The World Bank today announced a new Open Access policy for research conducted in-house or supported by its grants. Beginning July 1, the bank will “require open access under copyright licensing from Creative Commons—a...
Read MoreInfojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Open Letter to Colombian Legislature on Pending Copyright Bill An open letter signed by over 60 scholars and advocates has been sent to the leadership of the...
Read MoreEarlier this week, USTR released the 2012 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, which describes trade barriers in the EU, the Arab League, and 58 countries. The report includes “an inventory of the most...
Read MorePlease find below a sign-on letter for intellectual property academics and experts to Colombian legislative leaders regarding the recently released bill to amend Colombia’s law to implement the US-Colombia FTA. The core message...
Read MoreIntellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IP Czar) Victoria Espinel has published the 2011 Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement. The report describes enforcement activities by the Departments of Commerce,...
Read MoreLast week, Carolina Rossini announced a new Open Educational Resources project website: “we aim to provide vast information on OER for Portuguese speakers. We have developed a large FAQ, pointed to reference documents, media,...
Read MoreInfojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest White House IP Czar Releases the 2011 Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IP Czar) Victoria Espinel...
Read MorePhRMA’s Special 301 comments to the U.S. Trade Representative include a section on the compulsory licensing provisions in India’s Patents Act. PhRMA recommends that “India should ensure that the CL provisions comply with...
Read MoreOn March 27, the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee (INTA) voted 21-5 to reject a request by MEP David Martin to refer the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement to the European Court of Justice. Martin...
Read MoreU.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson criticized India’s recent compulsory license for the anticancer drug Nexaver in a meeting with Indian Minister of Commerce Anand Sharma. A government official told the Economic Times...
Read MoreInfojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Federal Research Public Access Act attracts two dozen additional co-sponsors Twenty four additional Representatives have cosponsored the Federal Research Public...
Read MoreOn Wednesday, the Indian Supreme Court will hear arguments in Novartis’ challenge to India’s patent law. In 2006, the Indian Patent Office rejected Novartis’ patent application for the cancer drug Glivec (imatinib mesylate),...
Read MoreToday, the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs held a debate on ACTA [Webcast]. Tomorrow, the debate will move to the Committee on International Trade [Webcast]. In advance, civil society...
Read MoreTwenty four additional Representatives have cosponsored the Federal Research Public Access Act, (FPRAA, H.R.4004), introduced by Rep. Doyle on February 9. The bill would require Federal Agencies to collect digital copies of...
Read MoreWyden has proposed two amendments relating to intellectual property and trade policy to the Jumpstarting Our Business Sector Act (JOBS Act). The first is a reaction to the Obama Administration’s assertion that it can bind the...
Read MoreInfojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Trans Pacific Partnership Negotiation News TPP Intellectual Property Negotiations Headed to Chile April 9-13 U.S. Proposal for IP and Medicines in the TPP Faces...
Read MoreThe Sunday Times has reported on Siyavula, a project started by Mark Horner that has provided over 2.4 million textbooks to high schools in South Africa. Siyavula volunteers write textbooks for 10th-to-12th grade math and...
Read MoreLast year, the United Nation’s Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizagtion (UNESCO) announced the creation of the Global Open Access Portal, a project that aims to map the landscape of open access to scholarly and...
Read MoreBranka Totić, Director of the Serbian Intellectual Property Office, says that Serbia is prepared to ratify ACTA as part of its efforts to joint the European Union, assuming the existing Member States ratify the Agreement and it...
Read MoreAgence France Presse reports that Slovenian government spokesman Anze Logar has told journalists that the government will delay ratification of the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement until debate of the agreement is settled in...
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