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Ensuring the Visibility and Accessibility of European Creative Content on the World Market: The Need for Copyright Data Improvement in the Light of New Technologies and the Opportunity Arising from Article 17 of the CDSM Directive

[Martin Senftleben, Thomas Margoni, Daniel Antal, Bodó Balázs, Stef van Gompel, Christian Handke, Martin Kretschmer, Joost Poort, João Quintais, Sebastian Schwemer] Abstract: In the European Strategy for Data (COM(2020) 66 final), the European Commission highlighted the EU’s ambition “to acquire a leading role in the data economy.” At the same time, the Commission conceded that the EU would have to
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Manufacturing for Export: A TRIPS-Consistent Pro-Competitive Exception

[Carlos M. Correa and Juan I. Correa] The paper discusses the flexibilization of the sui generis system of supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) under European law recently introduced to allow for the manufacturing, stockpiling and export of covered products. Against this background, it examines the viability under the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (the TRIPS Agreement) of an
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SOBRE EL SCCR 42 DE LA OMPI Y LA ALIANZA DE LA SOCIEDAD CIVIL LATINOAMERICANA PARA EL ACCESO JUSTO AL CONOCIMIENTO

[Fundación Karisma] Entre el 9 y el 13 de mayo de 2022 tuvo lugar la cuadragésima segunda sesión del Comité Permanente de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (SCCR 42 de la OMPI). Para esta ocasión, seis organizaciones de la sociedad civil latinoamericana coordinamos acciones conformando la Alianza de la Sociedad Civil
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The WIPO Files II: Is International Lawmaking on Copyright Still Possible?

[Teresa Nobre] The 42nd session of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) took place from 9 to 13 May 2022 in Geneva. This was the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started that most of the delegates were reunited in person. In 2020 and 2021, the Committee held hybrid format sessions of
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Civil Society’s Meaningful Engagement in the Patent System for a More Profound Real-World Impact

[Muhammad Zaheer Abbas] Abstract: The current COVID-19 pandemic has put the problem of equitable access to health technologies in the limelight because governments across the globe are struggling to meet the health needs of their populations. Patent exclusivities add to the cost of healthcare by allowing supra-competitive prices of protected technologies. There is a pressing need to mobilize all means
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Libraries, Research Get a Boost at WIPO

[Terea Hackett] The 42nd session of WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), the global forum that sets international copyright law and policy, took place in Geneva from 9 - 13 May 2022 - the first full meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. EIFL was there to promote strong rights for libraries in support of access
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