The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
The governments of the United States, the European Commission, Japan, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Canada, and Mexico are negotiating a trade agreement named the...
View ArticleRIAA Suggestions for content of ACTA
Written by James Love Thursday, 26 June 2008 These are the substantive suggestions for provisions of the ACTA that the RIAA sent to the USTR on March 17, 2008.read more
View ArticlePhRMA comments to USTR on ACTA
Written by James Love Wednesday, 09 July 2008 PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA (PhRMA) ANTI-COUNTERFETING TRADE AGREEMENT (ACTA) COMMENTS March 21, 2008 read more
View ArticleKEI general statement to 2009 WIPO General Assembly
The following is the general statement that KEI delivered to the WIPO General Assembly on September 29, 2009.General Statement of KEI WIPO 2009 General Assembly September 29, 2009ACTAOutside of WIPO,...
View ArticlePositive outcome reached at WIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement while ACTA...
While the 6th Round of negotiations of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is taking place in Seoul, Republic of Korea from November 4-6, 2009, the 5th session of the WIPO Advisory Committee...
View ArticleThe ACTA Leak is useful, but there are still plenty of secrets
This is a note about the leaked ACTA documents, that have been reported now by several news organizations and bloggers.*On September 30, 2009, the EU wrote a three page memo on the Internet chapter of...
View ArticleUSTR responds to Senator Wyden's letter on ACTA
Ambassador Ron Kirk has issued a response to Senator Wyden's letter dated January 6, 2010. The official press release from Senator Wyden's office follows: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
View ArticleProgram for WTO TRIPS Council (June 8-9) including discussion on Paragraph 6...
The following WTO aerogram contains the agenda for the upcoming WTO Council for TRIPS meeting to be held in Geneva from 8 June 2010 to 9 June 2010. Paragraph 2 and agenda items l and m will be of...
View ArticleNotes on the October 7, 2010 USTR NGO briefing on ACTA
Notes on the October 7, 2010 USTR NGO briefing on ACTABy Judit Rius Sanjuan & Anne Mira GuhaToday, USTR held a nearly 2-hour public briefing on the new version of the ACTA text. USTR...
View ArticleExtracts of India's Intervention to the WTO TRIPS Council: ACTA
On Wednesday, 27 October 2010, the WTO TRIPS Council held its annual review of the Paragraph 6 System. IP-Watch has a link to the detailed program of the annual review. This annual review of the...
View ArticleBrazilian intervention at TRIPS Council: ACTA
The following statement was delivered by Brazil at this week's TRIPS Council. TRIPS Enforcement Trends/ACTA – TRIPS Council – Intervention by Brazil According to press releases circulated in the first...
View ArticleRevealing study by L Yager (GAO): 'Observations on efforts to quantify the...
The 6th session of the WIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement is taking place in Geneva from 1-2 December 2010. KEI's observations on the 5th session, entitled, Positive outcome reached at WIPO...
View ArticleSave the Date-17 May 2011-KEI @ WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of...
Knowledge Ecology International: Patents and Health DATE: Tuesday, 17 May 2011TIME: 13:30-15h00VENUE: Room B at the WIPO Main Buildingread more
View ArticleSCP16: Slide presentations of Professor Carlos Correa, Judit Rius Sanjuan and...
On 17 May 2011, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) organized a Briefing on Patents and Health at WIPO’s 16h session of the Standing Committee on Patents (SCP).read more
View ArticleEU Challenge for ACTA: Transferring Personal Data to Unsafe Countries
The European Union has a long tradition of protecting personal information. Since the 70’s, some European countries have adopted domestic law that regulates the processing of personal data. Starting in...
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