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IP Watch on January 25 published GlaxoSmithKline’s position statement on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The company generally supports the agreement, as it “fully supports any efforts aimed at ensuring strong enforcement of IPRs.” GSK would have preferred to have seen the inclusion of patents in the civil enforcement, but it has “no objection to the […]
Inside U.S. Trade December 17 Parties to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) may sign the text of the final agreement in late May on the sidelines of the ministerial for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, according to informed sources. Author REPOST
The EU has passed ACTA, in a close vote with a 16 vote margin. [See the official record of the vote.] The full text of the resolution is available here. Author Sean Flynn
Baker, Brook. 2010. ACTA: Risks of Third Party Enforcement for Access to Medicines. PIJIP, Research Paper no. 1. American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC. Abstract In its current near-final draft form, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement [ACTA] being negotiated plurilaterally—and largely secretly—by a self-selected group of countries proposes to allow preliminary and final injunctive […]
Andrews, Shalom. 2010. Will Individuals Aboard the Cultural Pirate Ship Be Struck by the ACTA’s Cannon Ball? PIJIP Research Paper no. 14. American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC. Abstract: Combating internet piracy is a global challenge. Fundamentally, piracy lingers because it has become a culturally acceptable behaviour that is under-enforced. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade […]
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