WTO Members Open Negotiations On Green Goods Trade Agreement
Members of the World Trade Organization today opened negotiations on the liberalisation of environmental technologies or "green goods."
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WIPO SCCR Side Events Offer Models For E-Lending, Music
The International Publishers Association (IPA) held a side event at the World Intellectual Property Organization on 1 July to present new business models related to e-book lending. And separately, WIPO has launched an update of a guide to making a living from music.
EU Works On Strategic Agenda For The Pharma Sector
The European Commission has issued a working document in which they identify policy areas to support the long-term sustainability of the pharmaceutical sector.
African Groups Seek To Modify “UPOV 91+” Draft Protocol
A group of African civil society institutions is calling for a revision of the draft protocol on plant variety protection of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation.
Hamamoto Is New US Ambassador To UN In Geneva
The United Nations Office in Geneva today announced the official arrival of the new ambassador of the United States to the UN in Geneva, Pamela Hamamoto.
UK IP Crime Unit Preliminary Report On Activities
To coincide with the International IP Enforcement Summit held on 11-12 June in London, the United Kingdom (UK) Intellectual Property Crime Group produced a preliminary version of its annual report to showing actions taken by several organisations to fight counterfeiting products.
Imbalances In Global Economy Have Not Improved In 50 Years, Developing Countries Say
To mark the 50th anniversary of the funding of the Group of 77 developing countries. the group published a declaration reaffirming the needs of developing countries. The group, they said, was established to address imbalances in the global economy which still prevail today.
Infojustice: More Than 70 Organisations Demand Finalised South Africa IP Policy
Over 70 organisations globally have called on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to urgently finalise South Africa’s National Intellectual Property (IP) Policy in an open letter delivered yesterday.
New Corporate Governance Model From UNEP-Industry Partnership
A corporate sustainability-centred model of governance is the subject of a new report issued by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative, a UN-private sector initiative.
States’ Role In Multistakeholder Internet Governance Evolving
As the global internet governance landscape started without states in the foreground, the multistakeholder model and the participation of governments in it is still evolving, a recent panel of experts said.
New Paper On Common Issues In WIPO TK, Genetic Resources Talks
The chair of the World Intellectual Property Organization traditional knowledge and genetic resources committee has circulated a draft paper on common issues in the negotiations, in hopes of bringing parties closer together ahead of the next committee meeting in July.
US Proposal Seeks To Allow Non-Violation Cases Under TRIPS Agreement
The United States confirmed its opposition to an indefinite extension of a moratorium shielding the World Trade Organization agreement on intellectual property from non-violation complaints through a paper presented to WTO members meeting today.