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==Background==

==Background==

In 2006, Japan and the United States introduced the idea of a new plurilateral treaty to combat counterfeiting and piracy which was called the  

In 2006, Japan and the United States introduced the idea of a new plurilateral treaty to combat counterfeiting and piracy which was called the  

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to bring together interested all governments worldwide that are willing to cooperate to improve the international standards to enforce the protection of Intellectual Property Rights. The negotiation started on June 2008.<ref>[http://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/factsheets/2009/asset_upload_file917_15546.pdf The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement  - Summary of Key Elements Under Discussion]</ref> Any member of the World Trade Organization ([[WTO]]) supporting ACTA will be able to sign the agreement until May 2013.<ref>[[http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/i_property/pdfs/acta1105_en.pdf Final Text of ACTA]</ref>

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to bring together interested all governments worldwide that are willing to cooperate to improve the international standards to enforce the protection of Intellectual Property Rights. The negotiation started on June 2008.<ref>[http://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/factsheets/2009/asset_upload_file917_15546.pdf The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement  - Summary of Key Elements Under Discussion]</ref> Any member of the World Trade Organization ([[WTO]]) supporting ACTA will be able to sign the agreement until May 2013.<ref>[http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/i_property/pdfs/acta1105_en.pdf Final Text of ACTA]</ref>

==Structure==

==Structure==