ACTA: Intervention of China to the WTO TRIPS Council
The following is extracted from China’s intervention made at the WTO TRIPS Council meeting held from 26-27 October 2010; this reflects China’s position on ACTA.
On ACTACanada’s Intervention to TRIPS Council: Experience using the System (Apotex-Rwanda Case)
On Wednesday, 27 October 2010, Canada delivered the three interventions to the WTO TRIPS Council related to the review of the Paragraph 6 system. The first intervention below details the Canadian experience using the Paragraph 6 system in the case of Apotex and Rwanda.
CANADA Intervention: (1) Experience using the System (Apotex-Rwanda Case)As we recall, the 2003 WTO Decision on TRIPS and Public Health was an intensely negotiated decision that garnered unanimous support from all WTO Members.
Brazilian intervention at TRIPS Council: ACTA
The following statement was delivered by Brazil at this week’s TRIPS Council.
TRIPS Enforcement Trends/ACTA – TRIPS Council – Intervention by BrazilAccording to press releases circulated in the first week of this month, the negotiating process of ACTA is virtually concluded.
A few points only would still remain open and those points would not prevent a final agreement from being reached soon, according to statements released by authorities from the countries participating in the ACTA negotiations.
Extracts of India’s Intervention to the WTO TRIPS Council: ACTA
On Wednesday, 27 October 2010, the WTO TRIPS Council held its annual review of the Paragraph 6 System. IP-Watch has a link to the detailed program of the annual review. This annual review of the Paragraph 6 system lasted till around 8 PM Geneva time. More details of this closed door meeting will be provided in due course. Continue Reading
WIPO releases program for ‘Global Meeting on Emerging Copyright Licensing Modalities’
In advance of the 21st session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR 21), WIPO is holding a Global Meeting on Emerging Copyright Licensing Modalities on 4-5 November 2010 in Geneva which endeavors to facilitate ‘Access to Culture in the Digital Age’. The program for this Global Meeting can be found here: http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/2010/wipo_cr_lic_ge_10/program.html.
Statement by the EU and its Member States on the preliminary study on standards and patents (SCP/13/2)
STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS
15th Session
(Geneva, 11 to 15 October 2010)Statement by the EU and its Member States on the preliminary study on standards and patents (SCP/13/2)Mr. Chairman,
SCP 15: State of Play on day four of WIPO’s patent committee
14 October 2010
Day 4 of the 15th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP 15)Group B proposal on Future Work regarding Patent Quality
13 October 2010
Group B proposal on Future Work1. Recalling that the SCP was established to serve as a forum to discuss issues, facilitate coordination and provide guidance concerning the progressive international development of patent law,SCP15: KEI statement on Exclusions from Patentable Subject Matter and Exceptions and Limitations to the Rights
KEI statement on Exclusions from Patentable Subject Matter and Exceptions and Limitations to the Rights
SCP 15
13 October 2010Thank you Mr. Chair.
We take note of Professor Coenraad Visser’s study which examined ‘Selected Case Studies of Countries Where Compulsory Licences Have Been Granted for Pharmaceuticals’.
KEI general statement to the 15th Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP)
SCP 15
General Statement of Knowledge Ecology International
12 October 2010Thank you Mr. Chair, and I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you and the vice-chairs upon your re-election.1. Knowledge Ecology International welcomes the reports by experts, thanks the Secretariat for its work on this topic.
As a general matter, KEI suggests the WIPO Secretariat provide standardized disclosure of the professional consulting that various experts do, as is the practice for other UN bodies and some academic journals.