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IP Critical As Rocky US-Andean Trade Talks Resume

Martin Vaughan Oct 17, 2005 6 min read

By Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch Washington, DC—With negotiators set to resume work this week, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador are resisting demands by the United States for patent protections…

IP Issues Reappear On Agenda Of WTO Talks

Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Oct 14, 2005 5 min read

Intellectual property issues resurfaced on the agenda of the preparatory talks for the December World Trade Organization ministerial as they were mentioned at the meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee…

Interview With WIPO Deputy Director General Rita Hayes

William New Oct 10, 2005 13 min read

Member governments of the UN World Intellectual Property Organisation at their 26 September to 5 October General Assemblies agreed on a way to proceed with negotiations for a treaty on…

Open Source Agreed In UN Information Society Summit Preparations

William New Oct 10, 2005 7 min read

 original (English) Software Livre e de Código Aberto Acordado em Preparações para a Cúpula da Sociedade da Informação da ONU tradução de Pedro de Paranaguá Moniz* original (inglês) por William…

New Committee For WIPO Development Agenda; Patents Reinvigorated

William New Oct 3, 2005 4 min read

Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organisation tonight overcame a flare-up in tensions to reach agreement on the future of a proposed WIPO development agenda and the future work…

WIPO Negotiators Agree On Way Forward For Broadcasting Treaty

William New Oct 3, 2005 4 min read

The member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organisation today agreed on a plan to negotiate a treaty on the rights of broadcasters by 2007 after two more committee meetings.…