wipo last week
Webcasting ejected from broadcasting treaty
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Friday welcomed the news that webcasting will no longer be included in the World Intellectual Property Organization's (Wipo) broadcasting treaty. The EFF, which attended meetings held last week to discuss... [09 May 2006]
Typo-squatters target security industry
News That case went before the World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo) for arbitration and Wipo ordered Unasi to return the domain which it believed had been registered in bad faith. That ruling came just two months after Wipo had been forced to... [19 Sep 2005]
The Bloor Perspective: Concorde and conferencing, that IPR retreat and Xbox lessons
Comment WIPO is an international organisation dedicated to promoting the use and protection of works of the human spirit. Why, WIPO? It is, therefore, bemusing that the US Director of International Relations for the US Patent and Trademark Office... [10 Nov 2003]
Domain name bonanza just a flash in the pan
News Francis Gurry, assistant director general of WIPO, warned that the creation of 20 new domains could have a devastating effect on intellectual property. As long as they are top level domains we will handle any domain name disputes through WIPO," he... [13 Mar 2001]
The rise of global ebusinesses
Comment Called Global Ebusiness (http://www.silicon.com/global ), the report considers what companies need to be doing to operate globally, as well as the ways governments and organisations such as the WTO, WIPO and FBI are bringing about change. [13 Nov 2000]
WIPO promises quick-fix patent procedure
News The patent law treaty (PLT) was finalised last week at the end of a WIPO diplomatic conference in Geneva and signed by 43 countries, including the United Kingdom. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has passed a treaty that will... [05 Jun 2000]
Nine point ecommerce agenda mapped out at WIPO summit
News The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has detailed a nine point 'Digital Agenda' following its Geneva summit last week. According to Dr Kamil Idris, director general of WIPO, the agenda maps out the best course for moving commerce... [20 Sep 1999]
WIPO cracks down on cybersquatters
News Last week's WIPO report is the first official ruling of it's kind in these areas. The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has taken steps towards an outright ban on cybersquatting in a report released late Friday night. [04 May 1999]
