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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 Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch
When should a patent be considered higher quality? Qualcomm, the United States mobile technology firm at the heart of countless patent infringement court cases, has justified the royalties it charges on mobile phone patents in a paper released earlier this month.
Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Los participantes de una reunión sobre propiedad intelectual celebrada el pasado 13 de febrero en la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) señalaron que se intensificarán en las próximas semanas las consultas sobre propiedad intelectual como…
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…
Par William New Selon certains représentants officiels, des efforts considérables devront être consentis pour que les Membres de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) soient disposés à engager des négociations formelles sur un traité visant à renforcer les droits…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen This week’s meeting on a World Intellectual Property Organization Development Agenda started on a positive note, with member states agreeing to base negotiations on a text prepared for the meeting by the WIPO General Assembly…
Por William New Será necesaria una importante labor para acercar las posiciones de los miembros de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) a fin de que entablen negociaciones formales sobre un tratado destinado a actualizar los derechos de…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New
Patents are bound to be another hot issue this year. But although many parties are pushing for changes in this area - from global patent harmonisation and proposals for better patent protection of biodiversity and traditional knowledge, to ways to control soaring patent filings, to national reform of patent laws - actual implementation of these changes may be harder to obtain.
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen One of the companies whose patent may be overruled by Thailand’s issuance of a compulsory license said it was caught off-guard by the Thai move, which was aimed at reducing drug prices. The Thai government…