Welcome to the IPBio Newsletter - a quarterly roundup of intellectual property and bioscience news

Vol. 2, July 2013

Contents:

1. DIY GMOs

2. Novartis and Patent Evergreening

3. Plant Patents

4. Intellectual Property and Research

5. Gene Patents

6. Washington College of Law Post argument Discussions

7. Speech from CGIAR's CEO

8. IP in Parliament (Australia, UK and Morocco)

9. TRIPS reprieve for LDCs

10. GI v. trademarks

11. Food Security

12. Events

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1) DIY GMOs

A Dream of Trees Aglow at Night

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2) Novartis and Patent Evergreening

A great synopsis from Dwijen Rangnekar, in The Hindu.

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3) Plant Patents

Monsanto, steaks, and chefs: Intellectual property and food

Plant biotechnology: Tarnished promise (Nature)

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4) Intellectual Property and Research

Investigating journals: The dark side of publishing

Scientific Articles Accepted (Personal Checks, Too)

New open access online repository for datasets launched by Nature

As Outbreak Continues, Confusion Reigns Over Virus Patents

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5) Gene Patents

Joseph Stiglitz weighs in

You Don't "Own" Your Own Genes: Researchers Raise Alarm about Loss of Individual "Genomic Liberty" Due to Gene Patents That May Impact the Era of Personalized Medicine

Criticisms and responses to the paper over on patent docs

Justices Consider Whether Patents on Genes Are Valid

Constructing narratives of heroism and villainy: case study of Myriad's BRACAnalysis® compared to Genentech's Herceptin®

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6) Washington College of Law Post-argument Discussions

AMP v. Myriad

Bowman v. Monsanto

(more on Monsanto v. Bowman)

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7) Speech from CGIAR's CEO

Small farmers hold the key to tackling climate change

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8) IP in Parliament (Australia, UK and Morocco)

Australian IP Bill

Moroccan Parliament Votes on International Conventions on IP, ICT and Genetics

UK Intellectual Property Bill in the House of Lords: part 1. & part 2.

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9) TRIPS reprieve for LDCs

Intellectual property reprieve for poor countries

Second Chance for Pacific Island Countries to Avoid the Intellectual Property Straightjacket

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10) GI v. trademarks

Food Culture Clash: EU, US Conflicting Concepts For GIs; Both Covet Asian Market

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11) Food Security

Cornell's Per Pinstrup-Andersen: Don't Believe the Hype (and Data) Surrounding Food Price Crises

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12) Events

cfp: 2014 Intellectual Property Academics Conference, Griffith University, Southbank Campus, Brisbane

New audio recordings: Patenting Life: genes and generations, round table session at ISHPSSB, July 11th 2013, Montpellier

Food and Water Security cfp

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[This newsletter is compiled by Berris Charnley at ACIPA, please forward any items for inclusion in future editions to: Berris.Charnley@gmail.com]