2000 Special 301 Report

2000 SPECIAL 301 REPORT United States Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky today announced the results of the 2000 “Special 301” annual review which examined in detail the adequacy and effectiveness of intellectual property protection in over 70 countries. Ambassador Barshefsky also… Continue Reading

1999 Special 301 Report

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Executive Office of the President Washington, D.C. 20508 For Immediate Release April 30, 1999 Contact: Jay Ziegler, Helaine Klasky, Amy Stilwell, (202) 395-3230 USTR ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF SPECIAL 301 ANNUAL REVIEW United States… Continue Reading

WIPO’s proposed treaty on broadcasting

KEI’s timeline of WIPO negotiations on the treaty from 1961 to 2023 is available here. For SCCR 43, March 13 to March 17, 2023 Meeting documents. (link) English version of Second Revised Draft Text for the WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty,prepared… Continue Reading

Competition

USDOJ 2017 UPDATE OF THE ANTITRUST GUIDELINES FOR THE LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STANDARD SETTING AND COMPETITION November 8, 2012 COMPETITION, INNOVATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, April 26, 2012 CHAPTER 6 : COMPETITIVE ISSUES REGARDING PRACTICES THAT EXTEND THE MARKET POWER… Continue Reading

Access to Knowledge

Knowledge is essential for so many human activities and values, including freedom, the exercise of political power, and economic, social and personal development. Patents, copyright laws and other regulations and economic systems that concern the creation, management and governance of… Continue Reading

KEI Timelines

High Level Timelines of privileges regarding the commercialization and use of knowledge Timeline of privileges regarding the commercialization and use of knowledge: Part 1: before 1980 Timeline of privileges regarding the commercialization and use of knowledge: Part 2: 1980 to… Continue Reading

Marrakesh negotiation (June 17-28, 2013)

(More on the negotiations here, and on WIPO here.) The WIPO web page on the Marrakesh diplomatic conference. (Link here). The current negotiating text is: VIP/DC/3 REV. All Previous draft treaty texts Briefing Materials Number of countries for a treaty… Continue Reading