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OXFAM PRESS RELEASE, FEBRUARY 2, 2011: The proliferation of substandard, dangerous medicines in poor countries is being used by rich countries as an excuse to tighten intellectual property rules, boosting the profits of large pharmaceutical companies while making it harder for poor people to get access to the medicines they need, according to a report […]
U.S. cables released by wikileaks show that the agreement was developed with the intention of establishing new norms against which to measure the efforts of middle income countries not involved in the negotiations. They show that Europeans were agitated by being presented with a US-Japan draft, by the lack of coverage of geographical indications, and […]
The last panel of the day at the Global Conference Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy was titled “The power of education and awareness in building respect for IP.” It was moderated by John Tarpey, Director of WIPO’s Communications Division. He said the methods used to raise awareness of the problems of counterfeiting and piracy have changed. […]
An opinion on ACTA drafted by European academics identifies the most critical aspects of ACTA and shows how it clashes both with EU law and with the enforcement provisions of the TRIPS Agreement. FFII reports that EU trade negotiator Pedro Velasco Martins has lashed out at the letter, saying that “ACTA does not require the […]
The first afternoon panel at the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy was moderated by Simon Crompton, editor of the British publication Managing IP. He opened by noting that ACTA has been criticized both for having been negotiated in a way that lacked transparency, and for being watered down in the end. Author Mike Palmedo […]
After an opening plenary that restated the themes of the meeting, the second day of the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy broke into panels, one of which was “Financing effective enforcement – innovative approaches.” It was chaired by Trevor Little, Managing Editor of the World Trademark Review. He said that the current economic climate, […]
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