Category Regional Policy

La protection des droits de propriété intellectuelle : une priorité pour le Représentant américain au commerce

Par William New Si le rapport publié chaque année par le gouvernement américain afin d’évaluer la manière dont les partenaires commerciaux étrangers protègent les droits de propriété intellectuelle des entreprises américaines et décourager les investissements dans les pays défaillants a…

El informe anual del USTR sobre propiedad intelectual da prioridad a la observancia

Por William New El informe anual del Gobierno de Estados Unidos que evalúa la protección de los derechos de propiedad intelectual estadounidenses en los socios comerciales extranjeros y que, posiblemente, desalienta la inversión en países errantes se centró este año,…

Rise Of Enforcement Priorities Reflected In Annual USTR IP Report

By William New The annual United States government report aimed at boosting global protection of US intellectual property rights and discouraging investment in errant nations this year again took sharpest aim at China and Russia, but also raised the alert…

Clash Over World Customs Organization Efforts On IP Enforcement

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.…

Brazil Declares Patented AIDS Drug Of Public Interest, Could Expand Access

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…

Mobile Phone Manufacturers Seek To Control Rising IP Costs

By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch
A proposal by some of the world's largest mobile phone equipment manufacturers to limit royalty fees on a next-generation wireless technology is the latest in a series of initiatives to try and control spiralling intellectual property costs.

Innovative Partnership To Create Another Patent-Free Malaria Drug

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…

German Enforcement Directive: Industry Favour Or Necessary First Step?

By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch
The German Parliament last Friday passed changes in copyright, patent and other intellectual property-related laws with the aim of better enforcement of IP violations in civil rights cases.

The changes transpose the much-debated European Union IP Enforcement Directive (IPRED) into German law. IPRED contains general obligations, precautionary and corrective measures, damages and extended information rights for rights owners in civil law complaints aimed at third parties like internet service providers (ISPs).

Le Parlement européen rejette la proposition de coupure d’accès à Internet pour les pirates présumés

Dugie Standeford pour Intellectual Property Watch Jeudi dernier, le Parlement européen a appelé les gouvernements à ne pas autoriser les coupures d’accès à Internet en cas de piratage portant atteinte à un droit d’auteur. L’objet du vote, un rapport d’initiative…

El Parlamento Europeo rechaza la propuesta de que los ISP suspendan el servicio a presuntos piratas

Por Dugie Standeford para Intellectual Property Watch El jueves, el Parlamento Europeo instó a los gobiernos a no autorizar la suspensión del acceso a Internet en el caso de que se sospeche de piratería lesiva del derecho de autor. El…