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New “Final” ACTA Text Published, Open For Signature
By William New, Intellectual Property Watch on 27/05/2011 @ 2:38 pm
A new “final” text of the secretive but potent Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been published by the European Commission, according to the Foundation for Free Information Infrastructure (FFII).
ACTA was negotiated by governments of rightsholder-heavy economies in close coordination with industry, with little inclusion of their public, out of the eye of the press, and outside of the multilateral process. The hope is to address nagging and substantive problems of counterfeiting and piracy worldwide.
The latest version, linked here [1], appears to have few changes from the last known version, which emanated in December, according to FFII. Apparently, a Japanese press release says the agreement was opened for signatures on 1 May, following its adoption on 15 April.
Legal questions about the agreement are persisting in several countries (IPW, European Policy, 12 March 2011 [2]). Its effect on the multilateral trading system also has been scrutinised (IPW, Inside Views, 6 May 2011 [3]).
Parties to the negotiation included: Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States. Those countries account for the vast majority of the world’s intellectual property rights.
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[1] linked here: http://acta.ffii.org/?p=633
[2] IPW, European Policy, 12 March 2011: http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2011/03/12/eu-takes-actions-on-patent-law-acta-may-see-legal-fight/
[3] IPW, Inside Views, 6 May 2011: http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2011/05/06/trading%E2%80%99s-end-is-acta-the-leading-edge-of-a-protectionist-wave/
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4 Comments To "New “Final” ACTA Text Published, Open For Signature"
#1 Pingback By Versión final de ACTA lista para ser firmada — ALT1040 On 27/05/2011 @ 10:00 pm
[...] su gran tratado para establecer un estándar dorado en la protección de la propiedad intelectual.La versión final para ser firmada por los países participantes en la negociación de ACTA esta lista.[PDF]. De [...]
#2 Pingback By Mexican Senate Urges Rejection Of ACTA | Intellectual Property Watch On 24/06/2011 @ 12:42 am
[...] ACTA was negotiated by Mexico and a league of rights-holding developed nations (and Morocco) without the involvement of parliamentary bodies. The agreement, which aims to curb widespread counterfeiting and piracy among signatory nations and potentially additional future signatories, recently opened for signatures (IPW, IP Live, 27 May 2011). [...]
#3 Pingback By En cours de ratification, l’ACTA doit être rejeté » La Petite Souris On 30/07/2011 @ 3:33 am
[...] quelques détails ont émergé concernant la ratification de l’ACTA. Le 1er mai, l’ACTA a été ouvert aux signatures, et, fin mai, la Commission a déclaré qu’elle présenterait rapidement un projet de décision [...]
#4 Pingback By La Petite Souris » En cours de ratification, l’ACTA doit être rejeté On 02/09/2011 @ 5:21 am
[...] quelques détails ont émergé concernant la ratification de l’ACTA. Le 1er mai, l’ACTA a été ouvert aux signatures, et, fin mai, la Commission a déclaré qu’elle présenterait rapidement un projet de décision [...]