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Abstract: The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and the secrecy of its negotiation process have given rise to widespread speculation on the content and the objectives of the Agreement, leading to the development of considerable mistrust among the general public. This article concentrates on one of the most problematic aspects of the Agreement: the provisions on […]
Abstract: This paper explores why the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) seems so shocked by current demands for what seem like basic democratic elements of transparency and public involvement. I summarize the current state of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and what it contains. ACTA is part of a larger trend of international […]
Chinese Copyright Law, in its 21-year history, has only been revised twice, in 2001 and 2010 respectively. From its initial enactment to two revisions, foreign trade had always been an important consideration. In 1980s, several rounds of Sino-US intellectual property negotiation in the ambit of bilateral trade negotiation was the pushing force for the promulgation […]
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Kenyan High Court Strikes Down Sections of Anticounterfeit Act Justice Mumbi Ngugi of the Kenyan High Court has ruled that sections 2, 32, and 34 of the Kenya Anti Counterfeit Act 2008 “violate the complainant’s right to life and health as it severely limits access to drugs.” […]
PIJIP Research Paper no. 2012-07 Author: Rami Olwan Abstract: On October 4, 2004, Brazil and Argentina requested that WIPO adopt a development-oriented approach to IP and to reconsider its work in relation to developing countries. In October, 2007, WIPO member States adopted a historic decision for the benefit of developing countries, to establish a WIPO […]
Consumers International has published its annual “IP Watchlist,” a report that examines the copyright laws and policies of 30 countries, determining which are strongest (and weakest) at promoting access to knowledge. The list ranks each country according to 49 criteria, which fall in to four general categories: “scope and duration of rights; freedom to access […]
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