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==ACTA Participants==
 
==ACTA Participants==
Governments negotiating the implementation of ACTA include:
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Governments negotiating the implementation of ACTA include: Australia, Canada, European Union, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland , United States of America. On October 1, 2011,  United States, Australia, Canada, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Morocco, and Singapore signed ACTA during a ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. The remaining participants of ACTA were present during the signing ceremony and expected to seal the agreement in the future.<ref>[http://www.ustr.gov/acta ACTA Signing Participants in Tokyo, Japan on October 1, 2011]</ref>
* Australia
 
* Canada
 
* The European Union
 
* Japan
 
* Korea
 
* Mexico
 
* Morocco
 
* New Zealand
 
* Singapore
 
* Switzerland  
 
* United States of America
 
 
 
On October 1, 2011,  United States, Australia, Canada, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Morocco, and Singapore signed ACTA during a ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. The remaining participants of ACTA were present during the signing ceremony and expected to seal the agreement in the future.<ref>[http://www.ustr.gov/acta ACTA Signing Participants in Tokyo, Japan on October 1, 2011]</ref>
 
  
  

Revision as of 22:20, 30 January 2012

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a global effort to improve and create international standards for the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights laws against large scale IP Rights (IPR) infringements. The primary components of ACTA include (1)international cooperation (2) enforcement practices and (3)legal framework for enforcement of IPR. ACTA was launched in 2007.[1]

ACTA Participants

Governments negotiating the implementation of ACTA include: Australia, Canada, European Union, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland , United States of America. On October 1, 2011, United States, Australia, Canada, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Morocco, and Singapore signed ACTA during a ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. The remaining participants of ACTA were present during the signing ceremony and expected to seal the agreement in the future.[2]