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By Kaitlin Mara A small group of countries opposing the inclusion of intellectual property-related issues in World Trade Organization negotiations has issued their response to an earlier “non-paper” that had called for IP issues to be integrated with the upcoming…
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch
A United States Patent and Trademark Office procedure for third-party patent challenges is in turmoil and needs rethinking, an investigation by an independent think tank has found. Though few in number so far, inter partes reexaminations are increasingly used in conjunction with, rather than as an intended replacement for, patent infringement litigation. On top of that, the USPTO is taking years to resolve the cases, leaving business plans in disarray.
The USPTO said it is working to cut delays in the system.
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By Kaitlin Mara The World Trade Organization on Monday released two reports on the state of play in negotiations on a register for geographical indications (GIs) – product names associated with places and characteristics – as well as the possible…
Por Claudia Jurberg para Intellectual Property Watch RÍO DE JANEIRO – Hace poco, el Tribunal Supremo de Brasil aprobó, por un margen estrecho de 6 a 5, la investigación sobre células madre embrionarias, luego de analizar el tema durante tres…
The World Health Assembly “global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property,” is now online. The document, WHA61.21, has been called “the most important document since [the] Doha” Declaration on IP and public health. Said…
By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Government representatives from developed nations and strategic developing nation partners met at the US mission in Geneva on 3-4 June to discuss proposals for an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Parties at the negotiation…
Note: the final decisions of convention on biological diversity governing body are available here.
A decision on a way forward on a global access and benefit-sharing regime was reached at a meeting of the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity from 19 to 30 May in Bonn.
The main body of the document describes steps needed to reach international consensus on the content of such a regime. Annex I of the document sets out a draft text for the international regime, and annex II contains terms of reference for expert technical and legal groups whose creation is mandated by the main text.
Por Monika Elmert para Intellectual Property Watch Se espera que las negociaciones formales sobre un Acuerdo Comercial Antifalsificación (ACTA, por sus siglas en inglés) comiencen esta semana en Ginebra, indicó un funcionario de la Comisión Europea, no obstante que un…
By Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch RIO DE JANEIRO – After three days of consideration, the Brazilian Supreme Court last week approved by a narrow 6 to 5 margin research involving embryonic stem cells. The 29 May vote followed…