MSF International Access Campaign Recruiting Executive Director Of Access Campaign
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Intellectual Property Watch
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New French Law Opens Market For Non-Profits Selling Public Domain Seeds
New legislation on biodiversity has been adopted by the French National Assembly, opening doors for the sharing and selling of seeds in the public domain to amateur gardeners. For some associations that had been illegally trading public domain seeds, this is seen as a major victory.
UK Government Called To Action To Further Boost IP Enforcement
The United Kingdom-based Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) industry group launched a "manifesto" earlier this month, calling on the government to establish a more effective and comprehensive response to intellectual property crime.
EU Anti-Counterfeiting Rapid Intelligence System: One Database For All Data On IPR Infringement
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Commission Trade Directorate recently launched a new intellectual property enforcement tool that aims to pool together all data relating to IP rights infringement experienced by EU companies into one database to help build prevention strategies. This is one of many new EU initiatives to counter growing IPR infringement and counterfeits.
CISAC: 90 Years In The Service Of Authors And Composers
The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), the world's leading network of authors’ societies, has published a book looking back at its 90 years in existence. The CISAC Story - 90 Years in the Service of Authors and Creators Worldwide, was distributed in three languages at the Confederation’s General Assembly last month in Paris.
TTIP Negotiators Need Many More Nights To Negotiate – And Are Planning Just That
Top negotiators of the European Union and United States today underlined after the 14th round of negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) that they are still on track for finalising the deal during the outgoing Obama administration. At the same time, they acknowledged that after three years of negotiations some chapters have never been discussed.
Post-Huawei v ZTE: Are FRAND Negotiations Finally More Balanced In Europe?
BARCELONA, Spain -- The Huawei v ZTE Case C - 170/13, 21 July 2015 prescribed some guidelines for fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing negotiations, for both standard-essential patent holders and users. A recent private-sector panel addressed European FRAND case law and the latest information and communications technology industry policy opinions, in particular concerning royalty assessment rate (end-user or technology), royalty stacking, patent pool approach and injunctions.
How Are Licensors And Licensees Adapting To New Scenarios?
BARCELONA, Spain -- A recent industry conference panel here covered topics of changing intellectual property scenarios perceived from different angles, in particular from operating companies which manufacture products or services and patent assertion entities (PAEs).
CopyCamp 2016 Open Call
The Modern Poland Foundation is pleased to launch an Open Call for Speakers at the 5th International CopyCamp Conference (October 27-28, 2016 in Warsaw).
Privacy Shield May Not Be “Schrems-Proof”, But Passage Approved
The European Commission is expected to pass a controversial declaration on the “adequacy of US data protection standards” on 12 July, making transfers of personal data from the European Union to the United States legal once more. [Update: Privacy Shield was announced today by the US and EU.]