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• TRIPs Council considers disclosure issues; divisions remain (BioRes Weekly, 27 June 2008)

• Divisions over disclosure and parallelism remain unresolved at the TRIPS Council Meeting (BRIDGES Weekly,18 June 2008)

• ACTA Negotiations Move Foward Amid Controversy (BRIDGES Weekly,11 June 2008)

• TRIPS Negotiations: New Reports and Non-Papers are Presented (BRIDGES Weekly,11 June 2008)

• WHO Adopts Strategy on Public Health, Innovtion and Intellectual Property (BRIDGES Weekly, 28 May 2008)

• WIPO Members Choose Francis Gurry to be Next Director-General (BRIDGES Weekly, 14 May 2008)

• Rwanda Should Receive Cut-Price HIV/AIDS Drugs in September, Five Years After 30 August Decision (BRIDGES Weekly, 14 May 2008)

• WHO Committe Makes Progress, but Falls Short of Agreement on Health Innovation (BRIDGES Weekly, 7 May 2008)

• Consideration for an International Instrument on Limitations and Exceptions to Copyrights (BRIDGES Monthly, 3 May 2008)

• TRIPS Council Once Again Marked by Divisions Over Disclosure Amendment.(BRIDGES Weekly, 19 March 2008)
  
  
• Call for Work on Exceptions and Limitations in WIPO Coyright Committee.(BRIDGES Weekly, 19 March 2008)
  
  
• Sluggish Start to WIPO Talks on Implementing Development Agenda Recommendations.(BRIDGES Weekly, 12 March 2008)
  
  
• WIPO CTTEE on Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge Looks for Way Forward.(BRIDGES Weekly, 5 March 2008)
  
  
• Focus on IPR Enforcement at Meeting in Dubai.(BRIDGES Weekly, 13 February 2008).
  

• Links Between Patent Rules and Access to Green Technology Come Under Scrutiny (BRIDGES Weekly, 05 December 2007)

• WHO Meeting Makes Slow Progress on Preparedness For Avian Flu Pandemic (BRIDGES Weekly, 28 November 2007)

• Participants Satisfied With Progress in WHO Talks On Bolstering Medical Innovation (BRIDGES Weekly, 14 November 2007)

• WHO Committee on Drug Innovation and Prices Underway in Geneva (BRIDGES Weekly, 7 November 2007)

• LDC Group Supports Biodiversity Amendment in WTO Council on Intellectual Property (BRIDGES Weekly, 2 November 2007).

• New US Government Report: US Trade Policy Paying Too Little Heed to Public Health (BRIDGES Weekly, 31 October 2007).
  
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NEW AND NOTABLE

• NEW: The Global IP Enforcement Debate: New Economic Perspectives and Policy Challenges, organized by ICTSD and UNCTAD ,17th July 2008, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

• NEW: Evaluation des besoins d'assistance technique en vue de la mise en oeuvre de l'Accord sur les ADPIC dans les PMA: Boîte à outils de disgnotic. By Mart Leesti and Tom Pengelly

• NEW: Dialogue for "WTO-WIPO Colloquium for Teachers of Intellectual Property" Participants to meet with Geneva IP Community, organized by ICTSD and QUNO, 7th July 2008, Château des Penthes, Geneva, Switzerland

• NEW: Encouraging Technology Transfer to LDCs: Towards a More Effective Implementation of TRIPs Article 66, organized by ICTSD and UNCTAD, 16 June 2008, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

• NEW: Monitoring the Impact of IP Protection on Public Health: Reviewing Progress, organized by the WHO, The World Bank Institute, UNDP and ICTSD , 5-6 May 2008, International Environmental House II, Geneva, Switzerland.

• NEW: Regional Dialogue on the European Economic Partnership Agreement, Intellectual Property, Innovation and Sustainable Development for the CEMAC Countries, organized by ICTSD, 28-29 April 2008, Yaounde, Cameroon.

• NEW: A Workshop with Indigenous Representatives in preparation of the 12th Session of WIPO's Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, organized by The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property and ICTSD, 22-24 February 2008, Chateau de Bossey, Switzerland.

• NEW: Negotiating biodiversity, trade and intellectual property: Implications of regional and bilateral trade agreements, organized by ICTSD, 23 January, Geneva, Switzerland.

• NEW: Consultation on the Examination of Pharmaceutical Patents: Developing Public Health Perspectives. Organized by ICTSD, CENTAD, and WHO, 13-14 December 2007.

• NEW: Intellectual Property and Competition Law Exploring Some Issues of Relevance to Developing Countries. By Carlos Correa, October 2007.
  

• NEW: Final Report of Uganda Intellectual Property Technical Assistance Diagnostic Study, ICTSD in cooperation with Saana Consulting
  
  
• NEW: Final Report of Sierra Leone Intellectual Property Technical Assistance Diagnostic Study, ICTSD in cooperation with Saana Consulting
  
  
• NEW: Fostering R&D and Promoting Access to Medicines. Organized by ICTSD, 22-26 October 2007
  
  
• NEW: Is product patent protection necessary in developing countries for innovation? R&D by Indian pharmaceutical companies after TRIPS. Organized by ICTSD and UNCTAD, 11 October 2007
  
  
• Assessing Technical Assistance Needs for Implementing the TRIPS Agreement in LDCs
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