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| 18 Nov 2006 | "Philadelphia Consensus Statement" Calls upon WHO, Academia, to Bolster Poor Nations' Benefits from Health Research |
| 7 Dec 2005 | 2005: Record Number of Patent and Trademark Applications Received by USPTO |
| 29 Apr 2004 | 206 Members of the House of Representatives Ask President to Change Stem Cell Policy |
| 30 Aug 2004 | 25 Nobel Prize Winners Call for Open Access |
| 31 Jan 2005 | A Hacker Manifesto: Creating Class vs. Possessing Class |
| 21 Apr 2005 | AAAS Policy Forum Explores "The Future of Scientific Communication" |
| 5 May 2004 | AAAS Supports Policy Push for Broader Access to New Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines |
| 5 May 2004 | ACS SWITCHES VIEWS ON US - AUSTRALIA FTA |
| 16 Jul 2004 | AHF and Abbott settle |
| 25 Aug 2004 | AIDS Drugs: Is Patent the Obstacle? |
| 29 Jul 2004 | AIDS Healthcare Foundation Drops Norvir Lawsuits |
| 1 Sep 2004 | ALRC Recommends Gene Patenting Changes for Australia |
| 17 Aug 2004 | Acacia Demands License Fees for Internet Streaming Media |
| 29 Jun 2006 | Adoption of Patented Seeds in India Raises Questions over Preservation of Local Seed Varieties |
| 4 Dec 2005 | Aeronautical Data to be Removed from Public Domain |
| 1 Jun 2004 | Aetna Drops Antitrust Suit Against Abbott |
| 22 Jun 2004 | African Agricultural Technology Foundation Opens in Kenya |
| 17 Oct 2006 | Agency E-mails Reveal Significant Reduction in EPA Staff Access to Online Journals |
| 31 Dec 2005 | Agreement with Korean Intellectual Property Office to Lessen Burden on USPTO |
| 8 Dec 2005 | Amendment to WTO's Intellectual Property Rules Eases Poor Countries' Access to Generic Drugs |
| 1 Mar 2005 | Amicus Brief on Research Exemption Submitted to Supreme Court |
| 12 Apr 2004 | Appeals Ruling Could Impact Combination Drug Development |
| 27 Dec 2005 | Approval Process for Biotech-derived Generic Drugs Not Yet Established |
| 15 Dec 2004 | April 2005: WIPO Meeting on Establishing a Development Agenda |
| 26 Apr 2006 | April 26: Sixth World Intellectual Property Day Observed With Activities Throughout the World |
| 23 Dec 2005 | Audit Report of WIPO Finds No Acts of Fraud Among Staff |
| 22 Jul 2005 | BBC Develops Open Source Internet Video Platform |
| 1 Jun 2004 | BBC to Use Creative Commons License |
| 11 Aug 2004 | BioMed Central to Host Workshop Exploring Open Access Funding Models |
| 7 Nov 2005 | BioShield II Legislation Closer to Compromise on Drug Patenting |
| 31 Jan 2005 | Biodiverse Countries Ask for Treaty on Access and Benefit-Sharing |
| 29 Sep 2004 | Biomedical R&D Funders Requiring Collaboration |
| 14 Jul 2006 | Bipartisan Effort Emerges to Make Federally-Funded Research Publicly Accessible |
| 27 Sep 2004 | Book Faults Patent Reforms for Slowing Innovation |
| 27 May 2004 | Both Sides Speak Out at Norvir March-In Meeting |
| 24 Jun 2005 | Brazil May Break Patent on HIV/AIDS Drug |
| 2 Feb 2005 | Brazil Reshapes Debate on Intellectual Property |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Brazil Seeks to Apply Traditional Knowledge for Pharmaceutical Purposes, Prevention of Biopiracy |
| 8 Jul 2005 | Brazil and Abbott Reach Deal on Kaletra |
| 26 Apr 2004 | Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Suspends Law Preferring Open Source Software |
| 1 Jun 2005 | Brazil’s Lower House Votes to Suspend AIDS Drug Patents |
| 19 May 2004 | Breast Cancer Gene Patent Revoked in Europe |
| 12 Aug 2004 | Britain allows cloning of human cells for research |
| 7 Jan 2007 | British Scientists "Invent Around" Protections on Patented Drug |
| 10 Mar 2004 | CREATE Act of 2004 Passed by House |
| 2 Aug 2006 | Canada Institutes Humanitarian Endeavor to Make Information and Medicine More Easily Available to Impoverished Countries |
| 25 May 2004 | Canadian Supreme Court rules in Favor of Monsanto |
| 3 May 2005 | Celera Will Make DNA Information Free |
| 1 Jun 2004 | Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and U.S.-Bahrain FTA |
| 21 Sep 2006 | Changes to European Patent Policy Forthcoming? |
| 15 Apr 2004 | China Announces Free AIDS Drugs and Testing |
| 13 Sep 2004 | China Considering Compulsory Licenses for AIDS Drugs |
| 14 Jan 2005 | China Must Criminalize IP Violations, Says US Commerce Secretary |
| 8 Jul 2004 | China Overturns Viagra Patent |
| 29 Oct 2006 | China Releases Scientific Data Sharing Plan |
| 13 Nov 2005 | China Second only to U.S. in Ownership of Health-Based Nanotechnology Patents |
| 25 Jul 2006 | China to Develop Infrastructure for Sharing Scientific Data |
| 30 Jul 2004 | Chinese Challenge Diabetes Drug Patent |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Chiron Relaxes License Policy for Hepatitis C Genome |
| 10 Sep 2004 | Chiron Settles HIV Test Patent Dispute With Roche |
| 24 Feb 2006 | Cleveland Clinic Grants Exclusive Rights to Company to Advance Therapy for Damaged Hearts |
| 16 Mar 2004 | Conflicting Database Bills Sent to Union Calendar |
| 16 Jul 2004 | Congress Approves Project BioShield |
| 23 Nov 2004 | Congress Passes CREATE Act |
| 23 Aug 2004 | Congressman Brown Asks Thompson to Reverse NIH Norvir Decision |
| 31 Mar 2004 | Copyright Violation Task Force Created |
| 13 Jan 2005 | Counterfeiting and Piracy in China - New York Times Magazine |
| 15 Feb 2005 | Court Rules Against Nobel Laureate in Yale Patent Dispute |
| 12 Nov 2004 | Creative Commons Hires Science Director |
| 18 Jun 2004 | Creative Commons Introduces Licenses for Europe |
| 14 Feb 2003 | DMCRA referred to Subcommittee |
| 7 Jan 2005 | Data Accessibility Must Be Improved for Systems Microbiology |
| 9 Mar 2005 | Database of Traditional Tibetan Drugs Goes Online |
| 12 May 2005 | Debate on Bioshield II Patent Provisions at Center for American Progress |
| 18 May 2004 | Developing countries at odds with Trilateral Offices |
| 29 Mar 2004 | Developing-country researchers get 'open access' boost |
| 15 Oct 2004 | Digene Settles Patent Dispute over HPV Test |
| 12 Jan 2005 | Digital Library to Protect Indigenous Knowledge |
| 15 Jun 2004 | Directory of Open Access Journals Launches Article-Search Feature |
| 26 Aug 2004 | Draft Language from the NIH Appropriations Bill on Access to NIH-Funded Information |
| 22 Jun 2004 | Draft text of US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement |
| 8 Jul 2004 | Drug Companies Try to Improve Public Image |
| 18 Oct 2004 | Drug Maker Promotes Generics for Workers |
| 7 Jul 2004 | EFF: The patent hit list is out |
| 9 Mar 2005 | EPO Upholds Revocation of Neem Patent |
| 16 Jun 2005 | ETC Reports on Impact of Nanotechnology Patents for Global South |
| 15 Nov 2004 | EU Announces Strategy to Halt Piracy and Counterfeiting Abroad |
| 7 Mar 2005 | EU Ministers Support Software Patent Law |
| 16 Mar 2006 | EU Patent Debate Begins With Vote Against "Mutual Patent Recognition" |
| 20 Jul 2006 | EU Patent Policy: The Costs of Greater Efficiency? |
| 20 Oct 2006 | EU Proposal for Patent Reform Proceeds with Significant Changes |
| 8 Dec 2006 | East Asian Nations Reiterate Commitment to Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights Cooperation |
| 1 Nov 2004 | Egypt Establishes National Gene Bank for Native Species |
| 12 Nov 2004 | Egypt to Establish Tech Transfer Centers That Provide IP Help |
| 29 Dec 2006 | Eli Lilly Patent Decision Upheld |
| 31 Mar 2006 | Elsevier to Provide Online English-language Access to Chinese Journals |
| 21 Jul 2005 | Emory Sells AIDS Drug Rights for Record $525 Million |
| 8 Nov 2004 | Epogen Patent Ruling: UK Will Not Allow Overly Broad Claims |
| 6 Jul 2005 | Europe Rejects Software Patent Directive |
| 1 Nov 2004 | European Commission Proposes Generic Export Regulation |
| 22 Jul 2005 | European Commission Remains Vague on Biotechnology Patenting; Industry Disappointed |
| 17 Jan 2006 | European Commission to Solicit Comments on Future Patent Policy |
| 6 Jul 2004 | European Patent Office Upholds Harvard Mouse Patent |
| 11 Mar 2005 | European Policy for Intellectual Property Conference: Papers Available |
| 20 Sep 2004 | Expiring Patents Drive Drug Companies to Merge |
| 25 Aug 2004 | FASEB Concerned About Open Access Legislation |
| 6 Jun 2006 | FDA Approves a "Biosimilar" Copy of a Biotechnology-Derived Drug |
| 12 Aug 2004 | FDA Warns of Terrorist Drug Tampering |
| 28 Apr 2006 | FTC Reports on Legal Settlements to Generic Drug Manufacturers |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Federal Circuit Court to Decide If Expressed Sequence Tags Are Patentable |
| 14 Apr 2004 | Federal Hearing on Importing Cheaper Drugs |
| 17 Aug 2004 | Federal Stem Cell Lines Declared "Suitable" for Research |
| 23 Jul 2006 | Federal Trade Commission Weighs in on Access to Generic Drugs |
| 14 Apr 2004 | Federal hearing on importing cheaper drugs |
| 8 Jun 2004 | Fifty-Eight Senators Urge Pres. Bush to Expand Stem Cell Policy |
| 25 Oct 2004 | Food Scientist Wins Infringement Suit Against ConAgra |
| 22 Nov 2005 | Forthcoming United Nations Document Highlights Intellectual Property Rights and Human Rights |
| 19 Jul 2004 | Free Access to NIH-Funded Research Recommended by House Appropriations Committee |
| 6 Apr 2004 | Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) ends without IP Agreement |
| 12 Apr 2004 | French Scientists Celebrate Victory |
| 4 Oct 2004 | Funding Pharmaceutical R&D: Alternatives to the Patent System |
| 27 Jul 2006 | GE Cotton Offers Short-term Benefits, but Unpredictable Long-term Effects |
| 27 Sep 2004 | GSK Licenses AIDS Drugs in Kenya |
| 29 Nov 2004 | GSK Tells Blair to Press G8 for Patent Reform |
| 2 Jul 2004 | Generic 3-in-1 AIDS Pill Effective in Study |
| 4 Sep 2006 | Generic Copy of Anti-clotting Drug Forced Off of Market in U.S. |
| 9 Aug 2006 | Generic Drug-maker Challenges Patent |
| 12 Oct 2004 | Genomics and Public Health: New Report on Science for the MDGs |
| 15 Dec 2004 | Germany Passes New Biotech Patent Law |
| 15 May 2006 | Gilead Sciences' Plan for Non-exclusive Licensing of AIDS Drug Met with Mixed Reactions |
| 6 Apr 2004 | Global seed treaty gets the go-ahead |
| 17 Dec 2006 | Google Launches Beta Version of Patent Search Tool |
| 15 Jul 2004 | Government to Open "Stem Cell Bank" |
| 8 Nov 2005 | Government-Sponsored Open Access Journal to be Considered for Privatization |
| 11 Mar 2005 | Graham Dutfield Editorial: "The US and Europe Are Intellectual Property Fundamentalists" |
| 19 Dec 2003 | Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act HR 1 Signed |
| 25 Oct 2004 | Greenpeace Challenges Stem Cell Patent |
| 22 Nov 2004 | Guatemala Repeals Data Exclusivity Rule |
| 12 Dec 2005 | Guidance Document on Copyright Issues Released for Academia |
| 18 May 2004 | HHS Attempting to Ensure Rapid Delivery of ARV's |
| 20 May 2004 | HHS CreatesTask Force To Encourage Medical Technology Innovation |
| 5 May 2004 | HHS Sec. Declares Drug Importation "Helpful, Inevitable" |
| 11 Apr 2006 | Heavy Volume of Patent Applications Before FDA's Office of Generic Drugs Could Bolster Profits of Name-brand Drug Producers |
| 4 Dec 2006 | Heightened Activity on Greater Open Access to Scientific Research for Disadvantaged Nations |
| 4 Aug 2004 | Hewlett-Packard Rolls Out Linux Laptop |
| 11 Apr 2005 | House and Senate Hearings Will Address Patent Reform |
| 14 Apr 2005 | Human Genealogy Study Will Sample Indiginous Peoples' DNA |
| 3 Aug 2004 | I.B.M. Will Reveal Source Code Worth $85 Million |
| 5 Aug 2004 | IBM Pledges No Patent Attacks Against Linux |
| 14 Apr 2005 | IBM Will Share More Patented Inventions in New Strategy |
| 22 Nov 2004 | IP Owners Oppose USPTO Fee Increase, Unless Profits Remain in Agency |
| 18 May 2004 | ITU Survey Finds Global Support for WSIS Targets |
| 2 Nov 2005 | India Objects to U.S. “Contract-based Approach” in World Trade Organization Negotiations |
| 25 Oct 2004 | India Plans Policy to Attract Biotech Investors |
| 20 Dec 2005 | Indian Drug Maker Pursues Legal Strategy to Market Generic Pharmaceuticals |
| 6 Jan 2005 | Intellectual Property Discussions Can Be Kept Secret By CA Stem Cell Agency |
| 6 Dec 2005 | Intellectual Property Protection Stalls U.S.-Andean Nation Trade Talks |
| 6 May 2006 | Iraqi Virtual Science Library Launched on May 3 |
| 11 Apr 2005 | Israeli Scientist's AIDS Discovery Languishes in IP Disputes |
| 22 Jun 2004 | Japan Establishes First IP Court |
| 14 Apr 2005 | Japan Establishes High Court for IP Disputes |
| 16 Nov 2004 | Journal Publishers Against "one size fits all" Package |
| 16 Oct 2004 | Judge Rules for Amgen Patents |
| 13 Sep 2004 | Kenya Accuses U.S. Company of Biopiracy |
| 22 Jun 2004 | Kerry Supports Further Stem Cell Research |
| 23 Jun 2006 | Korea Reforms Health Insurance Policy, Tightens Funding for Multinational Drug Companies |
| 16 Nov 2005 | Kucinich, 12 House Democrats Object to Proposed Privatization of Open Access Scientific Journal |
| 28 Jul 2004 | Language Barrier Slows Access to Generic Drugs |
| 15 Feb 2006 | Largest Commercial Library of Open Source Software Code to Expand; Better Open Source IP Compliance Expected |
| 20 Jun 2006 | Late Patent Extension Request Spurs Proposed Legislation in House |
| 19 Jan 2006 | Legal Dispute Ensues Between Researcher and Biotechnology Firm |
| 22 Nov 2005 | Library of Congress Plans to Create a World Digital Library |
| 2 Aug 2004 | Linux Might Infringe 283 Patents |
| 1 Nov 2004 | Malaysia Considers Bayh-Dole Equivalent |
| 25 Oct 2004 | Malaysian State Acts to Thwart Biopirates |
| 10 Sep 2004 | Medical Journals Require Drug Trials to be Made Public |
| 21 Jul 2004 | Members of British Parliament Support Open Access to Research |
| 3 Aug 2004 | Merck Licenses AIDS Drug to South African Generic Manufacturer |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Merck v. Integra Briefs Available Online |
| 1 Nov 2004 | Mexican Universities Could Gain Right to Profit From Inventions |
| 29 Jun 2004 | Microsoft Provides More Source Code |
| 30 Jul 2004 | Microsoft Will File 50 Percent More Patents |
| 21 Feb 2005 | Model IP Agreements Aim to Encourage University-Industry Collaboration in Britain |
| 11 May 2004 | Monsanto shelves plans for GM wheat |
| 24 Jun 2004 | Mylan Sues FDA Over Generic Pain-Relief Patch |
| 1 Nov 2004 | NAS Committee on IPRs in Genetic and Protein-Related Inventions: Meeting Transcript and Presentations Available |
| 6 Apr 2004 | NASA Goes Open Source |
| 7 Feb 2005 | NIH Asks Grantees to Voluntarily Release Published Articles |
| 5 Aug 2004 | NIH Decides Not to Intervene on Norvir Pricing |
| 30 Jul 2004 | NIH Director Meets with Publishers on Open Access |
| 30 Aug 2004 | NIH Director to Meet with Scientists and Patients' Rights Groups on Open Access Bill Langauge |
| 4 Oct 2004 | NIH Open Access Estimated to Cost $2.5 Million |
| 11 Aug 2004 | NIH Open Access Policy Predates House Directive |
| 12 Jan 2005 | NIH Open Access Publishing Policy Release Postponed |
| 1 Sep 2004 | NIH Proceeds With Plan to Provide Open Access to Scientific Papers |
| 30 Nov 2004 | NIH Requests Comments on Best Practices for Licensing Genomic Inventions |
| 7 Sep 2004 | NIH Requests Comments on Open Access Policy |
| 14 Dec 2004 | NY Times Op-Ed: More Academics Should Patent |
| 6 Jan 2005 | Nanotechnology Patents Inject Uncertainty into Emerging Industry |
| 20 Apr 2004 | New Case Against Abbott Laboratories |
| 6 Apr 2004 | New Deal reached by Coalition to provide AIDS drugs to poor |
| 27 Jan 2006 | New Findings Suggest Prevalence of Small Errors in Most U.S. Patents |
| 14 Sep 2006 | New India-based Initiative to Oppose Patenting of HIV Medications |
| 21 Nov 2005 | New International Initiative to Foster Access to Publicly Funded Research Results |
| 3 Feb 2005 | New Legal Center Will Protect Open-Source Software Projects |
| 13 Dec 2004 | New Open Access Initiative from Publishers and Advocacy Groups |
| 28 Apr 2005 | New Patent Bill Is Expected In Congress |
| 14 Feb 2005 | New Plant Biotechnology Will Be Open-Source |
| 20 Apr 2006 | New Trade Association Analysis: Generic Forms of Widely-used Drugs Face Challenges in the Marketplace |
| 25 Mar 2004 | News from the WSIS website! |
| 15 Feb 2005 | OECD Issues Draft Guidelines for Licensing Genetic Inventions |
| 10 May 2006 | Office of the United States Trade Representative Releases Draft Text for Proposed U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement |
| 30 Jul 2004 | Open Access Language Appears in NIH Appropriations Report |
| 2 May 2006 | Open Access Publisher Criticized by Journal Editors |
| 28 Jun 2004 | Open Access Publishing Continues to Stir Debate |
| 6 Jun 2005 | Open Access Publishing Debated in AIBS Symposium |
| 24 Jan 2005 | Open Source Biology Evolves |
| 7 Oct 2004 | Open Source Biotech Starts in Earnest |
| 18 Jun 2004 | Open-Source Drug Discovery Proposed for Neglected Diseases |
| 19 May 2004 | PLoS Launches Open Access Medical Journal |
| 21 May 2004 | PTO Proposes to Allow Generics to Challenge Patents at Issuance |
| 15 Nov 2004 | Patent Challenge Against Columbia University Dismissed |
| 12 May 2006 | Patent Dispute Arises From Discovery Made Over 20 Years Ago |
| 7 Sep 2006 | Patent Interference Appeals Against Biopharmaceutical Company Dropped |
| 12 May 2004 | Patent Office Grants PUBPAT Request To Reexamine Cotransformation Patent |
| 7 Jun 2005 | Patent Reform Bill Expected in House This Week |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Patent Reform Bills Move to Full House Judiciary Committee |
| 10 Aug 2006 | Patent Reform Legislation Underway in the Senate |
| 21 Jul 2005 | Patent Reform Report Released by Congressional Research Service |
| 12 Mar 2006 | Patent Status as a Factor in Drug Pricing? |
| 3 May 2005 | Patent Trolls in the News |
| 5 Apr 2004 | Patent threat to anti-HIV compounds is lifted |
| 3 Apr 2006 | Patenting of AIDS Drug in India Meets Legal Resistance |
| 12 Oct 2004 | Patents in Pharmaceutical R&D: Discussion in Bulletin of the WHO |
| 9 May 2003 | Peruvian delegation to WIPO submits report on Maca patents |
| 8 Jul 2004 | Pfizer Expands Discount Drug Progam |
| 30 Jun 2006 | Pharmaceutical Company Refuses to Market Drug Over Price Disagreement |
| 1 Oct 2004 | Point of View: Open Access to Journals Won’t Lower Prices |
| 2 Aug 2004 | Poor Countries Can Import Generics Without E.U. Rule |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Presidential Advisors Comment on Nanotechnology IP |
| 12 Jan 2004 | Pro bono lawyers challenge patents on Maca |
| 30 Nov 2004 | Profits from Indigenous Knowledge Must Be Shared: Opinion – The Times of India |
| 11 Jun 2006 | Proposed Amendment to WTO Could Nullify Existing Patents |
| 1 Mar 2005 | Proposed Medical R&D Treaty Would Provide Alternative Incentives for Innovation |
| 29 Aug 2006 | Public Comment Period on USPTO Draft Strategic Plan Now Open |
| 2 Oct 2006 | Public Patent Foundation Formally Requests Review and Revocation of Four Patents on Genetically Engineered Crops |
| 16 Sep 2004 | Pubpat Challenges Pfizer's Lipitor Patent |
| 18 Aug 2006 | Push for Awareness of the “Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act” |
| 5 Mar 2006 | RIM and RTP Settle Dispute Over BlackBerry Patent Dispute |
| 3 Jun 2004 | Reed Elsevier Allows Free Web Access to Academics |
| 2 Sep 2004 | Rep. Istook to Discuss Open Access on House Floor |
| 28 Oct 2005 | Representative Brown Introduces Bill to Enact Compulsory Licensing During Healthcare Crises |
| 23 Feb 2006 | Review of USPTO’s February 16 Open Source Software Community Meeting |
| 16 Jul 2004 | Rights to Decaf Coffee Plant in Dispute |
| 28 Nov 2005 | Royal Society Releases Position Statement on Open Access Publishing |
| 7 Oct 2004 | Samoa to Profit from Indigenous Knowledge Deal |
| 18 Jan 2005 | Sandia Publicizes IP Available for Licensing |
| 23 Mar 2006 | Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb Reach Settlement on Patent for Well-Known Blood Thinner |
| 20 May 2005 | Santorum Bill Would Limit National Weather Service Public Data |
| 26 Jan 2007 | Science, Intellectual Property, and Legislation in the 110th Congress |
| 18 May 2006 | Search the USPTO's New Online Tool for Patent Appeals Decisions |
| 21 Feb 2006 | Second USPTO Town Hall Meeting on Proposed Changes to Existing Patent Rules |
| 3 Jun 2004 | Sen. Gregg Introduces FDA-Approved Bill for Drug Importation |
| 29 Jun 2004 | Senate Passes Three Bills that Affect Intellectual Property |
| 28 Oct 2005 | Senator Schumer Calls for “Immediate Licensing” to Allow U.S. Manufacturers to Produce the Antiviral Drug Tamiflu |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Senators Propose Patent Extensions to Spur Biodefense R&D |
| 20 May 2004 | Sens Hollings, McCain, and Schumer ask FTC to inquire into Norvir price increase |
| 31 Jan 2006 | Should Species Descriptions be Treated as Open Access Information? |
| 21 Jun 2004 | Singapore Boosts Intellectual Property Protection |
| 7 May 2004 | Six House Republicans Ask for Hearings on Norvir Pricing |
| 10 Sep 2004 | South African Government Says Country "Needs to File More Patents" |
| 22 Jul 2005 | South Centre and CIEL: Quarterly Update on IP and Development |
| 24 May 2004 | Speakers for NIH May 25 Norvir March-in meeting |
| 15 Mar 2005 | Study Finds Many Human Gene Patent Claims Fall Short of Legal Standard |
| 13 Jun 2005 | Supreme Court Interprets Broader Exemption for Drug Research |
| 10 Mar 2003 | Supreme Court Rules Against Eldred |
| 14 Jan 2005 | Supreme Court Will Hear Merck v. Integra |
| 27 Jun 2003 | Supreme Court decides not to review Duke University v. John Madey |
| 6 Jul 2004 | Texas Medical Association Backs Stem Cell Research |
| 28 Jul 2004 | Text of U.S. Representatives' Letter on FTAs |
| 29 Nov 2006 | Thailand Pursues Compulsory License for Anti-AIDS Drug |
| 27 May 2004 | Thailand To Give Free AIDS Drugs To Other Countries |
| 22 Apr 2004 | The National Academies' National Research Council Asks Congress for Research Protection Legislation |
| 8 Jun 2005 | The Patent Act of 2005 Introduced in House |
| 27 Sep 2004 | The Scientist: From the Bench to the Bar |
| 4 Apr 2005 | Through Website, Scientists Can Tackle Companies' R&D Challenges |
| 25 Mar 2004 | Top Medical and Scientific Societies Commit To Providing Free Access To Medical And Scientific Research |
| 10 Jan 2006 | Traditional Knowledge Digital Library Seeks to Prevent Biopiracy |
| 6 Jan 2005 | Traditional Knowledge in Social-Ecological Systems - Ecology & Society Special Feature |
| 19 Aug 2004 | Traditional Medicines Must Be Registered and Studied |
| 21 Mar 2006 | Tuesday, March 21: Landmark Patent Case Before Supreme Court |
| 21 Apr 2004 | U.K. Parliment holds third session on scientific publications |
| 14 Nov 2006 | U.S. Commerce Secretary: China Must Strengthen Copyright Infringement Laws |
| 6 Feb 2006 | U.S. Copyright Office Releases Report on "Orphan Works" |
| 18 Dec 2005 | U.S. Critical of Israel's Patent Extension Policy |
| 21 Jun 2004 | U.S. and Morocco Sign Free Trade Agreement |
| 15 Jan 2006 | U.S.-Thai Trade Talks Muddled Over Intellectual Property Rights Provisions |
| 25 Oct 2004 | UK Court Revokes Amgen Patent |
| 8 Apr 2006 | UK Patent Office Establishes Mediation Service |
| 29 Jun 2005 | UK Research Councils Require Free Access to Journal Articles |
| 19 May 2004 | UK Stem Cell Bank Officially Opens |
| 1 Jun 2005 | UK Workshops Examine Definition of Patentable Software |
| 5 Mar 2004 | UK science publishers give open-access warning |
| 3 Nov 2006 | UN, Yale University, and Publishers Take Lead in Fostering Developing Nations' Access to Environmental Research |
| 8 Nov 2004 | UNEP and WIPO Release Study on Access and Benefit-Sharing |
| 18 Jan 2005 | US Pressures Guatemala to Revise Data Protection Law |
| 18 Jul 2005 | US and India Agree on Intellectual Property Rights for Collaborative Research |
| 19 Mar 2004 | US lifts publishing ban on embargoed nations |
| 14 Jun 2006 | US-Morocco FTA Provisions for Intellectual Property Rules Draw Attention from the United Nations |
| 19 Jul 2004 | US-Morocco FTA: Strongest IP Protection Yet |
| 23 Aug 2004 | USPTO Deals Second Blow to Eolas Browser Patents |
| 24 Aug 2006 | USPTO Electronic Patent Information Interface Requires Transition for Users |
| 22 May 2006 | USPTO Grants Second Reexamination Request in Two Months to Electronic Frontier Foundation |
| 31 Jan 2005 | USPTO Names First University Rep. to Patent Public Advisory Committee |
| 12 Feb 2006 | USPTO Post-Press Release on Town Hall Meeting for Proposed Changes to Patent Rules |
| 5 Jan 2005 | USPTO Proposes New Rules to Streamline Patent Review Process |
| 6 Jan 2006 | USPTO Proposes New Rules to Streamline Patenting Process |
| 15 Feb 2005 | USPTO Rejects Patent on Human-like Organism |
| 23 Mar 2004 | USPTO Supports Greater Protection for Traditional Knowledge and Folklore |
| 8 Feb 2005 | USPTO Would Keep Fees in FY 2006, According to President’s Budget Request |
| 4 Oct 2006 | USPTO to Re-examine Basis for Three Patents on Human Embryonic Stem Cells |
| 25 May 2006 | USPTO: Notice of Collection of Practitioners’ E-mail Addresses |
| 1 Mar 2005 | University Inventions Being Licensed Closer to Commercialization |
| 27 May 2005 | University Publishers Question Google Plan for Digital Book Copies |
| 22 Nov 2004 | University of New Mexico Wins IP Dispute |
| 23 May 2005 | University of Pennsylvania Strategizes to Boost Tech Transfer Revenue |
| 18 Oct 2004 | Venture Capitalists Support CA Stem Cell Initiative |
| 24 Aug 2004 | Vermont Sues FDA Over Drug Reimportation |
| 27 Nov 2005 | Visit the Patent Commons Project Online |
| 6 Jun 2005 | WHO Holds Workshop and Open Forum on IP, Innovation and Health |
| 30 Nov 2004 | WHO Initiates 23 Studies on IPRs, Innovation and Public Health |
| 26 Jul 2004 | WHO Solicits Comments on IP and Health Plan |
| 23 May 2005 | WHO Studies on IP and Health Available Online |
| 19 Feb 2004 | WHO launches intellectual property commission |
| 30 May 2006 | WHO to Study Effects of International Drug Patent System on Low-Income Nations |
| 5 Oct 2004 | WIPO Agrees to Consider Development Concerns |
| 11 Nov 2006 | WIPO Announces Third Session for Provisional Committee on Development Agenda |
| 28 Sep 2006 | WIPO Assemblies Meeting in Progress |
| 5 Jul 2006 | WIPO Development Agenda Discussions Temporarily Stalled |
| 6 Apr 2005 | WIPO Development Agenda, Developing Countries Submit New Proposals |
| 14 Apr 2006 | WIPO Initiative to Harmonize Patent Systems Delayed Until September |
| 20 Sep 2004 | WIPO Members Will Meet Next Week |
| 2 Mar 2006 | WIPO Open Forum on the Draft Substantive Patent Law Treaty in Progress |
| 29 Mar 2006 | WIPO to Provide Online Tool for Renewing International Trademark Registrations |
| 14 Sep 2004 | WIPO “Development Agenda” Demanded by Brazil and Argentina |
| 8 Apr 2004 | WSIS II Tunisia Prepartory Meeting Announced |
| 12 Oct 2006 | WTO Director-General Calls Upon Poor Nations to Enact Compulsory Licensing for Critical Patented Drugs |
| 1 Dec 2005 | WTO Grants Poorest Nations Less Time than Requested to Adhere to International Intellectual Property Rules |
| 8 Apr 2004 | WTO to host public symposium on the Doha Agenda |
| 20 May 2005 | Wellcome Trust Announces Six Month Open Access Policy |
| 4 May 2004 | Wellcome Trust: Open access 'can cut costs by up to 30 per cent' |
| 22 Jul 2005 | White House Creates New IP Enforcement Position |
| 18 May 2004 | White House Responds to Letter from Members |
| 6 Jan 2005 | World Bank Releases Two Books on IP and Development |
| 8 Jul 2004 | World Health Organization Proposes Global Drug Trial Registry |
| 12 Jan 2004 | World Summit on Infomation in Society (WSIS) 2005 |
| 27 Sep 2004 | Zambia Issues Compulsory License for AIDS Drug |
| 1 Nov 2004 | “Innovation Sails Free”: Newsweek Article on Open Source Science |
