Contrary to reports that Canada will be signing the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement this weekend, that may not be the case. I asked the Department of Foreign Affairs for an update and received the following statement: Canada has demonstrated our commitment to working with the international community to develop effective tools […]
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Japan To Sign ACTA This Weekend
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it will sign the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. ACTA is open for signature until May 2013.
Canada – EU Trade Deal Pushing Toward New Canadian Copyright Enforcement Bill
The latest round of the Canada – EU trade agreement negotiations recently concluded in Brussels and Canadian officials provided an update to civil society groups on Friday. While officials indicated that there has been progress on many fronts, the intellectual property chapter is not one of them. The EU is […]
Mexican Senate Votes Against ACTA
The Mexican Senate has voted against ratifying the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The vote comes on the heels of a European report that cautions against implementing ACTA without changes to EU law and guidelines for EU member state implementation.
Weatherall on the Impact of the TPP
Kim Weatherall has published a paper assessing the legal impact of the intellectual property provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership on Australian law.
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