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Economic Issues | April 22, 2002 |
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Economic Issues | April 22, 2002 |
U.S. and Argentina Resolve Intellectual Property Rights Issues
Negotiators from the United States and Argentina, meeting in Buenos Aires, recently "finalized the elements of a joint notification to the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding intellectual property matters," according to an April 19 press release from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Complete text
U.S. Urges Harmonized Global Patent System
James Rogan, U.S. under secretary of commerce and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, says the United States has "an incredible interest" in a harmonized worldwide system of patent law that would allow inventors to receive international protection by filing a single claim. "It would be good for American business, it would be good for American inventors, and it would also be good for the businesses, inventors, and entrepreneurs of other countries," Rogan told reporters March 26 during a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) meeting on the future of the international patent system. Complete text See also: Text of Rogan's address to WIPO meeting
Larson Outlines U.S. Policy Under Secretary of State Alan Larson says U.S. trading partners are showing a growing interest in protecting intellectual property rights as a means of promoting development. "More and more of our trading partners are coming to understand that their future growth and development depends in large part on their becoming active players in the knowledge-based economy," he said in February 12 testimony before the Senate. Complete Text
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