Negotiators Work From New Text Of Traditional Knowledge Treaty At WIPO
Experts gathered at the World Intellectual Property Organization to produce a negotiating document on traditional knowledge produced a cleaner text yesterday.
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WIPO Traditional Knowledge Experts In Small Groups To Craft Treaty Text
After two days of broad analysis of a draft document on traditional knowledge, country experts were to convene today in small drafting groups to trim down the language and arrive at a treaty negotiating text for the delegates meeting at the World Intellectual Property Organization in May.
Experts Work On WIPO Traditional Knowledge Draft Treaty Text
A group of country experts are gathered at the World Intellectual Property Organization this week to elaborate a draft text on intellectual property and traditional knowledge. The positive momentum set by the results obtained by experts on traditional cultural expressions last July paved the way for this week’s agenda.
Experts: L’Application D’un Nouveau Protocole Sur La Biodiversité Repose Sur Les Réglementations Nationales
PARIS – Récemment adopté, l’accord international pour faciliter l’accès aux ressources génétiques et le partage équitable des ressources en découlant a été ouvert à la ratification la semaine dernière. Le texte a d’ores et déjà reçu des commentaires mitigés des parties prenantes.
Stronger IP Rights In EU-Korea FTA: Precedent For Future FTAs?
A European Parliament majority this week approved a free trade agreement with Korea with strong provisions on intellectual property rights protection, according to Robert Stury, rapporteur of the lead EP Committee on the dossier.
WHO, WTO, WIPO Combine Forces To Improve Patent Information For Public Health
Patents and public health are sometimes seen as a mismatch, but three prominent international organisations today stepped up their collaboration on ways to facilitate access to medicines by making a better use of the patent system. Effective, reliable and transparent information on patents is necessary to help decision-makers take the best public health approaches for global health coverage, panellists said.
Pharma Lawyer Is New Deputy Director At USPTO
A Washington intellectual property lawyer and private sector representative has been named deputy director at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Her area of expertise is pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other life science issues.
WIPO Could Enter Growing Fray Over Internet Domain Takedowns
An influential private sector trademark defender is proposing to the World Intellectual Property Organization to undertake creation of an international “notice and takedown” system for alleged online trademark infringers.
And he told Intellectual Property Watch that this will be followed in a few months by a separate proposal for a “notice-and-trackdown” article requiring internet service providers to divulge information about online counterfeiters so they can be gone after.
Brazil And The Defence Of Public Health: Do As I Say, Not As I Do
A recent decision issued by Advocacia-Geral da União (Advocacy-General of the Union) restricts the role performed by Anvisa - the National Agency for Health Surveillance - in examining pharmaceutical patent applications. This may represent a huge setback for commitments made by Brazilian government related to the protection of public health, writes Felipe Carvalho.
Retired US Copyright Chief On Copyright Clearance Center Board
The appointment of former United States Register of Copyrights to the board of directors of the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) was announced yesterday.