[Ip-health] Event Announcement: Disscussing the Global Enforcement Agenda, Brussels June 10th

[Kevin Outterson]

My 2009 draft paper critical of ACTA and enforcement agenda:

http://ssrn.com/abstract=3D1407250

Kevin Outterson
BU Law

On 5/30/09 9:05 AM, "Sophie Bloemen" <Sophie@haiweb.org> wrote:

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> TACD, KEI and HAI-E host event on enforcement agenda of copyright, patent=
s and
> other IPRs in Brussels
>
>
> The Global Enforcement Agenda of copyright, patents
> and other IPRs:
> Some consumer perspectives
>
>
> Wednesday June 10th, 2009
>
> 15:00 - 18:00
>
> Venue: Hotel Radisson, 35 rue d'Idalie, 1050 Brussels
>
> The TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD), Knowledge Ecology Internation=
al
> (KEI) and Health Action International Europe (HAI-E) are happy to announc=
e a
> public meeting on the issue of enforcement of copyright, trademark, paten=
ts
> and other intellectual property rights. The issue is part of a complex an=
d
> important area of public policy that touches on personal privacy, civil
> rights, freedom, social and economic development, and plethora of other
> issues.
>
> The European Union and the United States are engaged in extensive efforts=
 to
> shape global norms for the enforcement of copyright, trademarks, patents =
and
> other intellectual property rights. These discussions are taking place in
> multilateral, bilateral and unilateral fora. The proposals that are under
> consideration would in important areas be significant departures from the
> norms of the recently negotiated World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement=
 on
> Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). In that
> respect, the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiat=
ion
> lacks transparency and legitimacy, and needs safeguards for consumers.
>
> Such policies raise concerns considering the delicate balance of rights a=
nd
> exceptions put in place by the international copyright law "acquis" and p=
ublic
> health principles, including access to medicines.
>
> The meeting will include a discussion with respondents from the European
> Commission and from the European Parliament.
>
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> Speakers:
>
> James Love, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) Washington, DC Office a=
nd US
> co-Chair of the TACD Working Group on Intellectual Property
>
> Eddan Katz, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), San Francisco, US
>
> Kostas Rossoglou, BEUC (European Consumer Organisation), Brussels
>
> Alexandra Heumber, EU Advocacy Liaison Officer for M=E9decins Sans Fronti=
=E8res
> (MSF), Brussels
>
> Henrique Choer Moraes, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the European
> Communities, Brussels
>
> Peter Maybarduk, Essential Action, Washington, DC, US
>
> Moderator: Sophie Bloemen, Health Action International Europe (HAI-E)
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