intellectual property


DNP+ response to RCEP negotiations on Intellectual Property ongoing in Thailand
Japan is pushing for intellectual property rules in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership that will undermine and delay access to affordable generic medecine in Asia.
What is brewing between India and the US on IPR?
Ssomething is brewing between the two countries on the issue of intellectual property rights.
Prof Stiglitz on TPP 2015
Professor Stiglitz addressing TPP negotiators in New York in January 2015.
Doctors Without Borders flies aerial banner to protest Obama trade deal
MSF took its protest against the TPP to the skies, flying an aerial banner that read “Doctors to Obama: Keep #TPP Away From Our Medicines” along the Hudson River.
Missing: Intellectual property rights with a social lens
The Modi government has moved fast and furious on charting a new policy regarding intellectual property rights, in close contact with the US
Cornish pasty 'at risk' from EU-US trade deal
The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership could mean that the EU may not be able to uphold laws that protect regional foods
The grapes of wrath
The US is among very few countries that allow the Champagne name to be used on wine not from Champagne, France. TTIP may change that.
'We can't protect every sausage,' says German agriculture minister over TTIP deal
Germany's Minister of Agriculture, Christian Schmidt, says some German specialties may be stripped of their regional protection due to a free-trade deal with the US.
It doesn't matter who does the lobbying: Trade agreements aren't the place for internet regulations
Recent TiSA leaks show that not just content industry players, but now internet companies are lobbying for their interests in trade deals.
TISA negotiations: Yes to e-commerce, data flows, no to IPR, data protection?
After two years of negotiations, the draft Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) stands at 17 horizontal and sector-specific proposals, negotiators told Intellectual Property Watch after the 2-5 December Geneva round of negotiations