Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 28, 2008 as Public Left Out of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Talks Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the leaders of G8 countries closed their recent summit in Hokkaido, Japan by encouraging "the acceleration of negotiations to establish a new international legal framework, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade […]
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ACTA Negotiations to Continue Next Week
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade reports that negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement will resume next week.
USTR Posts ACTA Submissions
The USTR has posted four volumes of public submissions on its Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement consultation. By contrast, Canada's DFAIT, which conducted a similar consultation this spring, offers only complete silence.
Canadian Court Awards Major Counterfeiting Damages
The Canadian Trademark Blog points to another court decision awarding huge damages for counterfeiting activities in Canada. Yet another example of how the claims that Canadian law is unable to address counterfeiting concerns do not stand up to any meaningful scrutiny.
G8 Pushes ACTA Completion By End of 2008
They may not want to tell anyone what the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement contains, but the G8 nations are willing to set a timeline for its completion. In the final statement on IPRs today, the G8 leaders "encouraged the acceleration of negotiations to establish a new international legal framework, the Anti-Counterfeiting […]
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