intellectual property


EU-Andean talks inch forward, but Ecuador threatens to pull out
Negotiations toward a trade-opening deal between the EU and a group of Andean countries hit another snag this week when Ecuador's president publicly denounced the talks, calling them ‘biased'.
Some possible Canada EU FTA IP issues
The Canada/EU FTA negotation process is underway. From an intellectual property standpoint, there are many clear opportunities and pitfalls for Canadian interests depending on point of view.
Swine flu highlights the problem of accepting the intellectual property protections promoted by the European Union
Confronted by a potential pandemic, negotiations for FTAs with the European Union are taking place in Brussels this week, where more extensive protections for intellectual property will be discussed.
BIO position on Trans-Pacific Partnership FTA
Position paper of the US-based Biotechnology Industry Organisation on the US negotiation of a Trans-Pacific Partnership FTA with Singapore, Chile, Brunei, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand and Peru
EU's intellectual property agenda could impair access to medicines in the Andean region
The EU is more aggressive in its approach to intellectual property in trade agreements than the United States, MEPs learn
An 'unacceptable' free trade agreement
The free trade agreement the EU has proposed to Asean deliberately undermines the Doha Declaration on patents and public health.
Removing the Korea-EU FTA beef imports provision
As negotiations for the South Korea-European Union free trade agreement (Korea-EU FTA) race into their final stages, the inner workings are starting to come to light.
US Muslim group seeks to nix US-Israel Free Trade agreement
Global pharmaceuticals companies, which often argue that Israel should pass stricter legislation to protect intellectual property, have received support from an unexpected corner recently: the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy (IRmep) has filed an urgent petition to the United States Trade Representative demanding the immediate suspension of preferential Israeli access to the US market under the Free Trade Area agreement.
Stronger IP enforcement finds a home in bilateral trade agreements
Bilateral free trade agreements can have a profound effect on national intellectual property legislation. A recent panel offered countries a deeper understanding of the stronger enforcement provisions typically found in such agreements.