The Department of Foreign Affairs has launched a public consultation on Canadian views on intellectual property interests in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, and the Caribbean Community. Although the consultation is clearly aimed at the corporate sector and the protection of Canadian IP in those countries, there is the […]
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Is Canada Against Access to Knowledge?
Delegates from around the world are meeting in Geneva this week to work on the critically important World Intellectual Property Organization Development Agenda. The WIPO Development Agenda represents a major effort from developing countries to ensure that global IP policy adopts a broader perspective by better reflecting the needs of […]