Access to Knowledge

During the week of a worldwide celebrated World AIDS Day, REBRIP’s Work Group in Intellectual Property (GTPI), which is currently coordinated by the Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association (ABIA), launched a national campaign on the impacts of the patent system’s abuses on the access to essential medicines, including the ones necessary for treating HIV/Aids.

Panel held at the Brazilian Nacional Copyright Forum – Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

The International Seminar on Copyright , organized by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture (MinC) in conjunction with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), took place from the 26th to 28th of November in Ceará. The seminar was part of the National Copyright Forum, an initiative carried out by MinC since December 2007 aiming at rethinking copyright in Brazil, in order to promote a greater balance between protection and access to knowledge.

Many experts from various countries, including Brazil and Portugal, were present at the event. Over 30 countries were represented by members from both private initiative as well as public interest instances.