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A new book published by GTZ, the German federal agency for international development, looks at the synergies between intellectual property rights and biodiversity, gathering analysis from Latin America, southern Africa and Asia experts.
A newly released report on internet freedom found rising threats from cyberattacks, politically motivated censorship and government control even as the number of global online users continued to grow at explosive rates.
Biodiversity and climate change issues are coming together under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), according to a new working paper from the University of Edinburgh.
A new technology purports to help users of websites taken down by the United States government to easily find the sites again when they resurface elsewhere.
World Trade Organization members will meet Monday and Tuesday to discuss an emerging draft text of an agreement that would establish a global register for wines and spirits geographical indications, products named after places with special characteristics, like Bordeaux wine.…
The European Patent Office (EPO) announced today that patent applications reached an all-time record in 2010, with an increase of 11 percent over 2009. According to a press release, 235,000 patent filings were received by the EPO in 2010.
The secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity announced on 7 April that two more countries have ratified the Nagoya Protocol.
Internet giant Google today announced it is taking an "if-you-can't-beat-'em, join 'em" attitude on patents and innovation by moving defensively to boost its patent portfolio.
In yet another sign that this day is full of surprises, the Free Software Foundation Europe has announced that it is offering a special cutting-edge "analogue printer" device, which can print any colour, 3D, underwater, and all file formats.
A week into his new job as CEO and Chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), former Senator Chris Dodd gave his "inaugural" speech salted with jabs at China and websites that carry movie content without authorisation of the rights holders.