[A2k] G8 on ACTA and SPLT

[Petra Buhr]

G8 Declaration on the World Economy:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/u_news/2/20080708_115219.html

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*Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)*
17. Effective promotion and protection of IPR are critical to the
development of creative products, technologies and economies. We will
advance existing anti-counterfeiting and piracy initiatives through,
inter alia, promoting information exchange systems amongst our
authorities, as well as developing non-binding Standards to be Employed
by Customs for Uniform Rights Enforcement (SECURE) at the World Customs
Organization. We encourage the acceleration of negotiations to establish
a new international legal framework, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade
Agreement (ACTA), and seek to complete the negotiation by the end of
this year. We will promote practical cooperation between our countries
to develop tools to combat new techniques in counterfeiting and piracy
and spread best practices. We reaffirm our commitment on government use
of software in full compliance with the relevant international
agreements and call on other countries to follow our commitment.

18. Firmly believing that an efficient and well-functioning IP system
benefits countries at all stages of development, we:
(a)reaffirm the importance of global patent harmonization and expanding
international patent collaboration, including accelerated discussions on
the Substantive Patent Law Treaty; and
(b)welcome the progress achieved in the G8 technical assistance pilot
plans as well as the launch of additional pilot plans and joint outreach
programs for public awareness in these countries.


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Petra Buhr
Global Policy Fellow
IP Justice

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petra@ipjustice.org

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