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Five reasons why TPP countries should unite to oppose the US pharmaceutical IP agenda
19-Aug-2015     Intellectual Property Watch
Failure to reach agreement over expanded intellectual property (IP) protections for medicines has proven to be a stumbling block to completion of the 12-country Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations.
S. Korea, Ecuador set to launch FTA talks
19-Aug-2015     The Korea Observer
South Korea and Ecuador will announce the start of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) next week
Will Hollywood's whining thwart better TPP copyright rules?
19-Aug-2015     Electronic Frontier Fondation
Hollywood groups are behaving like spoiled children: if they don't get exactly what they want, they'll whine to policymakers until they do.
New Zealand: nationwide actions protest controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership
19-Aug-2015     FSRN
Thousands of protesters across New Zealand are ringing the alarm on the TPP, saying it is far from a standard trade agreement and could threaten the sovereignty of countries that sign it.
Government mulling strong model BIT to revise investment pacts
19-Aug-2015     The Economic Times
Indian government had decided to come out with a new framework after several multinational firms invoked bilateral investment protection agreements.
Zeybekci suggests renewal of FTA with Serbia, BiH
19-Aug-2015     Daily Sabah
Turkey is ready to the fullest extent to expand the free trade agreements to the service, public, food, agriculture and e-commerce sectors
Relations Maurice/Singapour : vers un accord de partenariat économique
19-Aug-2015     Le Défi Média
Les deux pays se dirigent vers un accord de partenariat économique afin d’établir un mécanisme collaboratif dans plusieurs domaines.
TTIP/TAFTA et ses investisseurs tout-puissants expliqués en moins de 4 minutes
19-Aug-2015     Campact.de
L’ISDS permet aux entreprises de traîner les gouvernements devant des tribunaux secrets privés. La facture incombera au contribuable européen.
FIPA license to treat Canadians
19-Aug-2015     The News Review
The Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA), ratified in 2014, is a license to be unfair to Canadians.
Why Argentina's petition to vacate an wward in AWG Group Ltd v. Republic of Argentina matters for future arbitrations
18-Aug-2015     JD Supra
Argentina filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia a petition to vacate an UNCITRAL arbitration award, which could have broader implications for determining partiality of arbitrators.