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The Catchup Network
The Catchup Network, whose website is hosted by the Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition (CRIC) at the University of Manchester, brings together researchers working on the impact of technological capability accumulation and innovation on development, particularly in developing...
LINK | 15 January 2007 | EN
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
The ICTSD is a not-for-profit nongovernmental organisation aimed at improving dialogue and understanding about trade and sustainable development. It works with a broad network of organisations, publishing information on and hosting events to discuss intellectual property rights, agriculture and...
LINK | 15 January 2007 | EN
Innovation Portal
An initiative of the Indian Department of Science Technology and the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Innovation Portal publishes information on innovations, patent procedures and trade fairs for Indian companies. It hosts a discussion forum where individuals can post problems or queries —...
LINK | 15 January 2007 | EN
IPRsonline - Technology transfer page
IPRsonline.org publishes information on intellectual property rights (IPRs), trade and sustainable development. One section of the website is dedicated to publications that link technology transfer and IPRs.
LINK | 15 January 2007 | EN
OECD Biotechnology
This website, run by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), provides access to statistics, publications and documents and country-specific information on biotechnology in agriculture, fisheries and forestry as well as the role of intellectual property rights in innovation...
LINK | 6 December 2006 | EN
Gene Campaign
Gene Campaign is a nongovernmental organisation based in Delhi. Established in 1993 by Dr. Suman Sahai, it organises public debates on genetically modified crops and their relevance to Indian small farmers. It also publishes articles and booklets on genetically modified technology, biopiracy,...
LINK | 17 November 2006 | EN
Genome News Network
The Genome News Network is published by The Center for the Advancement of Genomics, and aims to be a lively, trusted online magazine that covers important developments in genomics research around the world. It is updated on a fortnightly basis with news and feature stories about human medicine,...
LINK | 23 March 2004 | EN
Genetic Resources Action International
GRAIN is an international non-governmental organisation which promotes the sustainable management and use of agricultural biodiversity based on people's control over genetic resources and local knowledge. It is dedicated to combatting 'genetic erosion', seeks to prevent the destruction of diversity...
LINK | 30 July 2003 | EN
IP-Health
A very active email list run by James Love at the Consumer Project on Technology (CPTech). The list focuses on public health and intellectual property issues.
LINK | 26 May 2003 | EN
Internet Patent News Service
This email list provides (mostly) daily news service dealing with information about the patenting world. It contains lots of interesting news and 'gossip' on patents in the United States and internationally.
LINK | 26 May 2003 | EN
International Trademark Association
The INTA mailing list exists for the discussion of worldwide trademark and intellectual property law and business issues, trademark practice automation, and meetings, committees, and services of the International Trademark Association. This moderated list is free and open to all.
LINK | 26 May 2003 | EN
IPRsonline
IPRsonline is an Internet portal on intellectual property and sustainable development. It contains relevant documents and resources, including a guide to IPRs, proposals submitted to the WTO, discussion papers classified by topics, a calendar of IPRs related events, latest news on IPRs, and links...
LINK | 26 May 2003 | EN
US Patent and Trademark Office
The USPTO website contains very detailed and up-to-date information on the US patent and trademark systems. It also contains a patent database allowing for searches for all patents issued since 1790. Full texts of all patents issued since 1976 can also be downloaded.
LINK | 26 May 2003 | EN
European Patent Office
The EPO administers the 1973 European Patent Convention, which currently has 20 member states. The site contains a document database which includes patent applications to the EPO and the World Intellectual Property Organisation in their original languages, as well as the abstracts and titles of 30...
LINK | 26 May 2003 | EN
Programme for Traditional Resource Rights
Based at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, PTRR aims to extend to indigenous peoples and local communities "knowledge of appropriate mechanisms for protecting the integrity of their knowledge and resources".
LINK | 26 May 2003 | EN
Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre
The centre's mission is to facilitate and conduct advanced research into all aspects of intellectual property, particularly the proper role of intellectual property in the light of the new technologies. The centre's present and future projects include the conduct of long-term interdisciplinary...
LINK | 26 May 2003 | EN
International Environmental Law Research Centre
IELRC is an independent, non-profit research organisation based in Geneva that focuses on international and comparative environmental law issues, particularly in India and East Africa. The centre seeks to promote sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy...
LINK | 26 May 2003 | EN
Third World Network
TWN describes itself as "an independent non-profit international network of organisations and individuals involved in issues relating to development, the Third World and North-South issues". It provides significant coverage of biodiversity-related IPR issues.
LINK | 26 May 2003 | EN
Medécins sans Frontières
MSF is an independent humanitarian medical aid agency committed to "providing medical aid wherever it is needed and raising awareness of the plight of the people we help". It is currently leading a campaign on access to essential medicineshttp://www.accessmed-msf.org/ that includes a critique of...
LINK | 26 May 2003 | EN
Consumer Project on Technology
This US-based consumer project was started in 1995 and currently focuses on intellectual property rights and health care, as well as electronic commerce (broadly defined) and competition policy. The CPTech website provides a comprehensive archive of developments in these topics as well as various...
LINK | 26 May 2003 | EN
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