Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Public Health Groups Launch Global Campaign Against Abbott Labs’ Monopoly on Critical AIDS Medicine Public health groups in a dozen countries have launched a...
Read MoreOn November 15, the European Parliament issued a resolution that “Stresses the need to protect the integrity of the global internet and freedom of communication by refraining from unilateral measures to revoke IP addresses...
Read MoreThe World Trade Organization’s TRIPS Council will ask Member states to consider a request from Least Developed Countries for an extension of the deadline for their compliance with the TRIPS Agreement. IP Watch reports that...
Read MoreOn November 16, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the controversial legislation introduced by Rep. Smith to give the executive branch and IP owners more tools to fight...
Read MoreThe South Centre has released a new policy brief on the state of the implementation of the Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health. It hails the Doha Declaration as a “landmark achievement for clarifying the relationship...
Read MoreTrans Pacific Partnership negotiators released a “Trade Ministers’ Report to Leaders” at the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) that offered little detail about the status of negotiations. Some observers had expected the...
Read MoreH.R. 3261 – Stopping Online Piracy Act (SOPA), recently introduced in the House by Lamar Smith, has received criticism from Members of Congress, Internet Service Providers, Library Associations, and civil society groups. ...
Read MoreCarol Nogueira and Julianna Granjeia report in Folha.com that a Brazilian court has ruled DJs do not need to pay royalties for samples of songs used in public performances at clubs. Judge Cláudia Longobardi Campana found that...
Read MoreThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Commonwealth of Learning have published guidelines on Open Educational Resources. Its purpose is to “encourage decision makers in governments...
Read MoreInfojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning Publish Guidelines for Open Educational Resources The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and...
Read MoreNew Zealand is opposing the pharmaceutical provisions tabled by the United States, which would require governments to “appropriately recognize the value of the patented or generic pharmaceutical products or medical...
Read More“Copyright Industries in the U.S. Economy: The 2011 Report,” written by Stephen Siwek and published by the International Intellectual Property Association, was released on November 2 at an event sponsored by the Congressional...
Read MoreInfojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest U.S. Copyright Office Report on “Priorities and Special Projects” U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante has published a report outlining the...
Read MoreU.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante has published a report outlining the “Priorities and Special Projects of the U.S. Copyright Office” for the next two years. According to the copyright office press release: “Rogue...
Read MoreOn October 28, the South African National Assembly debated the Intellectual Property Laws Amendments Bill, which aims to protect indigenous knowledge. Speaking before the House, Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies said...
Read MoreOn October 26, Rep. Lamar Smith introduced the Stopping Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261), also called the Enforcing and Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent on Theft and Exploitation Act (E-PARASTE Act.) H.R. 3261 is...
Read MoreThe World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced “Re:Search,” a new consortium of pharmaceutical manufacturers, government entities, and nonprofit organizations which will share intellectual property in order...
Read MoreInfojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Ninth Round of Trans Pacific Partnership Negotiations Underway; New Negotiating Texts Leaked Officials from the nine countries negotiating the Trans Pacific...
Read MoreIn advance of the upcoming meeting of the World Health Organization Working Group on Substandard/Spurious/Falsified/Falsely-Labeled/Counterfeit (SSFFC) Medical Products, 55 civil society groups have written its Chairperson to...
Read MoreRepresentatives Levin, Waxman, McDermott and Conyers have written U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to “underscore the importance of upholding the U.S. commitment to advancing an agreement that safeguards access to...
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