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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…
A much-heralded 2003 waiver to World Trade Organization intellectual property rules aimed at helping poor countries receive needed medicines they cannot produce themselves has brought little if any help five years later, according to governments and public health advocates. The…
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 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 Catherine Saez, William New and Kaitlin Mara Developed nations are overreaching in their broad push to escalate enforcement of intellectual property rights and their efforts should be reined in and centralised in the World Intellectual Property Organization, say leading…
A top consumer advocate has joined the Microsoft Corporation to lobby for its interests in Brussels. Plus, changes at the top for a Washington IP industry association, and Japan's patent office.
By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch
BOSTON - Japan next month will roll out a new patent process which aims to examine a patent application anywhere from two weeks to one month from receipt of request. Meanwhile, the United States said patent harmonisation among top IP countries is near, and a client privilege treaty was discussed.
By Kaitlin Mara A new think-tank in Geneva has found a unique way to bring the collective power of leading developing country thinkers and researchers to bear on Geneva policy-making, while allowing those thinkers to remain current by staying within…
Par Monika Ermert pour Intellectual Property Watch Des représentants des milieux industriels et gouvernementaux, ainsi que des experts dans le domaine du droit de la propriété intellectuelle se sont déclarés surpris par le secret qui entoure les négociations sur le…