Intellectual Property Watch, www.ip-watch.org, based in Geneva, Switzerland, provides independent news and information on international intellectual property and innovation policymaking on an open access and subscriber basis. Our global network of professional journalists closely reports on the issues and events that shape global IP and innovation policy and law, cutting across the main public policy issues of the day such as trade, health, food, climate, internet governance, digital economy, and R&D. IP-Watch publishes original articles, outside expert opinions, briefs, special reports, columns on people in the IP community and on US IP law, an annual year ahead series, and other features continuously on our website, www.ip-watch.org, with notification via email alerts, RSS feed, and all major social media, including Twitter @ipwatch.