FTA LAWS ON THE MOVE AGAIN

C O N F I D E N T I A L RABAT 002487 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE PASS TO USTR DOUG BELL USDOC FOR ITA/MAC HOLLY VINEYARD AND DAVID ROTH C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (ADDING CAPTION PARA MARKINGS) E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/13/2015 TAGS: ETRD KIPR MO SUBJECT: FTA LAWS ON THE MOVE AGAIN REF: RABAT 2472 Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Wayne J. Bush, for reasons 1.4 b and d ¶1. (C) FTA-related patent/trademark legislation was approved by the lower chamber plenary on Dec. 13, completing lower house deliberations of this bill. The legislation passed immediately to the upper house, where it is scheduled to be seen in a special after-hours session of the committee on Economic and Agricultural Affairs on the evening of Dec. 13. The bill is then scheduled for a vote in the upper house plenary on Dec. 14, which would complete all parliamentary passage of patent/trademark legislation. ¶2. (C) The FTA copyright bill was approved by the lower house committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense on Dec. 13 with no votes against and few abstentions. It is scheduled for vote in the lower house plenary on Dec. 14 at 1800 local, completing parliamentary consideration. Bush