Month: January 2010
Video of Google, DC January 11, 2010 debate on ACTA
On January 11, 2010, the Washington office of Google hosted a deb Continue Reading
New WHO documents published in relation to 3rd EWG meeting
New documents have been published on the WHO website in relation to the third meeting of the WHO Expert Working Group on R&D Financing that took place from November 30 to December 2, 2009. These six documents are available at:
http://www.who.int/phi/ewg3rdmeet/en/index.html
The first document is: Comparative Review of Innovative Financing Proposals for Health R&D
The second document is: Coordinating Arrangements for R&D [doc 352kb]
USTR’s new hearings on 301 list
USTR has issued an announcement for new procedures including public hearings on the 2010 Special 301 list. This is an effort to make the 301 process somewhat more open, and to provide more formal opportunities to both supporters and critics of USTR’s bilateral trade pressures to make their case. USTR’s actions are welcomed by several NGOs that have been critical of the unilateral trade pressures initiative, as it seems to provide the beginning of a more mature discussion about the objectives of trade policy, and the evidence to support different positions. Continue Reading
WIPO Symposium (February 8, 2010): Evolution of the Regulatory Framework of Test Data
On February 8, 2010, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold a ” Symposium on the Evolution of the Regulatory Framework of Test Data – From the Property of the Intellect to the Intellect of Property“.
Senator Wyden’s letter to the USTR on ACTA
Senator Wyden has written to the USTR posing 11 questions aiming to clarify the specific objectives of the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The next round of negotiations are scheduled to take place in Mexico during the week of January 25. The letter is available here. Continue Reading
Key dates for WIPO negotiations in 2010
On December 21, 2009, WIPO sent out a circular note (C.N 3066) indicating “provisional dates for the principal committees and bodies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that will meet in 2010”.
Here are provisional dates of key negotiations to bear in mind when planning your agenda for 2010.
SCP
WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents, SCP, (14th session): January 25-29, 2010.WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents, SCP, (15th session): October 11-15, 2010
SCCR
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