Is WIPO Taking An Evidence-Based Approach To IP Enforcement?

Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 11/10/2009 - 19:56

While the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is often seen as being inherently in favor of stronger intellectual property rights, every so often, the organization shows itself open to more reasonable approaches.

A few years back, for example, it questioned the evidence on patents, and had trouble finding any real evidence that stronger patents resulted in greater innovation.

Now, via Slashdot , we hear about a discussion at WIPO concerning "enforcement" issues where a number of papers were...

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