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Intellectual Property Watch 
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La crisis económica incita a los titulares de PI (y a sus abogados) a buscar protección
Posted on October 09, 2008Por Liza Porteus Viana para Intellectual Property Watch NUEVA YORK ? A medida que aumenta el valor de la propiedad intelectual en la economía de innovación, son cada vez más numerosos los titulares de PI (propiedad intelectual) que están tratando de proteger sus ideas e innovaciones mediante patentes sobre métodos de ...
Intellectual Property And Access Can Co-Exist, US Rightsholders Say
Posted on October 09, 2008By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC - There is a growing backlash against intellectual property rights and international rules aimed at protecting innovation and ideas in certain parts of the globe, several pharmaceutical and other innovator companies said Wednesday...
US Government Seeking IP Law Experts; Signs Work-Sharing Deals
Posted on October 08, 2008By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC - Private patent law attorneys should answer a higher calling and serve in the United States government so that experienced, practiced experts may help steer the country's patent system toward a better future, the chief judge of the US Court of ...
Reader Survey - Now Is The Time!
Posted on October 07, 2008A reminder to our readers: the first-ever Intellectual Property Watch survey is online - it?s simple and takes 5 minutes to complete! This is the time to tell the IP-Watch team what you like and dislike, what you would like to see or not see, what we should write about ...
Chaque camps revendique la victoire dans la bataille juridique sur le partage de musique en ligne
Posted on October 06, 2008Par Bruce Gain pour Intellectual Property Watch Après cinq années de lutte et plus de 30 000 procès, chacun des protagoniste de la bataille juridique engagée aux Etats-Unis concernant le partage de la musique en ligne estime avoir obtenu gain de cause...
Ambas partes se proclaman victoriosas en el litigio del intercambio de archivos en la industria discográfica estadounidense
Posted on October 06, 2008Por Bruce Gain para Intellectual Property Watch Después de cinco años y de más de 30.000 demandas judiciales, ambas partes de la batalla legal de la industria discográfica contra el intercambio ilegal de archivos en EE. UU. se adjudican la victoria. De un lado, la Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), ...
Key US Senators Warn Bush Administration On ACTA
Posted on October 03, 2008By William New The leaders of the powerful United States Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday warned US trade negotiators to rein in the scope of negotiations on an international treaty against counterfeiting, and to make the process more transparent...
Leahy-Specter Letter To USTR On ACTA
Posted on October 03, 2008US senators Patrick Leahy (Democrat, Vermont) and Arlen Specter (Republican, Pennsylvania), the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee, warned the US Trade Representative not to negotiate an overly broad Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), and criticised the Bush administration for not supporting their bill in Congress to strengthen US IP protection ...
WIPO Working Group To Reconsider Rules On Appellations Of Origin
Posted on October 02, 2008By Kaitlin Mara World Intellectual Property Organization members last Friday set up a working group to consider improvements to an international agreement on appellations of origin - names of products reflecting particular cultural or environmental aspects of a geographic location...
ICANN Tries To Alleviate Concerns About Independence And Its Future
Posted on October 02, 2008By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch In September 2009, the joint project agreement between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the United States government comes to a close. Now the organisation responsible for coordinating the internet domain name, internet protocol address and protocol number systems is ...
Economic Crisis Sends IP Owners (And Their Lawyers) Looking For Protection
Posted on October 02, 2008By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK - As the value of intellectual property increases in the innovation economy, an increasing number of IP owners are trying to guard their ideas and innovations through business-method patents, international trade agreements, biological patents and other forms of protection...
Both Sides Claim Victory In US Music Industry File-Sharing Litigation
Posted on October 01, 2008By Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch Five years and over 30,000 lawsuits later, both sides in the music industry's legal battle against illegal file-sharing in the United States claim they are prevailing. Please note: this article is password protected and only available for IP-Watch Subscribers...
Photographs Of Ongoing WIPO Construction
Posted on October 01, 2008Construction of a new office building at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) continues apace, with the expected completion date for the CHF153 million (US$137 million) project, October 2010, still on track (IPW, WIPO, 26 September 2008)...
US Congress Hastens Through Flurry Of IP Legislation Before Departure
Posted on October 01, 2008By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch In the waning days of this congressional session in the United States, US lawmakers are passing a flurry of intellectual property-related bills. One of the bills awaiting President Bush's signature would create a position of a top intellectual property official in the ...
Global Access To Medicines Not Improved By TRIPS Waiver, Some Say
Posted on October 01, 2008By Catherine Saez A much-heralded 2003 waiver to World Trade Organization intellectual property rules aimed at helping poor countries receive needed medicines they cannot produce themselves has brought little if any help five years later, according to governments and public health advocates...
Optimism Reigns As WIPO Assemblies Close, Gurry Takes Office
Posted on September 30, 2008By William New Member governments of the UN World Intellectual Property Organization concluded this year?s annual assemblies with high optimism for the future of the intellectual property system and for the organisation. ?We?re glad to see WIPO back to its routine,? a Brazilian official said after the assemblies adjourned Monday night...
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Internal EU Documents On WIPO Gap Analysis
Posted on September 30, 2008The Council of the European Union has prepared a confidential draft contribution to the World Intellectual Property Organization gap analyses on traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, which will be discussed at the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore from 13 to 17 ...
WIPO Assembly To Wrap Up Early; Budget Issues Wait For December
Posted on September 26, 2008By William New and Kaitlin Mara Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organization completed their annual General Assemblies earlier than scheduled this year, but some of the most difficult decisions - such as the budget - will be addressed at a special session in December...
Biotech, Pharma Industries To Target IP Protection Legislation, Patent Reform
Posted on September 26, 2008By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch When the new administration and Congress come into office following the November elections in the United States, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries will prioritise protection of their intellectual property and innovative biological drugs as the push for cheaper, generic versions gets stronger...
WHO Asserts Global IP And Health Strategy Progressing But Offers Few Details
Posted on September 25, 2008By Kaitlin Mara Work is ongoing within the World Health Organization on a member-mandated global strategy on public health, innovation and intellectual property, a WHO official said Tuesday. But little information about that work has been forthcoming since the strategy was approved in May...
?IP-5? Biggest Patent Offices Meet As WIPO Assembly Proceeds On Policies
Posted on September 25, 2008By William New Top officials from the world's five biggest patent offices met Wednesday night in Geneva to discuss ways to further harmonise their activities, United States Patent Commissioner John Doll told Intellectual Property Watch. Meanwhile, members of the World Intellectual Property Organization gave direction to committees on enforcement, copyright, and ...
Green Marketers Discuss IP Protection For A Greener Market
Posted on September 23, 2008By Kaitlin Mara As more companies embrace environmental sustainability as an essential part of business strategy, policymakers have been questioning what they can do to create a policy environment conducive to green business. Intellectual Property Watch spoke to several green business professionals to get their view on the IP policy environments ...
Naming DG Tops List Of Policy, Administrative Issues For WIPO Assembly
Posted on September 22, 2008By William New The 2008 annual assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization likely will be remembered for some time, as the choices member governments make there this week may have a profound effect on the future of the United Nations organisation...
Idris Bids WIPO Farewell; Newly Appointed DG Gurry Outlines Initiatives
Posted on September 22, 2008By William New Australian Francis Gurry became the next in a short list of leaders of the World Intellectual Property Organization Monday, and promptly signalled a programme of increased multilateralism and bolstered global and local relevance for the United Nations body...
Le Sud riposte contre les excès dans l?application des droits de propriété intellectuelle
Posted on September 22, 2008Catherine Saez, William New et Kaitlin Mara Pour les pays en développement les plus avancés et notamment la Chine, les efforts déployés par les pays développés pour intensifier la mise en application des droits de propriété intellectuelle (DPI) sont excessifs et devraient être freinés et centralisés par l?Organisation mondiale de la ...
El Sur reacciona enérgicamente contra la observancia excesiva de la PI
Posted on September 22, 2008Por Catherine Saez, William New y Kaitlin Mara Los países desarrollados se están excediendo en su afán por intensificar la aplicación de los derechos de propiedad intelectual y sus esfuerzos deberían ser refrenados y canalizados a través de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual, según señalaron los países en desarrollo ...
New IP Model Proposed To Facilitate Technology Access in Developing Countries
Posted on September 19, 2008By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Biotechnology policymakers, business leaders, and academics need to adopt a new intellectual property strategy focussed on cooperation and collaboration, rather than the current counterproductive model that encourages patenting as much as possible, says the report of an international panel of experts...
Los medios de negocio abierto suplen las carencias de la tradicional industria del entretenimiento
Posted on September 18, 2008Por Kaitlin Mara Más allá del dominio de la tradicional industria del entretenimiento, protegida por marcas comerciales y cuyos propietarios son grandes estudios, existe un sinfín de artistas sin audiencias que están buscando la manera de distribuir su creatividad, y grupos de personas que anhelan el arte que refleja las ...
Des solutions alternatives comblent un vide laissé par l?industrie traditionnelle du divertissement
Posted on September 18, 2008Par Kaitlin Mara Hors des frontières du royaume de l'industrie traditionnelle du divertissement, régi par les gros studios et placé sous la protection des marques, on rencontre un très grand nombre d'artistes sans public à la recherche de moyens pour distribuer leurs créations...
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