WTO TRIPS Council (February 2014) – India’s intervention on the contribution of IP to facilitate the transfer of green tech
On Tuesday, 25 February 2014, India delivered the following intervention at the WTO TRIPS Council on agenda item 11 (Contribution of Intellectual Property to Facilitate the Transfer of Environmentally Rational Technology). Ecuador tabled this agenda item.
Contribution of IP to facilitate the transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology
WTO TRIPS Council (February 2014) – India’s intervention on IP and Innovation: University Technology Partnerships
On Tuesday, 25 February 2014, India delivered the following intervention at the WTO TRIPS Council on agenda item 12 (IP and Innovation: University Technology Partnerships). The United States of America tabled this standalone agenda item on University Technology Partnerships in the context of IP and Innovation.
Agenda 12 : IP and Innovation: University Technology Partnerships
James Love on India bashing at USTR’s Feb 24, 2014 Special 301 hearing
Claire Cassedy did this interview at the KEI offices, following the February 24, 2014 USTR hearing on the Special 301.
Continue ReadingRevised agenda for Feb 24 USTR Special 301 hearing
Here is the REVISED agenda for the Special 301 hearing on February 24. Public Citizen has been added to the list of witnesses, and USTR now lists the names of the speakers for the various trade associations. Unlike recent years, the level of participation by major trade organizations is significant.
SPECIAL 301 PUBLIC HEARING
February 24, 2014 – 10:00 a.m.Office of the United States Trade Representative
1724 F Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20508The Special 301 Hearing is open to the public. Members of the press are welcome to attend.
Continue ReadingTRIPS Council (February 2014) US tables agenda item on IP & Innovation: University Technology Partnerships
The following WTO airgram WTO/AIR/4240/REV.1 (14 February 2014) contains the agenda for the upcoming WTO Council for TRIPS meeting to be held in Geneva from Tuesday, 25 February 2014 to Wednesday, 26 February 2014.
Public Comments by Brian Pomper-Executive Director of the Innovation Alliance and Alliance for Fair Trade with India
Brian Arthur Pomper is a partner at the law firm of Akin Gump.
Mr. Pomper formerly served as chief international trade counsel to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT). In that role, he was responsible for advising Chairman Baucus and other members of the Senate Finance Committee on all aspects of the Committee’s international trade and economic agenda.
2014. Trade associations critiquing South Africa’s IPR policies, in Docket USTR-2013-0040
Special 301: NFTC puts plain packaging policies of Australia, EU, Thailand, UK, Ireland and New Zealand under the spotlight
The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) submission (7 February 2014, Docket USTR-2013-0040) to USTR’s 2014 Special 301 Review contains a section on plain packaging policies in the context of the protection of trademarks. Continue Reading
Alliance for Fair Trade with India (AFTI): Ground zero for trade sanctions against India
The Alliance for Fair Trade with India (AFTI) was created in June 2013, to lobby for “increased action to address the erosion of intellectual property rights (“IPR”) in India.” According to the group, it is “comprised of organizations representing a range of U.S. industries adversely impacted by India’s troubling and frequently discriminatory policies, including manufacturing, agriculture, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and beyond.”
2014, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Global Intellectual Property Center) discussion of India
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s (Global Intellectual Property Center) submission (7 February 2014, USTR-2013-0040) to USTR’s 2014 Special 301 Review requests USTR classify India as a Priority Foreign Country specifically citing concerns over compulsory licensing. The submission noted that India… Continue Reading