ACTA Provisions on Injunctions and Damages
KEI has issued a new research note, Comments on ACTA Provisions on Injunctions and Damages, KEI Research Note 2010:1, dated April 6, 2010.
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NAFTA provisions on enforcement of intellectual property rights
In looking at how enforcement norms are being changed in ACTA, it is helpful to review the enforcement chapter of NAFTA.
Article 1714: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: General Provisions
ACTA: the new institution
KEI has access to yet undisclosed sections of the negotiating ACTA text. The text is organized in 6 chapters. The longest is Chapter 2 on “legal framework for enforcement of intellectual property rights.” The second longest is Chapter 5, on “Institutional Arrangements.” In ten pages of text, the ACTA negotiators have set out a plan to create a new institution to administer, implement and modify ACTA. Continue Reading
PhRMA’s asks regarding special 301, drug pricing and reimbursement
Below are asks from the 2010 PhRMA submission to the USTR Special 301 list on the topic of drug pricing and reimbursement decisions, and described as ‘Market Access Barriers.’ In its assertions, PhRMA attack countries for government price negotiations, making use of reference pricing, the insufficient involvement of pharmaceutical companies in setting government pricing policies and the composition of drug formularies, among other things.
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Medical professional and patient group funding by drug and medical device companies
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- Amy T Wang, Christopher P McCoy, Mohammad Hassan Murad and Victor M Montori, “Association between industry affiliation and position on cardiovascular risk with rosiglitazone: cross sectional systematic review,” British Medical Journal, cite as BMJ 2010;340:c1344, doi:10.1136/bmj.c1344, 18 March 2010.
Jeffrey Kindler rewarded by Pfizer for his influence with governments
On July 28, 2006, Jeffrey Kindler replaced Hank McKinnell as CEO of Pfizer. That day the Pfizer stock price closed at $26.11. With the stock trading today at a little more than $17, it would seem that shareholders have lost a significant amount of their investment. Nonetheless, Kindler is doing well.
PhRMA’s revolving door
The following are a few notes on PhRMA’s revolving door with the federal government.
Billy Tauzin. Former member of Congress from Louisiana.
Chris Singer. Previously served as a professional staff member for the U.S. House Appropriations Committee.
Brian Toohey. Former Desk Officer and Deputy Director in the European Office of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Six Myths about the treaty for people with disabilities that should be debunked next week?
Next week (March 8-12) delegates from various developing countries will gather in Washington, DC for a week long “INTERNATIONAL TRAINING FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION ON EMERGING ISSUES IN COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS AND ISSUES PERTAINING TO BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS” co-organised by the US Copyright Office and WIPO. We hope that at least 6 Myths about the treaty for people with disabilities proposed by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay will be clearly debunked once and for all during the training.
Indian NGOs confront GWU Law School efforts to push maximalist IPR norms in India
The ties between Universities and businesses are often complex and blurred. Private companies or trade associations fund research and seminars, and have consulting relationships with faculty members, trying to shape public policy and judicial decisions on a wide range of issues. A particularly interesting industry/university connection concerns something called the “India Project,” that is associated with the George Washington University (GWU) Law School.
Copyright lobby (IIPA) demands that USTR punish governments who ‘consider’ mandating open source software
On February 18, 2010, the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), a trade association whose members include the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) prepared a 498 page submission to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) detailing their concerns with 39 countries or territories which the IIPA believed were not providing adequate and effective protection of their Continue Reading