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WIPO Treaty on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge Harmonizes Disclosure and Remedies

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Trading Harmonization for Limitations on Revocation in the President’s Penultimate Draft

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”27px|||||” custom_margin=”-77px|auto||auto||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] A President’s draft was announced in the 9pm session on May 22 of the of the World Intellectual Property…

Article 6 of the WIPO IGC Treaty: Restraining Revocation

Article 6, including authorizations to revoke patents for a failure to disclose genetic resources (“GR”) or associated traditional knowledge (“TK”) has emerged as another contentious issue in this week’s negotiation of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) diplomatic conference on…

Sanctions for Non Disclosure, as Set Out in Article 6 of the WIPO Basic Proposal on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge, Should Include Possible Revocation of a Patent

James Love and Claire Cassedy, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) The basic proposal for an international legal instrument relating to intellectual property, genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources prepared by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Secretariat (GRATK/DC/3)…

South African Copyright Bill Promotes Creator Rights

Denise Nicholson, a Copyright consultant at Scholarly Horizons, contends that criticism of a Copyright Amendment Bill in South Africa is misguided and harms authors and creators. She believes that the Bill contains some of the world’s most progressive copyright provisions,…

The Beginning of the WIPO diplomatic conference on Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge

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Safeguarding IP rights and academic freedom in Higher Education

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_margin=”-52px|||||”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_margin=”-35px|||||”] Edtech platforms play an increasing role in higher education, affecting academic labour, complicating academic ownership of…

Latin American AI Strategies Can Tackle Copyright as a Legal Risk for Researchers

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Carolina Botero’s recent paper, “Latin American AI Strategies Can Tackle Copyright as a Legal Risk for…

GRULAC Opening Statement at CDIP 32

At the opening of the thirty-second session of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP), the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC), represented by the delegation of Brazil, welcomed reports highlighting WIPO’s contributions to sustainable development goals, particularly emphasizing…