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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00HOCHIMINHCITY1121 | SCIENCE, DETERMINATION, AND CHARITY IMPROVE LIVES IN VIETNAM'S MEKONG DELTA IN BIG AND SMALL WAYS [...]MMARY. IN POOR POCKETS OF THE MEKONG DELTA, AWAY FROM THE LIMELIGHT, THERE ARE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS, VIETNAMESE AND FOREIGN, WHO [...] |
2000-07-11 04:04:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO PGOV SOCI ENRG EWWT EAID KIPR ETRD VM KDTB |
| 01ABUJA2017 | NIGERIA: USG TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE TRIPS [...] requested Reftel, in accordance with Article 67 of the TRIPS Agreement, the US Mission in Nigeria has provided the following technica[...] |
2001-08-13 09:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD OEXC KPAO USTR FCUL |
| 01ABUJA2694 | NIGERIA: TRIPS AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES [...]onOff delivered reftel demarche October 16 to Mr. Y.T. Agah, head of Multilateral Affairs at the Federal Ministry of Commerce. EconOf[...] |
2001-10-23 08:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD KSEP USTR |
| 02ABUJA649 | NIGERIA: 2002 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW ON IPR [...]ssion provides response to ref A request for views on Nigeria,s compliance with TRIPS and recent trends in IPR protection. &#[...] |
2002-02-28 11:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV NI IPR |
| 02ABUJA653 | NIGERIA: NO CONTACT WITH THAI GOVERNMENT [...]bassy Abuja contacted the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Action Committee on HIV/AIDS (NACA) in regards to reftel informa[...] |
2002-02-28 14:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD NI |
| 02AMMAN4648 | JORDAN IPR UPDATE: MIXED OUTLOOK [...]SBU) Jordan's record on enforcement of IPR laws has been improving steadily over the past six months. However, greater awareness of th[...] |
2002-08-19 07:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON JO |
| 02AMMAN4863 | JORDAN: CONFERENCE ON SPECIALIZED IP COURTS [...]U) The Jordanian government has nominated two judges, Bassam Talaheen and Khalid Samam', to attend the September 12-13 conference bei[...] |
2002-08-28 06:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID KIPR JO |
| 02ANKARA8635 | Update on Intellectual Property Protection [...]BU) Econoff discussed intellectual property and market access priorities with American pharmaceuticals companies and with the copyrigh[...] |
2002-11-26 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 02ANKARA8794 | Demarche on Doha Declaration on TRIPS and [...][...] |
2002-12-03 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU USTR WTO |
| 02ANKARA9045 | GOT Response on Doha Declaration on TRIPS and [...][...] |
2002-12-18 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 02ANKARA9054 | DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...][...] |
2002-12-19 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN ECON KIPR TU |
| 02HANOI1523 | VIETNAM: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ON THE AGENDA [...]UMMARY: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS CONTINUES A FRONT- BURNER ISSUE AMONG THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND SOME GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN VIETNAM.[...] |
2002-06-13 05:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON VN IPROP |
| 02HANOI2893 | VIETNAM: SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL [...]ER THE PAST FEW YEARS VIETNAM HAS PUT IN PLACE THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK NECESSARY TO PROVIDE BASIC PROTECTION FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIG[...] |
2002-12-04 07:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EAID ECON VN IPROP |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY1123 | VIETNAM'S IPR ENFORCEMENT: MICROSOFT STRIKES BACK [...]BU) SUMMARY: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM RAIDED LOCAL COMPUTER SHOPS ON O[...] |
2002-11-06 04:41:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | VM ECON ETRD KIPR IPROP |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY538 | HCMC FACES REGIONAL IPR WOES [...]FTER THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT JOINT COMMITTEE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 00538 01 OF 03[...] |
2002-05-21 10:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR VM IPROP |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY602 | INSPECTORATE SHATTERS HARD ROCK CAFE - BUT THE [...]THOUGH HCMC VIDEO STALLS ARE STILL FILLED WITH CHEAP VERSIONS OF HOLLYWOOD FAVORITES, LOCAL IPR AUTHORITIES ARE FINALLY FORCING ONE TR[...] |
2002-06-17 08:59:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR VM IPROP |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY934 | VIETNAMESE IPR ENFORCEMENT: HOW NIKE GOT ITS SWOOSH BACK [...][...] |
2002-09-16 10:30:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | VM ETRD KIPR KTEX IPROP |
| 02KUWAIT5258 | DOHA DECLARATION ON TRIPS AND PUBLIC HEALTH [...] December 3, 2002, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Badir Abdul-Rahim, Assistant Undersecretary for International Trade in Kuwait'[...] |
2002-12-04 13:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR KU WTO |
| 02ROME1072 | 2002 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: ITALY [...]UMMARY: EMBASSY ROME RECOMMENDS THAT ITALY REMAIN ON THE 301 WATCH LIST. COPYRIGHT PIRACY LEVELS HAVE FALLEN SHARPLY SINCE 2000, WHE[...] |
2002-02-28 18:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD IT |
| 02ROME1720 | AMBASSADOR GALVANIZES SUPPORT FOR STRICT IPR [...]MMARY. AMBASSADOR MEL SEMBLER HOSTED A RECEPTION, SPONSORED BY COPYRIGHT INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, TO SOLIDIFY SUPPORT FOR THE STRICT AP[...] |
2002-04-05 14:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD IT EUN |
| 02ROME4495 | ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SUBSTANTIVE PATENT [...]) ECONOFF MET ON 12 SEPTEMBER WITH COUNSELOR GIULIO PRIGIONI, THE NEWLY-APPOINTED ITALIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO WIPO (REF.A) TO DISCUSS RE[...] |
2002-09-16 15:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EUN |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2548 | HONDURAS ON USPTO IPR SEMINARS [...]er reftel requests, Post passed information regarding seminars on specialized intellectual property courts and enforcement programs ho[...] |
2002-09-11 13:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR HO |
| 03ABUDHABI1028 | UAEG WORKING WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES TO STEM [...]) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ¶2. (U) Summary: According to press reports, several &#[...] |
2003-03-02 13:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1030 | UAEG TAKES TOUGH STANCE ON WTO SERVICES [...]) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2.(C) In advance of the March 3-6 WTO services �[...] |
2003-03-02 14:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1267 | UAEG ARTICULATES POSITION ON GATS, TRIPS, AND NAMA [...]) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ¶2. (C) Summary and comment: Following his return[...] |
2003-03-17 09:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI144 | UAE HEALTH MINISTRY REJECTS THE MANDATORY [...]U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ¶2. (C) Summary and comment: UAE Ministry of [...] |
2003-01-12 06:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1570 | UAE SAYS GCC-EU FTA DISCUSSIONS MAKING NO HEADWAY [...]) CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT - REASONS: 1.5 (D). ¶2. (C) The MFA's Deputy Director for GCC Affairs, Khalid &#x[...] |
2003-04-01 13:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD KIPR BEXP EU TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1621 | UAEG RECEIVES U.S. INITIAL OFFER ON WTO SERVICES [...]U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ¶2. (C) Econoff delivered ref A demarche to the Office[...] |
2003-04-05 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1756 | UAE MAY IMPOSE RETALIATORY TARIFFS ON SAUDI [...]U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ¶2. (C) Summary and comment: General Director of th[...] |
2003-04-13 11:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD ECIN ETTC ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI221 | GCC CUSTOMS UNION MAKING IT TOUGHER TO DO BUSINESS [...]U) Classified by A/DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ¶2. (C) Summary: Although it may be business-as-us[...] |
2003-01-14 12:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD ECIN ETTC ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2218 | UAE AND SAUDI CUSTOMS OFFICIALS AT AN IMPASSE [...]U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ------------------- Summary And Comment [...] |
2003-05-06 13:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD ECIN ETTC ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2364 | UAEG RECEIVES DEMARCHES ON CUSTOMS CLASSIFICATION [...]U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ¶2. (C) Econoff delivered ref demarches 5/17 to [...] |
2003-05-17 11:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL KIPR TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2455 | UAE: POST RESPONSE ON MIDDLE EAST TRADE INITIATIVE [...]U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ¶2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAEG[...] |
2003-05-25 13:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2981 | UAEG IS CONSIDERING WIPO INTERNET TREATIES [...]U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ¶2. (C) Econoff delivered ref demarche, as we[...] |
2003-06-23 11:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3170 | UAEG RECEIVES U.S. CASE ON WTO TRADE FACILITATION [...]conoff delivered reftel demarche to UAE Ministry of Economy WTO Affairs Office Director Saeed Al-Nasibi on June ¶8. Al-Nasibi was [...] |
2003-07-07 11:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIPR ETRD ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3897 | POST INFORMS UAEG OF CONFERENCE ON INTELLECTUAL [...]harge d'Affaires on 8/25 informed the UAE Minister of Health, de facto Minister of Economy, and Minister of Finance and Industry about[...] |
2003-08-25 13:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIPR ETRD ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3941 | UAEG RECEIVES WORLD BANK AND IMF LETTER IN [...][...] |
2003-08-27 12:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIPR ETRD ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4411 | UAE DECLINES OFFER TO PARTICIPATE IN USPTO [...][...] |
2003-10-01 09:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR PREL ETRD ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4594 | UAE HEALTH MINISTRY STRENGTHENS IPR PROTECTION FOR [...]U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ¶2. (U) Summary and comment: The UAE [...] |
2003-10-14 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI523 | UAE: DEMARCHES ON NEW CUSTOMS CARGO MANIFEST RULES [...][...] |
2003-02-01 12:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIPR ETRD ECIN ETTC ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI845 | EMBASSY ABU DHABI COMMENTS ON DRAFT 2003 [...][...] |
2003-02-19 13:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 03ABUJA277 | NIGERIA TO SUPPORT U.S. TRIPS MORATORIUM [...][...] |
2003-02-07 11:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR NI WTRO |
| 03ABUJA416 | Nigeria: 2003 Special 301 Review on IPR [...]racy of optical media remains a major issue in Nigeria. Lack of enforcement resources and trained enforcement staff, coupled with inad[...] |
2003-02-28 07:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV NI |
| 03AMMAN1233 | ENGAGING THE GOJ ON IPR COMPLAINT FROM ELECTRONIC [...]u) Summary: We have met over the past weeks with a number of GOJ officials regarding the complaint Electronic Arts (EA) raised throu[...] |
2003-03-03 06:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD JO |
| 03AMMAN2009 | Jordanian IPR Enforcement: Good on Interdiction, [...]u) The GOJ has made good progress implementing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) legislation in the last two years. As a result, th[...] |
2003-04-03 12:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR JO |
| 03AMMAN3863 | JIPA Rolls Out Plans for Intellectual Property [...]) The Jordanian Intellectual Property Association (JIPA) announced at a June 25 fund-raising breakfast plans for its upcoming Intellec[...] |
2003-06-29 06:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINV JO |
| 03AMMAN4194 | PHRMA GROUP FORMS TO SUPPORT IRAQ [...]SBU) Summary. A group of Amman-based reps of multinational pharmaceutical companies, facilitated by the regional office of Pharmaceut[...] |
2003-07-10 11:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP KIPR JO IZ |
| 03AMMAN6391 | USPTO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING - JORDAN [...]mbassy nominates two Jordanian government officials to participate in the USPTO Visiting Scholars Program. The Embassy USAID mission [...] |
2003-10-06 13:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA |
| 03AMMAN7112 | THE WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATY AND WIPO PERFORMANCES [...]SBU) Post has continued to monitor the government of Jordan's (GOJ) progress in ratifying and implementing subject treaties as instru[...] |
2003-10-30 17:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR JO |
| 03AMMAN780 | Jordan Requests FDA Assessment Team [...]u) Embassy Amman received a letter from Jordanian Health Minister Dr. Walid Ma'ani to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson requesting assista[...] |
2003-02-05 07:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID KIPR JO |
| 03AMMAN7972 | JORDAN COPYRIGHT LAW: WIPO COMPLIANCE A FOUNDATION [...]U) This is an action request. See last para. ¶2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Industry and Trade contacts confirmed that[...] |
2003-12-08 18:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR KTIA PREL JO |
| 03ANKARA1040 | TURKISH RESPONSE ON TRIPS MORATORIUM [...]conoff delivered ref B demarche to MFA and the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat. Oya Karakas, MFA Head of Department for Multilateral E[...] |
2003-02-13 10:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU USTR |
| 03ANKARA1275 | 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: RECOMMENDATION TO [...]BU) Turkey took some limited steps to improve intellectual property protection in 2002, notably by suspending a problematic broadcast [...] |
2003-02-26 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU USTR |
| 03ANKARA1368 | GOT's Preliminary Views for the Special 301 [...][...] |
2003-03-04 06:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU USTR WTO |
| 03ANKARA2367 | GOT's Views on Special 301 Review of [...]BU) On April 10, Oya Karakas, Head of Department in the MFA General Directorate of Multilateral Economic Affairs, sent Embassy the fol[...] |
2003-04-11 13:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA2957 | Special 301 Demarche Delivered; GOT Plans to [...]BU) Summary: Noting outstanding issues in pharmaceuticals, copyright and trademark protection, Emboffs informed GOT interlocutors tha[...] |
2003-05-07 08:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU USTR WTO |
| 03ANKARA3072 | Special 301 Demarche: Culture Ministry's Plans [...]) This cable contains an action request. Please see para 10. ¶2. (U) Summary: At a meeting to discuss the decis[...] |
2003-05-12 10:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA4553 | Turkey Plans to Accede to WIPO Internet [...]conoff delivered reftel demarche urging accession to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty (WCT) and Pe[...] |
2003-07-21 11:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA4554 | GOT Leaning Toward Support for U.S. Position [...][...] |
2003-07-21 11:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA4700 | Turkey Restrict Street Vendors to Combat [...]eting with Econoff and Econ Specialist July 23, Gunay Gormez, Deputy Director General for Copyright Issues at the Turkish Ministry of [...] |
2003-07-24 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA5683 | Demarche on Geographical Indications and the [...][...] |
2003-09-09 06:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA5808 | Pharmaceuticals IPR Update [...]BU) Summary: Following heavy lobbying by the local generics industry, the GOT is contemplating introduction of data exclusivity prote[...] |
2003-09-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA6068 | Proposal for a Joint Demarche with EU on [...]) This cable contains an action request in para 4. ¶2. (SBU) In recent years, the USG has pressed Turkey to impro[...] |
2003-09-26 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA6262 | Foreign Trade Officials' Views on Cancun, IPR [...]BU) Turkish Foreign Trade officials maintained that agriculture, particularly elimination of export subsidies, was their key concern a[...] |
2003-10-06 14:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR KIPR EFIN TU USTR WTO |
| 03ANKARA6577 | Update on Copyright Enforcement: Culture [...]BU) Copyright industry representatives contend that gaps in Turkish legislation and weak enforcement are responsible for persistently [...] |
2003-10-22 10:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA6677 | Ambassador Discusses Iraq Reconstruction, [...]BU) In their first meeting, Health Minister Recep Akdag told the Ambassador that Turkey wanted to contribute to Iraq reconstruction by[...] |
2003-10-24 08:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ETRD KIPR SENV TU |
| 03ANKARA6847 | Post Comments on Special 301 [...]) This cable contains action requests in para 4. ¶2. (U) Embassy understands that PhRMA requested an Out- of-Cycl[...] |
2003-11-03 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA7115 | AMBASSADOR-ZIYAL MEETING ON IRAQ, REGIONAL ISSUES, [...]) Classified by Ambassador Eric Edelman for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). Summary ------- �[...] |
2003-11-14 15:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD IZ KIPR TU EINV |
| 03ANKARA7761 | GOT's Unclear Message on Data Exclusivity [...]BU) At the December Economic Partnership Commission meeting, the Turkish Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat took seemi[...] |
2003-12-18 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA7777 | DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...][...] |
2003-12-19 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN ECON KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA7785 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH FINANCE AND ECONOMY [...]bu) Summary: In December 17 meetings with Economy Minister Babacan and Finance Minister Unakitan, the Ambassador stressed the need for[...] |
2003-12-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV EIND PGOV KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA7790 | Economic Partnership Commission: Comment on [...]) This is an action cable. See paras 13 and 14. Summary/Introduction -------------------- [...] |
2003-12-19 13:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD EINV ENRG BEXP KIPR TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA7792 | UPDATE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES: [...]) THE CULTURE MINISTRY IS CONSIDERING AN ARRAY OF LEGAL AMENDMENTS AND OTHER MEASURES AIMED AT COMBATING COPYRIGHT PIRACY, INCLUDING A[...] |
2003-12-19 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03BRASILIA3122 | NEW DECREE TO FACILITATE IMPORTATION OF COPIED DRUGS [...]U) SUMMARY: The GoB has taken its latest step in laying the legal groundwork necessary to import copied versions of patented pharmaceu[...] |
2003-09-26 19:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PGOV ECON EINV SOCI BR |
| 03BRASILIA3814 | BRAZIL'S EXPANDING TRADE WITH CHINA [...]U) Summary. The Lula administration has embarked on a determined policy of export expansion in China, seeking to build on the boom i[...] |
2003-12-03 15:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV PREL KIPR BR CH |
| 03BRASILIA698 | BRAZIL: SPECIAL 301 RESPONSE [...]ummary. Post recommends that Brazil remain on the Priority Watch List for the 2003 Special 301 Review. New attention to entrenched I[...] |
2003-03-02 10:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON BTIO |
| 03COLOMBO1386 | SRI LANKAN PARLIAMENT PASSES NEW IPR LAW [...]ummary: The Sri Lankan Parliament approved an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) law on July 25, 2003. It will come into effect when [...] |
2003-08-08 05:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR CE WTO USTR ECONOMICS |
| 03COLOMBO1539 | GSL SUPPORTS KEEPING GI TALKS IN TRIPS COUNCIL [...][...] |
2003-09-05 05:37:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR ETRD PREL CE WTO ECONOMICS |
| 03COLOMBO1673 | "When do we sign an FTA?" GSL perspectives, [...]U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead for reasons 1.5 B and D. ¶2. (C) Summary: Given the high profile in Sri [...] |
2003-09-26 05:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAID ECON EFIN KIPR ELAB PREL CE ECONOMICS |
| 03COLOMBO1686 | FTA IMPLICATIONS OF SRI LANKAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...]U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead for reasons 1.5 B and D. ¶2. (C) Summary: The investment climate in Sri L[...] |
2003-09-29 09:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAID ECON EFIN KIPR ELAB PREL CE ECONOMICS |
| 03COLOMBO1689 | GSL READY TO NEGOTIATE FTA BASED ON SINGAPORE AND [...]U) Classified by DCM James F. Entwistle for reasons 1.5 B and D. ¶2. (C) Summary: In a meeting with GSL Advisor Jim �[...] |
2003-09-30 01:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAID ECON EFIN KIPR ELAB PREL CE ECONOMICS |
| 03COLOMBO1702 | LABOR AND IPR IMPLICATIONS OF POTENTIAL US-SRI [...]U) Classified by Amb. Jeffrey J. Lunstead for reasons 1.5 B and D. ¶2. (C) Summary: As the next round of TIFA talks �[...] |
2003-10-01 04:12:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAID ECON EFIN KIPR ELAB PREL CE ECONOMICS |
| 03COLOMBO1704 | GSL PERSPECTIVES ON CANCUN, FTA: AMBASSADOR'S [...]) Classified by Amb. Jeffrey J. Lunstead for reasons 1.5 B and D. ¶2. (C) Summary: During his initial courtesy call on GSL[...] |
2003-10-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL CE |
| 03COLOMBO1827 | Sri Lanka: The political importance of [...]C) SUMMARY: Mission has reviewed the key economic issues involved in possibly signing a Free Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka in Reftel[...] |
2003-10-21 11:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EFIN KIPR PGOV CE |
| 03COLOMBO1836 | SMOOTH SAILING AS DUSTR SHINER LEADS THIRD ROUND [...]U) Classified by Amb. Jeffrey J. Lunstead. Reasons 1.5 (b,d). ¶2. (C) Summary: The GSL's assertive international trade &#x[...] |
2003-10-23 09:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAID ECON EFIN KIPR ELAB PREL CE |
| 03COLOMBO2017 | IN VISIT, COMMERCE DAS WILLIAMSON EMPHASIZES [...]) Summary: During her visit, Commerce DAS Williamson heard updates on the current political environment and emphasized to public and p[...] |
2003-11-21 03:55:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BEXP PREL KIPR KTEX CE ECONOMICS |
| 03COLOMBO305 | YEAR 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - INPUT FROM SRI LANKA [...][...] |
2003-02-24 09:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD CE WTO USTR |
| 03GUATEMALA143 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...]) Summary: On January 16, the Ambassador and FRG legislator Zury Rios discussed possible counter-narcotics decertification and the imp[...] |
2003-01-17 16:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SNAR ETRD CASC KIPR GT |
| 03GUATEMALA933 | AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS [...]) Summary: The Ambassador and Foreign Minister Gutierrez met on April 3 to discuss the upcoming visit of the Central American preside[...] |
2003-04-08 17:10:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR OVIP KIPR PHUM ELAB MARR GT |
| 03HANOI1559 | VIETNAM: REORGANIZATION OF IPR AGENCIES - FUTURE OF [...]SBU) SUMMARY: In a move that has left Vietnamese IPR agencies, foreign donors, and trademark holders/seekers stunned and seriously co[...] |
2003-06-20 10:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON KIPR VM IPROP |
| 03HANOI1842 | TRADE MINISTER ON WTO, HUMAN RIGHTS, OIL FOR FOOD [...]SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 17 meeting with Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen, the Ambassador noted that GVN efforts to raise auto tarif[...] |
2003-07-21 07:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON KIPR IZ VM WTO IPROP |
| 03HANOI343 | VIETNAM: ONE SMALL VICTORY IN IPR WAR [...]ietnam's ongoing struggle to understand the value of protecting intellectual property rights was demonstrated clearly in January when [...] |
2003-02-12 08:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON VM IPROP |
| 03HANOI486 | VIETNAM: YEAR 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: EMBASSY [...]BU) Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2003 as enforcement of IPR in Vietnam remai[...] |
2003-02-28 09:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR VM IPROP BTA |
| 03HANOI688 | Vietnam: Second Annual BTA Joint Committee [...]U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. ¶2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction: DUSTR Jon Huntsman led &#[...] |
2003-03-21 00:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON KIPR KTEX PREL VM |
| 03HOCHIMINHCITY1035 | 145,000 PIRATED DISCS/TAPES CONFISCATED IN HO CHI MINH [...]mmary: Ho Chi Minh City's thriving trade in pirated media took a hit at the end of September when inspectors from the city's Departme[...] |
2003-10-24 05:21:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | VM ETRD ECON KIPR IPROP |
| 03HOCHIMINHCITY258 | VIETNAM IPR ENFORCEMENT SUCCESS STORY: NIKE [...]n an IPR enforcement success story, the Ho Chi Minh City Economic Police have wrapped up a case against a major counterfeiter of Nike [...] |
2003-03-19 06:31:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR KTEX VM IPROP |
| 03HOCHIMINHCITY621 | HO CHI MINH CITY: COMPUTER RETAILING GETS MODERN - WITH [...]ummary. On a visit to Ho Chi Minh City's newest Computer and IT superstore, ConGen EconOff, accompanied by a Vietnamese assistant, sa[...] |
2003-07-10 09:27:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR SOCI VM IPROP |
| 03HOCHIMINHCITY767 | VIETNAM: LOCAL BUSINESS KNOWS VALUE OF TRADEMARKS-- [...]ummary: In a seminar on trademark protection in the U.S. and Vietnam, USG and private speakers introduced the system of trademark reg[...] |
2003-08-21 12:57:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON KIPR VM IPROP |
| 03ISTANBUL258 | DIFFERENCES AMONG U.S. FIRMS GIVE RISE TO NEW [...]SBU) Summary: With Turkey's new AK government just having marked its hundredth day in office, representatives of American pharmaceutic[...] |
2003-02-28 06:14:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP KIPR TU |
| 03KUWAIT1911 | 2003 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION DELIVERED [...][...] |
2003-05-07 12:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR KU USTR |
| 03KUWAIT1989 | IPR LETTER TO KUWAITI CROWN PRINCE [...]MMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Post plans to use the release of the Special 301 report to make a new push for intellectual property rights[...] |
2003-05-12 07:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KU USTR |
| 03KUWAIT2451 | KUWAITI GOVERNOR PLEDGES IPR SUPPORT [...]MMARY. As part of a new push for much needed intellectual property rights (IPR) reform in Kuwait, following the release in May of the [...] |
2003-06-04 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KU USTR |
| 03OTTAWA1675 | CANADIAN PHARMACEUTICAL PATENTS: PARLIAMENTARY [...]mmary ) A Parliamentary committee has postponed a decision to recommend changes to Canada,s drug patent rules that cover the process f[...] |
2003-06-13 16:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON CA |
| 03OTTAWA214 | CRTC DECISION MEANS NO RETRANSMISSION OF TV SIGNALS [...](SBU) The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) concluded in a January 17, 2003 report that there is no [...] |
2003-01-21 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA619 | 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - CANADA [...]NSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. ¶2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction - Post recommends that Canada not[...] |
2003-03-06 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON CA |
| 03OTTAWA895 | CANADIAN PATENTS: MAINTENANCE FEE APPEAL UPHOLDS [...]mmary - A March 2003 Canadian Federal Court decision upholds an appeal to protect the patent rights of companies that had inadvertentl[...] |
2003-03-27 15:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON CA |
| 03ROME2182 | ITALY - 2003 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION [...]BU) ON MAY 6, ECONCOUNS CALLED ON MAURO MASI, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE AND SIPDIS EXT[...] |
2003-05-16 12:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD IT |
| 03ROME2435 | Italy's Finance Police See IPR Protection as Key [...]BU) Summary: In a recent discussion with Emboffs, Major General Nino di Paolo underscored the commitment of Italy's Finance Police (FP[...] |
2003-06-03 16:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PGOV IT |
| 03ROME5197 | PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: INTERGOVERNMENTAL [...]ummary: Participants in the FAO Commission for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) Intergovernmental Technical Working[...] |
2003-11-17 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 03ROME522 | SCENESETTER FOR USTR ZOELLICK'S FEBRUARY 11 [...]) SUMMARY: THE VISIT OF VICE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN TRADE ADOLFO URSO TO WASHINGTON IS A KEY OPPORTUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR U.S. TRADE PRIO[...] |
2003-02-07 18:18:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD IT KIPR PREL EUN |
| 03ROME834 | MISSION ITALY INPUT FOR 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...]UMMARY: MISSION ITALY RECOMMENDS THAT ITALY REMAIN ON THE 301 WATCH LIST. OVERALL FREQUENCY OF COPYRIGHT PIRACY HAS LEVELED OFF OR FA[...] |
2003-02-28 05:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD IT |
| 03SANTODOMINGO4765 | WTO CANCUN MINISTERIAL: DOMINICAN SUPPORT FOR [...][...] |
2003-09-08 15:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1689 | HONDURAS: WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATIES ARE IN EFFECT [...]n July 10 EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Marvin Discua, head of the GOH's Intellectual Property Rights office. Discua confirmed[...] |
2003-07-16 21:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2861 | AIDS DRUGS AND THE WTO: THE EXPERIENCE OF HONDURAS [...]BU) Summary and Action Request: The GOH has been seeking to be the first country to use the August 30 WTO decision on Access to Medici[...] |
2003-12-08 16:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD SOCI TBIO PGOV HO WTRO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA560 | 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: HONDURAS [...]) Sensitive But Unclassified Post submission of the 2003 Special 301 Review for Honduras follows. ¶2. (SBU) Summary and Co[...] |
2003-02-28 22:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD HO KIPR |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA663 | 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: REVISED HONDURAS SUBMISSION [...]) Revised Sensitive But Unclassified Post submission of the 2003 Special 301 Review for Honduras follows. Addressees are requested to[...] |
2003-03-14 17:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD HO KIPR |
| 03ZAGREB1187 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; 301 DECISON HAVING SALUTORY EFFECT [...]SBU) ON MAY 21, THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SIMONIC TO DISCUSS CROATIA'S DESIGNATION ON THE SPECIAL 301 WATCH LIST F[...] |
2003-05-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL KIPR HR |
| 03ZAGREB1390 | AMBASSADOR WRITES PRIME MINISTER ON [...]fter hearing from industry contacts that the Ministry of Health had deleted language from the draft pharmaceutical law that would have[...] |
2003-06-17 14:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD PREL HR |
| 03ZAGREB1392 | AMBASSADOR WRITES PRIME MINISTER ON [...]fter hearing from industry contacts that the Ministry of Health had deleted language from the draft pharmaceutical law that would have[...] |
2003-06-17 14:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD PREL HR |
| 03ZAGREB1675 | IMPLEMENTATION OF WIPO INTERNET TREATIES IN [...]N JULY 22 WE DISCUSSED REFTEL POINTS WITH HRVOJE JUNASEVIC, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE CROATIA STATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE, AND ON[...] |
2003-07-25 13:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR HR |
| 03ZAGREB2268 | USDOC VISIT STEPS UP HEAT ON CROATIA OVER [...]SBU) USDOC Market Access and Compliance Office Director, Susanne Lotarski, delivered a strong message to the Croatian government to fo[...] |
2003-10-21 13:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR HR |
| 03ZAGREB306 | TRIPS MORATORIUM: CROATIA WILL JOIN CONSENSUS, HAS [...]HIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 6. ¶2. WE SENT USTR ZOELLICK'S LETTER ON THE U.S. TRIPS MORATORIUM TO MINISTER OF ECO[...] |
2003-02-12 06:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR SOCI HR |
| 04ABUDHABI1824 | UAEG ADDRESSES COMPLAINTS OF U.S. PHARMACEUTICAL [...]SBU) SUMMARY: SEEKING TO CAPITALIZE ON THE MOMENTUM OF THE U.S.-UAE TIFA COUNCIL MEETING IN APRIL, ECONOFF AND U.S. PHARMACEUTICAL MAN[...] |
2004-06-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR WTO USTR TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2980 | TIFA works: UAEG Fixes IPR Problems [...]BU) Summary: In a successful use of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) process, the Embassy worked with Pfizer and t[...] |
2004-09-01 06:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR WTO USTR TC |
| 04ABUDHABI403 | UAEG AMENDING COPYRIGHT LAW TO BETTER PROTECT U.S. [...]U) UAE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, DIRECTOR OF COPYRIGHTS ALI AL-BALOUSHI CONFIRMED TO ECONCHIEF ON FEBRUARY 11 THAT THE UAEG INTENDS TO [...] |
2004-02-17 12:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR ETRD WTO USTR TC |
| 04ABUDHABI490 | EMBASSY ABU DHABI COMMENTS ON DRAFT 2004 SPECIAL [...]U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ¶2. (SBU) Summary and comment: The UAE Governm[...] |
2004-02-25 09:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 04ABUDHABI552 | UAE BOOSTS EXPORTS TO GCC, THANKS TO CUSTOMS UNION [...]U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ¶2. (C) Summary and comment: On[...] |
2004-03-02 10:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD ECIN ETTC ECON TC |
| 04ABUDHABI577 | UAE AUTHORITIES COLLABORATE WITH ABU DHABI TV TO [...]U) The UAE Ministry of Information enlisted Abu Dhabi TV last week to film an undercover sting operation that seized dozens of CDs and[...] |
2004-03-06 06:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 04ABUDHABI91 | Julphar and Viagra Plus [...]BU) Econchief Abu Dhabi and Econoff Dubai separately met with Dr. Ahmed El Hakim, Pfizer's Director of External Affairs and Health Pol[...] |
2004-01-07 10:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD TC |
| 04AMMAN1496 | SPECIAL 301 SUBMISSIONS - JORDAN [...]BU) SUMMARY: Although the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) states that enforcement of IPR violations in Jordan is w[...] |
2004-02-26 18:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN1501 | SPECIAL 301 SUBMISSIONS - JORDAN [...]BU) SUMMARY: Although the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) states that enforcement of IPR violations in Jordan is w[...] |
2004-02-29 05:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN2574 | GOJ MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON COPYRIGHT [...]SBU) SUMMARY: GOJ officials report good progress in response to USG requests for copyright and software protections in line with the[...] |
2004-04-04 12:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR KTIA PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN2790 | JORDAN'S DPM ON IPR ISSUES, PRE-INSPECTION [...]C) Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade, when confronted with the first known U.S. exporter casualty of [...] |
2004-04-14 05:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR JO |
| 04AMMAN4133 | JORDAN'S TRADE MINISTER REVIEWS FTA TRADE ISSUES [...]) SUMMARY: DPM and Trade Minister Mohammad Halaiqa reviewed with the Ambassador a number of trade issues, most related to the upcomi[...] |
2004-05-26 04:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KTIA KIPR PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN4252 | JORDAN TRADE MINISTRY ON FTA JOINT COMMITTEE AGENDA [...]his is an action request. See last para. ¶2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Industry and Trade senior officials briefed em[...] |
2004-05-27 15:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTIA KIPR PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN460 | AMBASSADOR RAISES TRADE ISSUES WITH DPM HALAIQA [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Gnehm joined by Economic Officer called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Mohamma[...] |
2004-01-20 16:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR JO |
| 04AMMAN585 | COMMERCE A/S LASH RAISES TRADE ISSUES WITH DPM [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary William Lash and Ambassador Gnehm met January 10 SIPDIS wi[...] |
2004-01-22 16:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR JO WTO |
| 04AMMAN6508 | JORDAN IPR - TWO STEPS FORWARD, A HALF STEP BACK [...]his is an action request. See para 9. ¶2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's parliament began debate on the temporary copyright la[...] |
2004-08-03 15:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EAID KTIA PHUM JO |
| 04AMMAN725 | JORDAN FDA DECISION ON OSTEOPOROSIS DRUG GENERIC [...]C) SUMMARY: Jordan appears on a collision course with Merck Sharp and Dohme over MSD's osteoporosis drug, FOSAMAX OW, which a Jordan[...] |
2004-01-29 08:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN8404 | JORDAN CAUTIOUSLY RECEPTIVE TO "STOP" INITIATIVE [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy October 7 delivered reftel information on the "Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy" (STOP) to Mahmoun Talhouni[...] |
2004-10-07 16:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR KPAO KTIA JO WTRO |
| 04AMMAN9149 | NEW INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTER ON FTA JC [...]) SUMMARY: New Minister of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Ahmed Hindawi discussed with Charge follow-up on the Free Trade Agreement Joint [...] |
2004-11-11 14:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EAGR KTIA PREL PINR JO |
| 04ANKARA1157 | Pharmaceuticals Update: Multinationals [...]BU) U.S. companies have complained that a new GOT pricing caps threaten the commercial viability of many of their product lines, and c[...] |
2004-02-27 11:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA1228 | Economic Partnership Commission: Update on [...]BU) MFA U/S Ziyal and U/S Larson agreed to discuss implementation of the Economic Partnership Commission Action Plan (ref c) by teleph[...] |
2004-03-02 09:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD EINV ENRG BEXP KIPR TU IZ |
| 04ANKARA137 | GOT to Announce Data Exclusivity Policy Soon: Need [...]) This is an action cable. Please see para 7. Summary ------- ¶2. (SBU) Prompted by th[...] |
2004-01-09 08:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA1598 | IPR Training Needs and Best Practices [...]st's answers to reftel questions are as follows: A.1. Post IP Training: Embassy Ankara has facilitated Turkish part[...] |
2004-03-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA1917 | Background for USTR Zoellick's Meeting with [...]BU) Turkish trade officials tell us that, in the April 5 meeting with USTR Robert Zoellick, State Minister Kursad Tuzmen plans to focu[...] |
2004-04-01 10:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA2031 | New Intellectual Property Legislation Enters [...]) Legislation enacted in March contains several strong anti-piracy provisions, including a ban on street sales of all copyright produc[...] |
2004-04-08 10:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA2071 | Pharmaceuticals Update: GOT's Unsatisfactory [...]BU) The Health Ministry has proposed a data exclusivity strategy predicated on implementation at the end of 2007, and with an effectiv[...] |
2004-04-09 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA2335 | New Intellectual Property Legislation [...] In March, the Turkish Parliament enacted copyright- related legislation which bans street sales of all copyright products, authorizes[...] |
2004-04-26 11:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA2506 | Special 301 Demarche Delivered; New Legislation [...]BU) Embassy informed MFA and Foreign Trade officials of reftel decision to elevate Turkey to the Special 301 Priority Watch List on Ma[...] |
2004-05-04 15:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA2879 | GOT Turns Down DVC Proposal; Suggests a TIFA [...] May 20, the Embassy received a response to our diplomatic note proposing a digital video conference (DVC) between U.S. and Turkish ex[...] |
2004-05-21 16:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA377 | Update on Investment Issues Facing U.S. Companies [...]BU) Following up on the Ambassador's recent meetings with economy ministers, the Embassy has pressed GOT authorities hard to resolve t[...] |
2004-01-21 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EAGR KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA5385 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES TRADE MINISTER ON IPR [...]) This cable contains an action request. See para ¶9. Summary ------- ¶2. (SBU) In a Septembe[...] |
2004-09-22 07:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR KIPR PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA5497 | U.S. - Turkey Workshop Focuses Judges and [...]ummary: The September 9 and 10 "Workshop on Effective Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the U.S. and Turkey" exposed Tur[...] |
2004-09-24 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA5695 | Turkey: European Commission Pushing on Data [...]BU) On September 29, Arslan Umut Ergezer, Economic and Trade Officer with the EC Representation in Turkey, discussed with Econoff the [...] |
2004-10-04 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA608 | Deputy Treasury Undersecretary on U.S. Company [...]BU) Cavit Dagdas, a Deputy Undersecretary at the Turkish Treasury, told us the GOT is working toward a useful Investor Advisory Counci[...] |
2004-01-30 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA6279 | Update and Next Steps on Pharmaceuticals Issues [...]BU) The research-based pharmaceuticals industry continues to grapple with a difficult set of challenges in the areas of intellectual p[...] |
2004-11-05 11:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA6286 | DEMARCHE: ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN CONSULTATIVE [...]SBU) We presented reftel demarche on November 4 to Turkish MFA International Political Organizations Head Murat Ates, who noted that [...] |
2004-11-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KIPR IS TU |
| 04ANKARA6371 | Health Ministry Views on Data Exclusivity; [...]BU) Health Ministry officials hinted that they could support immediate implementation of data exclusivity protection for confidential [...] |
2004-11-10 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA6373 | Turkish Patent Institute on Modernization, Ties [...]BU) In a November 5 meeting with Econ Couns, Econoff and Econ Specialist, Turkish Patent Institute (Turkish acronym TPE) President Yus[...] |
2004-11-10 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA7003 | DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...][...] |
2004-12-17 08:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN ECON KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA7016 | Ambassador Discusses IPR Protection with [...]BU) Summary: In his meeting with the Health Minister, the Ambassador raised the USG's concerns regarding lack of data protection and [...] |
2004-12-17 12:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA866 | Strengthened IPR Law On The Way [...]BU) Culture Ministry Copyrights Deputy Director General Gunay Gormez told us the GOT was moving ahead with new anti- piracy legislatio[...] |
2004-02-13 10:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA977 | Special 301 - Raise Turkey to Priority Watch [...]) This cable contains action requests in para 10. Summary ------- ¶2. (SBU) Although th[...] |
2004-02-20 08:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04BRASILIA1185 | SCENE SETTER: PRESIDENT LULA'S VISIT TO CHINA [...]) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge entourage of Ministers and b[...] |
2004-05-14 17:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BR BTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CH UNSC WTRO |
| 04BRASILIA1307 | GRAB BAG OF GOB INDUSTRIAL POLICY MEASURES [...]) Summary: As promised, Minister of Development, Industry and Trade (MDIC) Luis Furlan unveiled a huge composite of measures under t[...] |
2004-05-27 17:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV BR |
| 04BRASILIA1384 | BRAZIL ARRESTS MAJOR TRAFFICKER OF PIRATED GOODS [...]UMMARY: Brazilian Federal Police arrested June 1 one of the country's biggest pirated goods smugglers, Law Kin Chong, and his lawyer P[...] |
2004-06-04 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA1640 | 2004 GSP REVIEW DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...]) Taking advantage of a previously scheduled courtesy call, Econoff delivered reftel demarche June 29 to the new head of the Ministry [...] |
2004-07-01 19:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA1668 | PIRACY CPI CLOSES WITH SERIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS [...]UMMARY: The Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy and Tax Evasion released a draft version of it[...] |
2004-07-06 19:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA1864 | U/S LARSON DISCUSSES IPR AND TRADE WITH GOB [...](SBU) Summary: In meetings with senior GoB officials and representatives of U.S. industry, U/S Larson emphasized that Intellectual Pr[...] |
2004-07-28 12:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EAGR PREL BR WTO |
| 04BRASILIA2017 | GSP: FIRST US-BRAZIL IPR WORKING GROUP MEETING [...]) Summary. As a result of the 90-day extension announced on June 30, 2004 for review of Brazil's trade benefits under the Generalized[...] |
2004-08-11 12:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA2150 | PIRACY CPI CONCLUDES; NEW LEGISLATION PUT FORWARD [...]he highly respected Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy (ref B) formally concluded its year-lo[...] |
2004-08-26 19:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA2156 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S SECOND IPR BILL [...]his is the second in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional In[...] |
2004-08-27 14:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA2157 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S THIRD IPR BILL [...]his is the third in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Inv[...] |
2004-08-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA2160 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S FOURTH IPR BILL [...]his is the fourth in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional In[...] |
2004-08-27 17:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA2162 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S FIFTH IPR BILL [...]his is the final cable in a series of five on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Inve[...] |
2004-08-27 18:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA222 | BRAZILIAN FEDERAL DEPUTIES DISCUSS PIRACY WITH GAO [...]U) This is an action request - see para 9. ¶2. (U) Summary: Members of Brazil's Federal Chamber's Investigative Commissi[...] |
2004-02-02 17:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR EIND ECON KCRM PGOV BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA2253 | GSP/IPR: BRAZIL'S EMERGING INITIATIVES [...]ENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY ¶2. (U) The announcement on June 30, 2004 to extend review of the pos[...] |
2004-09-03 22:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON BR |
| 04BRASILIA2526 | U.S.-BRAZIL BILATERAL CONSULTATIVE MECHANISM [...]U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. ¶2. (U) Summary and Introduction. Deputy United States Trade Representative[...] |
2004-10-07 16:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR EAGR BR |
| 04BRASILIA2557 | GSP/IPR: GOB MOVES IN RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT HAS NOT [...]ENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY ¶2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Post offers the following thought[...] |
2004-10-14 14:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR BR |
| 04BRASILIA2835 | "O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO" ARTICLE ON POLICE ACTION [...]he article set forth in paragraph 2 (below) describing Federal Police action against the notorious pirated goods trafficker Law Kin Ch[...] |
2004-11-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA2870 | DEVELOPMENT OF WEBSITE IPR MATERIALS [...]bassy Brasilia offers the following thoughts in response to reftel's request to consider development of post specific, IPR-related web[...] |
2004-11-22 18:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON BEXP KCRM BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA3089 | DEMARCHE ON BRAZIL GSP/IPR REVIEW [...]BU) ON DECEMBER 9, AMBASSADOR AND SPECASST MET WITH AMBASSADOR ANTONIO DE AGUIAR PATRIOTA (THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S CHIEF OF STAFF) TO D[...] |
2004-12-17 16:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA445 | BRAZIL - 2004 SPECIAL 301 RESPONSE [...]BU) Summary: Post recommends that Brazil remain on the Priority Watch List for the 2004 Special 301 Review. Despite several positive[...] |
2004-02-27 19:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD KCRM PGOV BR IPR |
| 04BRATISLAVA212 | 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW FOR SLOVAKIA [...]ummary: Slovakia has enacted nearly all of the intellectual property legislation required by TRIPS, and the overall IPR situation has[...] |
2004-03-03 16:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON XG LO IPR |
| 04BRATISLAVA267 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRAINING, NEEDS AND BEST [...][...] |
2004-03-22 17:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON LO |
| 04CARACAS3125 | TOBACCO FIRMS COMPLAIN OF CIGARETTE SMUGGLING FROM [...]BU) SUMMARY On October 1, Economic and Commercial Counselors met with representatives of Philip Morris and British-American Tobacco, t[...] |
2004-10-05 19:57:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV VE |
| 04CARACAS627 | EMBASSY CARACAS COMMENTS ON 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...]BU) The GOV continues to show signs of slippage in its commitment to the protection of intellectual property rights. In 2003 the gov[...] |
2004-02-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON VE |
| 04COLOMBO1971 | SRI LANKA'S FIRST HIGH PROFILE IPR RAID [...]mmary: Sri Lankan Police recently raided a CD manufacturing plant operated by a Board of Investment approved company. The plant prod[...] |
2004-12-09 10:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR CE ECONOMICS |
| 04COLOMBO29 | WITH NEW LAW, SRI LANKA MOVES AHEAD ON IPR [...]) Summary: All members of a public/private IPR Working Group are moving forward to implement Sri Lanka's new strong IPR Law, with help[...] |
2004-01-07 11:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CE WTO USTR ECONOMICS |
| 04COLOMBO499 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRAINING IN SRI LANKA [...]ummary: Sri Lanka is an ideal candidate for IP training assistance, as the public and private sectors are working together to develop [...] |
2004-03-22 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR CE WTO USTR |
| 04GUATEMALA3211 | LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (2) [...][...] |
2004-12-17 17:35:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KCOR PREL KIPR GT |
| 04GUATEMALA431 | SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...]ummary: Guatemala recently concluded negotiations of the US - Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), which includes a strong c[...] |
2004-02-23 21:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON WHA |
| 04HANOI1180 | VIETNAM: NEW IPR ASSOCIATIONS [...]mmary: GVN efforts to improve enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) continue to lag. However, there are some encouraging s[...] |
2004-04-26 04:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON VN IPROP |
| 04HANOI2665 | VIETNAM: CHANEL CONCERNED ABOUT EXPORT OF FAKE [...]) This cable includes sensitive business information. Please protect accordingly. ¶2. (SBU) In a meeting September 22 with[...] |
2004-09-24 09:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON VM IPROP |
| 04HANOI2797 | VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF TRADE [...]BU) Summary: In a meeting October 12, Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen told the Ambassador the GVN will be well-prepared for bilat[...] |
2004-10-13 10:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX KIPR VM WTRO WTO BTA IPROP |
| 04HANOI2882 | VIETNAM: EAP DAS HUHTALA DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...]BU) Summary: On October 22, EAP DAS Ambassador Marie Huhtala, accompanied by the Ambassador, met separately with Vice Minister of Tra[...] |
2004-10-25 08:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ETTC KIPR VM WTRO APEC BTA IPROP WTO MNUC |
| 04HANOI3265 | VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON THE MINISTER OF [...]mmary. The Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong explained to the Ambassador a new initiative to establish Centers of Ex[...] |
2004-12-07 07:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA ENRG KIPR VM IPROP |
| 04HANOI406 | VIETNAM: NIKE RAIDS IN HANOI - SMALL STEP IN THE [...]UMMARY: In November 2003, the Ministry of Trade's Market Management Bureau (MMB), in cooperation with Nike's Brand Protection Special[...] |
2004-02-13 09:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON VM IPROP |
| 04HANOI513 | VIETNAM: EMBASSY INPUT FOR 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...]BU) Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2004 as enforcement of IPR in Vietnam remai[...] |
2004-02-23 09:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON VM IPROP BTA |
| 04HANOI517 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON CPV ECONOMIC CHAIRMAN [...]SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador, CPV economic czar Truong Tan Sang underscored the importance of the private sector and S[...] |
2004-02-23 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR EFIN PREL PINR VM IPROP FINREF SOE WTO BTA |
| 04HANOI966 | VIETNAM: MICROSOFT FOCUSED ON IPR [...]BU) Summary. While disappointed in the lack of progress in improving IPR protection in Vietnam, Microsoft remains committed to engagi[...] |
2004-04-07 04:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON VN IPROP |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY367 | IN VIETNAM, THE GOVERNMENT IS MICROSOFT'S FIRST TARGET [...]U) With a software piracy rate estimated at 95 percent by the Business Software Alliance, there is no shortage of targets in Vietnam f[...] |
2004-04-05 08:44:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | VM KIPR ECON ETRD |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY606 | SAME OLD IPR SONG IN VIETNAM -- BUT ARE THOSE SOME NEW [...]n stark contrast with Vietnam's usual indifference to IPR violations, press and public opinion have turned on a local composer who app[...] |
2004-05-07 06:04:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD VM IPROP |
| 04KINSHASA1619 | PARTICIPANT NOMINATION FOR THE U.S. PATENT AND [...]bassy Kinshasa respectfully nominates Mr. Ghislain Masengo, Legal Advisor for Intellectual Property Rights at the Ministry of Industry[...] |
2004-08-27 11:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA ETRD |
| 04KINSHASA1982 | "STRATEGY TARGETING ORGANIZED PIRACY" DEMARCHE [...][...] |
2004-10-25 09:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR KPAO CG WTRO |
| 04KUWAIT3769 | AMBASSADOR AND INFORMATION MINISTER DISCUSS IPR, [...]SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. In a lively November 3 courtesy call on Minister of Information Muhammad Abulhassan, the Ambassador discuss[...] |
2004-11-03 13:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PHUM PREL KIPR KU |
| 04KUWAIT4554 | TOO MUCH STICK, NOT ENOUGH CARROT: KUWAIT EMBASSY [...]C) Summary and Comment. Econoffs met with representatives from the Kuwaiti Embassy in Washington on December 21 to discuss the TIFA p[...] |
2004-12-29 10:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ECON KIPR KU |
| 04KUWAIT762 | (C) SPECIAL 301: AMBASSADOR PRESSES FONMIN FOR [...]C) Ambassador met March 6 with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah (other topics septels). During the meeting, he informed[...] |
2004-03-07 08:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR KU |
| 04LAGOS456 | Nigeria 2004 Special 301 Review on IPR [...]MMARY. Progress on IPR protection in Nigeria continues to be hampered by inadequate funding and poor public and government awareness. [...] |
2004-03-02 06:25:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV NI |
| 04MADRID1108 | SPAIN'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRAINING, NEEDS AND [...]ere is a significant amount of intellectual property (IP) training and education in Spain sponsored by government ministries, police e[...] |
2004-04-02 09:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SP |
| 04MADRID1651 | NEW SPANISH MINISTER OF INDUSTRY WANTS STRONG [...]UMMARY: In his May 5 courtesy call on new Minister of Industry, Tourism and Commerce Jose Montilla, the Ambassador raised USG concerns[...] |
2004-05-10 11:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR SP |
| 04MADRID1838 | NEW SPANISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE SUPPORTS [...]MMARY: In our first meeting with new Secretary of State for Tourism and Trade Pedro Mejia Gomez, he told us that Spain fully supporte[...] |
2004-05-20 10:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR SENV EAGR SP |
| 04MADRID1853 | SPAIN IPR: ABERRANT MOD CHIP RULING [...]cording to an April 2004 ruling made by Barcelona Penal Court 3, the installation of mod chips (devices that allow customers to alter [...] |
2004-05-20 16:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SP |
| 04MADRID1984 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FTC STEVENSON AND RAMOS [...]mbassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Trade Commission officials Hugh Stevenson and Elena Gasol Ramos to travel to M[...] |
2004-05-28 08:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2418 | SPAIN'S UNDERGROUND ECONOMY [...]BU) SUMMARY: Several European researchers have published studies outlining the problem of Spain's underground economy. The most recen[...] |
2004-06-28 07:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ELAB KIPR SP |
| 04MADRID2795 | SPAIN TOYS WITH IDEA OF CULTURAL EXCEPTION [...]BU) SUMMARY: Spain's new Minister of Culture has vowed to find ways to help the Spanish film industry. The press has seized on her so[...] |
2004-07-22 15:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON KPAO SP |
| 04MADRID3932 | STRATEGY TARGETING ORGANIZED PIRACY (STOP) [...][...] |
2004-10-07 14:23:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR KPAO SP WTRO |
| 04MADRID4299 | SPECIAL 301 MID-TERM REVIEW WITH COPYRIGHT [...]is is an action cable. See para. 6.1. ¶2. Summary: Spanish copyright industry representatives said at a 10/29/04 DCM-host[...] |
2004-11-08 16:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR SP |
| 04MADRID553 | Spanish Film Campaign: Promotion or Protectionism? [...]ain's film industry has kicked off 2004 with a campaign aimed at promoting Spanish films by belittling those "made in the USA." Despit[...] |
2004-02-18 08:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SP |
| 04MADRID606 | SUCCESS! NIKE WINS IN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT [...]BU) SUMMARY: After more than 14 years of court battles, Nike has won a major victory in the Spanish Constitutional Court that once aga[...] |
2004-02-20 18:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SP |
| 04MADRID639 | IPR Crimes: The Impact of Spain's Penal Code Reform [...]mmary. On November 25, 2003, the Government of Spain modified its Penal Code to reinforce intellectual and industrial property protec[...] |
2004-02-25 07:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SP |
| 04MADRID736 | SPECIAL 301: PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION [...]MMARY: Despite the strong political will of government officials and the stepped up enforcement efforts of police, piracy continues to[...] |
2004-03-03 18:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD SP |
| 04MANAMA1677 | BAHRAIN: STRATEGY TARGETING ORGANIZED PIRACY [...]) EconOff delivered reftel talking points and STOP! fact sheet on October 24 to Salma Waheedi, Senior Economist at the Ministry of Fin[...] |
2004-11-07 13:37:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR KPAO BA WTRO |
| 04MANAMA249 | YEAR 2004 SPECIAL 301 INPUT: BAHRAIN'S PROGRESS [...]MMARY: In 2003, Bahrain sustained a strong anti-piracy policy, seizing nearly 468,000 audiovisual products, mostly DVDs. The GOB legal[...] |
2004-02-23 07:10:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON BA |
| 04NEWDELHI7512 | SENATOR BAYH'S MEETINGS IN NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER [...]) Summary: In a series of senior level GOI meetings on November 23-24 during a private visit to India, Senator Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) heard a strong[...] |
2004-11-29 05:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KNNP KIPR MASS IN PK IR |
| 04OTTAWA2995 | CANADA: SUPPORTING ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN [...]oloff delivered the demarche (per reftel) on support for Israel's full, active membership in both Group B at the World Intellectual Pr[...] |
2004-11-08 20:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KIPR IS CA UNEP WIPO ILO |
| 04OTTAWA3420 | IPR WEBSITE: CANADA [...]ost regrets delay in response to reftel. ¶2. Econ Counselor discussed the pros and cons of developing an IPR toolkit for [...] |
2004-12-20 21:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD CA NAFTA |
| 04PANAMA441 | PANAMA'S SCORECARD ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS [...]ummary and Comment: Overall, Panama's intellectual property rights regime is headed in the right direction and has improved during th[...] |
2004-02-25 18:33:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA669 | PANAMA'S INPUT: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRAINING, [...]mmary. Post has provided primarily financial support and equipment to Panama in support of promoting effective protection and enforce[...] |
2004-03-22 20:30:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PRETORIA4025 | NOMINEES FOR U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE [...]ost nominates the following South African government officials to attend the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Academy on the Enforceme[...] |
2004-09-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA SF |
| 04PRETORIA4424 | ADVANCING IPR ENFORCEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA THROUGH [...]ummary. The Intellectual Property Action Group (IPACT), which includes representatives of U.S. companies, organized two useful worksh[...] |
2004-10-01 13:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD SF AGOA USTR |
| 04PRETORIA5363 | South Africa recognizes, supports and [...]ummary. South Africa continues to support the protection and development of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) through a variety of g[...] |
2004-12-13 14:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI TBIO KSCA ECON ETRD KIPR SF |
| 04QUITO3053 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES SEEK USG HELP ON GOE [...]e action request paragraph 7. ¶2. Summary. Econ and FCS met November 19 with representatives from Bristol Meyers and Pfiz[...] |
2004-11-22 18:04:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EFIN EC |
| 04ROME1057 | PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES TREATY LIKELY TO ENTER [...]SBU) Summary: According to the FAO Secretariat, 36 countries have now submitted ratification instruments for the International Treat[...] |
2004-03-17 14:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 04ROME1417 | PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES TREATY PASSES [...]AO announced on March 31 that 48 countries had ratified the International Treaty (IT) for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agricul[...] |
2004-04-09 11:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 04ROME2418 | GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST: U.S. PRIVATE- [...]ummary: The Global Crop Diversity Trust is an independent international endowment that aims to provide permanent funding for the world[...] |
2004-06-22 12:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO IPGRI |
| 04ROME2427 | GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST: ESTABLISHMENT [...]rovided below, for the record, is the text of a letter from FAO Director General Jacques Diouf, dated February 13, 2004, inviting memb[...] |
2004-06-22 15:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO IPGRI |
| 04ROME2436 | FAO SPEAKS OUT ON BIOTECHNOLOGY [...]U) Summary: FAO's recent report on the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) concludes that agricultural biotechnology has the potent[...] |
2004-06-23 09:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD SENV EAID KIPR AORC FAO |
| 04ROME280 | PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: TREATY COULD ENTER [...]UMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE FAO SECRETARIAT, AS OF 26 JANUARY SOME 34-35 COUNTRIES HAD SUBMITTED RATIFICATION INSTRUMENTS FOR THE INTERN[...] |
2004-01-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 04ROME3105 | PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: MATERIAL TRANSFER [...]ummary: The Expert Group on the Terms of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) will hold its first meeting on 4-8 October in[...] |
2004-08-11 12:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 04ROME4280 | ITALIAN VIEWS ON ISRAELI WEOG MEMBERSHIP [...]) Summary. Pol M/C discussed reftel demarche with key MFA officials on November 5. While our Italian interlocutors are sympathetic to[...] |
2004-11-08 14:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PHUM PREL AORC KIPR IS IT UNEP WIPO ILO IAEA |
| 04ROME4471 | IPR: COMMERCIALIZING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH, ITALY [...]mmary: The GOI, hoping to encourage more innovation at Italian universities, is considering its own version of the Bayh-Dole Act. Th[...] |
2004-11-24 10:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR IT |
| 04ROME709 | MISSION ITALY INPUT FOR 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...]ummary: Mission Italy recommends that Italy remain on the 301 watch list. Overall frequency of copyright piracy has remained essenti[...] |
2004-02-25 16:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD IT |
| 04SANAA2775 | IPR IN YEMEN: NEW LAWS AND ENHANCED ENFORCMENT NEEDED [...]mmary. Intellectual Property Rights Laws in Yemen need to be updated to meet Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights St[...] |
2004-11-01 06:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR YM COM |
| 04SANTODOMINGO1703 | NEW DOMINICAN REGULATIONS ON BROADCASTING AND IPR [...]special supplement March 12 in the HOY newspaper publishes for public comment (30 days) Resolution 029-04, a comprehensive set of regu[...] |
2004-03-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ETRD KIPR EINV |
| 04SANTODOMINGO4635 | DOMINICAN CONGRESS STALLS EFFORT TO UNDERCUT IPR [...]ummary. On August 11 Charge and EcoPol counselor urged Dominican House of Representatives President Alfredo Pacheco to block draft le[...] |
2004-08-11 23:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR PGOV DR |
| 04SANTODOMINGO6413 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FAILS TO PRODUCE REPORT ON [...]e Dominican Republic missed an October 5 deadline established in a side letter to CAFTA obligating the government to report on actions[...] |
2004-11-30 20:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EINV DR |
| 04SANTODOMINGO6415 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FAILS TO PRODUCE REPORT ON [...]ote proposed Embassy action, para 9. ¶2. The Dominican Republic missed an October 5 deadline established in a side letter [...] |
2004-11-30 21:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EINV DR |
| 04SAOPAULO1130 | Two for Two: Brazil's Trade Policy Machine Delivers [...][...] |
2004-08-12 12:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO PGOV KIPR BR |
| 04TAIPEI3093 | TAIWAN: TIME FOR TIFA [...]) SUMMARY: Taiwan's recent change in attitude towards making efforts to resolve long-standing bilateral trade concerns with the U.S. [...] |
2004-10-05 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KIPR EAGR ECPS PGOV IPR |
| 04TAIPEI3198 | TAIWAN SEIZES COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICALS [...]UMMARY: LOCAL PRESS REPORTED ON OCTOBER 2 THAT THE TAICHUNG PROSECUTORS' OFFICE RAIDED NINE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHE[...] |
2004-10-14 05:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD TW |
| 04TAIPEI3264 | "STOP!" DEMARCHE DELIVERED, TAIWAN LOBBIES ON [...]conoff delivered ref demarche to the Deputy Director General of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO), Jack Lu. Lu and his s[...] |
2004-10-19 08:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KPAO ECON ETRD TW |
| 04TAIPEI3690 | TAIWAN SPECIAL 301 OCR: AIT VIEWS [...]SBU)Summary: Taiwan authorities charged with protecting Intellectual Property Rights have made substantial progress since the last rev[...] |
2004-11-18 08:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR TW IPR |
| 04TAIPEI3953 | SPECIAL 301 OCR: WHY WATCH LIST MOVES US FORWARD [...]C) Summary: AIT/T supports downgrading Taiwan from the Priority Watch List to the Watch List in the current out of cycle review. Doin[...] |
2004-12-13 07:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR ECON TW IPR |
| 04TAIPEI3961 | Bilateral Consultations on Competition Law and Antitrust Seminar [...]U) In order to share information and open channels for future cooperation on antitrust issues, AIT and the US Department of Justice me[...] |
2004-12-14 00:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD TW |
| 04TAIPEI4066 | TRAINING CUSTOMS TO TAKE OVER EXPORT MONITORING [...]ummary: The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) announced in early 2004 their desire to abolish the Export Management System (E[...] |
2004-12-27 02:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR TW IPR |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA141 | AmCit-owned Cable TV Company Claims Harassment by [...]BU) Summary. A U.S.-owned cable TV company, Mateo's Cable Vision, claims that it has been subject to an unusual number of audits and [...] |
2004-01-21 16:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV BTIO KIPR CASC PGOV HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA2757 | CAFTA Debate Heats Up Ahead of Possible December 15 [...]ummary: As the Honduran Congress considers CAFTA and moves closer to a vote, both supporters and opponents of the agreement have been[...] |
2004-12-10 12:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV EAID KIPR EAGR ELAB PINR HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA405 | HONDURAS: INPUT FOR 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...]BU) Summary and Comment: Honduran legislation regarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is largely in compliance with the WTO Agree[...] |
2004-02-24 18:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR HO |
| 04TELAVIV1623 | COMMERCE U/S JUSTER RAISES TRADE ISSUES AND LOOKS [...]BU) SUMMARY. In a visit to Israel March 2-4, Under Secretary of Commerce Kenneth I. Juster, head of the Bureau of Industry and Security �[...] |
2004-03-16 12:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP KIPR KWBG IS LABOR COMMERCE ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS |
| 04TELAVIV1683 | COMMERCE U/S JUSTER RAISES TRADE ISSUES AND [...]BU) SUMMARY. In a visit to Israel March 2-4, Under Secretary of Commerce Kenneth I. Juster, head of the SIPDIS Bureau[...] |
2004-03-18 13:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP KIPR KWBG IS LABOR AND COMMERCE ECONOMY FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS |
| 04TELAVIV2070 | SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE GETS QUICK GOI ATTENTION [...]C) Summary: Aaron Abramovitch, Director General of Israel's Ministry of Justice, told Econ/C April 5 that the GOI was "surprised and[...] |
2004-04-05 13:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR ETRD IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS |
| 04THEHAGUE2870 | EU/NETHERLANDS/ISRAEL: SUPPORTING ISRAEL'S [...]C) The EU has been discussing how Israel might participate in WEOG meetings outside New York, according to Pieter Ramaer (Head of Leg[...] |
2004-11-05 15:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KIPR IS NL UNEP WIPO ILO EUN |
| 04WELLINGTON1037 | NEW ZEALAND'S PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET: NO QUICK FIX [...]BU) Summary: After trying in vain for years to persuade the New Zealand government to change its restrictive pricing policies on phar[...] |
2004-12-15 01:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KIPR NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON900 | REVISED PATENT LAW WON'T HELP DRUG INDUSTRY IN [...]) Summary: A proposed revision of New Zealand's patent law will disappoint pharmaceutical companies by failing to extend the effective[...] |
2004-10-28 00:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD NZ |
| 04YEREVAN2210 | IPR: PIRACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...]) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. -------- SUMMARY -------- ¶2. [...] |
2004-10-06 11:52:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR KPAO AM WTRO |
| 04YEREVAN470 | ARMENIA SPECIAL 301 COMMENTS [...]) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- ¶2. (S[...] |
2004-02-25 11:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR AM |
| 04ZAGREB178 | AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH NEW DEPUTY PRIME [...]SBU) In his introductory meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health Andrija Hebrang, the Ambassador emphasized USG desi[...] |
2004-01-29 14:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TBIO KIPR EAID KHIV HR NATO |
| 04ZAGREB1836 | IMPLEMENTATION OF IP MOU STALLS: EC NOT THE [...]SBU) The GOC has not yet taken action on legislative changes need to implement and bring into force the Intellectual Property MOU, fin[...] |
2004-10-21 10:15:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EU HR |
| 04ZAGREB1893 | CROATIAN REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON TRADE IN [...]conoff discussed reftel demarche with Predraga Boic- Ljubic, Assistant Minister for International Trade, on October 22. We emphasized[...] |
2004-10-29 12:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR HR |
| 04ZAGREB2004 | EU INTEGRATION MINISTER HELPS AVERT [...][...] |
2004-11-18 10:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR EU HR |
| 04ZAGREB2113 | CROATIA FINALLY PROVIDES DATA EXCLUSIVITY; [...]U) On December 3, the Croatian parliament passed an amendment to the Drug Law which provides data exclusivity (protection against othe[...] |
2004-12-10 14:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PREL HR |
| 04ZAGREB288 | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 301 REVIEW: INTELLECTUAL [...]SBU) WE DO NOT CONCUR WITH THE PHRMA REQUEST TO MOVE CROATIA TO THE PRIORITY WATCH LIST SINCE THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S RECENT ACTIONS TO S[...] |
2004-02-18 13:46:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR PREL HR |
| 04ZAGREB387 | SANADER GOVERNMENT DELIVERS: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...]U) Late on March 3, the Croatian parliament approved the Memorandum of Understanding on Intellectual Property Rights, which the GOC ha[...] |
2004-03-05 15:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR PREL HR |
| 05ABUDHABI1003 | SUBJECT: DUBAI ARRESTS COUNTERFEIT AUTO PARTS [...]) UAE officials remain staunchly committed to stemming the flow of counterfeit auto parts, and they routinely publicize their efforts [...] |
2005-03-02 12:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR PREL ETRD TC |
| 05ABUDHABI1330 | UAE NOMINATIONA FOR IPR ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY AND [...] response to reftel, Post asked the UAE Ministry of Justice and the Judicial Training and Studies Institute to nominate Emirati judges[...] |
2005-03-23 11:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KIPR KMPI OTRA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI841 | EMBASSY ABU DHABI COMMENTS ON SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...]BU) Summary and comment: The UAE Government remains strongly committed to protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). The UAE con[...] |
2005-02-23 07:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR PREL ETRD TC |
| 05ACCRA1429 | GHANA RESPONSE ON LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL [...]r reftel, Post reports that there do not appear to be any products in Ghana that would be affected by the EU's proposals on Geographic[...] |
2005-07-20 17:07:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA GH |
| 05ALMATY1707 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...]ost delivered Reftel talking points to MFA Americas Desk head Kuat Seksenalinov April 29. ¶2. Per Reftel, points were del[...] |
2005-05-04 08:00:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR KZ |
| 05ALMATY753 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301: [...]mmary: Since the release of the 2004 Special 301 report, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has worked actively and with notable succ[...] |
2005-02-24 03:16:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR ECON KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY900 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...]) Summary. On March 3, Ambassador met with Presidential Administration (PA) Deputy Karim Masimov. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trad[...] |
2005-03-04 07:33:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05AMMAN1697 | SUCCESS WITH JORDAN COPYRIGHT LAW, CENSORSHIP [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's parliament has approved new copyright legislation, and we expect King Abdullah to sign it into law soon. Censo[...] |
2005-03-01 08:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR ETRD PREL KTIA JO |
| 05AMMAN1701 | YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - JORDAN [...][...] |
2005-03-01 13:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD JO |
| 05AMMAN2608 | WIPO SESSION ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND [...]conoff delivered reftel non-paper to counterparts in the Jordanian Ministry of Industry and Trade and to the National Library, which h[...] |
2005-03-29 18:32:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EAID OIIP JO WIPO |
| 05AMMAN2706 | WIPO SESSION ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DEVELOPMENT - [...]conoff delivered reftel non-paper to counterparts in the Jordanian Ministry of Industry and Trade and to the National Library, which h[...] |
2005-04-03 04:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EAID OIIP JO WIPO |
| 05AMMAN3171 | IPR ENFORCEMENT TEAM GOES AFTER COPYRIGHT LAW [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Within days of the new Jordanian Copyright Law's promulgation on March 31, GOJ IPR enforcement teams were on the stree[...] |
2005-04-20 10:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON KTIA JO |
| 05AMMAN451 | JORDAN - SEMINAR ON IPR ENFORCEMENT FOR MEPI REGION [...]mbassy Amman nominates the following three candidates for the MENA regional seminar on IPR enforcement for customs officials, sponsore[...] |
2005-01-19 05:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA JO |
| 05AMMAN5997 | USPTO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING - JORDAN [...]mbassy Amman nominates for the October 17-28 USPTO Visiting Scholars Program the following candidate from Jordan's Ministry of Industr[...] |
2005-07-28 15:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR EAID ECON JO |
| 05AMMAN8005 | TRADE MINISTER ZU'BI ENGAGES DAS DIBBLE ON S&T [...]SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement is a platform upon which to increase higher value-added production and attract inve[...] |
2005-10-06 09:56:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KIPR PREL EAID JO |
| 05AMMAN8330 | JORDAN IPR PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS: PART I - [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Safeguarding intellectual property rights (IPR) in Jordan has been a major government concern, but implementation is no[...] |
2005-10-23 10:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD KTIA PGOV ECON JO |
| 05AMMAN9708 | JORDAN IPR PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS: PART II - GAPS [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan,s governmental infrastructure to protect IPR is decent, but most observers agree that human resource capacity bu[...] |
2005-12-18 07:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD KTIA PGOV ECON JO |
| 05AMMAN9748 | JORDAN'S IPR CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS: PART III - [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Protection of original pharmaceutical formulations in Jordan is governed not by patent laws, but by drug registration pr[...] |
2005-12-19 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD KTIA PGOV ECON JO |
| 05ANKARA1085 | Special 301: Comment on IACC Submission [...]sed on input from the automotive industry, the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition's (IACC) Special 301 Recommendation on Turke[...] |
2005-03-01 09:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA1329 | Turkish Patent Institute on Pharmaceuticals [...]BU) Summary: The President of the Turkish Patent Institute supports the idea of patent linkage and will work on a system to ensure th[...] |
2005-03-11 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA1551 | Special 301: Customs' Response to IACC [...]onoff met with Cahit Gokcelik, Deputy Director General, Customs General Directorate, and Hulya Erbay, Customs Expert, on March 15 to d[...] |
2005-03-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA1652 | SPECIAL 301: Update on Copyright/Trademark [...]) Summary: A judge in Turkey's specialized intellectual property courts outlined difficulties in rendering effective IP enforcement a[...] |
2005-03-22 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA2170 | TRADE OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON PHARMACEUTICALS, [...]BU) Econoff met with Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) Deputy Director General for Agreements Osman Bekaroglu to deliver reftel dem[...] |
2005-04-18 08:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA2277 | SPECIAL 301: Update on Copyright/Trademark [...]BU) The GOT reports a sharp rise in seizure of pirated materials in 2004, along with other measures supporting copyright protection. [...] |
2005-04-22 07:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU USTR |
| 05ANKARA2522 | Special 301: MFA Disappointed With PWL [...]) Per ref A, Econoff alerted MFA, the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU), the Turkish Patent Institute (TPE) and other agencies on A[...] |
2005-05-03 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU USTR |
| 05ANKARA2717 | SPECIAL 301: HEALTH MINISTRY PLANS TO IMPROVE [...]BU) The Deputy Undersecretary of the Turkish Health Ministry told us that the GOT had committed to the EC to extend data exclusivity p[...] |
2005-05-11 13:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU USTR |
| 05ANKARA2733 | NEW IPR CERTIFICATION REGULATION TO HELP COMBAT [...]BU) The GOT issued a new certification regulation last month, requiring all businesses involved in the recording, sale, reproduction a[...] |
2005-05-12 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU USTR |
| 05ANKARA3027 | Upcoming Revisions to Industrial Property [...]BU) Summary: Two bills amending Turkish patent legislation are under consideration. One of these, which is not supported by the GOT,[...] |
2005-05-27 12:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR USTR TU |
| 05ANKARA3047 | TRADE OFFICIAL ON SPECIAL 301, ZYPREXA, RICE [...]BU) Summary: The Foreign Trade Undersecretariat's (FTU) Director General for Agreements maintained that the GOT would not take any ac[...] |
2005-05-31 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR EAGR TU |
| 05ANKARA3347 | RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE GSP WAIVERS COUPLED [...]) Embassy understands that Washington agencies are considering a waiver of competitive needs limits for travertine, as well as de mini[...] |
2005-06-13 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA394 | GOT's New Data Exclusivity Regulation - Major [...]BU) Summary: The GOT issued a revised regulation on January 19 providing a six-year term of data exclusivity protection for confident[...] |
2005-01-25 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA4058 | Zyprexa Update- MOH Issues Sales and Marketing [...][...] |
2005-07-12 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR EAGR TU |
| 05ANKARA6496 | GOT ON US AG PROPOSAL: AMBITIOUS BUT [...]BU) Summary: Turkey expressed its concerns about the USG Doha agriculture proposal and remained noncommittal on our request for assis[...] |
2005-10-28 10:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR WTRO |
| 05ANKARA6899 | PROPOSAL WOULD GUT INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY [...]BU) Summary. A bill abolishing penalties for infringing the industrial property rights (patents, trademarks, industrial designs and g[...] |
2005-11-22 16:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU USTR |
| 05ANKARA7097 | TURKEY'S MOH OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW [...]BU) Summary: Turkish Health U/S Necdet Unuvar appeared optimistic about his ministry's new responsibilities after the MOH assumed man[...] |
2005-12-02 16:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD TBIO KIPR EFIN TU |
| 05ANKARA7296 | BUSINESS GIVES MIXED REVIEWS TO TURKEY'S IPR [...]BU) Summary: Representatives of Turkish music, film, and publishing industries give mixed reviews to the GOT's latest IPR enforcement[...] |
2005-12-13 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU USTR |
| 05ANKARA7308 | TURKISH JUDGE LIFTS ZYPREXA INJUNCTION AND GENERIC [...]SBU) Summary: A recent lifting of a Turkish court injunction allowed a generic copy of the Eli Lilly product Zyprexa to come on the [...] |
2005-12-14 10:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA731 | Mars on Alleged Turkish Infringement of [...]vie Kyriakides, Trademark Counsel for Mars Incorporated, and Hoda Barakat, a partner in the Al Tamimi and Company law firm, called on [...] |
2005-02-08 12:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR BEXP TU |
| 05ANKARA835 | GOT DEFENDS NEW DATA EXCLUSIVITY REGULATION [...]BU) Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat representatives argued that Turkey's new data exclusivity regulation goes as fa[...] |
2005-02-14 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA839 | GOT Defends New Data Exclusivity Regulation [...]BU) Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat representatives argued that Turkey's new data exclusivity regulation goes as fa[...] |
2005-02-14 15:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA939 | TURKEY: DATA EXCLUSIVITY DEMARCHE TO MFA [...]SBU) Following-up on our meetings with the Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Under Secretariat (ref A), DCM made ref B demarche to MF[...] |
2005-02-18 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA941 | Turkey Takes Positive Steps in IPR Enforcement [...]SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Culture considers the 2004 copyright legislation, which brought about a significant fall in street sal[...] |
2005-02-18 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA971 | Special 301 - Recommendation to Continue [...]BU) The GOT has taken a number of steps in the last year to improve intellectual property protection, especially for copyright owners[...] |
2005-02-23 07:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ASUNCION1204 | PARAGUAY: IPR-UNIT NABS CUSTOMS OFFICIAL [...]) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ¶2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On 9/15, during a Treasury Dep[...] |
2005-09-22 15:21:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KCRM KIPR PA PGOV PREL |
| 05ASUNCION1242 | PARAGUAY'S PLAN TO FORMALIZE CDE [...]he GOP has announced a new tax plan designed to help formalize the economy of Ciudad del Este, situated on the border with Brazil. Th[...] |
2005-10-04 14:52:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR KCRM KMCA KTFN PREL PA |
| 05ASUNCION1267 | PARAGUAY IPR UPDATE: PATENT LAW MODIFICATIONS RAISE [...]ummary. This cable provides a tour de horizon of a number of Intellectual Property issues in Paraguay. Modifications to Paraguay's pa[...] |
2005-10-07 14:04:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR PREL PA |
| 05ASUNCION150 | PARAGUAY,S MINISTER OF INDUSTRY ON REFORMS AND [...]) Summary: The Ambassador raised concerns over threats to reforms and placement of corrupt officials to Minister of Industry Ernst Be[...] |
2005-01-28 14:17:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS ECON KIPR PINR PA |
| 05ASUNCION158 | PARAGUAY,S PRESIDENT ON REFORM, DRUGS, AND [...]) Ambassador followed up with President Nicanor Duarte Frutos (NDF) January 28 recent calls on the Ministers of Finance and Industry ([...] |
2005-01-31 17:21:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS ECON KIPR PINR SNAR PA |
| 05ASUNCION423 | PARAGUAY: POST SUPPORTS ICE PROPOSAL FOR A TRADE [...]SBU) Summary and Action Request: USG Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have proposed the creation of a Trade Transparency Mo[...] |
2005-03-28 19:05:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR KMCA KCRM KTFN PTER PA |
| 05ASUNCION481 | PARAGUAY: WIPO SESSION ON IPR AND DEVELOPMENT [...]U) Sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly. ¶2. (SBU) On March 31, Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to the G[...] |
2005-04-07 21:00:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR OIIP PA WIPO |
| 05ASUNCION811 | FOX SPORTS PLEASED WITH IPR AGREEMENT WITH PARAGUAY [...]s reported in reftel, Fox Sports Latin America signed an agreement with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) on August 10, 2004[...] |
2005-06-24 14:13:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR PREL PA |
| 05ASUNCION841 | MERCOSUR SUMMIT: LONG ON RHETORIC, SHORT ON [...][...] |
2005-06-30 18:12:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECIN EFIN EPET ETRD KIPR CU PA KICC VZ |
| 05ASUNCION972 | IPR INVESTIGATIVE UNIT'S ACTIVITIES IN THE FIRST [...]ummary. In its first 6 months of 2005, the Specialized Technical Unit (UTE) of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC), an IPR en[...] |
2005-08-02 13:45:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR PREL PA |
| 05ATHENS529 | IPR UPDATE -- GREECE [...]U) Post does not object to Greece's inclusion on the special mention list, but does not believe the IPR problems merit inclusion on an[...] |
2005-02-23 13:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD GR KIPR |
| 05BANGKOK1425 | SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- EMBASSY RECOMMENDS WATCH [...]) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ¶2. (SBU) Overall IPR protection in Thailand remains woefully ina[...] |
2005-02-25 09:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON KIPR TH |
| 05BANGKOK5077 | The Future of Thailand's Automotive Sector [...][...] |
2005-08-08 09:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR TH |
| 05BANGKOK6564 | THAILAND AND GI IN THE WTO [...]n October 17, Emboff met with Deputy Director General Wiboonlasana Ruamraksa of the Department of Intellectual Property, and Trademark[...] |
2005-10-17 08:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR WTO |
| 05BANGKOK6663 | THAIS PLAN FOR TAMIFLU PRODUCTION [...]ummary: The RTG is actively stockpiling the antiviral medicine Tamiflu and considering producing the drug in Thailand, with or withou[...] |
2005-10-21 05:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR KIPR SENV TBIO TH |
| 05BANGKOK7526 | PHARMACEUTICAL COSTS AND THE FTA [...]U) Summary and Introduction: The prospect of strong "TRIPS-plus" patent provisions in a U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has [...] |
2005-12-07 09:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR TH |
| 05BEIJING10421 | USTR/DOC DELEGATION MEETING WITH VFM YANG JIECHI [...]) During a June 23 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Deputy USTR Josette Shiner and Acting Undersecretary of Commerce Ti[...] |
2005-06-27 08:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL KIPR CH |
| 05BOGOTA1929 | GOC FIRES LEAD IPR NEGOTIATOR FOR THE FTA [...] (SBU) On February 24 Commerce Minister Botero and FTA chief negotiator Gomez announced that the GOC removed Colombia's lead intellec[...] |
2005-03-01 20:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CO FTA |
| 05BOGOTA2367 | COLOMBIAN TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS IN [...]C) Summary. During a March 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Trade Minister Botero and FTA chief negotiator Gomez emphasized the GOC's n[...] |
2005-03-11 19:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EINV KIPR CO FTA |
| 05BOGOTA2561 | REGIONAL COLOMBIAN LIQUOR MONOPOLIES TARGET EACH [...]mmary. Emboffs made a recent visit to one of Colombia's regional "licoreras" to learn how these publicly held monopolies manufacture a[...] |
2005-03-17 19:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR CO |
| 05BOGOTA4397 | AMBASSADOR TELLS TRADE MINISTER COLOMBIA NEEDS TO [...][...] |
2005-05-11 18:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR CO |
| 05BOGOTA6899 | LOCAL USE IN COLOMBIA OF GEOGRAPHIC INDICATORS. [...]his is post's response to reftel request for information concerning the local use of geographic indicators (GIs) in Colombia. [...] |
2005-07-25 12:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR CO |
| 05BOGOTA9423 | WTO GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...][...] |
2005-10-03 21:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD KIPR |
| 05BRASILIA100 | "O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO" ARTICLE ON THE ARREST OF [...]e December 24 "O Estado de Sao Paulo" article set forth in paragraph 2 (below) describes the arrest by the GoB Federal Police of Julio[...] |
2005-01-11 13:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR |
| 05BRASILIA1067 | PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF OF DIRCEU ON FTAA AND [...] (C) Summary. On April 18, Ambassador and a visiting delegation from the State of Florida met with Presidential Chief of Staff Jo[...] |
2005-04-20 13:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR SOCI BR FTAA |
| 05BRASILIA1507 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH U.S. PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS [...]BU) Summary. On May 24 and 25, U.S. pharmaceutical companies Gilead Sciences, Abbott Laboratories, and Merck separately reported to E[...] |
2005-06-03 19:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON IPR |
| 05BRASILIA1567 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTRY U/S [...]) Summary. Ambassador Hugueney of Brazil's Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) told Ambassador June 6 that U.S. pharmaceutical companies sho[...] |
2005-06-10 13:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR ETRD EAGR EFIN BR IZ WTRO IPR |
| 05BRASILIA1716 | BRAZIL GIVES ABBOTT TEN DAYS BEFORE BREAKING PATENT [...]NSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED ¶2. (U) Summary. On Friday June 24, the GoB announced a declaration of "public interest" for Abb[...] |
2005-06-28 11:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD IPR |
| 05BRASILIA1913 | BRAZIL: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...]BU) The Brazilian government has in general not been supportive of the EU's position in the WTO on geographical indications. Accordin[...] |
2005-07-18 14:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR WTO |
| 05BRASILIA1978 | July 12 U.S.-Brazil IPR Technical Cooperation [...]Summary and Introduction. On July 12, a team from USDOJ's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS), the Department of[...] |
2005-07-22 20:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD IPR |
| 05BRASILIA2143 | STAFFDEL O'KEEFE EXAMINES PHARMACEUTICAL REGULATORY [...]BU) Summary and Introduction. House Energy and Natural Resource Committee Counsel Colleen O'Keefe and Chris Knauer visited Brazil Jun[...] |
2005-08-11 19:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SOCI TBIO KIPR IPR |
| 05BRASILIA2157 | Brazil's National Health Council Recommends [...]ENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED ¶2. (SBU) Summary. Adding to the tension surrounding negotiations between the Ministry of Heal[...] |
2005-08-12 20:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD IPR |
| 05BRASILIA2335 | BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH SLOWS THE PACE ON [...]BU) Summary. On August 30, DCM, accompanied by selected members of Country Team, met with Ministry of Health Executive Secretary Jose [...] |
2005-09-01 17:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD EAID PGOV IPR |
| 05BRASILIA239 | Brazil Copyright Piracy: "ISTO E DINHEIRO" [...]e January 26 "Isto E Dinheiro" article set forth in paragraph 2 (below) describes a low-cost CD alternative that its inventor hopes wi[...] |
2005-01-26 16:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 05BRASILIA2449 | BRAZIL SUPPORTS US POSITION IN WTO GEOGRAPHICAL [...]NSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY ¶2. (SBU) On September 9, Econoff delivered reftel points on the EU'[...] |
2005-09-14 22:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON WTO |
| 05BRASILIA2599 | MPA RECOMMENDS TERMINATION OF BRAZIL'S GSP [...]BU) Summary. According to a Business Software Alliance representative, the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) will li[...] |
2005-09-29 17:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD IPR |
| 05BRASILIA2729 | ABBOTT AND GOB REACH DEAL TO AVOID COMPULSORY [...]ENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY ¶2. (U) Summary. On October 10, Abbott Laboratories and Brazil's [...] |
2005-10-13 15:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON IPR |
| 05BRASILIA2775 | BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT BEGINS TO LOOK AT OFFSETS FOR [...]mmary. On October 4-5 in Brasilia, the Foreign Ministry hosted an International Seminar on Commercial, Industrial and Technological Of[...] |
2005-10-18 18:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP MASS KIPR |
| 05BRASILIA2811 | FINANCE MINISTRY QUERIES ON BILATERAL RELATIONS IN [...]BU) On October 18, Regional Treasury Attache Mat Haarsager, EconCouns, and Econ Assistant met with Finance Ministry U/S Joaquim Levy. [...] |
2005-10-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV KIPR PGOV EFIN US |
| 05BRASILIA2813 | SURVEY OF BRAZIL'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT PIRACY [...]) Introduction. Under pressure from the USG's review of trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) (ref A) and i[...] |
2005-10-21 13:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON |
| 05BRASILIA3026 | SLOW GOING ON BIOTECH, BUT MONSANTO LOOKING AT [...]SBU) Summary. In early November, Monsanto executives blanketed Brazil as first CEO Hugh Grant and his management team visited the coun[...] |
2005-11-16 14:36:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR KIPR BEXP ETRD BR CH IPR |
| 05BRASILIA3252 | NODEL ENGLISH BRAZIL MEETINGS [...]) Summary: A congressional delegation led by Congressman Phil English, coordinator of the U.S. House of Representatives' Brazil Caucu[...] |
2005-12-13 18:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL PGOV OREP KIPR BR |
| 05BRASILIA599 | BRAZIL'S NATIONAL PLAN TO COMBAT PIRACY [...]NSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY ¶2. (U) Summary. Brazil's National Council to Combat Piracy [...] |
2005-03-07 14:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD KJUS BR IPR |
| 05BRASILIA804 | BRAZIL THREATENS COMPULSORY LICENSING OF AIDS [...]) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASIFIED ¶2. (U) Summary. Faced with rising expenditures and supply shortfalls, on March 14, Brazil's H[...] |
2005-03-24 11:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD BR |
| 05BRASILIA927 | LETTER FROM BRAZIL'S CONGRESSIONAL FRONT FOR THE [...]) Eight Brazilian congressmen, members of the Congressional Front for the Fight Against Piracy and Tax Evasion, visited the Embassy on[...] |
2005-04-05 13:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD KJUS BR |
| 05BRATISLAVA161 | 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW FOR SLOVAKIA [...]ovakia has enacted nearly all of the intellectual property legislation required by TRIPS, and the overall IPR situation has improved f[...] |
2005-03-01 14:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON XG LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA274 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO WIPO SESSION ON IPR AND [...][...] |
2005-04-01 12:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EAID KPAO OIIP LO WIPO |
| 05BRATISLAVA880 | SPECIAL 301: SLOVAKIA WORKING TO GET OFF THE 2006 [...]MMARY: The Government of Slovakia has held two meetings in recent months with pharmaceutical companies and Embassy representatives aim[...] |
2005-11-02 12:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON XG LO |
| 05BRUSSELS850 | ISRAEL IN IO'S: DRAFT EU ACTION PLAN SUGGESTS [...]) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Our EU interlocutors told us the EU plans to discuss Israeli membership in UN groups on March 8, after which th[...] |
2005-03-02 16:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC ELAB KIPR IS WIPO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05CAIRO2737 | EGYPT: DEMARCHE ON WIPO IPR AND DEVELOPMENT [...]ost delivered reftel demarche to senior-level officials in the following ministries and agencies responsible for intellectual property[...] |
2005-04-07 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EG WIPO EIAD |
| 05CAIRO3624 | EGYPT ISSUES IPR COPYRIGHT REGULATIONS [...]BU) Summary. On March 29, 2005, the Prime Minister issued decree 497/2005 which promulgated the final chapter of executive regulation[...] |
2005-05-12 13:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV EAID EG |
| 05CAIRO7890 | WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL [...][...] |
2005-10-13 13:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR EG WTO |
| 05CAIRO8916 | EGYPT: FOLLOW-UP ON GEOGRAPHI INDICATIONS [...][...] |
2005-11-28 14:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EG |
| 05CAIRO9179 | HONG KONG MINISTERIAL: EGYPTIAN COMMENTS ON [...]SBU) Post delivered ref A points on TRIPS and the Convention on Biological Diversity to Dr. Samiha Fawzy, First Assistant to the Minis[...] |
2005-12-08 15:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EG WTO |
| 05COLOMBO1335 | IPR SEMINARS IN COLOMBO HIGHLIGHT ISSUES [...]ummary: A series of USPTO sponsored Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) seminars were held in Colombo on July 23 and 25 when Professor[...] |
2005-08-01 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EAID ECON CE ECONOMICS |
| 05COLOMBO816 | GSL IPR Enforcement Continues, Expands; [...]mmary: Sri Lankan courts recently convicted three stores in Colombo for IPR violations, following a major police crackdown on illegal[...] |
2005-05-02 03:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KIPR OTRA CE ECONOMICS |
| 05COLOMBO831 | COLOMBO IPR TRAINING REQUEST [...]er request ref B, Post is pleased to submit the following proposals for funding. Since the passage of a new IPR law in 2003, Sri Lank[...] |
2005-05-04 06:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN OTRA KIPR CE USTR |
| 05DHAKA2367 | BDG PASSES COPYRIGHT LAW, LONG ROAD AHEAD [...] Summary: The BDG passed the Copyright Act of 2005 to comply with WIPO standards. Although an important milestone, implementing regul[...] |
2005-05-19 08:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD BG |
| 05DHAKA3371 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TIMOTHY BROWNING [...]mbassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Attorney, Timothy Browning, on his July 19-22,[...] |
2005-07-17 01:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA AORC ASEC BG |
| 05DHAKA3636 | US Sponsored IPR Conference Raises [...]ost organized a two-day IPR conference on July 20-21 to create public support for protection of intellectual property rights. [...] |
2005-07-28 08:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV BG |
| 05DUBLIN365 | IRISH SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS FOR APRIL WIPO [...]n March 24, Post delivered reftel talking points to Jacob Rajan, Head of the Patents Section in the Intellectual Property Unit of the [...] |
2005-03-24 14:23:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EAID KPAO OIIP WIPO |
| 05DUBLIN387 | IRISH SKEPTICAL OF ISRAELI MEMBERSHIP IN GROUPS AT [...]n March 31, Post delivered reftel talking points to Julian Clare, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for UN Affairs. [...] |
2005-04-01 10:59:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ELAB KIPR WIPO ILO |
| 05GENEVA1647 | WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) [...]he Eighth Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Gene[...] |
2005-07-05 12:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR WIPO |
| 05GENEVA1648 | WIPO STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS [...]U) The WIPO SCP met June 1 and 2, 2005, at WIPO Headquarters in Geneva to once again discuss proposals for moving work on substantive [...] |
2005-07-05 12:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR WIPO |
| 05GENEVA2653 | WIPO GENERAL ASSEMBLIES 2005 - BETTER THAN [...]Summary: The meetings of the Assemblies of Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), held in Geneva from [...] |
2005-11-01 12:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | IO KIPR WIPO |
| 05GENEVA2670 | NOT A GOOD IDEA - WIPO PROPOSAL ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...]his is an action message. See paragraph 6. ¶2. Ambassador Moley met November 1, at her request, with Rita Hayes, Deputy [...] |
2005-11-02 11:18:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR TBIO WIPO |
| 05GENEVA2809 | TRIPS COUNCIL, CHINA TRM, OCTOBER 25, 2005 [...][...] |
2005-11-17 04:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KJUS PGOV CH JA SW CA WTRO EUN |
| 05GUATEMALA2653 | CONTRABAND, CUSTOMS REFORM AND THE INFORMAL ECONOMY [...]C) Contraband poses an ongoing threat to Guatemala's economic development, undermining growth in the formal sector and diminishing the[...] |
2005-11-22 22:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN BEXP ETTC KCOR KCRM KIPR PGOV PM PINR ASEC SNAR GT |
| 05GUATEMALA47 | LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (3) [...]U) This is the third in our planned biweekly series of discursive messages on what's ticking in Guatemala. Generics: Moving t[...] |
2005-01-07 21:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD KCOR KIPR KCRM ASEC SNAR EAID GT |
| 05GUATEMALA659 | GUATEMALA'S CONGRESS REINSTATES DATA PROTECTION: [...]BU) Summary: Guatemala's Congress passed legislation by an overwhelming majority to reinstate data protection for drugs and agrochemical[...] |
2005-03-11 19:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL GT |
| 05HANOI1074 | VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR HOSTS IPR ROUNDTABLE WITH U.S. [...]) Summary. Borrowing a good idea from colleagues in Beijing, on April 28, the Ambassador hosted Mission Vietnam's first-ever Roundtab[...] |
2005-05-09 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV VM IPROP |
| 05HANOI1301 | VIETNAM: STOPPING SATELLITE SIGNAL PIRACY BY [...]BU) Summary. Industry representatives have now confirmed the long held suspicion that unauthorized television signals from major fore[...] |
2005-06-03 09:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV VM IPROP SOE |
| 05HANOI3000 | VIETNAM SEEKS TO MAKE TAMIFLU OR HUMAN VACCINE [...]tion Request: See paragraph 8. ¶2. (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese Minister of Health Tran Thi Chung Chien unexpectedly joined [...] |
2005-11-10 03:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KIPR EAID EAGR SOCI PGOV VM AFLU WTO |
| 05HANOI423 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HANOI PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE [...]) Summary: In a February 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Hanoi City People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Quoc Trieu described the city's[...] |
2005-02-23 09:07:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EINV KIPR PINR VM AFLU IPROP |
| 05HANOI451 | VIETNAM: EMBASSY INPUT FOR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...]BU) Summary: Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2004. Enforcement of IPR in Vietn[...] |
2005-02-25 04:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON VM IPROP BTA WTO |
| 05HELSINKI160 | AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH FM: MIDDLE EAST IS "NUMBER [...]) Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja invited the Ambassador to a working lunch February 2. Tuomioja was more relaxed and upbeat [...] |
2005-02-04 15:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF AF ID CH MARR CASC KIPR FI EUN |
| 05KINGSTON1196 | JAMAICA 2005 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION - DEMARCHE [...]onoff delivered reftel talking points to Esmond Reid, a trade specialist at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) [...] |
2005-05-06 20:07:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR JM |
| 05KINGSTON2382 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN [...][...] |
2005-10-20 20:34:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR JM WTO |
| 05KUWAIT1493 | NEW MINISTER OF INFORMATION HOPES TO DISSOLVE [...]) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In an introductory meeting with Ambassador, new Minister of Information Dr. Anas Al-Rasheed said that he would [...] |
2005-04-13 09:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO ETRD PREL KIPR PINR KU IPR |
| 05KUWAIT1965 | KUWAIT: THREE IPR SEMINARS IN THREE WEEKS [...]SBU) Summary and Comment. After their country was strongly criticized this past year for its poor intellectual property rights (IPR) [...] |
2005-05-11 13:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL KIPR KU |
| 05KUWAIT2251 | KUWAIT IPR: NEW INFORMATION MINISTRY ASSISTANT U/S [...]SBU) Summary. On May 24, emboffs met with Ibrahim Al-Nouh, the Ministry of Information's new assistant undersecretary overseeing inte[...] |
2005-05-25 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU |
| 05KUWAIT3222 | MIN COMMERCE IPR TASKFORCE RAMPS UP, SEPTEMBER [...]SBU) Summary: During a July 18 meeting with Ministry of Commerce Inspection Department Director Mansour Al-Nazhan, we heard about incr[...] |
2005-07-20 14:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR PREL KU IPR |
| 05KUWAIT3608 | KUWAIT IPR ENFORCEMENT: MESSAGE RECEIVED, BUT [...]U) Summary and Comment: In meetings late July with Ministry of Information officials and other interlocutors familiar with the IPR sit[...] |
2005-08-13 13:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KIPR BEXP KU |
| 05KUWAIT4185 | COMMERCE MINISTER ON TIFA PROGRESS, ECONOMIC [...]SBU) Summary and Comment: During a September 24 meeting, Commerce Minister Abdullah Al-Taweel told the Ambassador that Kuwait would li[...] |
2005-09-26 10:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR PREL KU |
| 05KUWAIT4202 | INDUSTRY REPS POSITIVE ABOUT GOK IPR PROTECTION [...]SBU) Summary: Econ Officer met September 25 with Arabian Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAA) CEO Scott Butler, his local Kuwaiti staff, and Mic[...] |
2005-09-27 07:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR BEXP KU |
| 05KUWAIT4402 | UPDATE ON KUWAIT IPR EFFORTS [...]SBU) Summary: While Kuwait's elevation to the Special 301 Priority Watch List in 2004 galvanized some GOK agencies into action, overa[...] |
2005-10-12 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL KU IPR |
| 05KUWAIT4559 | KUWAIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON IPR AND LABOR ISSUES [...]BU) Summary and Comment. In an October 19 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Deputy Director General of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce [...] |
2005-10-24 11:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ELAB PGOV PREL KU IPR |
| 05KUWAIT790 | MESSAGE RECEIVED? INFORMATION GETS SERIOUS ABOUT [...]C) Summary and Comment. Econoff and intellectual property rights (IPR) industry representatives met with the Ministry of Information'[...] |
2005-02-22 10:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL KIPR KU IPR |
| 05LAGOS1402 | NIGERIA: ECONOMIC BRIEFS, JULY/AUGUST 2005 [...]) Summary: While targeting a 1.6 trillion Naira budget for 2006, GON officials claim Budget 2005 cannot be fully implemented due to oi[...] |
2005-09-08 13:44:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI |
| 05LAGOS1413 | MICROSOFT LOSING MILLIONS, CHINESE PIRATED [...]) Chinese copycat firms appear to be using Nigeria as base for producing and selling pirated computer software. Microsoft Nigeria exec[...] |
2005-09-12 11:14:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD KIPR EINV CH NI |
| 05LAGOS1802 | NIGERIA: ECONOMIC BRIEFS, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2005 [...]) Summary: The GON's single digit inflation target now seems a mirage as inflation figures for August rose to 28.2% from 26.1% in Jul[...] |
2005-11-28 15:13:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI |
| 05LAGOS630 | Nigeria's 2005 Special 301 Review: Special [...]mmary. While awareness of intellectual property rights (IPR) is increasing in Nigeria, IPR compliance has improved only slightly. Ina[...] |
2005-04-27 14:35:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR NI |
| 05LAGOS749 | NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 2005 [...]) This economic update includes: -- American Business Leaders Discuss Local AmCham -- Stock Market Affected by Banking Reform[...] |
2005-05-20 09:05:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI |
| 05LILONGWE905 | MALAWI ON WTO AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...]BU) Embassy delivered reftel points to trade ministry principal secretary Newby Kumwembe on 3 October, with follow up on 11 October. [...] |
2005-10-13 14:51:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR EAGR ETRD |
| 05LIMA1092 | PERU'S IPR NEGOTIATOR RESIGNS, BUT THEN STAYS ON [...]BU) Summary. Infighting between the Ministry of Trade (Mincetur) and Indecopi (Peru's IPR administrative agency) over Peru's intellect[...] |
2005-03-04 17:29:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV PE FTA |
| 05LIMA1272 | FTA and culture: Peruvian response [...]ummary: In July 2004, a group of renowned Peruvian artists and intellectuals, led by congresswoman Elvira de la Puente, created the Pe[...] |
2005-03-15 21:38:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP ECON KIPR PE |
| 05LIMA3289 | PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT STRENGTHENS ANTI-PIRACY EFFORTS [...]BU) Summary. The GOP, recognizing that intellectual property violations have escalated in recent years, is making a concerted effort [...] |
2005-08-01 20:19:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PE |
| 05LIMA3794 | ELI LILLY STRUGGLING WITH PATENT PIRACY [...]SBU) Summary. Eli Lilly, one of the ten pharmaceutical companies that hold patents in Peru, continues to combat the piracy of one of [...] |
2005-09-01 21:40:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PE |
| 05LIMA4629 | SUCCESSFUL IPR CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS BORDER [...]SBU) Summary. Post, in collaboration with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, hosted a two-day c[...] |
2005-10-27 21:28:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON EINV ETRD PE |
| 05LIMA5147 | WTO GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...][...] |
2005-12-02 17:51:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR PE WTO |
| 05LIMA5333 | PERUVIANS WANT QUICK CONGRESSIONAL VOTE ON U.S. [...]BU) Summary: The GOP and supporters of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement believe it is imperative that the current Peruvian Congress[...] |
2005-12-16 18:19:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV EFIN KIPR PGOV PREL PE |
| 05LIMA870 | PERU: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...]ummary. Post recommends that Peru remain on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2005. Peru continued to face high levels of copyright [...] |
2005-02-22 22:12:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PE |
| 05LJUBLJANA127 | SLOVENIA: 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - [...]UMMARY. In light of significant progress Slovenia has made over the past year, Post recommends that Slovenia not be included on the S[...] |
2005-02-24 07:18:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD SI |
| 05LJUBLJANA170 | SUPPORTING ISRAEL IN WIPO AND ILO: SLOVENIA [...]BU) Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Dr. Biserka Strel, Director of the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office at the Minist[...] |
2005-03-15 11:32:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR AORC ELAB IS SI |
| 05MADRID1461 | SPECIAL 301:PUSH FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRESS ON [...]mmary: The GOS has agreed to an IPR Roundtable with the U.S. On April 8, the Council of Ministers approved and publicized the[...] |
2005-04-14 16:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR SP |
| 05MADRID1940 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USPTO STEADMAN AND [...]mbassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Velica Steadman and Angela Reilly, Intellectual Property Research Specialists, U.S. Pa[...] |
2005-05-20 11:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA AORC ASEC SP |
| 05MADRID2352 | NOMINEES FOR USPTO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROGRAMS [...]r reftel, post nominates two candidates. ¶2. Elena Rojas Romero Senior Officer Department of Legal Coordinat[...] |
2005-06-17 13:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR SP |
| 05MADRID2509 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ CALDWELL HARROP [...]mbassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Caldwell Harrop, Antitrust Division, DOJ, to travel to Madrid, July 19-20, to attend t[...] |
2005-07-01 14:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD OTRA KIPR AORC SP |
| 05MADRID2876 | AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 3 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...]mmary: Ambassador stressed the importance of a level playing field in government procurement/infrastructure projects and explained our[...] |
2005-08-05 14:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR TBIO SP |
| 05MADRID3784 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) ROUNDTABLE IN [...]U) Summary: U.S. Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric Stewart and Spain's Under Secretary of Culture presided over a day-long U.S[...] |
2005-10-27 15:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR SP |
| 05MADRID4026 | AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 10 MEETING WITH CULTURE [...]mmary: Ambassador's courtesy call was characterized by good atmospherics but little indication that the GOS will move significantly on[...] |
2005-11-18 16:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KPAO SCUL SP |
| 05MADRID4036 | Nomination for January IPR Enforcement Academy at [...]Per reftel, Embassy nominates Alfonso de Miguel Yanes, Captain of the Guardia Civil. ¶2. Name: Alfonso Last name[...] |
2005-11-21 16:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR SPSTATE PASS USPTO MICHEL SMITH |
| 05MADRID453 | CHARGE MEETING WITH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TOURISM [...]mmary: Charge reviewed outstanding trade issues with Spain's number two trade official, Pedro Mejia Gomez, on 2/2/05. Charge pressed [...] |
2005-02-07 10:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO KIPR SP |
| 05MADRID644 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FTC ALDEN ABBOTT [...]mbassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Trade Commission official Alden Abbott, Assistant Director for Policy and Eval[...] |
2005-02-17 16:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID696 | SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION [...]mmary: Piracy in Spain continues to be a major problem. The new government is formulating, in concert with stakeholders, an integrated[...] |
2005-02-23 16:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR SP |
| 05MADRID7 | GOS ANNOUNCES ANTI-PIRACY PLAN [...]nister of Culture Carmen Calvo announced on 12/29/04 key aspects of the GOS's new "Integrated Plan for the Reduction and Elimination o[...] |
2005-01-03 14:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR SP |
| 05MADRID754 | COMMERCE ASSISTANT SECRETARY WILLIAM LASH FEBRUARY [...]UMMARY - Commerce Assistant Secretary William Lash and DAS for Europe Eric Stewart conducted a full day of business meetings in Madrid[...] |
2005-02-28 16:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR BEXP OVIP SP |
| 05MANAGUA2077 | REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: RESEARCH ON LOCAL USE OF [...] quick survey of local producers and distributors has identified a number of cheese, wine and meat products using generic or semi-gene[...] |
2005-07-18 21:57:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON NU WTRO |
| 05MANAMA1427 | BAHRAIN: WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND [...][...] |
2005-10-03 13:06:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR BA WTO |
| 05MANAMA1456 | BAHRAIN: WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND [...]) Econoff October 9 delivered Ref B demarche concerning WTO agriculture negotiations and geographical indications (GI) to Ministry of [...] |
2005-10-10 08:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR BA WTO |
| 05MANAMA321 | BAHRAIN: YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...]ummary. In 2004, Bahrain sustained a strong anti- piracy policy, seizing nearly 60,000 audiovisual products, mostly audio CDs and Vid[...] |
2005-03-07 06:40:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR BA |
| 05MANAMA421 | BAHRAIN: APRIL 11-13 WIPO SESSION ON INTELLECTUAL [...][...] |
2005-03-20 11:24:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EAID KPAO OIIP BA WIPO |
| 05MANAMA563 | BAHRAIN: ASIP/USPTO GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...][...] |
2005-04-17 08:24:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA BA |
| 05MANILA1987 | EMBRACING THE DRAGON: THE PHILIPPINES DEEPENS [...]BU) With the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao, the Philippines has taken stock of its expanding economic relationship with China a[...] |
2005-05-02 07:27:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR PREL RP |
| 05MANILA4395 | IPR ROUNDTABLE 2: IMPROVED PROSECUTION OF IPR CASES [...]U) Summary: On September 13, Embassy conducted its second IPR roundtable to review IPR issues with US company reps and GRP officials.[...] |
2005-09-19 00:15:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL BEXP RP |
| 05MANILA4503 | PHILIPPINES: SLOW PACE OF ECONOMIC REFORM [...]SBU) Summary: Philippine government and private sector leaders told U.S. Senior Official for APEC Michael Michalak that the Philippine[...] |
2005-09-22 09:35:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL KIPR TBIO TSPL RP APEC WTRO |
| 05MANILA5067 | USTR, DOC VISIT ILLUSTRATES TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...]SBU) Summary: USTR, Department of Commerce (DOC) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) officials, accompanied by econoffs, me[...] |
2005-10-27 07:17:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR RP |
| 05MANILA5068 | USTR VISIT LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR JANUARY SPECIAL 301 [...]SBU) Summary: USTR, Department of Commerce (DOC) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) officials, accompanied by econoffs, me[...] |
2005-10-27 07:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR RP |
| 05MANILA5447 | PHARMACEUTICAL PATENT PROTECTION ON THE CHOPPING [...]SBU) Senator Manuel Roxas, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs and the Committee on Trade and Commerce, introduced a[...] |
2005-11-22 03:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR BEXP RP |
| 05MANILA5838 | RECOMMENDATION TO REMOVE PHILIPPINES FROM SPECIAL [...]SBU) Summary. Embassy recommends removing the Philippines from USTR's Special 301 Priority Watch List and placing it on the Watch Lis[...] |
2005-12-15 07:50:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR RP |
| 05MANILA5922 | NEW FORD ENGINE PLANT TO FUEL EXPORT MARKET [...]SBU) Ford announced plans to invest USD 30 million in the Philippines to build a flexible fuel engine plant during a meeting with Pre[...] |
2005-12-22 03:08:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON KIPR RP WTRO |
| 05MASERU531 | DEMARCHES ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GI'S) AND U.S. WTO [...] October 19, DCM met separately with David Rantekoa, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Mohale Sekoto, Deputy Pr[...] |
2005-10-19 14:54:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON KIPR LT WTRO |
| 05MINSK922 | Belarus IPR Update [...]BU) Summary: A Belarusian state agency "protects" musicians' copyrights by collecting royalties on their behalf from all Belarusian re[...] |
2005-08-05 13:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR BO |
| 05MUSCAT210 | COMMERCE U/S ON FTA, TRADE ISSUES (C-NE4-01168) [...]BU) In a February 5 introductory call by the Ambassador, new Ministry of Commerce and Industry Under Secretary Ahmed al-Dheeb offered [...] |
2005-02-08 04:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON KIPR TBIO PINR MU |
| 05MUSCAT715 | OMANI IPR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS: LURCHING FORWARD [...]) Summary: The Omani government stepped up its IPR enforcement efforts in April with the confiscation of tens of thousands of pirated [...] |
2005-05-02 10:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR PGOV MU |
| 05NAIROBI4343 | ADDITIONAL KENYAN RESPONSE TO WTO GEOGRAPHICAL [...]n October 17, Post received a more detailed response on Kenya's position on the WTO debate on Geographical Indications (GIs) from Davi[...] |
2005-10-19 09:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR KIPR KE WTO |
| 05NAIROBI4949 | KENYA: EU APPEARS TO HOLD SWAY ON KENYA'S POSITION [...]SBU) Econ/C raised ref A points regarding Kenya's position on Geographical Indications (GI) with Ministry of Trade Permanent Secretary[...] |
2005-11-30 11:35:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR KE WTRO |
| 05NEWDELHI9820 | BIOS OF INDIAN CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS [...]ummary: This cable includes biographic notes of 13 GOI and Indian private sector cybersecurity interlocutors. These biographies are d[...] |
2005-12-30 10:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER KIPR MCAP KCRM ECPS |
| 05OTTAWA1168 | Canadian Reaction to GOC's Proposed Copyright Law Amendments [...]U) Summary: On March 24th, GOC released its highly anticipated response to the 2002 Heritage Committee report on the need for copyrig[...] |
2005-04-18 18:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON CA |
| 05OTTAWA1305 | Canada's Response to the 2005 Special 301 Report [...]BU) Summary: Economic officers met with Doug George, director of IPR issues, and other officials at International Trade Canada (ITCAN[...] |
2005-04-29 19:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CA |
| 05OTTAWA1571 | IPR FILESHARING APPEAL: RIGHTS-HOLDERS LOST A [...]BU) Summary: The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) is claiming a victory in an Appeals Court's rejection of last year's [...] |
2005-05-26 18:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR CA |
| 05OTTAWA1725 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACTION PLAN: ENGAGING GOC ON [...]BU) Summary and Action Request: Following the Special 301 decision requiring an out of cycle review for Canada (OCR), we urge Washingt[...] |
2005-06-07 20:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR CA |
| 05OTTAWA1990 | CANADIAN COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT LEGISLATION: NOT [...]BU) Summary and Action Request: As predicted (ref Ottawa 1725), the GOC has now tabled draft legislation amending the Copyright Act. [...] |
2005-06-30 14:25:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR CA WIPO |
| 05OTTAWA2833 | DEMARCHE TO CANADA ON SPECIAL 301 OUT-OF-CYCLE [...]n September 20, Econoffs met with officials of International Trade Canada's (ITCan) Intellectual Property Division to discuss the plan[...] |
2005-09-21 16:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA KIPR ETRD ECON |
| 05OTTAWA2970 | CANADIAN STAKEHOLDERS' CONCERNS ON COPYRIGHT [...]BU) Summary: We have met again with intellectual property (IP) rightsholders to discuss their views of GOC moves on IPR. Canadian i[...] |
2005-10-04 18:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR CA |
| 05OTTAWA3114 | OTTAWA OUTREACH EVENT ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...]ummary: Embassy Ottawa's October 14th outreach event on WTO and Geographical Indications (GI) was hosted by FAS and Econ and attended[...] |
2005-10-18 14:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR EAGR ECON ETRD WTO |
| 05OTTAWA3244 | EVOLUTION OF INDUSTRY RESPONSE TO CANADA'S DRAFT [...]BU) Summary: Canadian rightsholders seem to be positioning themselves to accept notice and notice as a step in the negotiations surro[...] |
2005-10-31 19:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR CA |
| 05OTTAWA590 | 2005 SPECIAL 301 REPORT FROM OTTAWA [...]BU) Summary: The regulatory picture on IPR has not changed much from earlier years, however Canada is moving to address many of the i[...] |
2005-02-25 15:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CA CBSA RCMP |
| 05PARAMARIBO688 | WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL [...][...] |
2005-10-21 17:13:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR NS WTO |
| 05PARAMARIBO715 | SURINAME - WHA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONFERENCE [...][...] |
2005-11-04 11:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ECPS AMGT NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO778 | USPTO JANUARY 2006 ACADEMY ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF [...][...] |
2005-11-30 17:10:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR NS |
| 05PARIS1307 | FRANCE: 2005 SPECIAL 3001 REVIEW [...]) Per reftel, post has reviewed intellectual property rights protection in France, focusing most recently on piracy of optical media,[...] |
2005-03-01 17:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD FR |
| 05PARIS1578 | FRENCH STEP UP ANTIPIRACY EFFORTS; INTERESTED IN [...]) ACTION REQUEST AND COMMENT: See para 9. ¶2. (U) SUMMARY. Nine months after launching an aggressive antipiracy and count[...] |
2005-03-09 17:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD FR |
| 05PARIS1959 | FRENCH RESPONSE ON ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN GROUPS [...]) SUMMARY: France is resistant to Israel's participation in political consultation groups in UN bodies outside New York, believing th[...] |
2005-03-24 10:57:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ELAB KIPR IS FR WIPO ILO |
| 05PARIS2262 | FRANCE STRENGTHENS PUSH FOR "CULTURAL EXCEPTION" [...]SBU) France has ramped up its efforts to influence UNESCO-sponsored discussions on a Convention on the Protection of the Diversity of [...] |
2005-04-05 13:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL KIPR ETRD FR EUN |
| 05PARIS3245 | USUNESCO: 171st EXECUTIVE BOARD ITEM 65: [...]mmary. India's proposal to place a new UNESCO convention on broadcasting on the agenda of the next General Conference (GC) in October[...] |
2005-05-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KIPR UNESCO WIPO WSIS |
| 05PARIS4460 | NOMINATION FOR USPTO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...]tion request. As per reftel Post nominates Brune Mesguich-Jacquemin to attend the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Academy on[...] |
2005-06-24 15:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR GM |
| 05PARIS4566 | VISIT OF STOP! DELEGATION TO PARIS JUNE 10 [...]ummary: The visit of the interagency STOP delegation to Paris June 9-10 helped raise the profile of IPR issues with the French govern[...] |
2005-06-29 16:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR FR |
| 05PARIS4568 | EU AND FRENCH USE ASIA LINKS TO GARNER SUPPORT FOR [...]BU) Summary. The European Union and France have used the EU's links with Asian and ASEAN nations to solidify support for its cultural[...] |
2005-06-29 17:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR SCUL FR UNESCO |
| 05PARIS4725 | USUNESCO: CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE [...]is is an action cable. See action request in para. 7. ¶2. Summary: The U.S. Delegation to the Intergovernmental Council [...] |
2005-07-06 16:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KIPR UNESCO WIPO WSIS |
| 05PARIS5417 | FRENCH DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE PUTS HIGH PRIORITY ON [...]SBU) Summary. At the GoF's' annual conference on France's development priorities, Foreign Minister Douste- Blazy underlined the impo[...] |
2005-08-09 09:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL EAID ETRD KIPR FR PREL UNESCO |
| 05PARIS598 | MFA ROUND-UP ON BILATERAL ECONOMIC ISSUES [...]C) SUMMARY: Senior economic policy officials at the MFA have noted their relief at the three-month "cease fire" over the Airbus/Boeing[...] |
2005-01-31 17:11:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KIPR EAID EFIN TRGY PREL FR |
| 05PARIS7749 | FRANCE: IPR ISSUES UPDATE [...]U) This message contains a series of updates on French Intellectual Property (IPR) and cultural policy news. French Net pirat[...] |
2005-11-15 10:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR FR |
| 05PARIS8623 | FRENCH LOWER HOUSE VOTES TO LEGALIZE PEER-TO-PEER [...]BU) SUMMARY. In a vote that surprised the Government, France's lower house, empty on the eve of the holiday season, voted 29-28 late [...] |
2005-12-22 17:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR SCUL FR EUN |
| 05PARIS8626 | FRENCH LOWER HOUSE VOTES TO LEGALIZE PEER-TO-PEER [...]BU) SUMMARY. In a vote that surprised the Government, France's lower house, empty on the eve of the holiday season, voted 29-28 late [...] |
2005-12-23 06:15:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR SCUL FR EUN |
| 05PRAGUE147 | CZECH GOVERNMENT TAKES NOTICE OF WARNINGS ON [...]ummary: U.S. pharmaceutical companies' concerns about obstacles to market access in the Czech Republic will be raised in their 2005 Sp[...] |
2005-02-02 07:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EZ USTR |
| 05PRETORIA1697 | 2005 IPR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM [...]n response to reftel A request for project proposals, post submits a $18,650 budget request to conduct workshops for South African mag[...] |
2005-04-29 14:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD SF |
| 05PRETORIA2103 | REMISSION OF ROYALTIES OUTSIDE OF SOUTH AFRICA [...]ummary. The South African exchange control regulations require that any remittance of money offshore that derives from the payment of[...] |
2005-05-27 14:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON SF |
| 05PRETORIA2491 | NOMINEES FOR U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE [...]ost nominates the following South African government officials for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Academy on the Enforcement of [...] |
2005-06-24 15:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EAID ECON SF |
| 05PRETORIA2834 | EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS ALREADY AFFECT SOUTH [...]ummary. There are a number of examples of South African food products currently on the shelves in major retail stores in Pretoria tha[...] |
2005-07-19 05:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD SF USTR |
| 05PRETORIA3051 | IPACT Workshops on IPR Enforcement Advance STOP - [...]ummary. This wrap-up cable reports on the seven workshops on IPR enforcement funded by INL that the U.S. Embassy organized with IPACT[...] |
2005-08-01 10:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD SF USTR |
| 05PRETORIA883 | POST INPUT ON SPECIAL 301 [...]SBU) Summary. IIPA's comments on IPR problems in South Africa are consistent with post's assessment on South Africa's deficiencies in[...] |
2005-03-01 05:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD SF USTR |
| 05QUITO2577 | GOE REQUESTS GENETIC RESOURCES CONTRACT FROM [...]mmary. The GOE has denied an American research company the right to publish data drawn from research on the biodiversity of microbial[...] |
2005-11-10 22:22:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL EC |
| 05RABAT1144 | CODEL SMITH MEETS WITH COMMERCE MINISTER MEZOUAR [...]SBU) Summary: In a very friendly June 2 meeting with Moroccan Minister of Commerce and Industry Mezouar, CODEL Smith discussed FTA i[...] |
2005-06-02 17:10:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB KIPR OREP PGOV MO |
| 05RABAT2258 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...]he Government of Morocco's 2006 appropriation bill forecasts a 5.4 percent growth rate and a two percent inflation rate, with oil at $[...] |
2005-11-02 17:29:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN KCOR KIPR MO |
| 05RABAT2466 | FTA LEGISLATION MOVING THROUGH PARLIAMENT [...]) FTA-related copyright legislation was unanimously approved by the upper house committee on Education, Cultural and Social Affairs on[...] |
2005-12-11 17:28:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR MO |
| 05RABAT2472 | FTA LAS PASS FIRST HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT [...]TA-related copyright legislation was approved easilyby the Chamber of Councillor (upper house) plenary on Dec. 12 with several astenti[...] |
2005-12-12 17:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR MO |
| 05RABAT2487 | FTA LAWS ON THE MOVE AGAIN [...]) FTA-related patent/trademark legislation was approved by the lower chamber plenary on Dec. 13, completing lower house deliberations [...] |
2005-12-13 17:27:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR MO |
| 05RABAT2504 | MOROCCO PASSES ALL FTA LEGISLATION [...]) Copyright legislation was approved by the lower house plenary on Dec. 15, completing all parliamentary passage of FTA-related intell[...] |
2005-12-15 15:00:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KIPR MO |
| 05RABAT2513 | FTA: EXCHANGE OF LETTERS ON DATA PROTECTION [...]) Post performed an exchange of letters in English and French with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Dec. 16 per instructions in Refs[...] |
2005-12-16 18:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KIPR MO |
| 05RABAT2605 | PARLIAMENT: SOME MP'S GROUSE ABOUT PRESSURE TO [...]C) While the U.S. Mission is extremely pleased with the December 16 passage by the Moroccan parliament of the remaining provisions of [...] |
2005-12-30 16:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KIPR MO |
| 05RANGOON209 | SPECIAL 301: BURMA'S IPR SITUATION WORTH WATCHING [...]BU) Summary: This cable is in response to reftel request. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are not adequately protected in Burma. [...] |
2005-02-17 05:43:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL BM |
| 05ROME1828 | EC PROPOSAL TO WTO ON TRIPS AND PUBLIC HEALTH [...]BU) As instructed reftel, we delivered reftel points to Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, Director General for EU Integration at the Ministry o[...] |
2005-05-27 19:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD IT KIPR |
| 05ROME1852 | TRIPS AND PUBLIC HEALTH, FURTHER ITALY RESPONSE [...][...] |
2005-05-31 18:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR IT |
| 05ROME2776 | AS CHINESE FAKES INVADE ITALY, COMPANIES FEEL [...]) Summary: While famous Italian designers have long been a favored target of imitators world-wide, Italian business and government le[...] |
2005-08-22 14:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD CM IT |
| 05ROME3881 | ITALY JUDICIAL REFORM AND IPR, AN INITIAL [...]BU) Summary: GOI officials, including the Minister of Justice, have denied that the "ex- Cirielli" legislation to reform Italy's crim[...] |
2005-11-23 18:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD EINV IT ITALIAN POLITICS |
| 05ROME4046 | IPR Public Education in Italy: Refining the [...]even IPR enforcement by police remains a problem in Italy, but a lack of respect for intellectual property among the general public al[...] |
2005-12-13 08:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINV IT EUN |
| 05ROME629 | SPECIAL 301 REVIEW, MISSION ITALY INPUT [...]mmary: Embassy Rome recommends that Italy remain on the 301 Watch List for 2005. Piracy rates, though showing some improvement in 20[...] |
2005-02-25 05:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD IT KIPR |
| 05SANSALVADOR2068 | EL SALVADOR: LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...]on staff visited an upscale supermarket in San Salvador to identify examples of foods for sale using names included in the list in Ref[...] |
2005-07-20 15:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA ES |
| 05SANSALVADOR2239 | DRUG PROCUREMENT CHANGES COULD POSE HEALTH RISKS [...]mmary. The Salvadoran Chemical and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (INQUIFAR) is pushing the Salvadoran Social Security Insti[...] |
2005-08-11 17:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI KIPR ETRD ES |
| 05SANSALVADOR2793 | GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS VIDEO FOCUSES GOES ATTENTION [...]U) On October 12, Economic Counselor and Agricultural Specialist showed ref a video to representatives of the trade policy offices of [...] |
2005-10-12 22:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD KIPR ES WTO |
| 05SANTIAGO1557 | CHILE: FTA WITH THE EU COVERS LOCAL USE OF [...]ile and the European Union negotiated a free trade agreement (FTA) which entered into force on January 1, 2003. Trade negotiators addr[...] |
2005-07-19 19:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA CI ETRD |
| 05SANTIAGO2350 | MISSION PROMOTION OF IPR PROTECTION IN CHILE [...]BU) Summary. One of the Mission's top priorities in 2005 has been to focus attention in Chile on the continuing failure to implement [...] |
2005-11-16 20:15:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV KIPR CI |
| 05SANTODOMINGO1861 | CAFTA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DELIVERS QUARTERLY [...]n April 4 the Dominican Minister of Industry and Commerce signed off on the January 2005 report on enforcement measures against broadc[...] |
2005-04-05 20:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ETRD KIPR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO1897 | DOMINICAN RESPONSE ON WIPO APRIL 11-13 SESSION ON [...]ead of the Dominican Intellectual Property Office Enrique Ramrez told EcoPol Counselor on April 6 that he had attended the WIPO Genera[...] |
2005-04-06 20:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EAID ETRD KIPR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO2448 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SHUTS DOWN TELEVISION STATION [...] April 27 the District Attorney's Office raided the headquarters of Dominican television station Virus, located in Santiago, the count[...] |
2005-04-29 19:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINV DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO2579 | SANTO DOMINGO 2005 IPR PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR [...]anto Domingo requests USD 6,500funding to bring two IPR enforcement experts to the Dominican Republic for separate two-day training se[...] |
2005-05-06 17:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON EFIN DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO3677 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL [...][...] |
2005-07-19 19:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO4211 | DOMINICAN COPYRIGHT OFFICE TALKS TOUGH [...] April Embassy Santo Domingo reported a raid by the District Attorney's Office on the headquarters of the aptly named Dominican televi[...] |
2005-09-06 20:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINV DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO456 | DOMINICAN TECHNICAL SECRETARY OPTIMISTIC ON CAFTA [...]BU) Summary: Dominican Technical Secretary Temistocles Montas told the DCM January 28 that President Fernandez will present the Centr[...] |
2005-01-31 20:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EFIN KIPR PREL |
| 05SANTODOMINGO4620 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SENATE PRESIDENT VOWS TO BLOCK [...]mmary: Senate President Andres Bautista told the DCM on October 11 that he will not put onto the Senate agenda a legislative proposal [...] |
2005-10-13 11:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ETRD KIPR PGOV IPR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO4670 | GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN WTO - DOMINICAN [...]BU) DCM on October 4 delivered Ref A talking points to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano. She had no immediate response, but [...] |
2005-10-18 12:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR KIPR DR ECON |
| 05SANTODOMINGO4744 | DOMINICANS STEP UP ENFORCEMENT OF BROADCAST PIRACY [...]mmary: The Dominican Telecommunications Authority (INDOTEL) submitted to the Embassy on October 5 the third quarterly television broa[...] |
2005-10-21 14:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ETRD KIPR PGOV IPR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO559 | DOMINICANS RESPOND TO TELEVISION BROADCAST PIRACY [...]ummary: During the Embassy's January 31 demarche on television broadcast piracy (ref a), Under Secretary of Industry and Commerce Mar[...] |
2005-02-04 20:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EINV DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO709 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ON BROADCAST PIRACY, LAW [...]) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez discussed the Dominican economy, CAFTA, broadcast piracy, Haiti and police and intelli[...] |
2005-02-11 23:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET | EFIN KIPR ETRD DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO970 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: [...]BU) Summary. Embassy recommends maintaining the Dominican Republic on the Special 301 Watchlist. IPR infringement problems remain at[...] |
2005-02-24 12:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINV DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO971 | DOMINICANS OUTLINE APPROACH TO HAITI, CAFTA, U.S. [...]C) Summary: Haiti, bilateral relations with the United States, CAFTA ratification, promoting consensus on a new OAS secretary general[...] |
2005-02-24 15:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD KIPR EFIN EPET CJAN PHUM PGOV DR HA CU MX XM |
| 05SAOPAULO624 | AMBASSADOR VISIT TO RIO GRANDE DO SUL [...]) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by officers from Consulate General Sao Paulo, visited Porto Alegre, capital of Brazil's southernmo[...] |
2005-05-23 20:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD KIPR EAGR ENRG SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV PINR BR |
| 05SAOPAULO920 | SAO PAULO MAYOR SERRA'S SIX MONTH RECORD [...]SBU) Summary: At the conclusion of his first six months in office, Sao Paulo Mayor Jose Serra (Social Democratic Party of Brazil or P[...] |
2005-08-03 20:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KIPR KDEM ECON PHUM BTIO EINV SOCI BR |
| 05SINGAPORE370 | USTR CONCLUDES FIRST REVIEW OF U.S.-SINGAPORE FTA [...]SBU) Summary: In their first annual review of the U.S.- Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) held February 2, representatives from th[...] |
2005-02-11 01:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN ECPS EINV KIPR EAGR SENV SN |
| 05SINGAPORE506 | SPECIAL 301 - SINGAPORE: RECOMMEND NO CHANGE IN [...]ost recommends maintaining Singapore's current Special 301 status in 2005, i.e., not on the watch list or priority watch list. Singap[...] |
2005-02-23 08:29:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SN WTRO USTR |
| 05SOFIA1546 | BULGARIAN POLICE RAID PIRATE CD PRODUCER, ARREST [...]UMMARY: The Bulgarian police broke up a large-scale Optical Disc Media (ODM) bootlegging operation, involving production and distribu[...] |
2005-09-02 10:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR ASEC BU |
| 05SOFIA1597 | ECONOMY MINISTER: BULGARIA TO STAY THE MACRO [...]) SUMMARY: Ambassador Beyrle made an introductory call on Roumen Ovcharov, the new Minister of Economy and Energy, on September 12. H[...] |
2005-09-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV KIPR ENRG EFIN ETTC PREL BU EUN |
| 05SOFIA1916 | BULGARIAN REACTION TO IP ACTION PLAN; NEXT STEPS [...]SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian government's reaction to our proposed intellectual property (IP) action plan (REF A) has been generally f[...] |
2005-11-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR ASEC BU |
| 05SOFIA1950 | 2006 NTE UPDATE FOR BULGARIA [...]e following is Embassy's input for the 2006 National Trade Estimate (NTE) report for Bulgaria. The text -- including the ranking of ba[...] |
2005-11-21 14:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON KIPR BEXP EAGR PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA345 | 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - BULGARIA [...]BU) SUMMARY: Based on the amount of pirated goods flowing through Bulgaria and the lack of necessary government action despite repeat[...] |
2005-02-23 14:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR BU |
| 05SOFIA874 | BULGARIA: 2005 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION [...]TION REQUEST IN PARA 5. ¶2. On April 29, we informed Deputy Minister Parvanov, Ministry of Economy, and Chavdar Zhenchev,[...] |
2005-05-13 06:48:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD |
| 05TAIPEI1217 | US/TAIWAN HOLD FIRST ANTI-TRUST WORKING GROUP [...]ummary: Representatives from the US Department of Justice and Fair Trade Commission and representatives from the Taiwan Fair Trade Co[...] |
2005-03-22 07:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI134 | SPECIAL 301 OUT-OF-CYCLE REVIEW NOTIFICATION - [...]con Chief met January 13 with Taiwan Intellectual Property Office Deputy Director General Jack Lu to deliver reftel points and deliver[...] |
2005-01-13 23:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON IPR |
| 05TAIPEI1705 | TAIWAN CUSTOMS OFFICERS GET NINTENDO TRAINING [...]ollowing the disbanding of the Export Monitoring System (EMS) on December 31, 2004, entertainment software companies have been concern[...] |
2005-04-08 07:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI1708 | USTR CALLS ON TAIWAN [...]C) Summary: The USTR Director for Taiwan and Hong Kong met with government officials and US business representatives in Taipei to disc[...] |
2005-04-08 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KIPR EAGR TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI1907 | SEIZURE OF COUNTERFEIT MICROSOFT CERTIFICATES [...]ORKING ON A TIP FROM MICROSOFT AND AFTER AN INVESTIGATION LASTING SEVERAL MONTHS, TAIWAN'S CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU (CIB) RECENTL[...] |
2005-04-25 08:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI2143 | COUNTERFEIT PHARMA NOT A PRIORITY FOR TAIWAN DOH [...]SBU) Summary: Following the March 2004 passage of amendments to Taiwan's Pharmaceutical Law that increased penalties for trafficking [...] |
2005-05-12 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KIPR TW ETRD IPR |
| 05TAIPEI2742 | COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICALS SOLD ON INTERNET [...]UMMARY: PROMPTED BY AN INVESTIGATIVE NEWS REPORT THAT INTERNET SALES OF THE POPULAR WEIGHT LOSS DRUG REDUCTIL (MANUFACTURED BY ABBOTT[...] |
2005-06-23 22:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI2909 | EZPEER NOT GUILTY OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT [...]ummary: Taipei's Shilin District Court on June 30 announced its decision on the criminal copyright infringement case based on a compla[...] |
2005-07-05 09:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI3123 | REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: RESEARCH ON LOCAL USE OF [...]mmary: A broad survey of Taipei retail groceries shows that most products marked with the geographic indicators (GI) listed in reftel [...] |
2005-07-25 01:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI313 | TAIWAN PASSES DATA EXCLUSIVITY BILL [...]ummary: After striking a compromise the last week of the legislative session, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) passed a bill that will p[...] |
2005-01-25 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI3307 | TAIWAN CUSTOMS PLAYING NINTENDO'S GAME [...]U) Summary: In response to a request for equipment for use by Taiwan Customs to detect shipments of counterfeit entertainment softwar[...] |
2005-08-09 08:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD TW |
| 05TAIPEI3712 | RESPONDING TO CHINESE BAN ON TAIWAN PARTICIPATION [...]C) AIT Taipei received word from Taiwan Ministry of Justice on September 6 that the application for a Hong Kong visa for Prosecutor Su[...] |
2005-09-08 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI3777 | P2P OPERATOR KURO FOUND GUILTY IN TAIPEI COURT [...]n September 9, Taipei District Court found Peer to Peer (P2P) website operator Kuro guilty of enabling users to violate Taiwan's copyr[...] |
2005-09-12 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI3807 | TAIWAN DOH PROMISES DATA EXCLUSIVITY REGULATIONS [...]IT accompanied members of PhRMA, the Japanese Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) and the European Federation of Pharmaceu[...] |
2005-09-14 10:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TW IPR ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI4059 | AIT/TIPO HOST SEMINAR ON STOPPING INTERNET PIRACY [...]IT and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) jointly organized a two-day seminar for 88 judges, prosecutors, TIPO staff, and [...] |
2005-10-03 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON TW |
| 05TAIPEI4330 | TAIWAN TO ABOLISH THE ANTI-PIRACY COMMITTEE [...]his is an action request. See para 6. ¶2. Jack Lu (Wen-hsiang), Deputy Director General of the Taiwan Intellectual Prope[...] |
2005-10-25 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TW |
| 05TAIPEI4337 | TAIWAN TO ABOLISH THE ANTI-PIRACY COMMITTEE [...]his is an action request. See para 6. ¶2. Jack Lu (Wen-hsiang), Deputy Director General of the Taiwan Intellectual Prope[...] |
2005-10-26 01:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TW |
| 05TAIPEI458 | TAIWAN'S PROPOSED IPR COURT CONSIDERS EXCLUDING [...]ummary: The Judicial Yuan committee charged with establishing an intellectual property court met January 20 to discuss whether to inc[...] |
2005-02-03 08:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR ETRD TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI4764 | TAIWAN ISSUES TAMIFLU COMPULSORY LICENSE, BUT DOES [...]ummary: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) Deputy Director General Jack Lu announced late November 25 that Taiwan would grant [...] |
2005-11-30 22:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KIPR TW ESTH IPR |
| 05TAIPEI4927 | TAIWAN POLICE NAB COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICALS [...]ummary: Taiwan law enforcement has had two significant counterfeit pharmaceutical cases leading to arrests and seizures in December. [...] |
2005-12-20 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD TBIO SOCI TW ESTH IPR |
| 05TAIPEI712 | TAIWAN SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: AIT SUBMISSION [...]ummary and recommendation: After an out-of-cycle review (OCR) in November 2004, Taiwan was removed from the Special 301 Priority Watc[...] |
2005-02-23 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI860 | TAIWAN REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE ON WHO, OTHER [...]C) Summary. MOFA International Organizations Director-General John Chen expressed appreciation to the Director February 24 for U.S. a[...] |
2005-03-02 06:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD KIPR KDEM TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI936 | TAIWAN CUSTOMS MEETING NINTENDO'S CONCERNS ON EMS [...]ummary: AIT met with Taiwan Customs and representatives of Nintendo to discuss measures designed to replace the recently abolished Exp[...] |
2005-03-07 00:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR TW IPR |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA1504 | RESEARCH ON LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATORS IN [...]brief survey of food products available in Honduras identified the following meats and cheeses being sold under names derived from or [...] |
2005-07-20 13:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA HO WTRO |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA183 | CODEL WELLER LAUDS CLOSE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, [...]) Summary: Congresspersons Jerry Weller, Collin Peterson, and Marsha Blackburn visited Honduras January 16 to 18, 2005. The delegati[...] |
2005-01-28 18:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ELAB ETRD EWWT HO KCRM KIPR OREP PGOV |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA2060 | HONDURAS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GEOGRAPHICAL [...]s instructed in reftels, Post delivered the talking points associated with the U.S. position on the Geographical Indications (GIs) deb[...] |
2005-10-05 18:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR WTO |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA417 | HONDURAS: INPUT FOR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...]BU) Summary and Comment: There have been no significant moves in the past year by the GOH to either strengthen or weaken the protectio[...] |
2005-02-22 20:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD HO |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA810 | Honduras Seizes 20,000 Pirated Discs; First Such [...]mmary. On April 12, 2005, EmbOffs met with Prosecutor for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Ligia Roque de Galeas, to learn th[...] |
2005-04-18 18:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON KJUS HO |
| 05TELAVIV1246 | POST'S SUBMISSION SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: ISRAEL [...]BU) Summary. The attached evaluation of protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Israel focuses on areas of specific conc[...] |
2005-03-02 15:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS |
| 05TELAVIV1271 | (C) IPR: ISRAEL TO PURSUE LEGISLATION ON PATENTS [...]C) Minister of Industry and Trade Ehud Olmert called the Ambassador March 3 to say that the government will push ahead with pending l[...] |
2005-03-03 13:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD IS KIPR ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS |
| 05TELAVIV1429 | (C) GOI MOVING AHEAD WITH DATA EXCLUSIVITY [...]) This is an action request message. Please see paragraph 8. ¶2. (C) Summary and Comment: Post has received a clear &#x[...] |
2005-03-10 15:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KIPR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS |
| 05TELAVIV2338 | GOI TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PATENT TERM EXTENSION [...]) Summary. On April 13 local research-based pharmaceutical representatives expressed concern about GOI intentions on the issue of pa[...] |
2005-04-14 12:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS |
| 05TELAVIV6006 | ISRAEL MOVES AHEAD WITH PATENT TERM EXTENSION [...]) Summary. The proposed Patent Term Extension (PTE) Revision which passed an initial reading in the Knesset in July 2005, could becom[...] |
2005-10-07 08:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KIPR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
| 05TELAVIV6279 | VPM OLMERT PREDICTS HIS OWN POLITICAL FUTURE, AND [...]) Summary: During an October 31 introductory meeting Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (who also is acting Minister of Finance and Minis[...] |
2005-11-03 07:42:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN KIPR IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
| 05TELAVIV71 | GOI RESPONSE TO DATA EXCLUSIVITY DEMARCHE [...]) Ambassador Kurtzer delivered points in reftel to Vice PM and Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Ehud Olmert on January 4, 2005. [...] |
2005-01-05 14:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON ETRD KIPR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE GOI INTERNAL |
| 05THEHAGUE2905 | DUTCH WANT "SHARED RESPONSIBILITY" FOR INTERNET [...]C) SUMMARY. Dutch Foreign Ministry contacts appear more receptive to USG concerns about the risks posed by the EU's recent proposal [...] |
2005-10-26 12:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS KIPR NL EUN |
| 05TUNIS1458 | GOT REACTION TO ICANN POLICY; WSIS RELATED ISSUES: [...]HE AMBASSADOR MET WITH GOT MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES MONTASSAR OUAILI JULY 6 TO DISCUSS THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT'S RECENT [...] |
2005-07-05 14:34:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ECPS TS EDRC |
| 05TUNIS869 | TUNISIA'S PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR: THE GOT BEGINS TO [...] April 15, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs following the Ambassador's call on the Min[...] |
2005-04-27 16:29:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV TS |
| 05VIENNA2557 | TRIPS AMENDMENT: AUSTRIA'S REACTION [...]BU) On July 27, we conveyed reftel talking points to Gabriela Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Department of Multilateral[...] |
2005-07-29 14:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR AU WTO |
| 05VIENNA535 | AUSTRIA: SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION [...]his message provides post's response to ref a request for input to the annual Special 301 review of host country IPR[...] |
2005-02-24 11:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD AU |
| 05VIENNA697 | ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN GROUPS AT WIPO, ILO, UNEP, [...]SBU) EconPolOff delivered ref a demarche on March 4 to Dr. Helmut Boeck, new deputy head of the Austrian MFA's International Organizat[...] |
2005-03-04 16:19:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ELAB KIPR IS AU WIPO ILO |
| 05VILNIUS165 | LITHUANIA: YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...]ithuania is making progress against intellectual property rights (IPR), but it should remain on the Watch List for 2005 due to persist[...] |
2005-02-22 12:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR ETRD LH |
| 05WARSAW1117 | Poland: 2005 Special 301 Submission - Gradual [...]SBU) Poland's efforts to improve its IPR protection continued through the fourth quarter of 2004, with increased activities by custom[...] |
2005-03-02 08:37:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR PL |
| 05WARSAW1122 | Poland: 2005 Special 301 Submission - Gradual [...]SBU) Poland's efforts to improve its IPR protection continued through the fourth quarter of 2004, with increased activities by customs[...] |
2005-03-02 09:08:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR PL |
| 05WARSAW1371 | Poland: Debate on Film Act Heating Up [...]SBU) Legislation being drafted by the Polish Parliament (Sejm) to impose a tax on foreign broadcasts into Poland is being hotly debat[...] |
2005-03-11 10:58:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN KIPR PL |
| 05WARSAW3361 | POLAND: Government Announces Antipiracy Strategy [...]) During the September 13, Council of Ministers meeting in Warsaw, the interagency group approved a strategy for combating intellectua[...] |
2005-09-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR PL |
| 05WELLINGTON154 | YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- NEW ZEALAND [...]BU) Although both the pharmaceutical and music-recording industries urge that New Zealand be placed on the Special 301 List, the Embas[...] |
2005-02-22 05:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON PREL NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON334 | NEW ZEALAND: PROPOSAL FOR 2005 IPR TRAINING [...][...] |
2005-04-26 03:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON EFIN ETRD PREL NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON577 | NEW ZEALAND AIMING TO STEM SALE OF PRESCRIPTION [...]BU) Summary: With selected medicines much cheaper in New Zealand than in the United States, efforts are under way to impede the abilit[...] |
2005-07-29 01:50:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON816 | NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GEOGRAPHIC [...]mmary: New Zealand shares the concern of the United States that the EU and others may attempt to hold up negotiations at the WTO Hong[...] |
2005-10-20 02:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECON NU KIPR NZ WTRO |
| 05WELLINGTON943 | NEW ZEALAND'S POSITION ON TRIPS-CBD ISSUE [...]) New Zealand will support the U.S. government's position in Hong Kong to block any attempt to include a negotiating mandate on the re[...] |
2005-12-08 03:18:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KIPR NZ WTO |
| 05YEREVAN1307 | GOAM VETS NEW COPYRIGHT LAW [...](SBU) The Head of Armenia's Intellectual Property Agency, Armen Azizyan, has presented a proposed new copyright law to give the public[...] |
2005-07-21 11:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR AM |
| 05YEREVAN1452 | IPR POLICE UNIT (FINALLY) PUT IN ACTION [...](SBU) In its first major action since its creation in January 2005, Armenia's IPR police unit July 20 cracked down on three companies [...] |
2005-08-12 10:09:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KIPR AM |
| 05YEREVAN680 | ARMENIA CREATES IPR ENFORCEMENT UNIT [...]) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. ------- SUMMARY ------- &#x[...] |
2005-04-18 12:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KIPR AM |
| 05ZAGREB1199 | PATENT LINKAGE IN CROATIA -- TOUGH BUT [...]E APPROACHED THE HEADS OF THE CROATIAN DRUG AGENCY AND THE STATE INSTITUTE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE THAT LACK O[...] |
2005-07-19 15:25:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KIPR HR |
| 06ABUDHABI3417 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) CONSULTATIVE [...]) Summary: On August 19, Econoffs attended a meeting with The Arabian Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAA), the Ministry of Economy and various[...] |
2006-08-27 05:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR ECON PREL AE |
| 06ADDISABABA3313 | ETHIOPIA: NOMINATIONS FOR USPTO GIPA PROGRAM [...]he Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office nominates two candidates for participation in USPTO's February 2007 Global Intellectual Prop[...] |
2006-12-18 12:10:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR AORC EFIN OTRA ET |
| 06AMMAN1019 | JORDAN FOCUSING ON PHARMACEUTICAL IPR ISSUES [...]C) SUMMARY: Charge delivered ref (A) points from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to Jordan Food and Drug Administra[...] |
2006-02-12 17:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR KTIA BEXP PGOV ECON EIND JO |
| 06AMMAN1199 | JORDAN'S IPR CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS: PART IV - [...]C) SUMMARY: Despite good intentions on the part of the Government of Jordan (GoJ) and support from the USAID program, enforcement of i[...] |
2006-02-20 17:52:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR KTIA PGOV ECON JO |
| 06AMMAN1305 | YEAR 2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: JORDAN [...]C) SUMMARY: Jordan's leadership has endorsed a vision of intellectual property rights that remains one of the strongest in the Arab wo[...] |
2006-02-22 09:55:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD KIPR ECON KTIA PGOV JO |
| 06AMMAN1896 | GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: SUPPORT FOR THE JOINT [...]BU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel demarche to Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) contacts, a senior trade official said March 12 [...] |
2006-03-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR JO WTRO |
| 06AMMAN2648 | HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS SHOWCASES ANOTHER GROWING [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's $330 million pharmaceutical industry is a bright spot in the nation's industrial development and one of the fro[...] |
2006-04-13 13:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TSPL KIPR TBIO JO |
| 06AMMAN3327 | JORDAN'S INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTER ON QIZ LABOR [...]C) SUMMARY: Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Sharif Zu'bi told visiting Commerce Department official Peter Hale that he expects[...] |
2006-05-11 05:48:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR ELAB JO IZ |
| 06AMMAN3955 | GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS FOR WINES AND SPIRITS: [...][...] |
2006-06-05 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO JO |
| 06ANKARA1742 | PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED REGIONAL IPR TRAINING [...]) This message was coordinated with Embassies, Athens, Bucharest, Sofia, and Tirana and Consulate Thessaloniki. ¶2[...] |
2006-03-31 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR KCRM TU |
| 06ANKARA1743 | TURKEY: PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED IPR TRAINING [...]) As requested ref A, this message provides a proposal for FY '06 INL-funded IPR training in Turkey. ¶2. (SBU) While Turke[...] |
2006-03-31 15:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR KCRM TU |
| 06ANKARA1898 | TURKEY: DANISH COMPANY COULD BE FIRST TO [...]BU) Summary: According to Istanbul-based U.S. pharmaceutical company reps, a Danish pharmaceutical company may be the first to have a[...] |
2006-04-07 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR USTR TU |
| 06ANKARA479 | FOURTH TIFA RENEWS DIALOGUE FOR EXPANDING TRADE [...]BU) Summary: The fourth meeting of the U.S.-Turkey Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council held January 24 in Ankara [...] |
2006-02-06 15:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR KIPR TU |
| 06ANKARA5335 | TURKEY: PHRMA INDUSTRY DATA EXCLUSIVITY UPDATE [...]BU) Summary: According to PhRMA company representatives in Turkey, an August 3 Turkish MOH letter to the EU has specifically acknowle[...] |
2006-09-15 04:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR USTR EUN TU |
| 06ANKARA6611 | TURKEY: PHRMA IPR ISSUES IN EU PROGRESS REPORT [...]BU) Summary: The November EU Commission Progress Report on Turkey's accession process included language about the slow movement of ph[...] |
2006-12-07 14:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR USTR EUN TU |
| 06ANKARA6734 | TURKEY FDI: GROWING BUT GREENFIELD LAGS [...]ummary: (SBU) Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Turkey has increased dramatically in the last two years, but greenfield investment s[...] |
2006-12-22 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV BEXP KIPR TU |
| 06ANKARA854 | Special 301 - Recommendation to Downgrade [...]BU) Over the past year, the GOT has continued to improve intellectual property protection, especially for copyright owners. Turkish c[...] |
2006-02-22 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU USTR |
| 06ASHGABAT207 | TURKMENISTAN: 2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...]U) The 2006 Special 301 review process was announced to the Government of Turkmenistan via diplomatic note on February 1. Post recomm[...] |
2006-02-16 13:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR BTIO ETRD ECON SNAR TX |
| 06ASHGABAT315 | IP ENFORCEMENT TRAINING IN TURKMENISTAN FY 2006 [...]Turkmenistan is on the 2006 Special 301 Watch List. Education on basic IPR concepts and law enforcement training is requisite to the p[...] |
2006-03-23 10:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR |
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