''Intellectual Property Watch'' is a

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-based publication reporting on policy issues and influences relating to

international organization An international organization, also known as an intergovernmental organization or an international institution, is an organization that is established by a treaty or other type of instrument governed by international law and possesses its own le ...

s (IOs), especially those in Geneva such as the World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization,

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and

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. It also follows policy developments outside Geneva, and does some investigative reporting. Besides almost daily articles and occasional special columns, a monthly reader is published about

intellectual property Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, co ...

and the policies that affect it. ''IP-Watch'' is an editorially independent news agency whose startup funding came from several sources, the MacArthur Foundation, the

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,Rockefeller Foundation website
IP Watch Association
Consulted on 11 March 2011. and the Open Society Institute.2004 Initiatives Report
p. 132. Consulted on 11 March 2011 Currently, they accept subscription fees for their Monthly Reporter and a subscriber-only online content area, but do not take anonymous donations nor donations from any private corporations, except in the form of subscriptions to their reporting services.IP Watch website
About Us
Consulted on 11 March 2011. Most of the online content is open access, published under the Creative Commons license. ''Intellectual Property Watch'' has no formal owner, and their board of directors meets twice a year to discuss business and legal matters.IP Watch website
About Us ("Governance" part)
Consulted on 11 March 2011. The website openly presents both industry and industry critics in their "Inside Views" section. They also provide interested

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with free copies of their newsletter. The founder and board chair is Carolyn Deere.

IP-Watch v. USTR

IP-Watch, represented by Yale Law School's Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, is suing the United States Trade Representative to compel disclosure of documents pertaining to the Trans-Pacific Partnership under the Freedom of Information Act.Electronic Frontier Foundation website
IP-Watch v. USTR
Consulted on 14 March 2016.

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* {{Authority control Works about intellectual property law