понедельник, 28 декабря 2009 г.

Press release on results of RosPatent delegation’s participation

The 11th session of Working group regarding standards and documentation (RSAD) WIPO’s Standing committee on information technology passed in WIPO’s headquarters (Geneva, Switzerland) from 25th to 31st October, 2009
Representatives of 40 countries, 6 international and intergovernmental organizations have taken part in this session work, one non-governmental organization (Pat COM) with the rights of observer and the WIPO’s International Bureau.
Chief executive ВОИС Mr. Jo Takagi welcomed the participants, underlining the importance of quires which have been taken out in the agenda of session.
Mr. Takagi has informed the participants of session about the consideration on General Assembly of member countries WIPO the offer of MB on WIPO’s Standing committee replacement on information technology (PCIT) with two new dept. of WIPO: Standards WIPO Committee on (CWS) and Committee on global infrastructure in the field of industrial property (CGI). The committee on WIPO’s standards will continue the activity realized within the limits of RSAD; query on formation of Committee on global infrastructure is not solved yet now, its mandate and work principles will be discussed further.
В соответствии с принятой на заседании повесткой дня члены Рабочей группы обсудили следующие основные вопросы, касающиеся стандартизации в сфере промышленной собственности.
According to the agenda accepted at session members of working group have discussed the following basic queries, concerning standardization in sphere of industrial property.
Standard art.67 “Recommendations about electronic processing on graphic elements of trade marks”
At new WIPO standard art.67 session “Recommendations about electronic processing on graphic elements of trade marks” has been accepted. The standard, in particular, contains recommendations about a format and to the sizes of electronic images, the equipment which is used for their processing, and also procedural recommendations about electronic processing of graphic elements of trade marks. In the future it is planned to spend work on expansion of action of given WIPO’s Standard on other objects of the industrial property.
Art.10/C «Representation of elements on bibliographic data»
By work results of Operative group for discussion at session offers in Standard change, on basic concerning representations of codes for internal use by departments, and also estimated figures have been presented.
Beside this, question of use of system identifiers for patent documents placed in Internet network by analogy to system, created for scientific publications (URI) was discussed. The decision to leave queries about the use of such system departments for the future discussion was accepted only after the WIPO International bureau will prepare the document on parity of expenses and advantage of introduction URI in practice of departments.
Art.3 «Recommended standard on two-alphabetic codes for representation of the countries, administrative units and the intergovernmental organizations»
Members of working group have discussed the offer of WIPO’s International bureau on simplification the procedure of acceptance standards. The decision to make change in names of the states and organizations automatically after reception of corresponding inquiry from outside the governments of states or management of the organizations was accepted; for case of change of two-alphabetic codes procedure of the coordination of changes with member WIPO countries is provided.
Other decisions of RSAD
Research carried out on introduction of WIPO’s Standard Art.22 “Recommendations about representation of patent applications in printed-format, suitable for optical recognition of signs (OCR)”.
Reviewing updates «Correction procedures in patent departments» regarding atr.7 of "WIPO’s Directory”.
Informational reports
MB presentation about the course of works on development of Digital Access Service to documents priority.
MB presentation about the course of working out the project WIPO STAD (Standards Administration Database).
MB presentation about use WIKI for administrative works of Operative groups within the limits of RSAD.

The first session of Committee on WIPO Standards is preliminary appointed on 8th–12th November, 2010.

Mr. Samir Rahman
On & in behalf of
Patent and Law firm ‘IPPro’

понедельник, 21 декабря 2009 г.

SCCR Commits to Improving Access by Visually Impaired to Copyright-Protected Works

Geneva, December 18, 2009
PR/2009/628
WIPO’s top copyright negotiating forum has agreed to move forward with discussions that could lead to better access to copyright-protected works by the blind, visually impaired (VIP) and other reading-disabled persons. The Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), meeting from December 14 to 18, 2009, decided to accelerate the work on copyright exceptions and limitations for the benefit of persons with reading disabilities.
In concluding remarks, the Chairman of the SCCR, Mr. Jukka Liedes, noted that the Committee accepted the initiation of focused, open-ended consultations in Geneva “aimed at an international consensus regarding exceptions and limitations for print-disabled persons.”
A proposal for a treaty (based on text prepared by the World Blind Union) was submitted in May 2009 by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay. A number of delegations supported working towards an appropriate international instrument and agreed to continue discussions at the next session of the SCCR in 2010.
Delegates welcomed progress in implementing a series of practical measures to facilitate access to copyright-protected materials by reading impaired persons. These include the continuing work of a stakeholders’ platform which aims to identify and develop solutions that improve the availability of copyright-protected published works in formats accessible to reading disabled persons and in a reasonable time frame.
Progress was also made in talks relating to the protection of performers in their audiovisual performances. In 2000 a diplomatic conference on the protection of performers in their audiovisual performances made significant progress with provisional agreement on 19 of the 20 articles under negotiation, but did not agree on the questions of whether and how a treaty on performers’ rights should deal with the transfer of rights from the performer to the producer.
The Committee noted that the 19 articles provisionally adopted in 2000 provide a good basis for treaty negotiations. The SCCR agreed to the organization of open-ended consultations on outstanding issues during the early months of 2010.
The adoption of a new instrument would strengthen the position of performers in the audiovisual industry by providing a clearer legal basis for the international use of audiovisual works, both in traditional media and in digital networks. An international instrument would also contribute to safeguarding the rights of performers against the unauthorized use of their performances in audiovisual media, such as television, film and video.
The SCCR also continued discussions on the protection of broadcasting organizations and examined the first part of a study on the socio-economic impact of the unauthorized use of signals in the broadcasting sector. The second part of the study will be presented to the next session of the Committee. The SCCR asked the secretariat to organize regional seminars to ascertain views on the objectives, specific scope and object of protection of a possible draft treaty following a signal based approach.
Discussion on all items will continue at the next session of the SCCR.
Mr. Samir Rahman
On & in behalf of
Patent and Law firm ‘IPPro’

четверг, 17 декабря 2009 г.

WIPO Outlines How It Can Help Meet the Challenges of Climate Change

Geneva, December 16, 2009
PR/2009/627
WIPO Director General Francis Gurry participated on December 16, 2009 in a series of events related to international climate talks in Copenhagen and outlined how WIPO can contribute to international efforts to mitigate climate change. Mr. Gurry underlined that policies that stimulate the creation and diffusion of technology are key elements in developing an effective and practical global response to the threats posed by climate change. He said judicious use of the intellectual property (IP) system can make a positive contribution in crafting the many and diverse technological solutions needed to attenuate the impacts of climate change.
Speaking at a side event on the theme “International Cooperation on Technology Transfer: Time for Action,” Mr. Gurry said achieving a transformation from a carbon-based society to a carbon-free one is a complex and unprecedented task that will require innovative and complementary approaches to technology policy.
Intellectual property (IP), he said, has an important role to play in technology policy - encouraging investment in the creation of environment-friendly technologies and their rapid dissemination are major policy objectives to which priority must be given. In both cases, the IP system, and in particular patents, are fundamentally important in that they provide a stimulus for investment in green innovation and contribute to a rapid – and global – diffusion of new technologies and knowledge.
Green innovation requires significant private investment. An effective patent system provides an incentive for businesses to make such an investment by making an invention a tradable good which can be licensed or assigned creating opportunities for technology partnerships and commercial return. Effective patent protection can thus spur international technology transfer from the private sector.
Mr. Gurry said the patent system provides the most comprehensive public repository of information on the latest technologies – as all patent documents are published and freely available to the public. This information contains knowledge that already exists and which can support the development of new technologies or help to identify technologies that are off-patent or no longer protected and therefore freely available for use or adaptation. It is necessary to ensure that this information is widely disseminated for instance through tools and services that enhance access to up-to-date information on relevant technologies through patent information resources.
Other speakers at the event included Mr. Jairam Ramesh, India’s Minister of Environment and Forest, as well as the heads of agencies of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), UN Environment Programme (UNEP), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the UN Foundation. The event was chaired by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under Secretary-General, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA).
Mr. Gurry will also take part in a high-level panel with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and other executive heads of UN agencies present in Copenhagen on Wednesday evening, on the theme: “The United Nations System Delivering as One on Climate Change.” The event will take the form of an interactive discussion with the audience on the UN system’s efforts.

Mr. Samir Rahman
On & in behalf of
Patent and Law firm ‘IPPro’

среда, 16 декабря 2009 г.

European Commission welcomes ratification of the WIPO Copyright Treaties

Today in Brussels, 14th Dec. 2009, the European Union and its Member States ratified the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, the so-called "Internet" Treaties. These Treaties were concluded to make the world's copyright laws 'fit for the internet'.
Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy commented on the WIPO ratifications : "Today is an important day for the European Union and its Member States and WIPO. We, as a group have shown our attachment to the international system of protection of copyright and related rights. These two treaties brought protection up to speed with modern technologies. As the technological evolution accelerates, protecting creators and creative industries is more urgent than ever."
By ratifying these Treaties, the European Union and its Member States hope to breathe new vigour into the current treaty-making work of WIPO and encourage renewed commitment to moving forward on a high level of protection for creators and creative industries.

The European Union and its Member States participated fully in the Diplomatic Conference of 1996 that aimed to upgrade the rights of authors, performers and phonogram producers to withstand the challenges of the digital age. The two WIPO copyright treaties contain rules on distribution, rental, the right of public communication and the "making available" of protected content online.
In 2000, the European Union and its Member states took the formal decision 1 to ratify the WIPO Treaties together. Indeed, negotiations on these two Treaties marked the first time that the European Union was accorded full Contracting Party status in the field of copyright, as opposed to the observer status it enjoyed so far in WIPO on copyright issues.

Immediately after the Diplomatic Conference in 1996, work started at the European level to adapt European copyright law to the WIPO "internet" Treaties. A European Copyright Directive 2 was adopted in 2001. All EU Member States have meanwhile transposed the provisions of the 2001 Copyright Directive into their national legislation.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing an international intellectual property (IP) system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest.

WIPO was established by the WIPO Convention in 1967 with a mandate from its Member States to promote the protection of IP throughout the world through cooperation among states and in collaboration with other international organizations. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.

1: Council Decision of 16 March 2000 on the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Official Journal L 89 of 11 April 2000,p. 6
2: Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonization of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society. Official Journal L 167 of 22 June 2001.

Mr. Samir Rahman
On & in behalf of
Patent and Law firm ‘IPPro’

вторник, 15 декабря 2009 г.

WIPO Launches Paperless UDRP Proceedings

Geneva, December 14, 2009
PR/2009/624
From Monday, December 14, 2009, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center will launch essentially paperless UDRP procedures. This removes the requirement for mandatory filing and notification of paper pleadings in WIPO cases filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).
This latest development of the UDRP is expected to substantially improve the efficiency of the mechanism by reducing the time and cost involved in submitting WIPO UDRP filings and to save up to one million pages of paper filed per year making it a greener and largely paperless procedure. While this leaner, more efficient procedure will become mandatory from March 1, 2010, ICANN in an announcement dated December 7, 2009, has signaled that UDRP providers may begin accepting electronic filings with immediate effect as long as parties also have the option of submitting hard copies.
The modified Rules arose from a WIPO Center proposal made to ICANN in December 2008. Following an ICANN public comment process on the proposal in August 2009 which reflected broad support from UDRP stakeholders, an amendment package was submitted by WIPO to ICANN in September 2009. These modifications to the Rules governing the UDRP were approved by the ICANN Board at its Seoul meeting on October 30, 2009 with an implementation process subsequently announced by ICANN on December 7, 2009.
In line with ICANN’s announcement the WIPO Center will, from Monday December 14, 2009, allow all parties in UDRP cases administered by WIPO to submit electronic-only filings, using email. Those parties who elect to do so may be further guided by the modified WIPO Supplemental Rules, which have been slightly revised for this specific purpose (as pre-published with the WIPO amendment package sent to ICANN in September 2009).
The modified WIPO Supplemental Rules contain guidance on formatting modalities for electronic-only filing of UDRP cases. Parties who do not yet wish to use the new paperless option remain guided by the existing WIPO Supplemental Rules; such parties may continue to file in hard copy until February 28, 2010. The newly modified UDRP Rules continue to contain safeguards to ensure fair and effective notification of the complaint to the respondent.
Additional information about the new procedure, including modified filing guidelines, model pleadings for both parties and FAQs will be available on the website of the WIPO Center.

Mr. Samir Rahman
On & in behalf of
Patent and Law firm ‘IPPro

пятница, 11 декабря 2009 г.

GUILD OF PATENT ATTORNEYS, PARALEGALS AND PATENT COUNSELS

The regional public organization « Guild of patent attorneys, paralegals and patent counsels » was created on 1st October, 2009. «The guild of patent attorneys» is a noncommercial organization and is created with a view of association of patent attorneys, paralegals and patent counsels for protection of general laws and legitimate interests, and as for assistance of professional work of patent attorneys, paralegals and patent counsels.
The activity purposes «Guild of patent attorneys, paralegals and patent counsels»:

Protection of general laws connected with the professional work and legitimate interests of patent attorneys, patent counsels and the patent organizations – guild members, including protection of the rights and legitimate interests patent attorneys, patent counsels and the patent organizations – guild members in disputes and conflicts, in judicial and administrative trials.

Representation of interests of patent attorneys, paralegals and patent counsels – guild members in their relations with state governing authorities, federal enforcement authorities, state authorities and executive power of subjects of the Russian Federation, local governments, and also with the Russian and international organizations of patent attorneys, paralegals and patent counsels, mass media.

Assistance to the patent attorney and patent counsels - guild members in defense and protection of subject matters of intellectual property of the Russian & foreign organizations and businessmen.

Assistance in the order established by the current legislation to state governing authorities, federal enforcement authorities in working out of projects legislative and regulatory legal acts, in development and realization of the balanced state policy in the field of professional work of patent attorneys, paralegals and patent counsels, right protection, protection and use of intellectual property and intellectual rights.

Assistance in the order established by the current legislation to Federal enforcement authority on intellectual property (RosPatent) and the organizations subordinated to it in realization of their activity, including representation of nominees of patent attorneys, paralegals and patent counsels – guild members in content of qualifying commission, appeal commission, scientific council, public advisory council, other authorities of the RosPatent and other organizations subordinated to it.

Patent and Law firm “IPPro” is an active member of this «Guild of patent attorneys, paralegals and patent counsels» organization since its very formation. We (IPPro) would like to introduce ourselves to you as a leading Russian firm providing a range of services in the field of legal protection and intellectual property protection throughout Russia , in the Commonwealth of Independent States and abroad. We are to serve you with any assistance in the above mentioned.

Please feel free to me at the under mentioned contact for details in the event of any query.

Sincerely yours,


Alexander Leonov
General Director of IPPRO, Russian Patent and Trademark Attorney, Eurasian Patent Attorney, Patent Agent No. 653
Senior lecturer of Plehanova Russian Academy of Economics.
Office:- Russian Federation
107113, Moscow
Str.Lobachika, 17, Office 610
Tel./fax (495)232 3968 ; e-mail: msk@ipprolaw.com / website www.ipprolaw.com