Saturday, 16 December 2017

VPATAPP Alert_The Trans Pacific Partnership gets new life - minus the IP clauses


By Watermark Patent & Trade Marks Attorneys

Alongside the recent APEC Summit in Vietnam last week, trade ministers from 11 countries, including Australia and New Zealand, announced their commitment to proceeding with the newly-named Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The CPTPP incorporates the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), but a number of draft provisions have been suspended, most notably from the chapter regarding intellectual property.


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