08 March 2005 08:00
WIPO Shutting Out Public Interest Organizations
by mbertier (via)
Last week, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that it will shut out most public interest organizations at two important meetings devoted to intellectual property and development.
07 March 2005 13:00
Council Presidency Adopts Software Patent Agreement Against Council's Rules
by mbertier
"7 March 2005 -- The Council Presidency today declared the software agreement of 18 May 2004 to have been adopted, in violation of the procedural rules and in spite of the evident lack of a qualified majority of member states and the requests of several states to reopen negotiations."
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