Category Human Rights

Expertos estiman que la propiedad intelectual precisa tomar un nuevo rumbo en el ámbito de la biotecnología

Por Catherine Saez PARÍS – Los participantes de un reciente seminario que tuvo lugar en esta ciudad opinan que la biotecnología necesita considerablemente cambiar su modelo de negocios, restaurar la confianza entre los diferentes actores y establecer cooperaciones. Éstos agregaron…

Catherine Saez
December 1, 2008

Parole d’experts : la propriété intellectuelle sur les biotechnologies a besoin d’un nouveau départ

Par Catherine Saez PARIS – Selon certains participants à un séminaire qui s’est récemment tenu à Paris, le secteur des biotechnologies a sérieusement besoin de modifier son mode de fonctionnement, de restaurer la confiance entre les différents acteurs et d’établir…

Catherine Saez
December 1, 2008

Librarians Take The Copyright Battleground In Developing Countries

By William New CHISINAU, MOLDOVA – Creativity may not be the first thing that comes to mind when travelling through the kilometres of mostly grey, Soviet-era cement-block buildings outlying the capital of Moldova, often referred to as Europe’s poorest state.…

William New
November 26, 2008
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IP In Biotechnology In Need Of A New Start, Experts Say

By Catherine Saez
PARIS - Biotechnology is in dire need of a change to its business model, restoring trust among all actors and building partnerships, according to participants in a recent seminar here. After nearly thirty years, the industry still is not making profits, the field seems to be running out of steam, and controversies over patents in the health and agriculture areas have influenced public opinion, they said.

Catherine Saez
November 21, 2008

Team Of Experts Form WHO Working Group On IP And Neglected Diseases

By Kaitlin Mara The World Health Organization has released a long-awaited list of high-level experts tasked with finding innovative funding mechanisms for needed medical research on neglected diseases. The list largely contains governmental and intergovernmental representatives, and first reactions to…

Kaitlin Mara
November 19, 2008

Brazil, EU Collaborate On Local Production Of AIDS Drugs In Mozambique

By Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Health Minister José Gomes Temporão and the President of Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Paulo Buss, recently inaugurated an office of the foundation in…

Claudia Jurberg
November 10, 2008

WIPO Committee Advances Agenda On Copyright Exceptions, Broadcasting

By William New As the senior staff of the World Intellectual Property Organization gathered outside its headquarters Friday to set the foundation stone of a new office building, WIPO member governments were struggling inside to agree on the foundation for…

William New
November 9, 2008

Participants Ready Agendas For New-Look WIPO Copyright Committee

By William New World Intellectual Property Organization members gather in Geneva next week to take up old and new agenda items targeting international policy on copyright and related rights. Emerging agenda items are limitations and exceptions to copyright – including…

William New
October 31, 2008

Blind Readers Seek Guarantee Of Access Under EU Copyright Law

By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – Exceptions to European Union copyright rules designed to allow blind people access to publications should be made legally binding, according to disability rights organisations. In July, the European Commission opened a…

David Cronin
October 27, 2008

Indigenous People Seek Recognition At WIPO Meeting On Their Rights

By Kaitlin Mara Indigenous groups are looking for better representation at the United Nations body negotiating on issues related to the protection of their traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions. At the World Intellectual Property Organization last week, indigenous groups,…

Kaitlin Mara
October 23, 2008
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World Customs Organization Publications Copyright Policy Questioned

By William New In an unusual policy for an international organisation, the World Customs Organization imposes copyright over every document its bodies produce, even agendas, which means that no document can be reproduced without the organisation’s express consent. But now…

William New
October 21, 2008
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Key US Senators Warn Bush Administration On ACTA

By William New The leaders of the powerful United States Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday warned US trade negotiators to rein in the scope of negotiations on an international treaty against counterfeiting, and to make the process more transparent. At…

William New
October 3, 2008