The Significance Of Uruguay’s Win Over Philip Morris International
The tobacco industry’s global efforts to use bilateral and multilateral agreements to challenge the spread of tobacco control measures such as trademark-minimising plain packages were dealt a...
View ArticleOfficials Discuss Meeting Global Fund Target Of US$13B
DURBAN, South Africa – As the fund to help the world’s most suffering prepares for a conference hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the government of Canada in September to raise US$13 billion...
View ArticleOlympic Games: Trademark Revenues Are High Stakes
With a budget of over 2 US$ billion, the Brazilian Olympics rely heavily on commercial sponsors and licensing for revenue. Protecting the Olympic symbols is thus an imperative for the games with...
View ArticleThe Expert On IP For IP: Interview With Scott Bradner
Fluent in both types of IP: Scott Bradner has been an architect of intellectual property (IP) policy for internet protocol (IP) standards. He played a core role in the development of internet protocol,...
View ArticleShifting Mindsets To Improve Access To Medicine
What levers need to be pulled to improve access to medicine worldwide? Jayasree K. Iyer, Executive Director of the Access to Medicines Index, shares ideas that she says would lead to more people...
View ArticleNagoya Protocol Gains Members, Implications Spread Ripples
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) announced early this month that five new countries ratified its protocol on access and benefit sharing of genetic resources, bringing membership to 85...
View ArticlePanel On The Right To Scientific Progress And Freedom For Scientific Research
Scientists, national and United Nations representatives, academia and civil society this week explored and elaborated on the right to enjoy scientific progress and the freedom which is indispensable...
View ArticleIntergovernmental Organisations Swap Notes On Working For Inclusive Trade
If world trade is to be more inclusive it needs to assess a populist backlash against trade that is occurring in different parts of the world, says Jean-Baptiste Velut, an associate professor at...
View ArticleWEF On Competitiveness: Openness In Decline, Push In Innovation, Tech Needed
The world is seeing a decline in openness in economies, the World Economic Forum said in its new Global Competitiveness Report 2016 - 2017. But WEF sees an increased role for technology, innovation and...
View ArticleVoluntary Sustainability Standards: Virtue Enhancers Or Trade Discriminatory?
Voluntary standards are seen by some as acting as barriers to trade, in particular for developing countries unable to meet the requirements of those private standards. At the World Trade Organization...
View ArticleUNICEF Tender Allows Gavi To Supply Vaccines For Millions Of Children
Gavi, the vaccine alliance, announced yesterday that a UNICEF pentavalent vaccine tender will secure sufficient supplies for the next three years to protect millions of children in Gavi-supported and...
View ArticleAntimicrobial Resistance Needs Research, Regulation, Speakers Say
The issue of antimicrobial resistance has been in the spotlight in recent months as a growing awareness of the threat it represents for humanity has pushed discussions at the multilateral level. This...
View ArticleStandards Symposium Highlights Security, Privacy On Eve Of World Telecom...
The 2016 Global Standards Symposium (GSS2016) organised by the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Hammamet, Tunisia, this week in its conclusions heavily supported privacy by design and...
View ArticleWTO ‘Paragraph 6’ System For Affordable Medicine: Time For Change?
A range of practitioners and representatives in the manufacture of medicines, intergovernmental officials, academics and civil society representatives last week gave diverse views on the effectiveness...
View ArticleSouth Centre, FAO Sign Agreement Promoting Tech Transfer, Innovation
The intergovernmental South Centre and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation have signed a five-year agreement to help the global south fight malnutrition, reduce poverty, and address...
View ArticleCountries Asked To Revise IP Laws Preventing Implementation Of Farmers’ Rights
A global consultation on farmers’ rights recently co-organised by Indonesia and Norway provided recommendations to the international plant treaty, calling for the establishment of an ad hoc working...
View ArticlePanel Explores Relation Between Plant Breeders’ Convention And Plant Treaty
When countries belong to several international instruments, some aspects of those instruments may run contradictory to one another. A symposium held recently by the International Convention for the...
View ArticleInternational Law Enforcement Steps Up Battle Against ‘Darknet’ IP Theft
A recent multinational crackdown on illegal activity in the anonymous channels of the so-called Darknet resulting in multiple arrests around the world was intended to thwart rampant online intellectual...
View ArticleFAO Postpones New Director For Office In Geneva
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) today announced the postponement of the assumption of duties of the person appointed to become the new director of the FAO liaison office in...
View ArticleSupport IP-Watch: An Appeal To Readers
Intellectual Property Watch needs your financial support. As one of our readers, you know that IP-Watch plays a vital role in international policymaking on intellectual property and innovation through...
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