IP ENFORCEMENT ROUNDUP European Parliament DG for External Policies Policy Department Report Recommends Against “Unconditional Consent” for ACTA The EU Directorate General for External Policies has issued a report on ACTA in advance of this fall’s debate over ratification. Its…
A July 13 letter from 22 Members of Congress to President Obama asks the administration to seek high standards for intellectual property protection in the Trans Pacific Partnership, and to use the provisions in the pending Korea-US Free Trade Agreement…
Australian Ambassador Kim Beasley has vowed that Australia will not change the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act, which prohibits cigarette packs from displaying brands and logos, despite accusations that the law violates international trademark law. According to Inside U.S. Trade, last…