On Tuesday, the Ukraine initiated a formal trade dispute with Australia through the WTO’s Dispute Settlement System. The Ukraine alleges that Australia’s Plain Packaging Act, which provides that “no trade mark may appear...
Read MoreLori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, has written a piece on the TPP in the American Prospect. Regarding the lack of transparency, she warns: “The implications for the principle and...
Read MoreBillboard Magazine has an excellent story about Eme Navarro, a musician who has asked his fans to upload illegal copies of his new song, “Nobody’s Death.” He then complains to the government under its newly...
Read MoreInfojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Intellectual Property TPP Talks Stall in Melbourne Contrasting with the apparent progress on other chapters, which were declared “on track” by negotiators, the...
Read MoreIndia has granted Natco Pharma Ltd. a compulsory license to produce generic sorafenib tosylate – a drug used to treat kidney and liver cancer that is patented by Bayer and sold under the brand name Nexaver. Under the terms...
Read MoreFinland’s EU ministerial committee has postponed ratification of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement until the European Court of Justice completes its review of it. The Helsingin Sanomat reported that the government...
Read MoreU.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk testified before the Senate Finance Committee today about the Obama Administration’s 2012 Trade Agenda. (Last week, USTR released its Annual Report outlining the 2012 Agenda in detail.) The...
Read MoreIn today’s Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Obama Administration’s 2012 Trade Agenda, Sen. Wyden pressed U.S. Trade Representative Kirk on ACTA. He referred to the Obama’s Administration’s...
Read MoreToday Representative Darrell Issa has issued a press release blasting the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Issa notes that the agreement was negotiated in secret, may lead to poor consequences for consumers, and...
Read MoreInfojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest News from the TPP Negotiations in Melbourne The eleventh round of Trans Pacific Partnership Negotiations is being held from March 1-9 in Melbourne, Australia....
Read MoreFebruary 28: MEP and ACTA Rapporteur David Martin indicated he wants the European Parliament to refer ACTA to the European Court of Justice to ensure that the agreement does not conflict with other treaty obligations and EU...
Read MoreAs the U.S. enters a new round of TPP negotiations this week, it is being asked to initiate a formal trade dispute with one of the other countries at the negotiating table. Inside U.S. Trade reports that Senator Hatch has asked...
Read MoreThe Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the sponsors of the Research Works Act – Reps. Issa and Maloney – have pledged not to move the legislation forward. The Research Works Act would have prevented...
Read MoreInfojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Interagency Committee Hears Testimony for the 2012 Special 301 Report On February 23, the Special 301 Committee held its third annual opening hearing as part of...
Read MoreOn February 28, the Indian Supreme Court had been scheduled to hear arguments in Novartis’ challenge to the patentability criteria of the Indian Patents Act. On the 27th, PharmaBiz.com reported that the hearing may be delayed...
Read MoreOn February 22, EC Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht announced that the Commission has referred ACTA to the European Court of Justice. The court has been asked “to assess whether ACTA is incompatible – in any way...
Read MoreThe “Africa IP Forum,” originally cosponsored by WIPO, numerous intellectual property rightholders, and a handfull of governments, has been postponed. Civil society groups objected to the conference’s...
Read MoreOn February 23, the Special 301 Committee held its third annual opening hearing as part of its review of foreign countries’ intellectual property policies. The committee was chaired by Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for...
Read MoreThe U.S. government has an unfortunate history of pressuring low- and middle-income countries to observe strong intellectual property protection on medicines. This blocks access to generics in countries unable to afford...
Read MoreTomorrow USTR will hold an open hearing as part of the 2012 Special 301 Review, in which it identifies countries that “deny adequate or effective intellectual property protection or deny fair and equitable market access to...
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