The 12th round of negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership will be held from May 8-18 in Dallas Texas. Topics to be covered in the negotiations include patents and enforcement of intellectual property. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President for…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest TPP Negotiations to Resume This Week in Dallas The 12th round of negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership will be held from May 8-18 in Dallas Texas. Topics to be covered in…
Next week, the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade will vote on its draft legal opinion on ACTA. The legal opinion states that the “Commission has ensured that ACTA provisions comply with the Union acquis and that nothing in ACTA…
On May 15, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing on S. 1138, the Prize Fund for HIV/AIDS Act. The bill, introduced a year ago by Sen. Sanders, would provide direct support to innovators while…
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AND SAVE THE DATE December 15-17, 2012 FGV Law School Rio De Janeiro, Brazil English | Portuguese Printable Call for Participation We are pleased to announce the Second Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest.…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Call for Participation: 2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest The Second Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest will be held December 15-17, 2012 at FGV…
On April 26, the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on “International Patent Issues: Promoting a Level Playing Field for American Industry Abroad.” Witnesses from industry and academia participated, and each listed what…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Kenyan High Court Strikes Down Sections of Anticounterfeit Act Justice Mumbi Ngugi of the Kenyan High Court has ruled that sections 2, 32, and 34 of the Kenya Anti Counterfeit Act 2008…
Consumers International has published its annual “IP Watchlist,” a report that examines the copyright laws and policies of 30 countries, determining which are strongest (and weakest) at promoting access to knowledge. The list ranks each country according to 49 criteria,…
The European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee will its rapporteur’s draft opinion on ACTA this Wednesday, and will vote on Thursday whether or not to recommend that Parliament give its consent to the Agreement. FFII has written a letter to the…
Justice Mumbi Ngugi of the Kenyan High Court has ruled that sections 2, 32, and 34 of the Kenya Anti Counterfeit Act 2008 “violate the complainant’s right to life and health as it severely limits access to drugs.” Three petitioners…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Colombia Rushes Through Unbalanced Copyright Reform [by Sean Flynn] The latest example of a rushed copyright reform process to implement an unbalanced law while stifling public debate occurred in Colombia last week.…