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EU-India FTA: draft text on IPR

2013-03-29 04:21:55

Negotiating text on intellectual property for the EU-India FTA. It does not include Article 6 (patents) or have any text for Article 9 (GIs). Date unknown.

India, US sign pacts on investment promotion, sharing traditional knowledge

2009-11-24 10:22:47

India and the US have signed two inter-governmental agreements on traditional knowledge, intellectual property and investment promotion during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first state visit to the US.

India, US to conclude three trade pacts

2009-10-28 03:27:02

India and the US on Monday agreed to fast-track and conclude within a given timeframe agreements on enhancing and deepening trade and investment engagement, and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) cooperation agreement and an agreement for putting in place traditional knowledge digital library.

Trade agreement kills Amazon indians

2009-06-19 07:45:13

The recent clash between indigenous peoples and Peruvian national police sends a powerful message from the Amazon jungle straight to Washington: The enormous social, political, and environmental costs of the free-trade model are no longer acceptable.

Revised laws 'could promote biopiracy' in Peru

2009-02-21 00:39:04

Modifications to intellectual property laws that the Peruvian government "rushed through" to enable the go-ahead of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Peru and the United States could facilitate biopiracy and hamper Peru's position as a protector of traditional knowledge, say experts.

Some Pacific Island countries still not ready for free trade

2008-10-23 08:34:56

Not all Pacific Islands countries are ready to open their doors to free trade under the Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA), according to the Pacific Islands ACP Trade Ministers' Meeting that was held in Fiji this week.

Japan-Thailand FTA (JTEPA): draft chapter on intellectual property

2007-02-03 00:43:33

BIO-IPR: Draft EU-Eastern and Southern Africa EPA

2006-09-27 04:48:11

A recent draft of the EPA between the EU and 16 Eastern and Southern Africa countries gives a taste of what these treaties might spell out in terms of rights to local biodiversity and traditional knowledge.

FTA paves way for biopiracy

2006-09-15 05:10:44

Under CAFTA, indigenous heritage becomes intellectual property for the United States.

FTAs: Trading away traditional knowledge

2006-03-15 04:47:25

Traditional knowledge has come up in a dozen or so FTA drafting processes over the last couple of years. In half of those cases, specific provisions on traditional knowledge were signed.

IP standards in US-Peru FTA to affect talks with Colombia and Ecuador?

2006-01-26 21:55:37

Critics argue that the biodiversity provisions in the US-Peru FTA do not improve the status quo to effectively tackle concerns over misappropriation of biodiversity and TK.

IPR debate centers on cheap drugs

2006-01-06 02:06:40

The heated debate over intellectual property is one of the sticking points in the free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between Thailand and the United States, which are scheduled to resume next week.

CRS Report for Congress: Andean-US FTA negotiations

2005-12-16 00:00:00

Given that CAFTA-DR passed only by a small margin, it is unclear how much
support the U.S.-Andean FTA will have.

US, Andean nations narrow differences on IP in trade talks

2005-12-04 00:00:00

Andean countries in late November narrowed differences with the United States over intellectual property protections in negotiations over a US-Andean bilateral free trade agreement, but divisions over market access for agriculture have likely delayed a final agreement until next year, at least for Colombia and Ecuador.

Andean Nations seek US patent protection for native medicines

2005-11-18 00:00:00

Colombia, Ecuador and Peru are turning the tables on U.S. trade negotiators accustomed to winning tough safeguards for drug patents by demanding similar protections for traditional therapies such as roots and leaves.

EIU: Andean FTA talks near conclusion

2005-09-23 04:19:14

An Economist Intelligence Unit briefing paper

Thai specialists in US for FTA technical talks

2005-09-10 07:59:09

On liberalising services and investment, Thailand insists on adopting a "positive list" approach, where only those sectors explicitly outlined in the agreement would be opened. The US insists on a "negative list", under which all sectors are on the table except those listed as sensitive.

ECO Trade Agreement (ECOTA, 2003)

2005-08-31 15:30:04

BIMSTEC meet on June 1: Six priority sectors to be discussed

2005-05-29 00:00:00

A BIMSTEC Free Trade Area agreement was signed in last February. The agreement covers trade in goods, services and investment. Negotiations are progressing well on specific issues. The Agreement would come into force from July 2006.

COMESA demands changes to current intellectual property system

2005-03-03 22:18:18

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) said it wants changes to the current intellectual property right system to protect the interests of developing countries. It will accordingly conduct an audit and formulate a negotiating position for COMESA member countries in their negotiations with the European Union for the Economic Partnership Agreements due to start in December 2005.