SCCR Day 2: Re Limitations and Exceptions (Finally)
After a rather disappointing day 1 of the standing committee on copyright and related rights at WIPO, Day 2 is turning out to be a good constructive day.
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KEI Letter to Thailand Prime Minister and Health Minister, regarding compulsory licensing decisions
His Excellency Mr. Samak Sundaravej Prime Minister Government House Nakornpratom Rd. Dusit, Bangkok Thailand 10300 His Excellency Mr. Chaiya Sasomsap Minister of Public Health Tiwanont Rd. Talad Kwan District Nontaburi Province 11000 Thailand March 4, 2008 Re: Thailand Compulsory Licenses… Continue Reading
2002-8: WIPO discussions on access for blind, visually impaired and other reading disabled persons
During the current SCCR 17 discussions on copyright limitations and exceptions, some delegates are unfamiliar with the longstanding efforts to engage WIPO delegates in this issue. Here are some rough notes of *some* of the times when this issue has… Continue Reading
WIPO Secretariat surges ahead on hosting round table on “Economics of IP”
Without much fanfare save a press release bereft of critical detail, the WIPO Secretariat hosted an international round table on from 26-27 November 2007 which brought together 15 leading economists to discuss the “economics of intellectual property (IP)”.
According to the press release,
Require or Encourage? IGWG text on open access
Re: The WHO IGWG Text on Access to Publicly Funded Research Provision, from “Requirement” to “Encouragement”?
One of the outcomes of the Nov. 5-10, 2007 second session of the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (IGWG2) is a provision on access to government funded research.
Jan 28 & 29, 2008 KEI & UNU-MERIT Medical Prize Fund Workshop
Agenda for the Maastricht Meeting on Medical Innovation Prizes
Official Website for the Meeting on Medical Innovation Prizes
KEI / UNU-MERIT Prize for the Best Paper on Monetary Prizes to Stimulare Medical R&D
Notes on a panel discussion on IP and free trade with government and industry representatives
A Panel Discussion on Policy Approaches to Intellectual Property Enforcement and the Impact on Trade Agreements
Organized by the Property Rights Alliance, this event was hosted by the Intellectual Property Caucus and sponsored by Rep. Tom Feeney.
Date: 12:00-1:30pm October 4, 2007
Venue: Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC
Attendance: Congressional staff, industry representatives, other interested parties.
WIPO: Under Siege?
Walking around the marbled corridors of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) during its 43rd General Assembly, one cannot help but feel a palpable sense of an Organization under siege. Heightened security detail, ostensibly for the protection of the institution and the assembled delegates, was referred by one insider as justification for WIPO maintaining the current levels for patent filing fees.
NGO Statement on Patent Ruling
Tuesday, 07 August 2007
Joint Statement by CPAA, MSF, DNP+ and Lawyers Collective on Novartis Judgment the Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA), the Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit, the Delhi Network for Positive People (DNP+) and Médecins Sans Frontières.
Contacts:
Lawyers Collective: Anand Grover: +91.9820184788; Chan Park: + 91.9899452377
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MSF Press Release on Indian Court Ruling
Monday, 06 August 2007
Indian Court Ruling in Novartis Case Protects India as the 'Pharmacy of the Developing World'
Médecins Sans Frontières
India: Leena Menghaney + 91.98.11.36.54.12
Switzerland: Sheila Shettle + 41.79.293.0270, + 41.22.849.8403
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