tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post6414630741038026157..comments2024-03-29T06:53:23.405+00:00Comments on The IPKat: UPDATE - Declaration on Patent Protection by MPI Now OnlineVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-29514454584191707742014-04-22T10:17:24.109+01:002014-04-22T10:17:24.109+01:00@Anon (Thursday, 17 April 2014 13:30:00 BST)
You...@Anon (Thursday, 17 April 2014 13:30:00 BST) <br /><br />Your point is well made, but unfortunately I don't give it much value. While ordinary folk in developing countries may not know much of IPRs, their leaders can be very sophisticated when they choose - why should we be concerned if they elect to ignore IPR-related issues?<br />On a more pedantic note, I would not go so far as to describe the collection of (random?) words in the declaration as deserving the description "research". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-85901260669388975112014-04-17T13:30:34.043+01:002014-04-17T13:30:34.043+01:00@Anon (Wednesday, 16 April 2014 09:40:00) Definite...@Anon (Wednesday, 16 April 2014 09:40:00) Definitely, some experts have been saying this for years, but this piece of research is not meant FYI (i.e. people like you in developed countries without the unfair adverse effects of IPRs). Rather, this seems to have been subtly directed at (FYI: governments, legislators, NGOs (e.g. MSF) in developing countries). <br /><br />Because you know TRIPS (in and out) doesn't mean others are clued up! Sometimes, certain obvious things need to be given some force!<br /><br />WIPO and other interested parties would be much pleased with this research.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-61059313053528450422014-04-16T09:40:35.012+01:002014-04-16T09:40:35.012+01:00One could spend hours picking ones way through thi...One could spend hours picking ones way through this document cataloging the non-sequiturs and statements of the blindingly obvious. It would not be worth the effort required to actually review it. This appears on first reading an utterly worthless piece of writing - I don't intend giving it a second chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-75440707143474053052014-04-15T12:17:47.431+01:002014-04-15T12:17:47.431+01:00Fascinating, a document that is about helping stat...Fascinating, a document that is about helping states to take full advantage of provisions to maintain a proper balance between patent rights and protecting their populations, i.e. identifying the loopholes in TRIPS. I'm not sure the TRIPS legislators would be pleased. It shows though that many states don't have the expertise to interpret international law, or perhaps are too afraid to take full advantage of all that they are legally entitled to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com