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Patenting and Access to Clean Energy Technologies in Developing Countries
For the world to make the transition to a low carbon economy, renewable energy technologies must be made available globally. In a paper for the International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development, John Barton, Professor of Law at Stanford University, explores whether IP is a bottleneck in the solar, biofuels and wind energy sectors. He briefly summarizes his conclusions in this article, focusing on Brazil, China and India.
In the Courts: Bridging Moral Rights and Public Utility
A recent decision by a court in Bilbao, Spain, has broken new ground in weighing the moral rights of an architect in his work, as protected under Spain’s copyright law, against the public interest. This account of the case was written for WIPO Magazine by Juan José Marín, Professor of Civil Law at the University of Castilla La Mancha and an expert in Spanish copyright law.
The European Community Joins the Hague System
On New Year’s Day this year, the long anticipated accession of the European Community (EC) to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs came into effect.
Sixty Years of Wham-O
By any historical measure, the innovations of the Wham-O toy company pale in significance when compared with, say, the discovery of the polio vaccine or the development of the world wide web. But this is not to say that they are without a place in history. The Hula Hoop, the Water Wiggly sprinkler, the Slip’n’ Slide, the SuperBall and the Frisbee all hold a rightful place in the annals of innovation as products which – while perhaps not life-saving, ground-breaking, or even necessary – were hugely successful in bringing enjoyment to millions of people throughout the world.
IP and Business: Managing IP as a Set of Business Assets
Patrick Sullivan and Suzanne Harrison run the ICM Gathering, a group of knowledge-based companies which meet regularly to share insights and develop best practices on how to obtain vlaue from managing intellectual property. This article summarizes a recent lecture by Dr. Sullivan at the WIPO Academy, where he is a visiting faculty member of the Executive Program.
Welcome to the Public Domain
Jurisdictions with a 70 year period of post-mortem copyright protection will be welcoming into the public domain this year a wealth of works from authors, artists and musicians who died in 1937. This selection was compiled by Miriam Phillips, a student of music at Cambridge University, UK, for the IPKat weblog.
IP and Business: Second Life - Brand Promotion and Unauthorized Trademark Use in Virtual Worlds
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Health Research in Africa: Sharing IP Resources to Deliver Results
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Funds in Trust – Donor Updates
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In the News
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Shaggy: Dancehall Comes to WIPO
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Making the Origin Count: Two Coffees
In this second article in our series on geographical indications, WIPO Magazine follows the experiences of Ethiopia and Colombia and the different paths they have explored in pursuit of similar goals.
(Making the Origin Count: Two Coffees)...And a Tea
“The Rooibos case was our wake-up call,” Dr. Dirk Troskie of South Africa’s Western Cape Department of Agriculture told participants at the 2007 Geographical Indications Symposium.
Harry Potter and the IP Bonanza
The success of her creative works has brought J.K. Rowling enough wealth to pack the vaults of Gringotts Bank. It has, moreover, created huge revenues for license and rights holders throughout the copyright-based industries.
Mobilizing Extra Resources for Development
WIPO has begun to take a more proactive approach to mobilizing donor funding for development projects and recent discussions within the framework of the Development Agenda have given added impetus to these efforts. This article outlines the new approach and highlights a few examples of projects which are ripe for support from new partners.
Funds-In-Trust Korea
The Funds-in-Trust (FIT) provided by the government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) are one example which illustrate the value that partnerships can add to WIPO’s work with developing countries.
IP and Development: Tunisia – Developing a Knowledge Economy
Plans X and XI focus on policy reform in education, stimulating research and development through the creation of technology poles, increasing access to the Internet and strengthening the country’s intellectual property (IP) system.
Rock ’n Roll in Bangladesh: Protecting IP Rights across Borders
This is an abridged version of a case study written by Abul Kalam Azad, Professor of Economics at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, and first published by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in “ Managing the Challenges of WTO Participation: 45 Case Studies.”
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