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Mexico ratifies ACTA

July 13, 2012
Mexico ratifies ACTA
Posted by foxcrawl at 9:11 am
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Mexico has officially ratified the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the controversial treaty which was rejected by the European Parliament a couple of days ago, said the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (Impi). In its released statement, Impi indicated that “in order to fight more efficient the counterfeiting and piracy of trade marks, patents, intellectual and [READ MORE...]

European Parliament rejected controversial ACTA

July 4, 2012
European Parliament rejected controversial ACTA
Posted by foxcrawl at 11:30 pm
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European Parliament rejected the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) bill on Wednesday, thus denying the possibility for the controversial anti-piracy agreement to be ratified by the European Union (EU). ACTA was rejected by 478 votes to 39, while the 165 MEPs abstained from voting. Many blamed the copyright treaty for threatening the individual freedom, especially that [READ MORE...]