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By Kaitlin Mara and William New Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) gathered this week to address innovation and intellectual property issues in public health saw hope for agreement on a strategy paper focused on the needs of developing…
Kaitlin Mara Il est aussi important que compliqué d’avoir accès à des données de qualité sur les politiques menées en matière de propriété intellectuelle appliquée aux sciences de la vie. Telle est la conclusion d’une récente réunion d’experts techniques relative…
Por Kaitlin Mara Tener acceso a datos de calidad en el contexto de la reglamentación de la propiedad intelectual en el ámbito de las biociencias es una cuestión tan necesaria como difícil, según se dijo en una reunión de expertos…
By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – Developing countries this week clashed with senior officials in the World Customs Organisation over an initiative designed to ensure that intellectual property rights are upheld at border posts, according to participants.…
By Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch The Brazilian government recently declared the drug Tenofovir, used against HIV/AIDS, to be of public interest. The announcement signals the country’s interest in using an option to avoid the patent on the drug…
By Kaitlin Mara Access to quality data in intellectual property policy in the life sciences is as necessary as it is hard to obtain, said a recent meeting of technical experts, called to discuss challenges in patents and innovation in…
By Catherine Saez After an innovative partnership between a non-governmental group and a pharmaceutical company led to a new cheap non-patented drug against malaria being available in Africa in 2007, the model is being implemented again with another new non-patented…
By Frederick Noronha for Intellectual Property Watch GOA, INDIA – Feni, liquor distilled from cashew apple, is a traditional drink from a small state. Centuries after it was first used in its native Goa, the alcohol is seeking to branch…
By Catherine Saez Teachers of intellectual property from developing countries have been invited to attend a two-week colloquium jointly organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization and the World Trade Organization from 30 June to 10 July. The fifth edition…
By William New World Intellectual Property Organization member states felt their way slowly this month in the first committee meeting on how to implement 45 agreed recommendations for transformation of the United Nations organisation toward a stronger development orientation. But…
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…
Kaitlin Mara et William New La commission de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) sur les droits de propriété intellectuelle a conclu sa rencontre triennale avec un jour d’avance, au terme d’une réunion que plusieurs participants ont qualifiée de « routinière…