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By William New Advanced European countries are increasingly looking for channels to school their neighbours and worldwide free-trade agreement partners on the enforcement of western-style intellectual property rights. And in order to get them to bite, officials are promoting the…
Par Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Après d’intenses négociations de dernière minute, un comité de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) a décidé de renouveler son mandat actuel, en accordant davantage d’importance à la direction qu’il souhaite donner à ses…
Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Tras intensos debates y a última hora, un comité de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) decidió renovar su actual mandato, con un poco más de énfasis en la dirección que tomará su…
By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted to delay approval of a World Trade Organization agreement on patents for medicines, pending European Union governments giving greater political and financial support to poor…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Halfway into a 10-day committee meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), friction was rising between members seeking to prod the slow-moving committee to begin consideration of an international instrument for the protection of…
Par William New Les membres d’un comité de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) chargé d’examiner les propositions relatives à un plan d’action de l’OMPI pour le développement auraient reformulé le mandat de l’organisation spécialisée des Nations Unies dans…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen NOORDWIJK, THE NETHERLANDS – Participants at a high-level meeting of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) meeting here informally agreed on an agenda for what needs to be done in the area of…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Side-events were held by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), an intergovernmental organisation and the Canadian competition authority last week alongside the negotiations for a Development Agenda at the World Intellectual Property Organization. They focused on implementation…
By William New Members of a World Intellectual Property Organization committee addressing proposals for a WIPO Development Agenda last week potentially rewrote the UN body’s mandate, pending approval. Negotiators concluded a weeklong meeting with agreements on a wide range of…
By William New with Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) committee negotiating proposals this week for a stronger development focus at WIPO appeared to be on track to finishing work by meeting’s end Friday, though some…