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Last week the Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a report on IP intensive industries in the U.S. “Intellectual Property and the U.S. Economy: Industries in Focus” identifies 75 industries as “IP Intensive” out of 313 industries overall, and concludes that these IP-intensive industries directly account […]
At a PIJIP-hosted seminar on intellectual property and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) last week, present and former Chilean trade officials questioned whether joining the TPP would be worth its costs if it included additional demands on intellectual property. Author Sean Flynn
This overview on copyright flexibilities in Canada consists of two parts: first, answers to a questionnaire on the state of copyright law and second, a table organizing the limitations and exceptions to copyright in Canada’s laws. The first part includes an analysis of copyright flexibilities and the current political context of copyright provided by Michael […]
The Chilean press reports that Senators Fulvio Rossi and Francisco Chahuán have expressed their opposition to legislation in the Congress that would prohibit health regulators from granting marketing approval to medicines which are under patent without the acquiescence of the patent holder. This “linkage” between patents and health regulators would implement an obligation of the […]
RedPaTodos, a citizen participation platform that promotes discussion on copyright and its application on the Internet, warns that the adoption of Bill 201/2012, known in social networks and media as #LeyLleras2, failed the public debate, ignored citizens requests for participation, and disregarded the arguments of scholars and experts in the field in the design of […]
Yesterday, the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the EU Parliament held a public debate on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. At the debate, the EU’s Rapporteur for ACTA, MEP David Martin announced that he will recommend that Parliament vote to reject the agreement. In a press release, Martin said: “Today’s conference has confirmed my […]
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