The Mexican Senate and House of Representatives have passed resolutions calling for the President to reverse the signing of ACTA. The Senate resolution, sponsored by Sens. Francisco Javier Castellón Fonseca, Carlos Sotelo...
Read MoreA coalition of Thai civil society groups has written a letter opposing Gilead’s patents for the fixed-dose combination of AVR tenofovir and emtricitaine (TDF+FTC, sold under the brand name Truvada), an important first-line...
Read MoreThe European Commission has announced a new policy that will require open access to articles funded through its “Horizon 2020” program, an €80 billion initiative to drive research, innovation and competitiveness...
Read MoreThe British government has announced that it will make government-funded research freely available beginning next year. The Research Council’s UK announcement states that the new policy “will apply to all qualifying...
Read MoreInfojustice Roundup Canadian Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Broad Interpretations of Fair Dealing The court issued rulings last week in five separate cases that involved fair dealing. According to Michael Geist, “the...
Read MoreEarlier this month, the 2012 Global Innovation Index (GII) was jointly published by WIPO and INSEAD. The GII profiles 141 countries according to 84 indicators, which fit into the following categories: institutions, human...
Read MoreMexico’s Ambassador to Japan, Claude Heller, signed ACTA on July 12, 2012. A press release by the Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI), said that the agreement aims to “provide Mexican people with a sound...
Read MoreA coalition of 22 trade groups have written a letter on the Trans Pacific Partnership to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk that focuses mainly on services and investment. However, the letter also states that the TPP chapter on...
Read MoreInfojustice Roundup Declaration of Internet Freedom Last week, ninety-one organizations and thirty-eight individuals launched the Declaration for Internet Freedom, which is open for endorsements. It states: “We stand for a free...
Read MoreOn July 3, the USTR announced that it has proposed a new provision for the secret text of the Trans Pacific Partnership on limitations and exceptions to copyright. In a blog post, the provision as is described as...
Read MoreThe thirteenth round of negotiations of the TPP began on Monday morning, with stakeholder participation forums at the very beginning of the round. Efforts were made by USTR to accommodate stakeholder requests during a week...
Read MoreOn Wednesday, Congressman Darrell Issa wrote a letter to USTR requesting access to the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations: “Given the immense impact that this agreement will have on many areas of the American economy,...
Read MoreYesterday, the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator published a Federal Register Notice seeking public comments on a new Joint Strategic Plan for IP enforcement. Comments are due July 25. The request asks for...
Read MoreInfojustice Roundup Canada and Mexico Invited to Join the TPP Negotiations with Conditions; Obligations Conflict with Canadian Copyright Legislation Last week, Canada and Mexico were both invited to join the negotiations, under...
Read MoreToday the EP Committee on International Trade (INTA) voted to 19-12 to recommend that the full Parliament reject ACTA. It formally adopted David Martin’s draft report on the agreement, which formally advises the...
Read MoreThe Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) released a new study by Meir Pugatch, David Torstensson and Rachel Chu at its annual conference that explores the link between intellectual property and Foreign Direct Investment...
Read MoreInfojustice Roundup Mexico Invited to Join the TPP; Canada Rumored to Be Invited Soon Yesterday, Mexico was invited to enter the TPP negotiations. According to the USTR press release: “The Administration will shortly notify...
Read MoreYesterday, Mexico was invited to enter the TPP negotiations. According to the USTR press release: “The Administration will shortly notify Congress of its intent to include Mexico in the TPP negotiations. The notification...
Read MoreOn June 21, the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) will vote on whether or not to recommend the approval of the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement. Four committees in recent weeks have...
Read MoreThe text of an investment chapter for the Trans Pacific Partnership proposed by the U.S. has been leaked and placed online by Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch. The definition of “investment” in Article 12.2...
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