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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 for enforcement of IPR. ACTA was launched in 2007 | 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 for enforcement of IPR. ACTA was launched in 2007.<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> | ||
==ACTA Participants== | |||
Governments negotiating the implementation of ACTA include: | |||
* Australia | |||
* Canada | |||
* The European Union | |||
* Japan | |||
* Korea | |||
* Mexico | |||
* Morocco | |||
* New Zealand | |||
* Singapore | |||
* Switzerland | |||
* United States of America | |||
On October 1, 2011, United States, Australia, Canada, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Morocco, and Singapore signed ACTA during a ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. The remaining participants of ACTA 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> | |||
Revision as of 22:19, 30 January 2012
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 for enforcement of IPR. ACTA was launched in 2007.[1]
ACTA Participants
Governments negotiating the implementation of ACTA include:
- Australia
- Canada
- The European Union
- Japan
- Korea
- Mexico
- Morocco
- New Zealand
- Singapore
- Switzerland
- United States of America
On October 1, 2011, United States, Australia, Canada, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Morocco, and Singapore signed ACTA during a ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. The remaining participants of ACTA were present during the signing ceremony and expected to seal the agreement in the future.[2]