Branka Totić, Director of the Serbian Intellectual Property Office, says that Serbia is prepared to ratify ACTA as part of its efforts to joint the European Union, assuming the existing Member States ratify the Agreement and it comes into force. Reports…
Agence France Presse reports that Slovenian government spokesman Anze Logar has told journalists that the government will delay ratification of the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement until debate of the agreement is settled in the European Union. “It would be senseless to…
Public Citizen has published “Dangers for Access to Medicines in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Comparative Analysis of the U.S. Intellectual Property Proposal and Australian Law.” Click here for the report.
On Tuesday, the Ukraine initiated a formal trade dispute with Australia through the WTO’s Dispute Settlement System. The Ukraine alleges that Australia’s Plain Packaging Act, which provides that “no trade mark may appear anywhere on a tobacco product” violates TRIPS…
AUTHORS: Oghenetega Ivwighreghweta and Oghenovo Kelvin Onoriode, Western Delta University Nigeria ABSTRACT: The study examined the extent of researchers’ appreciation of open access scholarly publishing. It discussed the opportunities and the benefits of open access to scholars worldwide. Challenges of…
Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, has written a piece on the TPP in the American Prospect. Regarding the lack of transparency, she warns: “The implications for the principle and practice of democratic governance are dire. Not…
The opposition to the “access window” medicines chapter is drawing increased press coverage. A recent article by Inside-U.S. Trade reports on the opposition, explaining that other TPP member countries “have refused to accept the U.S. access to medicines proposal or its…
The Maine House of Representatives unanimously resolved to demand that President Obama increase transparency and public participation in the increasingly controversial Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) negotiations. The resolution explains its concerns as arising from the shift of trade agreements…