Statement by the EU and its Member States on the preliminary study on standards and patents (SCP/13/2)
STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS
15th Session
(Geneva, 11 to 15 October 2010)
Statement by the EU and its Member States on the preliminary study on standards and patents (SCP/13/2)Mr. Chairman,
SCP 15: State of Play on day four of WIPO’s patent committee
14 October 2010
Day 4 of the 15th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP 15)Areas where the Oct 2, 2010 ACTA text is inconsistent with U.S. law
Note: On October 8, 2010, Senator Wyden asked the American Law Division of the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress undertake and provide to Congress:
Continue ReadingThe October 2, 2010 version of the ACTA text
The October 2, 2010 version of the ACTA text is now available. A copy is here.
See also: Areas where the Oct 2, 2010 ACTA text is inconsistent with U.S. law
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(revised 10:17 am, October 7, 2010)
Mexican Senate Urges President to Suspend ACTA Negotiations
Today, the Mexican Senate approved unanimously a resolution urging the President to suspend the ACTA negotiations based on public interest concerns.
Capecitabine (Xeloda) prices, 2010
Compulsory licensing of patents under United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007
The following are excerpts from 42 USC 17231, enacted as part of the United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110–140, DEC. 19, 2007) as part of a larger program of federal subsidies in the field of energy, the Congress has created a system of compulsory licenses of patents, designed specifically to:
Marcy Kaptur’s bill to create a compulsory license for patented seeds: the Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2009
Marcy Kaptur is a Democratic member of Congress from Ohio. In 2009 she introduced HR 3299, the Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2009. Continue Reading
The NIH patent license agreement with the UNITAID supported Medicines Patent Pool for patents on darunavir
Mexican Government (nonresponsive) responses to KEI’s concerns about ACTA
KEI has received a letter dated September 28, 2010, from Lic. Alfredo Rendón Algara – Director General Adjunto de Propiedad Industrial of Mexico (IMPI). The letter from the Mexican government is in response to KEI’s earlier letter to C. Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, regarding the position of the Mexican government in the ACTA negotiations. Continue Reading