Category Development

Way Sought To Boost Developing Country Production Of Essential Medicines

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Participants at a recent United Nations seminar on developing country production of essential medicines agreed that such a scenario should be possible but they disagreed on the means to get there. While there was disagreement…

Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen
October 26, 2006

Questions Raised Over Proposed WIPO Secretariat Deals With FAO, IDB

By William New The World Intellectual Property Organization has negotiated cooperation agreements with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and is seeking approval of its member countries at this week’s annual General Assembly.…

William New
October 1, 2006
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Agreement Reached On WIPO Development Agenda, Patents; No Broadcasting Yet

By William New Government negotiators at the World Intellectual Property Organization General Assembly have reached tentative agreement on the future of a proposed agenda for development, and for discussing global patent harmonisation. But key hurdles remain for a proposal to…

William New
September 30, 2006
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UK Study: NGOs Helpful To Developing Countries But Could Improve

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Assistance on intellectual property rights from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is helpful to developing countries but more coordination and a “reality check” are needed, according to Geneva-based government officials. The remarks were made by developing country…

WIPO Development Agenda Talks End With No Agreement For Now

By William New and Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen After two week-long meetings and intensive consultations during the year, talks on bolstering the development perspective of the World Intellectual Property Organization ended today with no agreement, sending proposals back to the…

William New
June 30, 2006
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WIPO Development Agenda Negotiation Hits Rocks

Negotiations for the infusion of a stronger development mandate into the work of the World Intellectual Property Organization may have hit a wall today after key proponent governments called for an end to talks to protest unfair treatment of their…

William New
June 29, 2006

WIPO Members To Seek Agreement On Development Agenda

As they head into the final scheduled meeting of the year on a proposed development-oriented reform of the World Intellectual Property Organization, member governments are looking for agreement on how to proceed – this week and in the future. Officials…

William New
June 24, 2006

Health Assembly To Begin Talks On IP Resolutions Thursday Under Time Constraints

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New A technical committee of the World Health Assembly on 24 May decided to wait until the next day to set up a short-term working group on two draft intellectual property resolutions, which…

Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen
May 25, 2006

Intergovernmental South Centre Bolsters Its IP Programme

The South Centre, a Geneva-based intergovernmental organisation, is gearing up its work on intellectual property by launching a new programme on innovation, access to knowledge and intellectual property. The centre says it already sees the results of the programme in…

WHO IP Report Comprehensive, But No Calls For Major Change In IP System

A much-anticipated World Health Organization (WHO) report by a special commission looking at the relationship between intellectual property rights and research and development into diseases disproportionately affecting developing countries, makes some 50 recommendations on how to improve the situation. The…

New US Industry, Government-Backed Centre Promotes Industry View In Developing Countries

A new centre on innovation established at a top law school in Washington, DC is dedicated to promoting acceptance of developed country industry practices in developing countries. The centre is backed by US industry and government, and the UN World…

William New
April 3, 2006

Interview with Michael Ryan, Director, Creative and Innovative Economy Center

The Creative and Innovative Economy Center was launched on 1 January at George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC. Intellectual Property Watch sat down with Director Michael Ryan recently to discuss his views on industry and development, the project,…

William New
March 31, 2006
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