‘Final Final’ ACTA Text Published; More Discussion Ahead For EU 06/12/2010 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments Negotiating partners today released the final text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) after another week of what they called “legal scrubbing” which in fitting form was once again was performed behind closed doors, this time in Sydney.
TRIPS Council Discusses Efficacy Of ACTA, Public Health Amendment 29/10/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments A substantive review of a rarely-used amendment to the World Trade Organization intellectual property rules and enforcement trends that may threaten multilateral trade system topped the agenda this week in the Council on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
Minister: India Anticipates European Fix To Law Delaying Generics Shipments 20/10/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Europe has promised at the “highest levels” to fix laws that caused generic medicine seizures in the Netherlands, the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry said today. The minister is in Geneva for meetings on the ongoing Doha Round trade liberalisation talks at the World Trade Organization.
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Near-Finished Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Pact Could Have Broad Reach 12/10/2010 by William New and Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The countries that own most of the world’s intellectual property rights have all but completed an agreement among themselves that raises the level of protection of those rights while appearing to reduce obligations placed on rights holders. Now they’ll need to find ways to apply it to the countries of the world seen as responsible for much of the infringing material.
ACTA: No More Negotiating Rounds Planned; Latest Text To Be Released 04/10/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 8 Comments The round of negotiations in Tokyo last week on the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) will be the last in the several-year long process to come to a final agreement, negotiators have said. The latest text – along with highlighted issue areas on which certain countries still have reservations – will be released before the end of the week, negotiators told Intellectual Property Watch.
ACTA Negotiators Still Aiming For Agreement By Year’s End 25/09/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Countries negotiating a semi-secret trade agreement against piracy and counterfeiting this week in Tokyo are still aiming to reach agreement by the end of this year, a negotiator told Intellectual Property Watch today. The negotiator also did not reject outright the notion that patents might still be included in the draft treaty text, instead saying it is still a matter for discussion.
Civil Society Fights For Participation As ACTA Counter To WIPO Rises 24/09/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A new rival to the World Intellectual Property Organization is being created away from the tempering effect of public scrutiny, which could result in limits on the free movement of knowledge or products subject to IP rights, a civil society representative said yesterday.
Coherence Needed To Avoid Multilateral Legal Swamp, WTO Told 22/09/2010 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments The multilateral system with its different agencies dealing with specific areas is sometimes seen as incoherent in global negotiations and norm-setting as there are overlaps in competency, definition and scope, according to speakers at a side event to the recent World Trade Organization Public Forum.
Treaty Negotiators Turn To “ACTA Lite” In Hopes Of Closure 08/09/2010 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments Everyone you ask this week about the Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (ACTA) tells you that they’re just about to work their way through the new draft version to understand the implications of changes made during the recent negotiation round in Washington, DC. Massive changes to the text have been revealed by yet another leak of the draft treaty text being negotiated by 10 countries and the EU 27 member states.