Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement: Difference between revisions

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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.^[1] 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.^[2] The final Text of ACTA is available here

References

[1] The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, Fact sheet, Updated November 2008

[2] ACTA Signing Participants in Tokyo, Japan on October 1, 2011

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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 and the formal negotiation was started on June 2008. Governments negotiating for the implementation of ACTA include: Australia, Canada, European Union, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland , United States of America. <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>
+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.<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''']
-==First ACTA Signatories==
-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> The final Text of ACTA is available [http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/i_property/pdfs/acta1105_en.pdf '''here''']
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