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Officials Outline International Organisations’ IP Enforcement Policies
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…
Estados Unidos: La industria del derecho de autor presiona para obtener una observancia más estricta
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…
Interview With Geoff Tansey, Co-Editor, The Future Control Of Food
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…
15 candidats vont s’affronter pour le poste de directeur général de l’OMPI
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,…
15 candidatos compiten por el cargo de director general de la OMPI
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…
European Commission Seeks Copyright Extension, New Levy Debate
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…
15 Candidates To Vie For WIPO Director General Post
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…
US Government, Copyright Industry Continue Push For Stronger Enforcement
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch The United States is gaining ground in its fight against intellectual property piracy and counterfeiting, a potent interagency commission told President George Bush and the US Congress this week. Yet for every gain…
Policymaking On Trade And IP Faces Mixed Prospects In 2008
By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch
With America's political elite fixated on the race for the White House, the likelihood that the world's most powerful country will make much progress during 2008 in free trade negotiations with other nations appears slim.
Across the Atlantic, however, European Union officials have indicated they will be vigorous in insisting that high standards for protecting intellectual property are upheld as universally as possible. Numerous other bilateral talks are ongoing around the world as well. And attention may be drawn from the longstanding trade negotiations at the World Trade Organization.