I attended a workshop on ACTA in Geneva yesterday that included government attendees from China, India, Pakistan, and other leading developing countries. Some key takeaways: China expressed serious concerns with ACTA as upsetting the IP balance and harming the interests of the developing world. It argued that this may provide […]
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ACTA: The State of Play
Negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement resume today in Lucerne, Switzerland with the ninth round of talks. I'll have several ACTA posts this week, but start with a talk I gave earlier this month at a conference on ACTA at the American University, Washington College of Law. The posted version […]
Developing world opposition mounts to anti-counterfeiting agreement
Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 28, 2010 as Developing World Opposition Mounts to Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement Just as the G8-G20 meetings conclude in Muskoka and Toronto, another round of negotiations on the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement resumes in Switzerland. In the aftermath of the last round of discussions in […]
ACTA Communique Generates Wide Support
With the ACTA talks scheduled to resume next week, a communique arising from last week's meeting in Washington has generated very broad support with hundreds of individuals and organizations signing on and the media covering the story.
ACTA Emergency Communique: Add Your Name Today
Last week, I had the honour of delivering the opening keynote address at a conference on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement held in Washington. The event brought together over 90 academics, practitioners and public interest organizations from five continents at American University Washington College of Law. The resulting papers are among the most comprehensive anywhere on the implications of ACTA for countries around the world.
I plan to post my presentation shortly, but with negotiations scheduled to resume next week of greater urgency is a draft statement the reflects the conclusion of the meeting. The statement is now open to endorsements. Please read and consider adding your name to it by the deadline of Wednesday, June 23rd at 9:00 am by visiting the PIJIP site or emailing acta.declaration@gmail.com. A draft is posted below:
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