A new final version of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement – formally adopted on April 15, 2011 and opened for signature on May 1, 2011 – has been posted online. ACTA will remain open for signature until May 2013.
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Copyright Lobby Groups Press European Parliament to Pass ACTA
Copyright lobby groups are pressing the European Parliament to quickly pass ACTA. The letter is believed to be a response to a request for an Opinion on the compatibility of ACTA with the EU Treaties.
US Department of Homeland Security: ACTA Sweetheart Deal for IP Owners
Stewart Baker, who was with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security while ACTA was being negotiated, states: It seemed like a sweetheart deal for a few intellectual property owners, who’d get free government enforcement of their private rights, potentially to the detriment of security and traditional customs enforcement. Worse, the […]
U.S. Confirmed as “Lone Hold Out” on ACTA Transparency
KEI has obtained a new document under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act that confirms that the U.S. was the “lone hold out” in disclosing drafts of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement during the Summer of 2010.
India Will Not Accept IP Talks Outside of WTO
India’s Commerce and Industry Minister has stated that his country will not accept attempts to change global IP policies outside of international organizations like the World Trade Organization. The comments arise out of India’s ongoing opposition to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
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