The European Commission has released a report and a working paper on the implementation of EU Directive 2004/48/EC on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. It is seeking feedback from the public on these documents by...
Read MoreThe U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has requested written submissions from the public in advance of the 2011 Special 301 Report. It has also announced a public hearing on the special 301 Report to be held March 2. Any member...
Read MoreThe Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to announce the release of Fair Use Challenges in Academic and Research Libraries, a report that summarizes research into the current application of fair use and other...
Read MoreBannerman, Sara. 2010. WIPO and the ACTA Threat. PIJIP Research Paper no. 4. American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC. Abstract: The new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been seen as a...
Read MoreWIPO, Interpol, the World Customs Organization, the International Chamber of Commerce and the International Trademark Association are will co-host the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy in Paris this coming...
Read MoreThe U.S. Trade Representative has requested comments on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which it describes as “a proposed agreement to strengthen international cooperation, enforcement practices and legal...
Read MoreConsumer Focus, a branch of the UK government has published the results of a survey of internet users. The survey reports a number of findings related to British citizens’ internet and digital media usage, and their...
Read MoreNew Zealand’s trade negotiators have tabled a position paper on the intellectual property chapter of the TPP that was leaked in December. The paper warns against “seeking to strengthen IP standards beyond those agreed to in...
Read MoreA letter to the US Trade Representative Kirk from the IP Task Force of the U.S. Business Coalition for TPP highlighting their “key goals and objectives” was leaked in December. The Coalition includes many of the IP-owning firms...
Read MoreBaker, Brook. 2010. ACTA: Risks of Third Party Enforcement for Access to Medicines. PIJIP, Research Paper no. 1. American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC. Abstract In its current near-final draft form, the...
Read MoreAndrews, Shalom. 2010. Will Individuals Aboard the Cultural Pirate Ship Be Struck by the ACTA’s Cannon Ball? PIJIP Research Paper no. 14. American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC. Abstract: Combating...
Read MoreVIEW WEBCAST Thursday, November 4, 2010 5:00 pm Reception | 6:00 pm Lecture 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW | Room 603 Opening Remarks David M. Kelly, Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. Keynote...
Read MoreThis year, USTR conducted an Out of Cycle Review of intellectual property practices in Thailand and the Philippines. Both countries have come under pressure from the US over issues surrounding IP and access to medicines. To view...
Read MoreKEI Director James Love has posted notes from a meeting with USTR officials on the Trans Pacific Partnership, the first FTA negotiated by the Obama administration. The notes were originally posted to the A2K email list,...
Read MoreJohn Timmer has a new story in Ars Technica on “Scitable:” “Scitable aims to provide online, open access educational materials in the sciences. Anyone can browse the content or follow predefined courses,...
Read MoreIn her blog, the “Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics,” Heather Morrison reports that the Directory of Open Access Journals now has 5,864 titles, up from under 2,000 in December of 2005. Full story:...
Read More“Public Interest Analysis of the International Intellectual Property Enforcement Agenda,” was a conference co-sponsored by PIJIP, the GWU Intstitute for Global and International Studies, the University of Ottawa...
Read MoreOfficial Consolidated ACTA Text (interactive version with user comments)
Read MoreOfficial Consolidated ACTA Text Prepared for Public Release, April 21, 2010
Read MoreSearchable PDF of March18, 2010 ACTA Text
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