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A report by a United States health department advisory group issued last week presents recommendations aimed at preventing patents on genes and licensing practices in the US from negatively impacting patient access to genetic tests that would allow them to establish their genetic dispositions to declare potential illnesses.
Un accord prévoyant l’échange d’informations sur les virus et le partage des avantages liés à la gestion des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui en découlent devrait être conclu dans le cadre d’une nouvelle négociation intergouvernementale organisée sous les auspices de la directrice générale de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé.
يُؤمل أن تُوضع اللمسات الأخيرة على اتفاق بشأن المواد المتعلقة بتبادل الفيروسات والفوائد وإدارة حقوق الملكية الفكرية المرتبطة بها من خلال دورة من المفاوضات الحكومية الدولية التي تيسّرها المديرة العامة لمنظمة الصحة العالمية.
通过世界卫生组织干事长的协调而进行的一个新的政府间谈判，将有望达成一项有关共享病毒材料及其收益与管理相关知识产权的协议。
Se espera que una nueva negociación intergubernamental facilitada por la directora general de la Organización Mundial de la Salud permita lograr un acuerdo sobre intercambio de materiales relacionados con los virus, compartición de beneficios y gestión de los derechos de propiedad intelectual conexos.
Biotechnology lies at the intersection of a wide spectrum of fields, such as agriculture, health and environment. Because biotechnology relates to life sciences, it is often the subject of ethical, sometimes intense political debates between stakeholders, in particular involving intellectual property rights. In 2010, as the first signs of global economic recovery are emerging, the debates are expected to increase.
BRUXELLES – Les accords de commerce ne doivent pas contenir de clauses relatives aux droits de propriété intellectuelle susceptibles de remettre en cause l’accès des pays pauvres aux médicaments à des prix abordables, a déclaré un député chevronné du Parlement européen.
A high-level task force on the right to development last week released two new reports at the United Nations, the results of technical missions to the World Intellectual Property Organization on its Development Agenda and to the World Health Organization on its strategy on intellectual property.
BRUSSELS - Trade agreements must not contain clauses on intellectual property rights that could imperil the poor’s access to affordable medicines, a veteran member of the European Parliament (MEP) has said.
Representatives of the World Health Organization and the European pharmaceutical industry today answered questions from the Council of Europe and the press on whether they had mishandled an outbreak of influenza this summer.
The World Health Organization today defended its declaration of a global influenza pandemic, and saying any allegations that it is fake are “wrong and irresponsible.” The statement comes as the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) prepares for a public hearing tomorrow morning in Strasbourg to examine the allegations, involving representatives of the WHO and European vaccine manufacturers will be in attendance, as will independent medical experts.
With the United States Congress attempting to wrap up healthcare – a move made more difficult after a Republican won a traditionally Democratic US Senate seat in January - issues such as tax increases for the nation’s largest financial institutions, energy reform and others may take centre stage. But that’s not to say there is not some room for intellectual property issues to be considered. Upcoming issues may include patent reform, biologic drugs, internet neutrality, enforcement, and performance rights.