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The '''Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)''' is a global effort to improve and create international standards for the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights laws against large scale IP Rights (IPR) infringements. The primary components of ACTA include (1) international cooperation (2) enforcement practices and (3)legal framework to enforce IPR.<ref>[http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/october/tradoc_140836.11.08.pdf The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, Fact sheet, Updated November 2008]</ref> On October 1, 2011,  United States, Australia, Canada, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Morocco, and Singapore signed ACTA during a ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. Representatives of the EU, Mexico and Switzerland were present during the signing ceremony and expected to seal the agreement in the future.<ref>[http://www.ustr.gov/acta ACTA Signing Participants in Tokyo, Japan on October 1, 2011]</ref> The final Text of ACTA is available [http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/i_property/pdfs/acta1105_en.pdf '''here''']

The '''Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)''' is a global effort to improve and create international standards for the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights laws against large scale IP Rights (IPR) infringements. The primary components of ACTA include (1) international cooperation (2) enforcement practices and (3)legal framework to enforce IPR.<ref>[http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2008/october/tradoc_140836.11.08.pdf The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, Fact sheet, Updated November 2008]</ref> On October 1, 2011,  United States, Australia, Canada, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Morocco, and Singapore signed ACTA during a ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. The members of the EU signed the agreement on January 26, 2011 despite street protests in France and Poland and international oppositions. <ref>[http://www.ustr.gov/acta ACTA Signing Participants in Tokyo, Japan on October 1, 2011]</ref> <ref>[http://infojustice.org/archives/7566 EU Signs ACTA Amid Protests and Growing International Opposition]</ref>

 

The final Text of ACTA is available [http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/i_property/pdfs/acta1105_en.pdf '''here''']

==Background==

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