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Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Un alto funcionario de salud pública en Washington ha instado al Director de la Organización Mundial de la Salud a retirar una publicación patrocinada por la OMS en la que se critica la política comercial…
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch European copyright owners’ organisations, consumer groups and artists’ collecting societies voiced strong differences of opinion on the importance of, and need for, digital rights management (DRM) systems to spur development of Internet content…
New Negotiators In Geneva: European Commission Expert on GIs, Indian Official on Biodiversity. Also, The World's Top 50 IP People, new names at WIPO and the NGOs, and more. In the IP-Watch People News.
Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen La Organización Mundial de la Salud celebrará consultas públicas para sectores no gubernamentales involucrados en cuestiones de salud pública y propiedad intelectual acerca de un grupo de trabajo intergubernamental que examinará aspectos de este tema.…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Developing countries say they will push their proposal on biodiversity and the European Union is sharply stepping up its call for enforcement, but otherwise the preliminary agenda of an upcoming World Trade Organization meeting on…
By William New The 2006 annual assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization ended on 3 October with a somewhat rare spirit of cooperation and some stiff reminders about the policy and administrative work to be done in the coming…
Por Sarah Lai Stirland para Intellectual Property Watch La pujante intentona de las compañías de tecnología de la información en los Estados Unidos para transformar el sistema de patentes de su país avanzó poco en el Congreso estadounidense en 2006…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen The World Health Organization will organise public consultations for non-governmental stakeholders on a global public health and intellectual property working group most likely in November, according to a senior official. Meetings are being actively held…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen The implementation process of global intellectual property rules was debated at a recent World Trade Organization public forum, which focused on the overall future of the organisation. According to the WTO, the 25-26 September forum…
By William New The World Intellectual Property Organization has negotiated cooperation agreements with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and is seeking approval of its member countries at this week’s annual General Assembly.…