DEAL OVER GI’S AND TRADEMARKS PAVES WAY FOR ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TREATY

BY KEITH NUTHALL A FINAL text of a new international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been agreed - protecting drinks manufacturers against illicit copies through tough criminal penalties for counterfeiters. This follows an agreement at ACTA talks in Tokyo this past weekend between the European Union (EU) and United States over the vexed question of brand rights versus geographical indication protection. Washington feared the new treaty would allow European seizures of products such as American sherry and burgundy (allowed under an EU-USA deal on ...


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