Switzerland’s Minister of Justice and Police has responded to a critique of the Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement sent by the Berne Declaration and Alliance Sud last year. The Swiss response discusses ACTA and medicines (noting that the agreement will not address…
Stichting Bescherming Rechten Entertainment Industrie Nederland (BREIN) announced that it and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) convinced hosting companies to take down 51 torrent sites in January. Last year, BREIN says they won the takedown of over 600…
IP-ENFORCEMENT ROUNDUP European academics circulate sign-on statement of opinion on ACTA A group of prominent European academics coordinated by Rita Matulionyte and Axel Metzger from the Leibniz University in Hanover has released an opinion on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). …
Large publishers are starting to pull out of the Health InterNetwork for Access to Research Initiative (HINARI), a system for providing free journals to low income countries established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2001. Elsevier, Lippincott Williams &…
On January 18, the Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus held the Seventh Annual State of the Net Conference to discuss current issues and upcoming legislation in 2011. The event brought together industry groups, consumer groups, and government officials…
A group of prominent European academics coordinated by Rita Matulionyte and Axel Metzger from the Leibniz University in Hanover has released an opinion on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The opinion identifies the most critical aspects of ACTA and shows…
The East African Standard has reported that Anand Grover, the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Anand Grover will “intervene as an interested party to support the constitutional principles of access to essential medicines” in a court case against…
IP-ENFORCMENT ROUNDUP European Commission seeks comments on the Application of its IP Enforcement Directive The European Commission has released a report and a working paper on the implementation of EU Directive 2004/48/EC on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. It…
The Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus is holding its 2011 “State of the Net Conference” on January 18 and 19 in Washington, D.C. The industry-sponsored event will include keynote addresses by Representatives Blackburn and Goodlatte, Department of Commerce…
Inside U.S. trade reports that the U.S. wants more time to consult with stakeholders before tabling text for the intellectual property chapter of the Trans Pacific Partnership. A USTR official quoted in the story referred to “very wide” differences in…
CIS-India has posted the current IPR chapter of the EU-India FTA. The text shows the positions of Indian and EU negotiators on each provision, and it shows that India is rejecting TRIPS-Plus Enforcement provisions related to border measures for goods…
IP-ENFORCEMENT ROUNDUP Introducing the IP Enforcement Roundup. PIJIP is beginning a Monday newsletter that will highlight major happenings in international intellectual property from the previous week, and call attention to upcoming meetings and filing deadlines. It is part of a…