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4th Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest: Statement of Conclusion for the IP and Development track
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<b>The 4th Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest was held from December 15 to 17, 2015 in New Delhi. This post provides a summary of the event.</b>
<p>This was also published on the <a class="external-link" href="http://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/4th-global-congress-on-ip-and-the-public-interest-statement-of-conclusion-for-the-ip-and-development-track">Global Congress blog</a>.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: justify; ">Wrap up note 1: Feedback on broad discussion in the IP and Dev track – set of collected key points:</h3>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">This year, the discussions included attention to broad perspectives on clarifying the meaning and reality of open collaborative innovation, as well as significant focus on the sub-themes of economic development (innovation and software patents, clean technologies, climate change and green patenting, issues of branding and plain packaging); sustainable development (agriculture and geographic indicators [GI]); policy, law and regulation (role of governments, patenting, compulsory licensing [CL], global institutions [particularly WTO, WIPO and WHO] and national institutions [particularly patent offices]). Trade dominated the discussions across the IP and Dev track, including the TPP and other issues, reflecting the strong global trade agenda.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Missing areas in the track papers, workshops and panel discussions included the limited discussion on traditional knowledge (TK); the work of indigenous groups and how they are navigating the IP landscape; biodiversity; biotech and food security; innovation in the nanotechnology sphere; and inclusive development. Accessibility to innovations for low-income households, and accessibility to innovations at the country level needs greater attention. These topics can be brought out more strongly, more directly.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">The value of building research networks to create explicit knowledge and coherence in research-based evidence for advocacy and policy-making was made visible in the workshop session presented by Open AIR, with the Open AIR network as the exemplar. The challenge is to translate the kinds of research and evidence presented at the GC into content and value for policy-making and trade negotiations.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify; ">Wrap up note 2: Value of the deliberations and future research:</h3>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">This is a new track in the GC, introduced in 2015. It is an important track for this and future Global Congresses because it brings together the many strands of research, advocacy and other work that are related to topics in innovation, IP and development, but which are not specifically about openness, user rights or A2M. This is a very broad range of fields of study, from agriculture to nanotechnology. It was proposed that the track be renamed “Innovation and Development” to more explicitly describe its focus.<br /><br />From this GC, it has become clearer what future topics may be considered for papers and other inputs into the IP and Dev track. Such topics include counter-narratives to mainstream IP perspectives; bringing IP for development in multiple sectors to the fore – in education; in automotive manufacturing; in technology evolution; in agricultural production and food security; in the broad policy, law and regulatory environment pertinent to these and other sectoral perspectives. For example, in the paper on green patenting, reference was made to Tesla and Toyota releasing patents, but the session did not get to discuss that. The papers presented at the 4th GC suggest many areas of focus for future research and future GCs – perhaps the best way to think about this exploration is through greater attention to innovation in a range of social and economic sectors; to consider the particular challenges of innovation, IP and development in LDCs; to study innovation ecosystems and where IP fits in these ecosystem. Cross-track sessions are also considered to be very important because of the knowledge sharing that takes place across sectors, for example the discussions on patent wars in the access to medicines (A2M) track provided food for thought with respect to emerging issues in the software sector.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify; ">Wrap up note 3: Ideas and implications of GC sessions for future directions for research, collaborations and next GC:</h3>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">For the next GC, mobilization is required across various geographic regions and a significant discussion is required on preparation and design of the sub-themes, based on the notes above. The requirement for more evidence-based research was noted. It was recommended that the future name of the track should be Innovation and Development. The core group, comprised of track leaders and sessions chairs, should continue the leadership of the track from GC to GC, bringing additional interested persons on board, in particular with respect to the design of sub-themes well in advance of the 5th GC, to guide prospective submissions.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">Ends.</p>
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No publishernehaaIntellectual Property RightsGlobal CongressCopyrightAccess to Knowledge2015-12-25T02:22:52ZBlog EntryCODE Session
https://cis-india.org/a2k/news/code-session
<b>CODE Project is an IDRC funded project, and CIS is a partner institution, along with PIJIP at American University Washington College of Law, USA, Karisma Foundation, Colombia, Derechos Digitale, Chile, American Assembly, Columbia University, USA and FGV, Rio.</b>
<p style="text-align: justify; ">At this session held in New Delhi on December 17, 2015, CIS presented some preliminary research and sought input on methodology as well as content. The project broadly studies law and policy environment that facilitates/hinders content creation online in Brazil, US, India, Colombia and Chile. A second part of the project, led by PIJIP is developing a copyright index, to chart copyright law developments in many countries around the world. Nehaa Chaudhari and Anubha Sinha participated in the open session.</p>
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For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/news/code-session'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/news/code-session</a>
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No publisherpraskrishnaCopyrightAccess to Knowledge2016-01-13T13:39:43ZNews ItemAn Interview of Vera Franz
https://cis-india.org/news/interview-of-vera-franz
<b>This interview was conducted at the Diplomatic Conference to Conclude a Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities on June 26, 2013. </b>
<p>Vera Franz praises Rahul Cherian of Inclusive Planet while talking about her work. Watch the video below:</p>
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For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/news/interview-of-vera-franz'>https://cis-india.org/news/interview-of-vera-franz</a>
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No publisherpraskrishnaCopyrightVideoAccessibilityAccess to Knowledge2013-07-15T09:49:16ZNews ItemInternational Copyright Law
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<b>Anubha Sinha will be attending the 2016 IViR Summer Course on International Copyright Law as a beneficiary of the OSF Civil Society Scholarship in Amsterdam from July 4 to 8, 2016. The event is being organized by the University of Amsterdam.</b>
<p>For more info <a class="external-link" href="http://www.ivir.nl/courses/icl/icl-programme.html">click here</a>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left; "><span><strong>Monday July 4</strong></span></p>
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<p><em>‘International Framework’ </em><br /> by Bernt Hugenholtz</p>
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<p>This session sets out the framework of international copyright protection, and describes the main norms of the Berne Convention, the TRIPS Agreement, the WIPO Copyright Treaty and various bilateral instruments.</p>
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<p><em>‘TRIPS and Other Trade Agreements'</em><br /> by Daniel Gervais</p>
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<p>This session focuses on the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property, administered by the WTO, and other more recent trade agreements. It takes a look at the negotiation process leading to their adoption, at the decisions from the WTO Dispute Resolution Panel and the impact on developing nations.</p>
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<p><em>Boat tour on Amsterdam canals and welcome dinner </em></p>
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<p><em>'Copyright and Competition Law'</em><br /> by Thomas Vinje</p>
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<p>In principle, the objectives of copyright law and competition law are complementary in that they are both meant to promote creativity and innovation. In some cases, however, the exercise of exclusive rights runs afoul of competition rules. This session describes how these two fields of law interact.</p>
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<p><em>‘Recent Case Law of the Court of Justice of the EU'</em><br /> by Stef van Gompel</p>
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<p>This session examines the recent case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which has been very active in issuing preliminary rulings interpreting various provisions of the Directive on Copyright in the Information Society and others. This leads to further harmonization of copyright within the EU but it also holds its share of ambiguities.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left; "><strong><span>Wednesday July 6</span></strong></p>
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<p><em>'Collective Administration of Rights'</em><br /> by Daniel Gervais</p>
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<p>Sometimes required by law and other times necessary due to practical reasons, rights owners must exercise their rights through collecting societies. This session outlines the general workings of a collective administration of rights system, and considers its future in a digital environment.</p>
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<p><em>(free)</em></p>
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<p>‘<em>The EU Copyright Reform Package</em>’<br /> by Martin Senftleben</p>
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<p>Following its Digital Single Market Strategy, the European Commission is in the process of rolling out plans to modernise the EU copyright framework. This session discusses these plans and examines their implications.</p>
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<p><em>'Limitations & Exceptions for Libraries and Archives'</em><br /> by Lucie Guibault</p>
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<p>Archives and libraries increasingly wish to engage in digitization projects, e-lending and other relevant activities. This session explores in what way the WIPO agenda and relevant EU Directives provide room for such activities.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left; "><strong><span>Friday July 8</span></strong></p>
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<p><em>'Database Protection'</em><br /> by Bernt Hugenholtz</p>
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<p>In Europe, makers of databases enjoy an exclusive right on their databases pursuant to the European Directive on the legal protection of databases. This session examines the scope and content of the sui generis right on databases, and discusses the case law from the European Court of Justice and the national courts.</p>
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<p><i>'Digital Copyright Controversies'</i><br /> by Fred von Lohmann</p>
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<p>This session discusses the changes brought by the digital networked environment with respect to copyright infringement liability. It describes in greater detail the liability regimes that apply to Internet intermediaries, the challenges posed by user generated content online, as well as emerging solutions to these controversies.</p>
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<td><em>Closing reception</em></td>
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For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/a2k/news/international-copyright-law'>https://cis-india.org/a2k/news/international-copyright-law</a>
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No publisherpraskrishnaCopyrightAccess to Knowledge2016-05-15T15:32:23ZNews Item