Trade Associations Write USTR on TPP, Seek Levels of IPR Protection Found in Korea FTA

A coalition of 22 trade groups have written a letter on the Trans Pacific Partnership to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk that focuses mainly on services and investment.  However, the letter also states that the TPP chapter on intellectual property “must, at a minimum, reflect the high standards achieved in recent free trade agreements (FTAs), such as the Korea-US FTA.”  Organizations that signed the letter include the Business Software Alliance, the Motion Picture Association of America, the Software & Information Industry Association, TechAmerica, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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    Mike Palmedo is the admin for infojustice.org, and he manages interdisciplinary research on copyright exceptions at American University College of Law's Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. He has Masters degrees Economics and in International Affairs, and is an economics PhD candidate.

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