Claims that anti-counterfeiting agreement goes beyond EU law. By Simon Taylor 17.03.2011 / 05:08 CET Original: MEPs opposed to a new global anti-counterfeiting agreement will try next week to refer the pact to the European Court of Justice (ECJ),…
Original Post: March 16, 2011 By Ante Pedro Velasco Martins, EU ACTA negotiator, today answered FFII’s 30 December 2010 questions on the initialling of ACTA. ACTA was initialed on 25 November 2010, through an electronic procedure. The Commission chief-negotiator…
Repost from: Ian Grant March 14, 2011 The US is continuing its secret efforts to secure tougher copyright laws, even though its Hollywood-sponsored anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (Acta) has still to be validated, a leaked document has revealed. A 10…
PEOPLE’S DAILY, March 14, 2011: China will strengthen its protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs), in a bid to improve the nation’s capacity for innovation, said senior figures from six ministries and administrations. Officials from the six bodies, which include…
Francis Gurry, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia The Future of Copyright I am delighted to have the opportunity to participate in this Conference. I commend the Faculty of Law of the Queensland University…
Today, Chilean civil society group Derechos Digitales has released the following statement: During this week was held in Santiago, Chile the V Round of Negotiations for the extension of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement of Free Trade (known as TPP),…
39 civil society groups asked all negotiating countries to “establish TRIPS as the maximum standard of substantive protection required by the TPP and preexisting trade agreements in the region; and assist the effective implementation of TRIPS flexibilities.” Letter to FTA…
Dear Mr. President, As the current round of negotiations on the proposed TransPacific Partnership free trade agreement (FTA) commences in Chile, we write to urge your Administration to pursue the highest level of protection for American intellectual property (IP) rights.…
A group of prominent European academics has released today an opinion on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The opinion identifies the most critical aspects of ACTA and invites European and national institutions to carefully consider the opinion before ratifying the…
Inside U.S. Trade December 17 Parties to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) may sign the text of the final agreement in late May on the sidelines of the ministerial for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris,…
Letter from Karel de Gucht to Members of the European Union. November 16, 2010.