ACTA Negotiations - Round 3

Report on Round Three, 8‑9 October 2008, Tokyo

Discussion on the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) continued in Tokyo on 8-9 October 2008.

Participants in the discussion included Australia, Canada, the European Union (represented by the
European Commission and the EU Presidency (France)), Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New
Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States (alphabetically ordered).

 

Participants reaffirmed their goal to combat global infringements of intellectual property rights (IPR),
particularly in the context of counterfeiting and piracy on a commercial scale, by increasing
international cooperation, strengthening the framework of practices that contribute to effective
enforcement, and strengthening relevant IPR enforcement measures themselves.

 

The October 8-9 meeting was the latest in a series of meetings to discuss proposals concerning
different aspects of the proposed agreement.  The discussion at this meeting focused on criminal
enforcement of IPR.  Participants also continued their previous discussions of civil enforcement of
IPR.  Participants made steady progress in these discussions, and decided to continue their work at
another substantive meeting to be held at a mutually convenient time in the near future.

 

Participants confirmed their intention to continue consulting with their respective stakeholders, and
to share the results of the consultations at their next meeting.

For more information about ACTA, visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website.

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