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Por William New y Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Se ha alcanzado un acuerdo preliminar sobre el primer conjunto de propuestas cuyo objetivo es mejorar el equilibrio entre los intereses de los países desarrollados y los países en desarrollo en la…
Par William New et Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Un accord préliminaire a été conclu sur une première série de propositions visant à garantir un meilleur équilibre entre les intérêts des pays en développement et ceux des pays développés à l’Organisation…
By William New A confidential report on the use of different ages by the head of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has now become available online. The report by the WIPO Internal Audit and Oversight Division found that over…
Por William New Durante los últimos 24 años, el Director General de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) firmó repetidas veces documentos oficiales en los que se consignaba su fecha de nacimiento nueve años antes de la fecha…
By William New Two-and-a-half years after the introduction of proposals to make the World Intellectual Property Organization more favourable to developing countries, a preliminary agreement has been reached. “What we got was meaningful and balanced,” a Brazilian official said afterward.…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are moving quickly on negotiating draft texts aimed at improving the organisation’s development focus, as a week-long meeting nears its end. Four days into the 19-23…
By William New A high-profile researcher in the United States this week presented analysis showing that work needs to be done to improve flows of technology transfer to developing countries, and is related to intellectual property rights. The author, Professor…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Member countries of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) discussing proposals to strengthen WIPO’s orientation towards development this week are moving closer to a draft text they could report to the September General Assembly. But…
By William New A well-balanced colloquium at the World Intellectual Property Organization allowed views from two sides to be heard on the subject of flexibilities in the patent system. The presenters at the 16 February event appeared to split along…
By William New Over the past 24 years, World Intellectual Property Organization Director General Kamil Idris repeatedly signed official documents showing his birth date to be nine years earlier than it is, and may have moved up the ranks at…