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By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen National intellectual property protection regimes for traditional knowledge in Peru and China were seen as somewhat effective by panelists at a side-event to a World Intellectual Property Organization meeting this week, but the general message…
By William New A prevailing attitude among employees at the World Intellectual Property Organization is a “lack of pride” in the United Nations body and an acceptance of needed change to the organisational culture, according to a new report. The…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Halfway into a 10-day committee meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), friction was rising between members seeking to prod the slow-moving committee to begin consideration of an international instrument for the protection of…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Officials from the governments of China and India discussed challenges in developing national strategies for intellectual property and innovation at a recent colloquium, but common to both countries were aims to boost local innovation by…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen A longstanding committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) considering how traditional knowledge and genetic resources may best be protected against misuse has more on its plate than ever heading into the final meeting…
Por William New El 22 de junio, los miembros de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual recomendaron que las negociaciones para un tratado propuesto sobre radiodifusión y difusión por cable regresen al ámbito del comité para que allí se…
Par William New Les membres d’un comité de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) chargé d’examiner les propositions relatives à un plan d’action de l’OMPI pour le développement auraient reformulé le mandat de l’organisation spécialisée des Nations Unies dans…
By William New World Intellectual Property Organization members on Friday recommended to move talks on a proposed broadcasters’ and cablecasters’ treaty back to committee level for further consideration, a day after rejecting a proposal to elevate the issue to formal…
After a one-year hiatus, the World Intellectual Property Organization likely will renew its agenda on patent policy issues in 2008 following members' informal approval Friday of a study on patents to be conducted by the WIPO secretariat in autumn, according to officials.
Por William New Entre el 11 y el 15 de junio, los miembros de un comité de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) cuya misión es considerar propuestas para el Programa de la OMPI para el Desarrollo redactaron…
By William New World Intellectual Property Organization negotiations for a treaty on rights for broadcasters broke down at the eleventh hour, according to participating government officials. A high-level final treaty negotiation scheduled for November will not take place, they said.…
By William New The United States is proposing a patent fee cut at the World Intellectual Property Organization in light of a sizeable financial surplus at the United Nations organization. The proposal is included in materials for the 25-28 June…