Zimbabwe: Mr. Chair transparency is key to everything
Late morning at WIPO SCCR 24 meeting regarding the treaty for people with disabilities.
The US is asking now to go into “informal” discussions.
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WIPO SCCR24 What is an “authorized entity” and what is the fight about?
Today the discussion on the definition of “authorized entity” has started. It is one of the important and technical issues that could make a treaty good or bad, useful or ineffective.
An “authorized entity” or AE is the institution that provides the works in accessible format to the people with visual impairments who are the beneficiaries of the future treaty. Depending on how broad or narrow or inclusive v. restrictive the definition gets to be by the end of the negotiation, access is conditioned.
Some of the questions this morning:
Federal Appellate Court: Pay-for-Delay is “prima facie evidence of an unreasonable restraint of trade.”
On Monday, July 16, 2012, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that pay-for-delay agreements between branded pharmaceutical companies and generic manufacturers are prima facie evidence of anticompetitive behavior. Continue Reading
SCCR24: Opening statement of the African Group
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has convened the 24th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) which will take place from 16 July 2012 to 25 July 2012 at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Ambassador Darlington Mwape (Zambia) is chairing the 24th SCCR. The morning session of the SCCR witnessed opening remarks by group coordinators. The following statement was delivered by Egypt on behalf of the African Group.
KEI notes on the 13th round of TPPA negotiations in San Diego, CA
The 13th round of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) took place in San Diego, CA, USA from 2-10 July 2012.
Notes on Intellectual Property
1 European Parliament votes 478 to 39 to reject ACTA
The vote to reject a delay of the final ACTA vote was 420 Vs 255, followed by the rejection of ACTA by a vote of 478 to 39.
KEI Director James Love statement:
Continue ReadingJoint Statement of Civil Society Groups on U.S. TPP Copyright Proposal
The below is a joint statement from EFF, Knowledge Ecology International, Public Knowledge, and Public Citizen.
Joint Statement of Civil Society Groups on U.S. TPP Copyright Proposal
2 Copyright Limitations and Exceptions: What does the secret TPPA text say?
USPTO and Congress bash India over the Nexavar compulsory license
On June 27, 2012, Teresa Stanek Rea, the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), testified at a hearing on: “International IP Enforcement: Protecting Patents, Trade Secrets and Market Access”, before the US House of Representatives, Judicary Committee, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Continue Reading
Nexavar compulsory license case in India
Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), testifying at a June 27, 2012 hearing on: “International IP Enforcement: Protecting Patents, Trade Secrets and Market… Continue Reading
