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05KINGSTON1196
2005-05-06 20:07:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kingston
Cable title:  

JAMAICA 2005 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION - DEMARCHE

Tags:  ECON ETRD KIPR JM 
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UNCLAS KINGSTON 001196 

SIPDIS

PLASS USTR

E.O. 12958: NA
TAGS: ECON ETRD KIPR JM
SUBJECT: JAMAICA 2005 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION - DEMARCHE
DELIVERED

REF: STATE 079084

UNCLAS KINGSTON 001196

SIPDIS

PLASS USTR

E.O. 12958: NA
TAGS: ECON ETRD KIPR JM
SUBJECT: JAMAICA 2005 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION - DEMARCHE
DELIVERED

REF: STATE 079084


1. Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Esmond Reid,
a trade specialist at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Foreign Trade (MFAFT) on April 29. Reid stated that a
Patent Act that would address the problems identified by
the Special 301 report has gone through several drafts,
and is currently being reviewed by the Attorney General's
office and by several ministries. Reid didn't know when
the document would be returned for final drafting, but
expressed hope that it would go before Parliament for
consideration before 2006.


2. Regarding the U.S.-Jamaica bilateral IP agreement
cited in reftel, Reid said it had been his understanding
that the agreement, signed in 1994, had been scheduled for
a review at the ten-year mark. He said he did not think
such a review had taken place in 2004, and wondered what
the procedure would be to begin an official evaluation at
this time.

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