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Bannerman, Sara. 2010. WIPO and the ACTA Threat. PIJIP Research Paper no. 4. American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC. Abstract: The new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been seen as a potentially existential threat to the existing World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – as a new plurilateral institution that could replace the older […]
WIPO, Interpol, the World Customs Organization, the International Chamber of Commerce and the International Trademark Association are will co-host the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy in Paris this coming February. The industry-funded congress first met in 2004, Author Mike Palmedo
Consumer Focus, a branch of the UK government has published the results of a survey of internet users. The survey reports a number of findings related to British citizens’ internet and digital media usage, and their attitudes regarding copyright, file sharing, and media access. One finding was that 75% of users thought format shifting was […]
New Zealand’s trade negotiators have tabled a position paper on the intellectual property chapter of the TPP that was leaked in December. The paper warns against “seeking to strengthen IP standards beyond those agreed to in TRIPS.” It argues that TRIPS-Plus IP protection may not necessarily lead to further innovation and economic growth especially in […]
A letter to the US Trade Representative Kirk from the IP Task Force of the U.S. Business Coalition for TPP highlighting their “key goals and objectives” was leaked in December. The Coalition includes many of the IP-owning firms and trade associations that have weighed on international IP debates in the past, including computer software and […]
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USTR Request for Comments on ACTA
The U.S. Trade Representative has requested comments on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which it describes as “a proposed agreement to strengthen international cooperation, enforcement practices and legal frameworks for addressing counterfeiting and piracy.” Comments are due by February 15, 2011, and should be submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov. The federal register notice soliciting comments is here. […]