Essentially Derived Varieties (EDV) are a very interesting topic in international Plant Variety Rights, a valuable life science IP right. Since its introduction with the UPOV 1991 treaty, EDV formed the object of intense debate within the WIPO-attached agency, trying to find the right…
Source: IP Watch A new report by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Trademark Association (INTA) estimates that some US$213 billion was lost to digital piracy in movies, music and software in 2015. The report also projects…
Source: Euipo.europa.eu The summaries of the Observatory working group meetings that took place from 29 November to 2 December in Milan are now available on the Observatory Website. Source: Summaries of Observatory working group meetings
Source: Euipo.europa.eu The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) through the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights (Observatory) today published the Summary Report: Consumers’ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Copyright. Source: Publication of the Summary Report: Consumers’ Frequently…
Source: Techdirt.com Last month, we recognized that while it was still a long shot, it was interesting that the Iceland Pirate Party actually had a chance to form the new government there. A few previous efforts had failed and the…
Source: Techdirt.com Seeds might not seem to have much to do with digital technology, but the DNA that lies at their heart is in fact digital information, and thus many of the issues that concern Techdirt also apply here. One…
Source: Techdirt.com Rightscorp is doing some aggressive whistling in the dark. The company that thought it could tackle piracy with threatening letters, threatening robocalls, and suing ISPs for contributory infringement has been bleeding money since its inception. By the middle…