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Acta And Access To Medicines, Sean Flynn, Bijan Madhani
Acta And Access To Medicines, Sean Flynn, Bijan Madhani
Sean Flynn
The Greens/EFA Internet Core Group in the European Parliament, and a collection of its individual members, commissioned this analysis of potential impacts of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on access to medicines in developing countries.” On the whole, ACTA negotiators created an agreement that shifts international “hard law” rules and “soft law” encouragements toward making enforcement of intellectual property rights in courts, at borders, by the government and by private parties easier, less costly, and more “deterrent” in the level of penalties. In doing so, it increases the risks and consequences of wrongful searches, seizures, lawsuits and other enforcement actions …
Submission To The Joint Standing Committee On Treaties Inquiry Into The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, Kimberlee G. Weatherall
Submission To The Joint Standing Committee On Treaties Inquiry Into The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, Kimberlee G. Weatherall
Kimberlee G Weatherall
Independent submission to JSCOT Inquiry into ACTA. Considers whether Australia should ratify ACTA, and in the process considers problems with ACTA.