Update on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
The United States Trade Representative spokesman, Scott Elmore, released a vague statement on August 1 addressing the continued negotiation of an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) at the 34th G8 Summit in July 2008. Participants in the negotiation included Australia, Canada, the EU, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States. Elmore's statement described the negotiations as focusing "on civil remedies for infringements of intellectual property rights, including such issues as availability of preliminary measures, preservation of evidence, damages, and legal fees and costs," as well as "border enforcement of intellectual property rights."
The ACTA initiative was announced by the USTR in October 2007. Since then, very little information regarding the ACTA negotiations has been made public and the contours of the agreement that may emerge from the on-going talks are not known. Comments on ACTA that were submitted to the USTR earlier this year have been published in the Federal Register and can be accessed by clicking (1), (2), (3), and (4).
The secrecy surrounding ACTA has generated a fair amount of opposition and concern, as nicely summarized in Monika Ermert's recent article posted at IP Watch.
The ACTA initiative was announced by the USTR in October 2007. Since then, very little information regarding the ACTA negotiations has been made public and the contours of the agreement that may emerge from the on-going talks are not known. Comments on ACTA that were submitted to the USTR earlier this year have been published in the Federal Register and can be accessed by clicking (1), (2), (3), and (4).
The secrecy surrounding ACTA has generated a fair amount of opposition and concern, as nicely summarized in Monika Ermert's recent article posted at IP Watch.
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