Politico has published a story covering the recent resolution by state lawmakers urging USTR to exclude from the Trans Pacific Partnership any chapter on pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursements. The resolution by the National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices warns…
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Peter Maybarduk (Public Citizen) and Sean Flynn (representing Forum on Democracy and Trade) met with USTR staff on February 3 to be briefed on the administration’s negotiation of the TPP with respect to the planned IP chapter and the rumored…
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On Friday, an organization of state legislators passed a resolution calling on the U.S. to halt the use of trade agreements to enact international disciplines on pharmaceutical pricing programs. The resolution was passed at the winter meeting of the National…
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…
New Zealand’s trade negotiators have tabled a position paper on the intellectual property chapter of the TPP that was leaked in December. The paper warns against “seeking to strengthen IP standards beyond those agreed to in TRIPS.” It argues that…
A letter to the US Trade Representative Kirk from the IP Task Force of the U.S. Business Coalition for TPP highlighting their “key goals and objectives” was leaked in December. The Coalition includes many of the IP-owning firms and trade…
KEI Director James Love has posted notes from a meeting with USTR officials on the Trans Pacific Partnership, the first FTA negotiated by the Obama administration. The notes were originally posted to the A2K email list, moderated by Knowledge Ecology…
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