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Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Eisophca - 02-12-2006

I've gotten this pretty tuned up in the UN forum, and was planning on submitting this today or tomorrow. However, I just wanted to check if there were any other problems seen by the IDU before I did that. Here's the draft:

Quote: UN Patent Law

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.


Category: Free Trade


Strength: Significant


Proposed by: Ceorana

Description: The UN,

NOTING that without guaranteed protection of ideas for products, there is no incentive to invent them, and that without international protection of ideas for products, there is no incentive to market them internationally,

AFFIRMING that international trade strengthens all economies involved,

CONCLUDING that the international protection of ideas for products will strengthen the economies of all member states,

NOTING WITH REGRET that national patent laws laws are inevitably different and therefore incompatible, but that this could be solved through an international patent law,

1. DEFINES, for the purpose of this resolution:
a. "patent" as a protection by law of a novel, useful and nontrivial idea for a product or invention for a limited amount of time, after which the idea becomes free for all to use;
b. "information" as including all knowledge, both known and unknown, specifically genetic code of natural organisms, scientific theories, mathematical algorithms, etc.;

2. STRESSES that patents are protections on the idea for an invention, not the specific invention, but the specific invention is by definition covered in the patent for its idea;

3. CREATES the United Nations Patent Registry (UNPR) for the purpose of keeping a registry of patents in all nations, which shall register patents by the following process:
a. The inventor of the product, or his/her/its designee, must write an application to the UNPR detailing the nature of the product, what ideas should be patented as part of the patent, and detailed sketches, blueprints, photographs, construction plans and/or other related media detailing and defining the product and idea;
b. The inventor of the product now has exclusive use of the idea and production rights to the product until the approval process is complete;
c. The UNPR will review the patent, both to make sure that it is not too wide in the scope of the ideas that it wishes to cover and that it is not a duplication of a patent already in the UNPR;
d. If these criteria are met, the patent will be approved and given an identification number, from which time the inventor holds exclusive rights to the idea and exclusive production rights to the product for a period of 17 years, after which the idea is free for all to use;

4. DECLARES that there will be a three year period, starting at the time of passage of this resolution, in which all national patents shall be submitted to the UNPR for review, and any patents which cover the same idea will not be internationally protected unless all of the patent holders can reach an agreement on joint ownership of the patent within a period of five years;

5. STIPULATES that patents may not pertain to:
a. any invention which is already in use at the time of application;
b. any intangible product, such as computer code or information;
c. biological organisms;
d. specific designs for inventions, although a specific design must be covered in the patent;

6. DECLARES that patents may be held by any person or corporation and that they are transferable by mutual agreement, at which time the UNPR must be notified;

7. EMPHASIZES that nations still have the right to have and enforce national patent law, which may or may not cover the same inventions as the UNPR, but reminds them that UN Patent Law is supreme to national patent law, and any inventions patented in the UNPR may not be produced in any UN nation without consent of the patent holder.

Approvals: 82 (Storage Inbox, New Danadia, Faerie-Sprite, St Edmund, Petisolandia, NewTexas, Ronrovia, Orgasman, Futuristic America, Nitwitium, Jey, British Whiskum, Flamebaittrolls, Desert Storm Iraq, Ral Ixshida, Orgasmica Land, Gaiah, Lygonia, Richard2008, The Beltway, Roisoin, StarcoreZach, The Mavricks, Antrium, Terra V, Alomran, OmniMega Pharma-Corp, Aakron, Al Kassad, Sorgloss, Palteau, Alsakia, Ternovia, A TARDIS, Trutonia, Marry Jane, Timothy LP, Utopian Race, The Black New World, Tsar Praetere, Titanburg, Erith Avlantia, Stefan VII, Ritchies Fellowship, Leg-ends, Los Santos, Peyotes, Kimtatorship, Armenius, Swansalaunce, Psychology Majors2006, Republic of Freedonia, Hadristan, Akmal, The Flaming Fhqwhgads, The Fallen Fairies, Nuevo_Valpo, Neo Tyros, Havl, Maegeri, Whatsitts, Great White North Eh, Jenny NSUN, Prasin, Palentine UN Office, Alieck, Assassinos, Eve the First, Haelcyon, Metalgolem, Rakua, Zurdia, Drunken Thunder, Ultrasilvania, Marjatta, Greater Valmiera, Kharanthar, Waterana, Sin-Galore, Grand Mal, Intangelon, Kedalfax)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 41 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Fri Apr 14 2006 [/quote]

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Eisophca - 02-21-2006

After the first submission, this failed to reach quorum. It had about 59 supporters, but, unfortunately, I wasn't able to collect the list since I was away from home when it fell out and didn't have the foresight to c+p the list beforehand.

I'm going to submit it again soon. Would anyone be willing to help TG to give it a better chance? Thanks.

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Fonzoland - 02-21-2006

I suggest you visit this new forum and post your draft there. You might get help with campaigning. Wink

Now, a few minor suggestions:

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a. "patent" as a protection by law of a novel, useful, and nontrivial idea for a product or invention for a limited amount of time, after which the idea becomes free for all to use;

3. CREATES the United Nations Patent Registry for the purpose of keeping a registry of patents in all nations, which shall register patents by the following process:

4. MANDATES that there will be a three year period, starting at the time of passage of this resolution, in which all national patents shall be submitted to the UNPR for review, and any patents which cover the same idea will not be internationally protected, unless all of the patent holders can reach an agreement on joint ownership of the patent within a period of five years;

b. ideas and inventions which have some form of use, whether it be entertainment, work automation, etc.

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Eisophca - 02-21-2006

FonzolandFeb 21 2006, 06:58 PM [/quote]
How so?

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Fonzoland - 02-21-2006

CeoranaFeb 21 2006, 07:23 PM FonzolandFeb 21 2006, 06:58 PM [/quote]
How so? [/quote]
I mean, it is clear that you want to exclude useless stuff. This clause is stating that patents should be useful, which is redundant since you used the same word when defining a patent.

How you determine whether something "has some kind of use" is beyond me. On the other hand, the patenting of a useless idea does not harm the world in any way. Maybe you could drop it altogether?

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Eisophca - 02-21-2006

FonzolandFeb 21 2006, 07:37 PM Maybe you could drop it altogether? [/quote]
Probably a good idea. I'll go with that.

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Fonzoland - 02-21-2006

I have more comments, but if you don't mind I will take them to Reclamation, to stimulate the newborn. Wink

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Sausage Arabia - 03-09-2006

It doesn't look like this will make quorum this time, either. I really like this proposal, though: when you resubmit, I'll help you with a TG campaign.

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Eisophca - 03-09-2006

Neu HamsterdamMar 8 2006, 03:36 PM It doesn't look like this will make quorum this time, either. I really like this proposal, though: when you resubmit, I'll help you with a TG campaign. [/quote]
Thanks. I'm not going to resubmit right away; waiting until we get some new queued proposals to gather a list from. This bunch doesn't seem to like it.

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Jonquiere-Tadoussac - 03-09-2006

Prolly too much crap in the list right now... no one wants to look through it.

Seriously, I'm tired of reading all that stuff myself, and I'm not even a delegate.

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Eisophca - 03-18-2006

New version:

Quote: UN Patent Law

Category: Free Trade

Strength: Significant

Description: The United Nations,

NOTING that without guaranteed protection of ideas for products, there is no incentive to invent them,

FURTHER NOTING that without guaranteed international protection of ideas for products, there is no incentive to market them internationally,

AFFIRMING that free international trade greatly strengthens all economies,

CONCLUDING that the international protection of ideas for products will greatly strengthen the economies of all member states,

NOTING WITH REGRET that national patent laws laws are inevitably different and therefore incompatible on an international scale,

AFFIRMING that an international patent system is the most effective way of reconciling these differences, without the need for unwieldy attempts at patent law harmonization,

AFFIRMING that the United Nations is the most effective organization to facilitate this,

1. DEFINES, for the purpose of this resolution:
a. "patent" as a protection by law of a novel, useful and nontrivial idea for a product or invention for a limited amount of time, after which the idea becomes free for all to use;
b. "information" as including all knowledge, both known and unknown, specifically genetic code of natural organisms, scientific theories, mathematical algorithms, etc.

2. STRESSES that patents are protections on the idea for an invention, not the specific invention, but the specific invention is by definition covered in the patent for its idea;

3. CREATES the United Nations Patent Registry for the purpose of keeping a registry of patents in all nations, which shall register patents by the following process:
a. The inventor of the product, or his/her/its designee, must write an application to the UNPR detailing the nature of the product, what ideas should be patented as part of the patent, and detailed sketches, blueprints, photographs, construction plans and/or other related media detailing and defining the product and idea;
b. The inventor of the product now has exclusive use of the idea and production rights to the product until the approval process is complete;
c. The UNPR will review the patent, both to make sure that it is not too wide in the scope of the ideas that it wishes to cover and that it is not a duplication of a patent already in the UNPR;
d. If these criteria are met, the patent will be approved and given an identification number, from which time the inventor holds exclusive rights to the idea and exclusive production rights to the product for a period of 17 years, after which the idea is free for all to use;

4. DECLARES that there will be a three year period, starting at the time of passage of this resolution, in which all national patents shall be submitted to the UNPR for review, and any patents which cover the same idea will not be internationally protected unless all of the patent holders can reach an agreement on joint ownership of the patent within a period of five years;

5. STIPULATES that patents may not pertain to:
a. any invention which is already in use at the time of application;
b. any intangible product, such as computer code;
c. information, specifically genetic code and mathematical algorithms;
d. biological organisms
e. specific designs for inventions, although a specific design must be covered in the patent;

6. DECLARES that patents may be held by any sapient being, a corporation, or a government, and that they are transferable by mutual agreement and notification of the UNPR;

6. EMPHASIZES that nations still have the right to have and enforce national patent law, which may or may not cover the same inventions as the UNPR, but reminds them that:
a. UN Patent Law is supreme to national patent law, and any inventions patented in the UNPR may not be used in any UN nation without consent of the patent holder;
b. National patent law does not pertain to foreign nations, unless governed by other resolutions or international treaties.[/quote]

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Eisophca - 03-20-2006

I will most likely submit this tomorrow morning or Tuesday morning, with telegrams. If anyone else is willing to help TG, that would be awesome.

I'm hoping it passes this time!

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Antrium - 03-20-2006

CeoranaMar 19 2006, 07:34 PM I will most likely submit this tomorrow morning or Tuesday morning, with telegrams. If anyone else is willing to help TG, that would be awesome.

I'm hoping it passes this time! [/quote]
I could send some tomorrow night.

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Eisophca - 03-20-2006

AntriumMar 19 2006, 04:45 PM CeoranaMar 19 2006, 07:34 PM I will most likely submit this tomorrow morning or Tuesday morning, with telegrams. If anyone else is willing to help TG, that would be awesome.

I'm hoping it passes this time! [/quote]
I could send some tomorrow night. [/quote]
Thanks. I've PMed you the list of the 75 delegates (actually 74, because you're on the list) to telegram.

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Grosseschnauzer - 03-24-2006

Quote: Approvals: 117 (Antrium, Funky Evil, Hesticular, Guardonia, Palentine UN Office, Joesia, Kolinar, Hookatoke, Noble Chorale, Loves Minion, OmniMega Pharma-Corp, CAOAPO, Berne and Bysshop, BBLAKE00, Mommy D, Irlans, Q the Omnipotent One, The Beltway, Swintonland, A TARDIS, Hicadoolia, Calabran, Jouran, Moroboshi, Badgakistan, Millipede Liberation, Hateha, Tse Moana, The grate Craig Biles, Markiria, Worldia555, Marjatta, Aldoony, Spareknikov, Seeds Of Dave, Aakron, Orgasmica Land, The Wilderness of Steb, Leg-ends, Nospam, Flamebaittrolls, Baudrillard, Gaiah, The biggest seagull, Bullsprig, Baramia, Faerie-Sprite, Ashmore, The Switzerland, Moshava, The Great Commonwealth, 07LauAH, Cornbread Fanatics, Desert Storm Iraq, Oikhia Khora, Dangerous Solitude, Great White North Eh, The Flaming Fhqwhgads, Twitcheldom, Ternovia, Sidosermo Indah, Tannu Tuval, Roisoin, Marry Jane, Minzione, Nuttelex, The High Rabbit, Sheogorath and Azura, Ingrism, Czardas, Unified Home, Kloronia, Severidom, Viprota, Aecon, Ronrovia, Fredonistan, Darth Mall, The Kazoo Peoples, QuestionableIndustries, Raving Zealots, Darpatia, Anfalsanth, Grand Mal, New kLemon, Al Kassad, Lestingtin, Pufdom, Drunken Thunder, Erith Avlantia, Crusading Heretics, The Light-Side Jedi, The Spanish Crown, Spaz Land, Malihople, Xarvinia--Wurtemburg, All newbs, Scientific Government, Meroviastan, Wegason, Dizziness, Hambola, The New Land of Exile, Fatheffas, New Danadia, Kariana Fidem, Tarmsden, The Wandering Nomads 2, Catholicdom, Taylington, Dendoism, Hadristan, Tycartau, Qinqe, Phtshp, Newtism, Coapa)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 8 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Thu Mar 23 2006

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I'm not sure how many more hours you have tonight before the time expires to have sufficient approvals, but I figured I'd post this here just in case.

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Jonquiere-Tadoussac - 03-24-2006

Looks like it didn't make it Sad

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Eisophca - 03-25-2006

Jonquiere-TadoussacMar 24 2006, 06:51 AM Looks like it didn't make it Sad [/quote]
It died by 9 approvals.

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Antrium - 03-25-2006

CeoranaMar 24 2006, 05:31 PM Jonquiere-TadoussacMar 24 2006, 06:51 AM Looks like it didn't make it Sad [/quote]
It died by 9 approvals. [/quote]
I'm sure this can pass. 9 endorsements isn't much to gain. Next time you submit this, I would be glad to help you telegram again, and as delegate, I encourage everyone with some free time to help too.

But it is a shame it didn't pass this time Sad

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Eisophca - 03-25-2006

My next attempt will most likely be in the vicinity of April 10. I will be on vacation from March 27 - April 2, and then people in school will have spring break the next week.

Thanks Antrium for offering. If anyone else wants to help, you can choose how many telegrams you send, depending on the amount of time, energy, ability to mindlessly click, etc. you possess. Wink I'll get a list of delegates together, and hopefully we can get this to quorum.

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Eisophca - 04-05-2006

Submission is definitely next Sunday or Monday.

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Groot Gouda - 04-05-2006

Happy to help telegramming. Not too much though - I prefer to help lots of people with a little than a few with a lot. 50 is enough.

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Eisophca - 04-05-2006

Thanks. I'll send you HTML code with the links when I get them ready.

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Antrium - 04-05-2006

I can help again if you need it. I still have the list from last time if you want me to TG the same people. If not, you can just send me the names Smile

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Fonzoland - 04-06-2006

Ceorana is my understudy... Tongue

Final Draft: Un Patent Law - Eisophca - 04-10-2006

Click this link for the list of delegates.

I will submit after the minor update today.

Please post here to confirm that you will be able to send everything out within 24 hours of this afternoon.
And here's a stock TG:

Quote: Dear Delegate ,

I am writing in order to bring your attention to a proposal that has been submitted and is trying to reach queue, "UN Patent Law". This proposal will create an international patent system to facilitate trade between nations, improving the economies of all member states.

The proposal can (and should, in my opinion) be approved at http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index....l1/match=Patent. Please telegram the nation Ceorana with any questions about the proposal, and he will answer as best he can.

Thanks for your time.

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