A new (Spanish language) news story contains a quote by a higher level government official to the effect that Chile may pull out of the TPP negotiations if the U.S. does not significantly moderate its intellectual property demands. This follows…
Yesterday, we sent a letter to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk, signed by over 30 legal scholars, criticizing the decision to cancel full day stakeholder presentations for the current round of negotiations being held in Dallas, Texas, and calling on…
Over 30 legal academics from current or potential future Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) negotiating countries wrote to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk today. The letter, the text of which is posted below, criticizes the USTR decision to cancel full…
The 12th round of negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership will be held from May 8-18 in Dallas Texas. Topics to be covered in the negotiations include patents and enforcement of intellectual property. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President for…
Written remarks of Sean Flynn, American University Washington College of Law Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property Press briefing on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiation, May 2, 2012, 2pm EST. Hosted by Public Knowledge. I was asked to provide…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Art Brodsky 202-861-0020 (o) 301-908-7715 (c) abrodsky@publicknowledge.org The latest back-room negotiations for the Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) trade talks are scheduled for May 8-18 in Dallas. The negotiations have already caused a great deal of concern…
At a PIJIP-hosted seminar on intellectual property and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) last week, present and former Chilean trade officials questioned whether joining the TPP would be worth its costs if it included additional demands on intellectual property.
Another round of TPP negotiations on intellectual property is underway this week in Chile, and two additional countries are looking to get in on the action: Mexico and Canada. However, both countries may have trouble getting their citizenry to agree…
The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, American University Washington College of Law will host a public seminar on intellectual property in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement. Centro de Extension, Universidad Catolica Sala Colorada. Alameda 390, Santiago April 12,…
The enclosed draft chart compares the IP enforcement provisions of the US TPP proposal with TRIPS and ACTA. It is a work in progress and does not contain every section yet. This document is being shared with negotiators at the…
The Industrial Association of Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Asociacion industrial de Laboratorios Farmacéuticos (Asilfa)) have written the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs asking for access to the technological and economic studies that justify entering the treaty. The association says “The secrecy with…
This morning a group of nearly 70 international intellectual property academics and experts wrote to the Colombian legislature “in response to what we perceive as a hurried process to implement the provisions of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement through amendments…