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By William New Member governments of the UN World Intellectual Property Organization concluded this year’s annual assemblies with high optimism for the future of the intellectual property system and for the organisation. “We’re glad to see WIPO back to its…
بقلم كيتلن مارا تزداد أهمية نقل التكنولوجيا مع تزايد أهمية التكنولوجيا في الاقتصاد العالمي. وفي حالة تصدي التكنولوجيا للمشاكل البيئية، قد يكون هذا النقل متكاملاً لضمان قدرة البلدان النامية على اتخاذ تدابير المحافظة. واجتمعت مجموعة متنوعة من الخبراء هذا الأسبوع…
By William New and Kaitlin Mara Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organization completed their annual General Assemblies earlier than scheduled this year, but some of the most difficult decisions – such as the budget – will be addressed…
By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch
When the new administration and Congress come into office following the November elections in the United States, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries will prioritise protection of their intellectual property and innovative biological drugs as the push for cheaper, generic versions gets stronger. Patent reform also will continue to be a lobbying priority, as well as making sure intellectual property is protected in any forthcoming international trade agreements.
By Kaitlin Mara Work is ongoing within the World Health Organization on a member-mandated global strategy on public health, innovation and intellectual property, a WHO official said Tuesday. But little information about that work has been forthcoming since the strategy…
By William New Top officials from the world’s five biggest patent offices met Wednesday night in Geneva to discuss ways to further harmonise their activities, United States Patent Commissioner John Doll told Intellectual Property Watch. Meanwhile, members of the World…
By William New Australian Francis Gurry became the next in a short list of leaders of the World Intellectual Property Organization Monday, and promptly signalled a programme of increased multilateralism and bolstered global and local relevance for the United Nations…
Catherine Saez, William New et Kaitlin Mara Pour les pays en développement les plus avancés et notamment la Chine, les efforts déployés par les pays développés pour intensifier la mise en application des droits de propriété intellectuelle (DPI) sont excessifs…
Por Catherine Saez, William New y Kaitlin Mara Los países desarrollados se están excediendo en su afán por intensificar la aplicación de los derechos de propiedad intelectual y sus esfuerzos deberían ser refrenados y canalizados a través de la Organización…
By William New The 2008 annual assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization likely will be remembered for some time, as the choices member governments make there this week may have a profound effect on the future of the United…
By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Biotechnology policymakers, business leaders, and academics need to adopt a new intellectual property strategy focussed on cooperation and collaboration, rather than the current counterproductive model that encourages patenting as much as possible, says…
By Kaitlin Mara Perhaps no topic over the past year has been cause for more uneasy speculation within the intellectual property community than the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), primarily because the negotiating process for this treaty has been behind tightly…