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As Antigua considers cross-retaliation against US, WIPO official creates stir
In a rare move, the WTO last month awarded Antigua and Barbuda the right to place sanctions on US patents, copyrights, and other intellectual property, as compensation for being unduly shut out of the US’ online gambling market. However, little precedent exists for precisely how the tiny Caribbean island nation might go about suspending standard WTO…
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WTO biotech ruling: eu misses compliance deadline
The EU has missed a 11 January deadline to comply with a WTO ruling against its practices for the approval and marketing of biotech products. The US, Canada and Argentina, the victors in the case, have temporarily suspended their right to impose retaliatory trade sanctions against EU exports in an effort to give EU countries more…
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Pakistan's TPR Lauds Openness But Highlights Challenges Ahead
Pakistan has enjoyed an impressive economic performance since 2002 but faces challenges due to persistent structural weaknesses, low tax collection, current account deficits, insufficient export diversification, and political uncertainty, according to a new report issued by the WTO Secretariat last week. Praise for Pakistan’s generally liberal foreign direct investment regime and increased FDI…
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WTO In Brief - Upcoming panel hearings in EU US zeroing dispute to be open to public
The upcoming hearings of a WTO dispute panel examining an EU complaint about the US’ controversial anti-dumping duty calculation practices will be opened to the public, following a request made by both parties. The next hearings will take place from 29-30 January at WTO headquarters in Geneva. The subsequent set is scheduled for 8-9 April.…
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar at: http://www.ictsd.org/cal/index.htm. If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch Coming Up: 24-30 January 23-27 January, Davos, Switzerland: WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ANNUAL MEETING. The theme of this year’s summit is "The Power of Collaborative…
- Resources
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Resources
THE FUTURE CONTROL OF FOOD: A GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS AND RULES ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, BIODIVERSITY AND FOOD SECURITY. By Geoff Tansey and Tasmin Rajotte. This practical book is the first wide-ranging guide to the key issues of intellectual property and ownership, genetics, biodiversity and food security. Proceeding from an introduction and overview of the…