Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest ACTA Signed by Eight Nations On October 1, the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement was signed by Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United States. The signing statement issued at…
On October 2, the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement was signed by Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United States. The signing statement issued at the ceremony called the agreement “a significant achievement in the fight against the…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Call for Papers: Towards a Positive Agenda in International Intellectual Property Law American University Washington College of Law’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property is seeking contributions to its online working…
The Pan African Conference on Access to Information was held this month in Capetown, hosted by UNECSO, the African Union, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Over 200 delegates…
The office of the US Trade Representative has requested comments from interested parties on “Notorious Markets,” which include both physical markets and internet sites that distribute infringing content. This is the second year in which the USTR list of Notorious…
On September 19-20, the UN held a High Level Meeting to develop a global strategy to fight Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), “principally cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes.” A draft resolution was developed prior to the meeting for ratification…
The Obama administration’s proposal to reduce U.S. deficits contains two provisions dealing with intellectual property and healthcare. The proposal would reduce data exclusivity for biologic medicines to 7 years (from the current period of 12 years), and would “prohibit additional…
IP Enforcement Roundup Changes to Weekly “Roundup” Email Starting next week, this email will be renamed the “Infojustice Roundup.” The scope will be widened to include more current, positive developments of IP policy (while still including updates on efforts to…
In a speech to the Royal Television Society, UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has suggested that the British government may “look at legislative solutions” to crack down on infringing content online. His specific suggestions: “A cross-industry body, perhaps modeled on…
IP-Enforcement Roundup – September 12, 2011 Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Intellectual property and information policy experts from around the world have released the Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest. Citing an “unprecedented…
On September 6, a Division Branch of the Supreme Court of India was going to hear Novartis’ challenge to the Appellate Decision that prevented it from patenting imatinib messylate, but Judge Dalveer Bhandari recused himself and sent the matter to…
Karel De Gucht, EU Commissioner for Trade, gave a speech on September 7 at the “Conference on Intellectual Property Captured – Which Course to Take against Counterfeiters?” The speech stressed the actions the EU is taking to strengthen IP and…