[La Quadrature du Net (CC-BY-SA)(Link)] In a plenary vote, the European Parliament just adopted a mandate to the European Commission explicitly allowing it to “include strong protection of intellectual property rights (IPR)” in the proposed EU-US trade agreement negotiations, the…
Last month, the U.S. Trade Representative’s Trade Policy Report raised some eyebrows when it scolded Canada for not meeting its ACTA “obligations,” despite the fact that the Agreement is not in effect. (See for instance, Michael Geist’s blog quoting the…
Today, the U.S. Trade Representative posted the 2013 Trade Policy Agenda and 2012 Trade Policy Report. The report covers trade negotiations existing trade agreements, and enforcement activities for all sectors. At first glance, one strange item stands out: the U.S. “encourages”…
Thanks to Michael Geist for tweeting a link to actaprotests.org, which has many great videos like the one below:
The European Commission has withdrawn its request for the European Court of Justice to rule on the legality of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Though the parliament rejected the agreement by 478-39 on July 4, the trade trade commission had requested…
Though the European Parliament voted down the Anti-Counterfieiting Trade Agreement in the face of widespread opposition, the European Court of Justice is still tasked with determining whether the treaty is compatible with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European…
On October 16, the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property held the event “IP, Trade and Development,” with speakers from academia, the government, the biotech industry, and DC-based nonprofits. My notes are below. The webcast, presentations, and participant bios…
The Mexican Senate and House of Representatives have passed resolutions calling for the President to reverse the signing of ACTA. The Senate resolution, sponsored by Sens. Francisco Javier Castellón Fonseca, Carlos Sotelo García, María Beatriz Zavala Peniche, and Dip. Rodrigo…
Reposted from michaelgeist.ca Last week, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to reject ACTA, striking a major blow to the hopes of supporters who envisioned a landmark agreement that would set a new standard for intellectual property rights enforcement. The European…
The European Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement today, 478-39. The rejection issued a massive blow to the prospects of the agreement itself, as well as to the larger international intellectual property agenda of the United States, now playing…
The Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Treaties issued a report today recommending that “the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement not be ratified by Australia” unless and until the government can provide an adequate evidentiary record proving that the agreement will be…
Today the EP Committee on International Trade (INTA) voted to 19-12 to recommend that the full Parliament reject ACTA. It formally adopted David Martin’s draft report on the agreement, which formally advises the Parliament to decline to give its consent…