[Pirateninfo] Weltpatentsystem

[Silke Pohl]

Verhandlungen in der WIPO ueber ein Weltpatentsystem und damit den Verlust
einer letzten Unabhaengigkeit in bezug auf die Patentvergabe, die auch
jetzt schon durch TRIPs weit eingeschraenkt ist. Leider nur in Englisch.

One global patent system?

A new briefing by GRAIN. 1 October 2003

For three years, a new international patent treaty has been under
negotiation at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in
Geneva. This Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT) would remove most of the
remaining national flexibility in patent systems and pave the way for a
future world patent granted directly by WIPO. This is an appealing
prospect for transnational corporations and large powers like the US and
the EU, who see patents as as the primary means to control a globalised
economy. But a world patent system is bad news for developing countries
and their citizens, who would lose even the limited freedom left by the
WTO’s TRIPS Agreement to adjust patent systems to national development
goals. However, it is not too late for the developing world to say ‘no
thanks’ and stop the negotiating process.

Ganzer Text: http://www.grain.org/publications/wipo-splt-2003-en.cfm