Evolution of the Copyright Exceptions and Limitations Provision in the...
Note: The original version of this paper was posted on October 20, 2015. It was updated on November 10, 2015 taking into account the release of the official TPP text. (eds.) The Trans-Pacific...
View ArticleLetter to Prime Minister and Ministers of International Trade, Health, and...
Letter sent to Canadian officials by Richard Elliot on behalf of ten civil society organizations. …We write to you as Canadian civil society organizations concerned about access to medicines, in Canada...
View ArticlePublic Citizen-CIPPIC Analysis of the Trans Pacific Partnership e-Commerce...
[Burcu Kilic and Tamir Israel] For those catching up on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) text, here is the analysis of the e-commerce chapter we sent around. It is a joint publication of Public...
View ArticleTPP: Threats to Creativity in the Digital Environment
[Katri Stanley, Derechos Digitales, Link (CC-BY-SA)] The final text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, reached by the 12 member countries on October 5, 2105, caused a near-immediate outcry...
View ArticleLosing the Myths on the TPPA: A Reply to IDEAS
[Fifa Rahman and Joel Lexchin, The Malaysia Online, Link] On November 16, 2015 at the launch of the Intellectual Property Rights Index (IPRI) 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, IDEAS Malaysia, a libertarian think...
View ArticleThe Trans-Pacific Partnership Poses a Grave Threat to Sustainable Development
[Cross posted from The Conversation, Link (CC-BY-ND)] This month’s long-awaited release of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) text was the result of years of negotiations on trade ties between nations...
View ArticleA User-Focused Commentary on the Trans Pacific Partnership ISP Safe Harbors
This article is part of an IP-Watch and Infojustice.org series analyzing the Trans Pacific Partnership intellectual property provisions by leading experts around the world. The series will publish...
View ArticleTPP Article 14.17 & Free Software: No Harm, No Foul
[Software Freedom Law Center, Link (CC-BY-SA)] The first official public release of the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement (known universally as the TPP) on November 5, 2015...
View ArticleFlexibility in the TPP Statutory Damages Provision
This article is part of an IP-Watch and Infojustice.org series analyzing the Trans Pacific Partnership intellectual property provisions by leading experts around the world. The series will publish...
View ArticleHow the TPP Will Affect You and Your Digital Rights
[Maira Sutton, EFF, Link (CC-BY)] The Internet is a diverse ecosystem of private and public stakeholders. By excluding a large sector of communities—like security researchers, artists, libraries, and...
View ArticleStatement: Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights: Thirty-First...
Statement of Sean Flynn, Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights: Thirty-First Session December 7-11, 2015 (Geneva, Switzerland)...
View ArticlePreliminary analysis of the final TPP Healthcare Transparency Annex
Annex 26-A: Transparency and Procedural Fairness for Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices Dr Deborah Gleeson | December 12, 2015 | Full Text (PDF) School of Psychology and Public Health, La...
View ArticleThe Dangers of the TPP to Mexican Legislation Regarding Intellectual Property
[Gisela Pérez de Acha and Pepe Flores, Digital Rights LAC, Link (CC-BY)] On November 6 2015, the Mexican Ministry of Economy made public the Spanish version of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP),...
View ArticleThe High Price of Drug Patents: Australia, Patent Law, Pharmaceutical Drugs...
[Cross posted from Medium] Published by the Australian Government on the 20th March 2014, the independent “Pharmaceutical Patents Review Report” recommends to shorten and reduce patent term extensions,...
View Article1,525 Civil Society Groups to Congress: Oppose the TPP
A group of 1,525 civil society groups have signed onto a letter sponsored by the Citizen’s Trade Campaign urging Members of Congress to “to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a binding pact...
View ArticleUSTR Identifies TPP Implementation Process As Opportunity to Address Industry...
Officials from the U.S. Trade Representative’s office have been signaling to businesses unhappy with the deal finalized last year that they may win extra concessions from TPP partner countries through...
View ArticleThe TPP and Rightsholder Abuse: Unusual Recognition, Discretionary Protections
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (“TPP”) is a massive new trade agreement recently negotiated between the US and a host of countries including Australia, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, and Chile. The...
View ArticleTPP Implementation, and Obama’s 2017 Budget Proposal to Reduce the Period of...
As readers of this blog are well aware, one of the most controversial issues in the Trans Pacific Partnership was the length of data exclusivity for biologic drugs. The U.S. sought a twelve year period...
View ArticleSneaky Change to the TPP Drastically Extends Criminal Penalties
[Posted on eff.org, Link (CC-BY)] When the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was first released in November last year, it included provisions dictating the kinds of penalties that should be...
View ArticleTrans-Pacific Partnership Provisions in Intellectual Property, Transparency,...
Baker BK (2016) Trans-Pacific Partnership Provisions in Intellectual Property, Transparency, and Investment Chapters Threaten Access to Medicines in the US and Elsewhere. PLoS Med 13(3): e1001970....
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