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Par Liza Porteus Viana pour Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK – Des représentants des milieux industriels et de gouvernements ont appelé lundi à la ratification d’un traité international de lutte contre la contrefaçon et proposé une série de nouvelles stratégies…
Por Liza Porteus Viana para Intellectual Property Watch NUEVA YORK – Algunos dirigentes empresariales y funcionarios de gobierno instaron el lunes pasado a que se ratifique un tratado internacional contra la falsificación y propusieron diversas estrategias nuevas destinadas a poner…
By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch
NEW YORK - Business leaders and some global government officials on Monday urged ratification of a global anti-counterfeiting treaty and proposed a series of new strategies aimed at curbing pirated goods they say not only harm developed and developing countries' economies, but their citizens' health as well.
Meanwhile, European Union participation in the negotiations has come into question, and non-governmental critics have raised concerns about the need for a treaty and the inclusiveness of the negotiations.
By Kaitlin Mara Representatives of global indigenous groups were in Geneva last week to exchange views on the role of intellectual property in the protection of indigenous and traditional knowledge and folklore. Indigenous groups participated an informal meeting held on…
By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch MUNICH – Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court this week decided that infiltration of personal computers, laptops or other information technology devices of possible suspects by law enforcement violates the basic right of “confidentiality and…
By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – The World Customs Organisation is recommending far-reaching new rules on intellectual property rights that some say may extend beyond the organisation’s mandate. Staff at the WCO’s Brussels headquarters are preparing what…
By Kaitlin Mara Public and private-sector representatives from thirty-seven nations are in Geneva this week for a five-day closed-door meeting to try to resolve editing suggestions on a recently proposed document format that if accepted as a standard could impact…
Par Tatum Anderson pour Intellectual Property Watch Lors d’une audience prévue la dernière semaine de février, le gouvernement indien va se pencher sur la question de savoir s’il doit permettre que les médicaments brevetés puissent être fabriqués et exportés sans…
Por Tatum Anderson para Intellectual Property Watch En audiencia programada para la última semana de febrero, el gobierno de la India considerará la posibilidad de conceder permiso para que los medicamentos patentados puedan ser fabricados y exportados sin el consentimiento…
By Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch
European carmakers are turning to European courts to urge enforcement of their intellectual property rights against Chinese firms, and they have a good chance of prevailing, legal experts say.
At issue are car models that European manufacturers Daimler, BMW, and Fiat say are made-in-China replicas of their models.
By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch The Indian government will consider whether it should grant permission for patented drugs to be manufactured and exported without the consent of the patent owners at a hearing scheduled for the last week…
Par Dugie Standeford pour Intellectual Property Watch La semaine dernière, une commission interagences influente a indiqué au président Bush ainsi qu’au Congrès américain que les Etats-Unis gagnaient du terrain dans la lutte contre le piratage et la contrefaçon des droits…