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By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch The Indian government will consider whether it should grant permission for patented drugs to be manufactured and exported without the consent of the patent owners at a hearing scheduled for the last week…
Par Dugie Standeford pour Intellectual Property Watch La semaine dernière, une commission interagences influente a indiqué au président Bush ainsi qu’au Congrès américain que les Etats-Unis gagnaient du terrain dans la lutte contre le piratage et la contrefaçon des droits…
By Kaitlin Mara and William New Officials from key international organisations on Friday outlined efforts to develop policies intended to prevent the spread of pirated and counterfeit goods. The officials were joined by representatives of law firms and international companies…
Por Dugie Standeford para Intellectual Property Watch Estados Unidos gana terreno en su lucha contra la piratería y la falsificación en el ámbito de la propiedad intelectual, comunicó esta semana una importante comisión interinstitucional al presidente George Bush y al…
Geoff Tansey, a leading intellectual property and agriculture researcher and co-founder of the academic journal Food Policy, co-edited a new book examining a rarely-explored side of intellectual property legislation: its effects on access to food. The book, The Future Control…
William New – Selon l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI), quinze hauts fonctionnaires sont en lice pour le poste de nouveau directeur général de l’organisation. La plupart (sinon l’ensemble) des candidats, qui sont tous de sexe masculin excepté un,…
Por William New Quince altos funcionarios competirán para convertirse en el próximo director general de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual, según informó la OMPI. La mayoría, si no la totalidad, de los candidatos, de los cuales todos menos…
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch In a flurry of intellectual property-related activity Thursday, the European Commission proposed extending copyright protection for performers from 50 to 95 years, resurrected debate on the contentious issue of copyright levies on blank…
By William New Fifteen top officials will compete to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, according to WIPO. Most if not all of the candidates, all but one of whom is male, have strong backgrounds…