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The Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Treaties issued a report today recommending that “the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement not be ratified by Australia” unless and until the government can provide an adequate evidentiary record proving that the agreement will be in Australia’s best interests. The decision follows close on the heels of a similar rejection […]
Yesterday, the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator published a Federal Register Notice seeking public comments on a new Joint Strategic Plan for IP enforcement. Comments are due July 25. The request asks for “detailed recommendations from the public regarding specific recommendations for improving the U.S. Government’s intellectual property enforcement efforts…. [and] submissions from the public […]
Senators Brown, Wyden, Merkley, and Menendez Call on Administration to Demonstrate Transparency by Posting “Detailed Information” and “Consistent Updates” Regarding TPP Proposals PRESS RELEASE FROM U.S. SEN. SHERROD BROWN’S OFFICE Press Contact: 202 – 224 – 3978 Monday, June 25, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C.— With negotiations on a proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement continuing […]
Infojustice Roundup Canada and Mexico Invited to Join the TPP Negotiations with Conditions; Obligations Conflict with Canadian Copyright Legislation Last week, Canada and Mexico were both invited to join the negotiations, under the condition that they accept all of the provisions already in place by the time they formally join the negotiations later this year. […]
Today the EP Committee on International Trade (INTA) voted to 19-12 to recommend that the full Parliament reject ACTA. It formally adopted David Martin’s draft report on the agreement, which formally advises the Parliament to decline to give its consent to ACTA, noting that “intended benefits of this international agreement are far outweighed by the […]
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) released a new study by Meir Pugatch, David Torstensson and Rachel Chu at its annual conference that explores the link between intellectual property and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Taking Stock: How Global Biotechnology Benefits from Intellectual Property Rights argues that stronger intellectual property protection has helped attract investment into […]
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