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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Digital Trade
European Parliament Commissioned Study on ACTA Released
A study on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement commissioned by the European Parliament has been released. The report raises concern about conformity with the EU Acquis, particularly with how it will be implemented by EU Member States.
ACTA Ratification in Europe To Require Approval from All 27 Member States
David Hammerstein reports that the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement has been determined to be a “mixed agreement.” This means that the agreement must be approved by both the EU and by the 27 member states. That suggests a long process to obtain individual parliamentary approval throughout the EU (the EU Council […]
Mexican Senate Rejects ACTA
In what is likely the most significant political rejection of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement to date, the Mexican Senate has voted to recommend against signing ACTA. While the issue in the hands of the President, the domestic opposition is notable as it may foreshadow similar battles in countries around the […]
Europe Considers Using CETA To Create “Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Plus”
As Canada and the European Union continue their negotiations on a trade deal, a source has provided a copy of the EU proposal for the criminal intellectual property provisions. The IP criminal provisions was the one aspect left out of early drafts (the CETA leak from last year is available […]
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