Category: Trade Agreements

By: Chidi Oguamanam Chidi Oguamanam, representative of Nigeria and University of Ottowa Professor of Law, provides analysis of the failure to endorse a new consolidated text by the 50th session of the World Intellectual Property...

Lokesh Vyas; Luca Schirru; Sean Flynn  Members of the research team from the Program of Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP)’ Geneva Center published a “Documentary History of the Broadcast Treaty in the...

Sean Flynn The Cradle Principles on Knowledge Governance were released today at the 50th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore at the World...

By Andres Izquierdo, Yara Misto, & Haddija Jawara The latest session of the WIPO Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group was marked by intense debate over agenda item 16, which addressed the implications of the...

Sean Flynn and Luca Schirru Last year, two new intellectual property treaties were adopted by the World Intellectual Property Organization — one on the disclosure of uses of genetic resources in patent applications and a...

Allan Rocha de Souza [1] and Luca Schirru [2] On November 18 and 19, the G20 highest representatives met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when they issued the 2024 conclusive document of the Brazilian Presidency, the Leaders of the...

By Jonathan Band The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit just issued a decision that on its surface appears to be a straightforward interpretation of the Copyright Act, but likely will have far reaching implications for...

By: Luca Schirru [1] and Allan Rocha de Souza [2] On December 11, 2024, the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property (ABPI) organized and hosted the Forum “Decoding Copyright in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” in São...

Brazil’s statement at WIPO CDIP 33 emphasized AI’s transformative potential in IP while highlighting challenges like copyright violations and the need for fair remuneration. Advocating for global governance and legislative...

By Andres Izquierdo and Haddija Jawara The 33rd Session of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) wrapped up last week, with discussions focusing on the transformative potential of artificial intelligence...

By Andres Izquierdo and Katie McGee The 49th session of WIPO’s Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) concluded with strong debates and unresolved issues dominating the discussions related to the draft texts on traditional knowledge...

  By Andrés Izquierdo The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently hosted another session of its Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP). Delegations from around the globe shared insights on the...

Allan Rocha de Souza [1] and Luca Schirru [2] On November 18 and 19, the G20 highest representatives met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when they issued the 2024 conclusive document of the Brazilian Presidency, the Leaders of the...

By Jonathan Band Policybandwidth During the presidential campaign, the Heritage Foundation organized Project 2025, which produced a 925-page plan for transforming the federal government if Donald Trump were elected. Trump...

By Luca Schirru On October 8, 2024, the USDA released a series of documents providing information on research activities involving patent seeds, which aimed at guiding researchers and other stakeholders through the intricate...

By Desmond Oriakhogba “African researchers continue to face information-access barriers owing to copyright exclusivity preserved by the global copyright system that is designed and skewed towards protecting rights holders’...

A recent article by Barry Sookman, “The Significance of Anderson v. TikTok: A Test for Section 230 CDA,” explores the Third Circuit’s recent decision in Anderson v. TikTok, which redefines the boundaries of...

A recent article published by EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) contends that the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) draft study on Public Lending Right (PLR) is fundamentally flawed. The PLR system...

By: Allan Rocha de Souza [1] and Luca Schirru [2] Brazil began taking its first steps toward AI regulation around 2018. By 2019, new legislative proposals emerged, with a sharper focus on AI; however, none addressed...

In the negotiations of a Design Law Treaty, there is considerable debate on whether countries will be able to ensure disclosure of Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions and Genetic Resources which might have...