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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 out in the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiation in San Diego, California this week. Author PIJIP
The thirteenth round of negotiations of the TPP began on Monday morning, with stakeholder participation forums at the very beginning of the round. Efforts were made by USTR to accommodate stakeholder requests during a week where scheduling was complicated by a national holiday, but the outcome seemed rushed. From 11am to 2pm, USTR hosted two […]
According to Inside US Trade, Intellectual Property negotiators at the San Diego round of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) Negotiations are discussing the “less controversial areas, including copyrights and general IPR provisions.” In fact, the general provisions and copyright chapters include some of the most controversial issues in the agreement – extending copyright terms […]
On Wednesday, Congressman Darrell Issa wrote a letter to USTR requesting access to the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations: “Given the immense impact that this agreement will have on many areas of the American economy, including intellectual property, I respectfully request that you allow me and certain members of my staff to be present as observers […]
In testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet on 27 June 2012 (Hearing: Protecting Patents, Trade Secrets, and Market Access), the Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, who also serves as Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, grossly misrepresented the scope of permissible compulsory licensing […]
Dear Ambassador Kirk: We write with regard to the ongoing negotiations over a potential Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement (FTA), an agreement that continues to grow in scope. Specifically, we write to urge you and your staff to engage in broader and deeper consultations with members of the full range of committees of Congress […]
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