Post Tagged with: "anti-counterfeiting trade agreement"

Canada Confirms ACTA Participation

The U.S. announcement of its plans to continue with the ACTA negotiations was actually part of a joint statement from all ACTA partners. The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs has posted a similar statement, noting its plans to participate in the Morocco meeting in July 2009.

June 15, 2009 — 4 comments — News

Obama Administration Confirms ACTA Support

The Obama Administration has confirmed its support for continuing the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations. The next round of talks are set for July in Morocco. The U.S. hopes to conclude the deal by 2010.

June 12, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — News

Foreign Affairs Posts ACTA Consultation Responses

The Department of Foreign Affairs has posted nearly 20 responses it received to the 2008 consultation on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. I posted the internal report on all the responses, obtained under Access to Information, earlier this year.

June 2, 2009 — 1 comment — News

Divisions Between US and EU Begin to Appear Over ACTA

A recent issue of Inside US Trade featured a detailed report (sub required) on the European Union positions in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations. The article cites comments from Pedro Velasco Martins, an EU official involved in the ACTA negotiations and points to several areas of disagreement: The scope of […]

May 18, 2009 — 1 comment — News

New Zealand Launches ACTA Consultation

New Zealand has launched its second ACTA consultation. This consultation asks specific questions about border measures, civil enforcement, and criminal enforcement.

May 18, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — News