ISDS Case Map
intellectual property
Some of the more dangerous threats to the public's rights to free expression, access to knowledge, and privacy online are contained in the copyright provisions in the Intellectual Property (IP) chapter
Preliminary analysis of the thousands of pages of the main chapters of the TPP text show there are still devils in the detail on medicine monopolies, investor rights to sue governments and copyright monopolies.
Despite assurances from the contrary by Australia and USTR, intellectual property is a covered asset subject to Investor State Dispute Settlement
Implications of the TPP on the Indian pharma industry might not be entirely clear yet. But there is a need for India to engage in the debate of trade deals and public interest.
Who should make the policies that will determine the future of the Internet? A select list of corporate lobbyists and unelected government officials, meeting without public oversight or involvement?
The TPP is about a lot more than dairy and cars – it’s also about our fundamental right to free expression.
So far, the NDA government has been a mute spectator to the US pharma strategy of forcing Indian generics manufacturers to produce only what is required for Indian consumers and abandon the export of cheap drugs to Africa
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has published a report on IPR policy transparency by India’s new government
Secret trade deal invites censorship? Leak suggests it, says digital rights group.
Open access isn't explicitly covered in any of the secretive trade negotiations that are currently underway but that doesn't mean that they won't have a negative impact on those seeking to publish or use open access materials.
