News from the Sixteenth Round of TPP Negotiations in Singapore
The eleven countries negotiating the TPP are in negotiations in Singapore from March 4 through 13. Inside U.S. Trade reports…
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.
Public Interest Exception to Data Exclusivity in the Trade Agreement Between EU and Peru
On March 1, the trade agreement negotiated among the European Union, Peru, and Colombia went into effect in the EU…
TPP Enters Sixteenth Round of Negotiations
The eleven countries negotiating the TPP will hold negotiations in Singapore from March 4 through 13. The formal stakeholder outreach…
USTR’s 2013 Trade Policy Agenda Asks Canada to Implement ACTA ‘Obligations’: Cites TPP Proposal for ‘Balance’
Today, the U.S. Trade Representative posted the 2013 Trade Policy Agenda and 2012 Trade Policy Report. The report covers trade negotiations …
Notes on Industry and Civil Society Testimony at the 2013 Special 301 Hearing
Yesterday the Interagency Special 301 Committee chaired by the US Trade Representative held its annual public hearing. An earlier blog…
Notes on Government Testimony at the 2013 Special 301 Hearing
This morning the Interagency Special 301 Committee chaired by the US Trade Representative held a public hearing as part of…
Timeline of ACTA Protests
Thanks to Michael Geist for tweeting a link to actaprotests.org, which has many great videos like the one below:
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act Introduced in U.S. House and Senate
Today the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research ACT (FASTR) was introduced in both the House and Senate. FASTR…
US-EU Working Group and Senate Finance Committee on IPRs in the Upcoming Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
The report of the US-EU High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth has released its final report that recommends…
USTR Posts Comments Received for the 2013 Special 301 Review
The U.S. Trade Representative has posted comments received for the 2013 Special 301 Review. The full docket is available here.…
Trade Chiefs Stop Short of Announcing Intention to Negotiate a U.S-EU Free Trade Agreement
Last week, European Trade Commissioner traveled to the US to meet with US Trade Representative Ron Kirk. There was anticipation…
WTO, WIPO, WHO Joint Report on Health, IP, and Trade
The World Trade Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, and World Health Organization jointly released a report today on “Promoting Access…