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The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade has released a working paper that responds to a February “Opinion of European Academics on the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.” The Opinion signed by 182 academics, argues that ACTA conflicts with both EU law and the enforcement provisions of the TRIPS Agreement. Excerpt: “After close examination of the Opinion, […]
New legislation introduced by New York City Council Member Margaret Chin would criminalize the purchase of counterfeit goods at the consumer level. According to her press release, “The bill … will make it a Class A misdemeanor to purchase goods with counterfeit trademarks. This penalty carries with it a maximum of $1000 fine and/or up […]
IP Enforcement Roundup Consumers International IP Watchlist 2011 Consumers International has published its annual IP Watchlist, which “assesses the fairness of the world’s intellectual property laws and enforcement practices from an important yet under-represented perspective: that of an ordinary consumer.” The best-rated countries are Moldova, the U.S., India, Lebanon and New Zealand. The worst-rated countries […]
Consumers International has published its third annual IP Watchlist, which “assesses the fairness of the world’s intellectual property laws and enforcement practices from an important yet under-represented perspective: that of an ordinary consumer.” The best-rated countries are Moldova, the U.S., India, Lebanon and New Zealand. The worst-rated countries are Thailand, Chile, the UK, Brazil and […]
On April 20, the Brazilian Ministry of Culture announced it is seeking comments on its draft legislation that would reform the copyright bill, which will be accepted until May 20. Its notice requesting comments on the legislation suggests that comments are especially desired on certain topics, such as the use of works on the internet […]
Knowledge Ecology International has posted the written answers submitted to the Senate Finance Committee by US Trade Representative Ron Kirk after his March 9 testimony. In his responses to questions from Sen. Wyden, Kirk asserts that “ACTA can be implemented without new legislation” and that it “does not constrain Congress’ authority to change U.S. law.” […]
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