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Stories that are tagged 'TRIPS'

European Parliament's ACTA Negotiator Resigns In Protest
2/1/2012
Kader Arif, a member of the Socialist and Democrat alliance within the European Parliament (EP), who was also its rapporteur for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), has resigned his role and condemned the process which led to its conclusion.
Guernsey Outlines 2012 Financial Sector Agenda
1/25/2012
Guernsey's Commerce and Employment Department has outlined its agenda for the forthcoming year, which includes concluding legislative programs to allow for the creation of Limited Liability Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Foundations in Guernsey.
LDCs Request Extension To Implement IP Frameworks
11/28/2011
Among draft decisions on intellectual property rights set to be tabled at the World Trade Organisation's December ministerial, concessions have been proposed for least developed countries in their efforts to introduce WTO-compliant frameworks for the protection of intellectual property rights.
Eight Countries Sign ACTA
10/4/2011
The United States Trade Representative has issued a statement on behalf of Australia, Canada, the European Union and its member states, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States, who have reaffirmed their commitment to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement at a signing ceremony in Tokyo.
Lamy Calls For IP Enforcement in China
11/8/2010
World Trade Organisation director-general Pascal Lamy addressed an international seminar in Shanghai on the economic transformation of China, and the legal transformation of international intellectual property law. This marked the 15th Anniversary of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights agreement.
Negotiated ACTA Text Is Released
10/11/2010
Although there are a small number of outstanding issues, the text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement has now been publicly released following the conclusion of the final round of negotiations in Tokyo, Japan, on October 2.
ACTA Negotiations Progress, But No Draft Text
8/26/2010
The statement by the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement partners regarding their recent round of negotiations, in Washington, D.C. from August 16-20, said that discussions were further advanced in all sections of the agreement.
India Voices TRIPS/ACTA Concerns
6/15/2010
The Indian delegation to the WTO TRIPS Council meeting on June 9 has spoken of its concerns regarding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, echoing recent statements by China.
ACTA Text To Be Made Public
4/19/2010
The countries participating in the negotiations for an Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement have agreed to make a draft text of the discussions available to the public, amid growing protest over the secrecy within which the talks are being conducted.
MEPs Condemn ACTA Secrecy
3/15/2010
While supporting efforts to protect intellectual property rights through an international anti-counterfeiting agreement, Members of the European Parliament are insisting that they must be kept abreast of the negotiations and that data protection and privacy rights of citizens must be safeguarded. They would also rule out the introduction of a "three strikes" internet disconnection as a penalty for three online copyright infringements.
EU Data Watchdog Slams ACTA Secrecy
2/24/2010
The European Data Protection Supervisor has expressed concern that the negotiations towards an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which have potentially serious implications for individual privacy, are being held under an apparent cloak of secrecy.

 

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