Marrakech Treaty signing, ratification and implementation by EU Short notes on meeting in Athens with Greek Presidency of EU and Head of Intellectual Property Office on December 12th . One of the priorities of the six month Greek Presidency of…
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“Society demands fair solutions for access to medicines” Athens, December 13th
TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) organises a new one-day conference entitled “Access to medicines crisis in Greece: Society demands fair solutions” scheduled to take place on 13 December 2013 at the European Parliament office in Athens (Amalias Avenue 8, metro station “Syntagma”)…
Sehbehinderte durch zügige Ratifizierung des Vertrages von Marrakesch!
Mehr Bücher für Blinde und Sehbehinderte durch zügige Ratifizierung des Vertrages von Marrakesch! Bitte machen Sie Millionen von Blinden und Sehbehinderten Menschen weltweit das schönste Weihnachtsgeschenk: Fordern Sie mit uns die EU auf, den Vertrag von Marrakesch so schnell wie…
EU ratification of Marrakesh Treaty!
Give the best Christmas present to millions of blind persons: EU ratification of Marrakesh Treaty! European Parliament, 17 December 2013 13:00-14:30 Room: ?5?2 Hosted by Luigi Berlinguer (S&D, IT), Eva Lichtenberger (Greens/EFA, AT), Francisco Sosa Wagner (NI, ES) and the…
Brussels Preview Screening “Fire in the Blood”: how patents kill
EU ratification of Marrakesh Treaty now!
Give the best Christmas present to millions of blind persons: EU ratification of Marrakesh Treaty! European Parliament, 17 December 2013 13:00-14:30 Room: A3H1 Hosted by Luigi Berlinguer (S&D, IT), Eva Lichtenberger (Greens/EFA, AT), Francisco Sosa Wagner (NI, ES) and the…
Urgent letter to EU Council
Brussels, 18 November 2013 Joint letter to Member States’ Permanent Representatives (CoRePers) EU Regulation on clinical trials: An urgent call for support to clinical data transparency At the ENVI Committee’s vote on…
MEP Gallo defends tobacco industry against plain-packaging
This pro tobacco industry amendment has been tabled by French conservative and IPR fundamentalist MEP Marielle Gallo for the EU´s Trademark Directive. “The positive right to use” trademarks could be used to legally ban attempts at increasing health warnings on…
Today Barnier concludes failed EU copyright process: Licences for Europe
Rarely has an official “participatory” initiative been such a waste of time, money and political opportunity. Today the European Commission under the leadership of Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier will conclude the year-long Licences for Europe stakeholders process on…
SOS: Unclear, torturous path for EU ratification of Marrakesh Treaty
To date over 57 countries in the world, including the US but not the EU, have signed the WIPO Marrakesh Treaty for a copyright exception for millions of blind and other print-disabled persons. Nevertheless, no country has yet to…