Category Lobbying

Un panel observa tensión entre la PI y los derechos humanos

Por Catherine Saez Los derechos de propiedad intelectual (PI) están afectando los derechos humanos en diversas áreas, entre ellas, la salud pública, el acceso a los conocimientos y la agricultura, y aquéllos que abogan por los derechos humanos desempeñan una…

Panel Sees Tension Between IP And Human Rights

By Catherine Saez Intellectual property rights are affecting human rights in several areas such as public health, access to knowledge and agriculture, and human rights advocates have a decisive role to play to reverse the trend, according to members of…

Débat sur la neutralité du Net aux Etats-Unis : des implications sur la gouvernance mondiale de l’Internet

Par Liza Porteus Viana pour Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK – Le débat sur la neutralité du réseau Internet fait rage aux Etats-Unis. Certains observateurs estiment que l’adoption d’une loi dans ce domaine pourrait permettre de définir des principes généraux…

Panellists Outline Strategies On Exceptions And Limitations To Copyright

By Kaitlin Mara An event at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) last week brought some key actors in copyright and related rights to discuss the value of limitations and exceptions and to present a recently released study describing an…

US Senate Moves Toward Vote On Reform To Patent Regime

By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Legislation for sweeping patent reform in the United States could see Senate floor action as soon as early April. Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democrat-Nevada, said the congressional body could consider S 1145 next…

El debate en EE.UU. sobre la neutralidad de Internet tiene consecuencias para la gobernanza mundial

Por Liza Porteus Viana para Intellectual Property Watch NUEVA YORK- El debate sobre la neutralidad de Internet se está agudizando en los Estados Unidos y algunos observadores dicen que si allí logra establecerse una norma legislativa, ésta podría servir en…

US Net Neutrality Debate Has Global Governance Implications

By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch
NEW YORK - The Internet neutrality debate is raging in the United States, and some observers say that if a legislative standard can be set here, it could serve as a global principle for Internet governance in the future.

Avancées significatives pour l’ACTA

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…

Sectores empresarial y gubernamental consideran que hay impulso para el ACTA, pero UE pone trabas

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…

Complaint Lodged Over EU Parliament’s Exclusive Use Of Microsoft Systems

By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – A formal complaint has been lodged with the European Parliament over how its information technology systems rely almost exclusively on software manufactured by Microsoft. Advocates of open standard software, which is…