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WTO Meets to Discuss Waiver on Patent Rights for COVID-19 Vaccines

shot by IP News Shots / 4:51 pm on 12 March, 2021

The council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) met again this week to discuss the proposal of temporarily waiving IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines and other supplies by India and South Africa. However, the meeting ended without any consensus this time too. The issue will be discussed again in the next TRIPS Council meeting scheduled to be held in June.

Industry: Healthcare Equipment & Supplies, Pharmaceuticals

Online IP Conference held on the Occasion of Portugal’s EU Council Presidency

shot by IP News Shots / 7:09 pm on 15 February, 2021

Last week, an event titled “The Intellectual Property Metamorphosis in the Digital Transition Age”, was organised by the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), with support from the European Commission, European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the European Patent Office (EPO), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). At the opening, António Campinos, EPO President, highlighted how innovation and IP play a major role in the fight against COVID-19 and in Europe’s economic recovery. He also emphasized the need to support businesses and inventors to enable them to bring new technologies to the market and stressed the importance of moving forward on the Unitary Patent.

Industry: Others

USPTO Hosts First NCEAI Innovation Chat Virtually

shot by IP News Shots / 6:50 pm on 20 January, 2021

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted the first National Council for Expanding American Innovation (NCEAI) chat virtually. The chat took place between the Director of the USPTO, Andrei Iancu and the Deputy Director General for Patents and Technology Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Lisa Jorgensen. The main agenda of the virtual chat was for the NCEAI to be specific in identifying needs, strategizing specific solutions and provision of tangible measurements of every solution’s application.

Industry: Others

JPO to Co-host Judicial Symposium on IP/Tokyo 2020

shot by IP News Shots / 6:42 pm on 20 January, 2021

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) has announced that it will be co-hosting the Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property/Tokyo 2020 this week in conjunction with the Supreme Court, the IP High court, Ministry of Justice of Japan, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, and the IP Lawyers Network in Japan. The online symposium will have legal experts from Japan, the US and Europe in attendance and developments and challenges in IP issues will be discussed.

Industry: Others

First India-EU IPR Dialogue Held Virtually

shot by IP News Shots / 6:31 pm on 20 January, 2021

The first India-EU dialogue was held virtually between the EU Commission and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The main aim of the conference was to strengthen relations with the EU and to increase cooperation for intellectual property rights. Both parties presented their initiatives in the direction of promoting and strengthening IP rights in relation to Free Trade Agreements.

Industry: Others

Developments at the Anti-Counterfeit 2020 International Forum

shot by IP News Shots / 5:54 pm on 22 December, 2020

The State Committee on Science and Technology (SCST) of the Republic of Belarus hosted the 8^th International forum for fighting counterfeit products, the Anti-Counterfeit 2020, in Minsk. The chairman of the SCST spoke at the event about the importance of the fight against counterfeiting in encouraging innovation and also stressed on all countries putting more effort towards fighting the menace.

Industry: Others