Post Tagged with: "IP"

EU Wants Full Access To Canadian Procurement in CETA

Embassy reports on leaked European documents on the latest round of talks in the Canada – EU Trade Agreement.  The documents reveal that the EU is seeking full access to Canadian procurement at the national, provincial, and local levels.  The documents also indicate that a consolidated text is due by […]

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February 10, 2010 2 comments News

Brazil May Target U.S. IP To Retaliate for WTO Violation

Brazil is threatening to ignore U.S. patents in retaliation for WTO violations over cotton subsidies.

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February 10, 2010 3 comments News

Hints Of Deep Discord in Canada-EU Talks

Troy Media reports on possible discord in the Canada – European Union trade talks over the intellectual property chapter.

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February 5, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

Former Trade Official Warns Against Major IP Changes in EU Trade Deal

Embassy reports on the Canada – EU Trade Agreement, which concluded the second round of talks last week (Cyndee Todgham Cherniak notes the government's "failure to communicate" on the latest round of talks).  Dan Ciuriak, a former deputy chief economist at the International Trade department, expresses concern with the agreement's […]

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January 28, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

Submissions on Canada-EU Trade Deal: Canadian Generic Pharma Assoc. Wants IP Out

Continuing the review of submissions to DFAIT regarding the Canada-EU Trade Agreement, the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association warned against the inclusion of any intellectual property provisions: The very fact that both Canada and EU have robust IP systems in place should be a sufficient basis on which to enhance and […]

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January 20, 2010 4 comments News