Category United Nations – other

WHO IP Report Comprehensive, But No Calls For Major Change In IP System

A much-anticipated World Health Organization (WHO) report by a special commission looking at the relationship between intellectual property rights and research and development into diseases disproportionately affecting developing countries, makes some 50 recommendations on how to improve the situation. The…

Reunión de la ONU presenta proyecto de régimen global sobre uso de recursos genéticos

Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen GRANADA, España- Tras intensas deliberaciones, los participantes de la conferencia del Convenio sobre Diversidad Biológica (CDB) de las Naciones Unidas, celebrado entre el 30 de enero y el 3 de febrero, llegaron a un acuerdo…

Biotech Industry Fights Disclosure In Patents On Three IP Policy Fronts

For the coming months, key biotechnology industry organisations are focusing their efforts on blocking the addition of disclosure of origin requirements in international patent applications on three fronts. The issue is being debated in three international fora: the World Trade…