Parties To The Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Announced In Tokyo

In November 15th, acta "Contracting parties" Tokyo It is announced that after solving the existing problems, Agreement The official text has been formed. The parties will publish the final version of the agreement. After the adoption of the statutory agreement, the agreement will be submitted to the relevant institutions of the contracting parties to formulate relevant domestic legislation.

These parties include Australia, Canada, the European Union and its Member States, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States.

The purpose of the anti counterfeiting trade agreement is to establish a comprehensive international framework to help parties effectively combat intellectual property infringement under the framework of agreement, especially rampant counterfeiting and piracy, so as to ensure the legitimate trade and sustainable development of the global economy. The agreement includes the enforcement provisions of intellectual property rights, involving civil, criminal, border and digital environment enforcement measures. The parties should cooperate actively in law enforcement activities to establish the best practice of effective intellectual property protection.