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Civil society groups, trade experts flag concerns on RCEP
13-Sep-2017     PTI
Civil society raises questions on RCEP
Foreign patent owners can challenge domestic judgments under international investment arbitration
12-Sep-2017     Forbes India
The first ever final award on patents in international investment arbitration by ICSID in the case of Eli Lilly v. Canada has effectively cleared the way for raising future disputes by foreign IPR owners against domestic institutions which can result in stronger and robust IP protection regime.
The MERCOSUR Protocol on Investment Cooperation and Facilitation: regionalizing an innovative approach to investment agreements
12-Sep-2017     EJIL: Talk!
The Protocol draws significantly on the Brazilian model investment agreement, which stands out for departing from the traditional design of Bilateral Investment Treaties, particularly by excluding the possibility of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS).
Brazil tells the EU ‘it won’t move’ on Mercosur talks without ethanol and beef
12-Sep-2017     EurActiv
Brazil insists that it will not table a new offer as part of the ongoing EU-Mercosur talks until a proposal on beef and ethanol is on the table.
MERCOSUR threatens feed-in industries, vehicles: Industry Minister rules out possibility
12-Sep-2017     Daily News Egypt
The agreements will force global companies to exclude us from manufacturing: Masrouga
Regulating across the digital divide
12-Sep-2017     MENAFN
If the world's three major economies the US, the EU, and China were ever to harmonise their approach to regulating digital trade and global data flows, the pressure on developing countries to accept digital rules would intensify.
EU-Japan deal: trading away our rights
12-Sep-2017     CEO
Imagine the EU finds a new chemical to be dangerous. The EU would like to ban it but is unable to, or is only able to do so with major delays and laxer standards….
Vanuatu signs up to PACER Plus
12-Sep-2017     Radio NZ
Vanuatu has signed up to PACER Plus trade deal in Samoa - three months after most regional countries agreed to the trade agreement.
RCEP ministers agree on "key elements" to speed up talks on "mega trade pact"
12-Sep-2017     Xinhua
The economic ministers of 16 Asia-Pacific countries have endorsed a set of "clear key elements" that will guide the negotiations to establish a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Canada introduces patent term extensions for pharmaceutical patents
12-Sep-2017     Lexology
The new regime has been implemented in order to meet Canada’s obligations under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union