Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Call for Participation: 2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest The Second Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest will be held December 15-17, 2012 at FGV…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Kenyan High Court Strikes Down Sections of Anticounterfeit Act Justice Mumbi Ngugi of the Kenyan High Court has ruled that sections 2, 32, and 34 of the Kenya Anti Counterfeit Act 2008…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Colombia Rushes Through Unbalanced Copyright Reform [by Sean Flynn] The latest example of a rushed copyright reform process to implement an unbalanced law while stifling public debate occurred in Colombia last week.…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Open Letter to Colombian Legislature on Pending Copyright Bill An open letter signed by over 60 scholars and advocates has been sent to the leadership of the Colombian legislature regarding its bill…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest White House IP Czar Releases the 2011 Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IP Czar) Victoria Espinel has published the 2011 Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement. The…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Federal Research Public Access Act attracts two dozen additional co-sponsors Twenty four additional Representatives have cosponsored the Federal Research Public Access Act, (FPRAA, H.R.4004), introduced by Rep. Doyle on February 9. The…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Trans Pacific Partnership Negotiation News TPP Intellectual Property Negotiations Headed to Chile April 9-13 U.S. Proposal for IP and Medicines in the TPP Faces Stiff Opposition Maine State House of Representatives Calls…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Intellectual Property TPP Talks Stall in Melbourne Contrasting with the apparent progress on other chapters, which were declared “on track” by negotiators, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement’s intellectual property chapter appears to have…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest News from the TPP Negotiations in Melbourne The eleventh round of Trans Pacific Partnership Negotiations is being held from March 1-9 in Melbourne, Australia. Infojustice has posted the following related blogs: An…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Interagency Committee Hears Testimony for the 2012 Special 301 Report On February 23, the Special 301 Committee held its third annual opening hearing as part of its review of foreign countries’ intellectual…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Canada’s Bid to Join TPP Threatens Access for Blind, Print Disabled [by Sara Bannerman] There is a danger that, in Canada’s quest to join the TPP, Canada may cede whatever leadership it…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest ACTA Opposition from Thousands of Protestors, European Parliament President, German Justice Minister, and Amnesty International Last weekend, thousands of protestors in multiple cities demonstrated against ACTA. Shortly after, the President of the…