The last panel of the day at the Global Conference Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy was titled “The power of education and awareness in building respect for IP.” It was moderated by John Tarpey, Director of WIPO’s Communications Division. He said…
The first afternoon panel at the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy was moderated by Simon Crompton, editor of the British publication Managing IP. He opened by noting that ACTA has been criticized both for having been negotiated in a…
After an opening plenary that restated the themes of the meeting, the second day of the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy broke into panels, one of which was “Financing effective enforcement – innovative approaches.” It was chaired by Trevor…
In the late afternoon at the first day of the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy, a Boardroom Dialogue Session was held on “IP enforcement and sustainable development – perspectives and challenges.” Johannes Christian Wichard, Deputy Director General of WIPO’s…
The afternoon at the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy included two sets of Boardroom Dialogue Discussions. In the first set, one was “Competition law and building respect for IP.” It was moderated by Josef Drexl, Director of the Max-Planck-Institut…
After the opening plenary of the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy, the conference split into two simultaneous Boardroom Dialogue Sessions, including one on “Determining the Impact – the Importance of Measuring the Scope and Impact of Infringement.” It was…
John Morten, Director of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the US opened the afternoon plenary of the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy, saying that IP enforcement is a high priority for Obama administration, with the Attorney General and…
The opening of the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy featured the heads of many different public and private organizations. The themes that were repeated by all speakers were 1) the need to convince the public to have a greater…
On January 18, the Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus held the Seventh Annual State of the Net Conference to discuss current issues and upcoming legislation in 2011. The event brought together industry groups, consumer groups, and government officials…
The Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus is holding its 2011 “State of the Net Conference” on January 18 and 19 in Washington, D.C. The industry-sponsored event will include keynote addresses by Representatives Blackburn and Goodlatte, Department of Commerce…
A gathering of the Access to Knowledge (A2K) Global Academy will be convened by the Information Society Project (Yale) on January 18-19, 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. The A2K Global Academy is a network of academic centers dedicated to research,…
WIPO, Interpol, the World Customs Organization, the International Chamber of Commerce and the International Trademark Association are will co-host the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy in Paris this coming February. The industry-funded congress first met in 2004,