KEI’s release of TPP Intellectual Property Chapter – May 11, 2015 Draft Link to full text of the IP Chapter: /tpp/11may2015-ip-text 2015:2 KEI TPP Briefing Note: The Evolution of the Article on Patents/Patentable Subject Matter in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Intellectual… Continue Reading
The text of the proposed new U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade agreement is out, and available here from USTR. The agreement includes 34 chapters, 11 agreement annexes and 12 side letters. This is the first time the public has seen the text, even… Continue Reading
On Friday, 28 September 2018, the WIPO General Assembly adopted a decision paragraph in relation to a roadmap for the proposed WIPO Broadcasting Treaty. The consensus language was reached during informal consultations on Wednesday, 26 September 2018 facilitated by Daren… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 25 September 2018, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following opening statement at the 2018 WIPO General Assembly. Opening Statement, Knowledge Ecology International KEI would like WIPO to continue work on, and evaluate the progress of, the obligation that… Continue Reading
October 3-4, 2018 Geneva Graduate Institute, C1 Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2 Petal 5 KEI is hosting a 1.5 day seminar on the WIPO broadcasting treaty October 3-4, 2018, at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), which is walking… Continue Reading
USTR has provided some details of the new trade agreement with Mexico, here. As usual, the agreement seems to favor drug companies and holders of copyrights, although few of the details are known. Among the specifics revealed are a proposed… Continue Reading
On June 28, 2018, the U.S. Senate provided the necessary advice and consent for ratification of the WIPO Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled. At present, 39… Continue Reading
May 28 to June 1, 2018 WIPO’s Page on the Meeting SCCR36 – WIPO’s draft action plans on copyright limitations and exceptions NGO letter to WIPO SCCR delegates expressing grave concerns about proposed WIPO treaty for broadcasting SCCR36 A look… Continue Reading
On Friday, 1 June 2018, WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR, 36th Session) adopted the following recommendation on the Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations. This language below is reproduced in paragraph 8 of the Chair’s… Continue Reading
Note: there is an update on the final text in a more recent blog, here. The text below reflects the state of play at 5:19 pm. Friday, 1 June 2018 Geneva 17h19 The “Zombie treaty” for broadcasters may be much… Continue Reading