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Swiss Member of Parliament Hildegard Fässler-Osterwalder has asked the Swiss government for clarification and official positioning regarding the data protection issue in the European Free Trade Association-India FTA. She notes the role of India as the main source of pharmaceuticals for the world’s poor, and points to warnings from the UN Special Rapporteur for the […]
The European Parliament’s Legal Service released its opinion on ACTA to the public today, and tomorrow the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs will discuss ACTA. The hearing will be streamed live. In advance of the hearing, the Foundation for a Free Internet Infrastructure has written the Committee, arguing that ACTA 1) will “undermine access […]
Heesob Nam recently requested me to give an opinion on whether the intellectual property provisions of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement [KORUS] are fully consistent with U.S. law. The U.S. Congress did not change its intellectual property law in its KORUS implementing legislation. Like other free trade agreements passed by Congress, the approving legislation declares: […]
Repost of an IP-Enforcement Message from Geraldine Juarez: Senador Federico Doring has introduced a bill that empowers Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI) to send notifications to users based on allegations of infringement from rights holders. Unlike HADOPI, there is no third notice or similar process after receiving a complaint. They can pursue any […]
Last week, the House Judiciary Committee held a markup of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) to debate over 55 amendments to the legislation. A Managers Amendment was released by the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Smith before the markup, which was intended to address concerns raised about the original bill, but concerns remain. Some Members (especially […]
Inside U.S. Trade reports that Peruvian Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Jose Luis Silva rejects the U.S. proposal for intellectual property, saying “Peru does not want to go farther than what it has agreed in the area of intellectual property … in the free trade agreement with the United States… the United States is […]
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