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User-Created Content Shows Uncertainty In EU Copyright Law
By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – Uncertainty surrounds the application of European Union copyright rules to material uploaded onto the internet by private individuals, a new study…
EU-Africa Partnership Aims At Knowledge Access, Technology Transfer
By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch The European Commission and African Union Commission have agreed to launch six projects in science, space and information technology in a bid to…
Bilski Ruling Moves US Closer To Global Norms For Patenting
By Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch Compared with other countries, the United States has had a much more expansive view of what inventions can be patented. Late last week,…
Who Will Advise Obama On IP? Let The Name Games Begin
By Liza Porteus for Intellectual Property Watch with William New There are many questions as to what the President Barack Obama administration will look like – with no shortage of…
Obama Victory Draws Quick Reactions From IP, Tech Communities
By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch, with Kaitlin Mara and William New The intellectual property community has been quick to begin the anticipation of a Barack Obama presidency…
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Academic Panel Profiles Benefits of IP for Economic Development
On the coattails of last week’s multi-sided seminar on intellectual property and development at the World Intellectual Property Organisation came a half-day Georgetown University forum on “intellectua…
Read MoreWIPO Development Seminar Informs But Impact Unclear
Many of the top experts on the subject of intellectual property and global development shared views in Geneva last week at a World Intellectual Property Organisation seminar. But while the event may h…
Read MoreApril Edition Of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Available
A note to our readers: The April edition of Intellectual Property Watch’s Monthly Reporter is available on our website. The monthly publication, available online and in hard copy every month, features…
Read MoreReform Debate Trips Up WIPO Development Aid Meeting
Members of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on Friday failed to agree on the proper role for a permanent committee on technical cooperation that could impact larger efforts by some …
Read MoreNon-Profits, Industry Offer Views On WIPO Development Agenda
Non-governmental organisations from across the spectrum were elbow to elbow with members of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) this week as they wrestled with a proposal for an agenda…
Read MoreWIPO Development Agenda Talks Move Ahead
World Intellectual Property Organisation members late Wednesday night agreed to continue discussing a proposal to more deeply infuse developing country needs into the mission of the UN body. After thr…
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