Cette semaine, les États membres de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) ont procédé à un examen minutieux du projet de programme et de budget pour l’exercice 2010-2011 proposé par le Secrétariat de l’Organisation, le premier à refléter entièrement le réalignement stratégique que Francis Gurry, son directeur général, entend opérer au sein de cette institution spécialisée de l’ONU.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing to consider the nomination of David J. Kappos to be the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office. The hearing is being held…
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) this week is concluding a month-long coordinating body meeting in Geneva by adopting resolutions on a range of public policy issues such as internet connectivity, science and technology, and HIV/AIDS.
Los Estados miembros de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) analizaron minuciosamente esta semana el proyecto de presupuesto por programas de 2010-2011 propuesto por la Secretaría de la OMPI, el primero que refleja plenamente el reajuste estratégico del organismo de Naciones Unidas elaborado por el Director General Francis Gurry. A pesar de las cerca de 200 intervenciones de los Estados sobre los diferentes aspectos del plan, al parecer se respaldó la propuesta de la Secretaría para el presupuesto bienal de 618,6 millones de francos suizos (577,2 millones de dólares estadounidenses), lo que representa una disminución del 1,6%, o 9,8 millones de francos suizos, en comparación con el presupuesto de 2008-2009.
世界知识产权组织的成员国政府本周认真分析了该组织秘书处提交的2010至2011年度计划和预算草案，该报告第一次全面反映了联合国世界知识产权组织总干事高锐（Francis Gurry）提出的有关组织战略的调整思路。尽管各国政府代表针对该计划方方面面进行了大约200次发言，但是大家好像对秘书处有关两年6.186亿瑞郎（5.772亿美元）的预算建议表示支持。与2008至2009年度相比，预算下降了1.6%或者980万瑞郎。
Information and communications technology (ICT) industries have been hard hit by the economic crisis but vary in the degree to which they have been able to sustain spending on research and development, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Now there are signs the worst may be over for the sector if it can benefit from innovation to address social challenges.
امت الحكومات الأعضاء في المنظمة العالمية للملكية الفكرية هذا الأسبوع بتحليل دقيق مطول لمشروع البرنامج والميزانية الذي اقترحته أمانة الويبو للفترة 2010-2011 – وهي أول وثيقة تعكس تماما إعادة التنظيم الاستراتيجي التي قام بها مدير المنظمة فرانسيس غري. ورغم حوالي 200 مداخلات قامت بها الحكومات حول جوانب الخطة، كان هناك تأييد على ما يبدو لاقتراح الأمانة المتعلق بميزانية السنتين التي تبلغ 618,6 مليون فرنك سويسري (577,2 مليون دولار أمريكي)، مع انخفاض بنسبة 1,6 في المائة أو 9,8 مليون فرنك سويسري، مقارنة بالفترة 2008-2009.
Joel Tenenbaum, who is involved in a high-profile challenge of the music industry’s suit against him on the charge of unauthorised sharing of music, has written an editorial about his experiences of intimidation tactics. It is available from the Guardian…
The Development Agenda at the World Intellectual Property Organization is a “potentially revolutionary” agreement, according to a book released this month, but whether it will fulfil that promise depends on its implementation into concrete practice, said a panel of academics at the book’s launch.
As the United States Congress prepares to recess in early August, there's hope - and dread, depending on which “side” of the debate you’re on - that legislation creating a regulatory pathway for follow-on biologics may be pushed through as part of the broader healthcare reform package.
The European Commission on Monday released a report finding fault with a number of United States practices related to intellectual property rights policy, on copyright, geographical indications, trademarks and patents. The report is an answer, one might say, to the US Special 301 report that criticises US trading partners it deems unilaterally to be insufficiently protecting its companies’ IP rights.