Rep. Issa Calls ACTA an “Unconstitutional Power Grab”
Today Representative Darrell Issa has issued a press release blasting the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Issa notes that the agreement was…
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.
March 5, 2012
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest News from the TPP Negotiations in Melbourne The eleventh round of Trans…
European Parliament to Seek Further ECJ Guidance on ACTA; Receives Petition; Holds Public Hearing
February 28: MEP and ACTA Rapporteur David Martin indicated he wants the European Parliament to refer ACTA to the European…
Sen. Hatch Seeks Formal Intellectual Property Trade Dispute with Chile
As the U.S. enters a new round of TPP negotiations this week, it is being asked to initiate a formal…
Research Works Act Shelved by Sponsors
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the sponsors of the Research Works Act – Reps. Issa and Maloney –…
February 27, 2012
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Interagency Committee Hears Testimony for the 2012 Special 301 Report On February…
Protests at Novartis Shareholder Meeting Ask Company to Drop Its Challenge to Section 3(d) of Indian Patent Law
On February 28, the Indian Supreme Court had been scheduled to hear arguments in Novartis’ challenge to the patentability criteria…
Reactions to De Gucht’s Announcement that EC Has Sent ACTA to European Court of Justice
On February 22, EC Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht announced that the Commission has referred ACTA to the European Court…
“Africa IP Forum” Postponed
The “Africa IP Forum,” originally cosponsored by WIPO, numerous intellectual property rightholders, and a handfull of governments, has been postponed. …
Notes from the 2012 Special 301 Hearing
On February 23, the Special 301 Committee held its third annual opening hearing as part of its review of foreign…
Special 301, Access to Medicine, and Various U.S.G. Pledges to Respect the Doha Declaration
The U.S. government has an unfortunate history of pressuring low- and middle-income countries to observe strong intellectual property protection on…
Some of the Regular “Asks” of USTR During Special 301 Reviews
Tomorrow USTR will hold an open hearing as part of the 2012 Special 301 Review, in which it identifies countries…