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| 00HOCHIMINHCITY1121 | SCIENCE, DETERMINATION, AND CHARITY IMPROVE LIVES IN VIETNAM'S MEKONG DELTA IN BIG AND SMALL WAYS [...] SUMMARY. IN POOR POCKETS OF THE MEKONG DELTA, AWAY FROM THE LIMELIGHT, THERE ARE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS, VIETNAMESE AND FOREIGN, WHO ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THEIR OWN AND OTHER'S LIVES. CONGEN STAFF VISITED VIETNAM'S MAIN RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PRIVATE ELECTRICITY AND WATER SUPPLIERS, [...] |
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 [...] As requested Reftel, in accordance with Article 67 of the TRIPS Agreement, the US Mission in Nigeria has provided the following technical assistance to the GON during the period from September 2000 to August 31, 2001 in the area of intellectual property rights protection: -- The Commercial [...] |
2001-08-13 09:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD OEXC KPAO USTR FCUL |
| 01ABUJA2694 | NIGERIA: TRIPS AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES [...] EconOff delivered reftel demarche October 16 to Mr. Y.T. Agah, head of Multilateral Affairs at the Federal Ministry of Commerce. EconOff emphasized the need for a balanced approach that protects intellectual property rights for pharmaceutical patent holders while permitting developing countri [...] |
2001-10-23 08:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD KSEP USTR |
| 02ABUJA649 | NIGERIA: 2002 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW ON IPR [...] Mission provides response to ref A request for views on Nigeria,s compliance with TRIPS and recent trends in IPR protection. 2. Summary and Introduction: The Government of Nigeria (GON) appears to be making progress bringing its IPR legislation into compliance with TRIPS. Areas where an [...] |
2002-02-28 11:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV NI IPR |
| 02ABUJA653 | NIGERIA: NO CONTACT WITH THAI GOVERNMENT [...] Embassy Abuja contacted the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Action Committee on HIV/AIDS (NACA) in regards to reftel information. According to officials from both agencies, the Thai Government has not contacted the GON. With reftel information, NACA officials sent an email to the [...] |
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 the impact of lax IPR enforcement on Jordanian industries as well as further reform of existing IPR legislation and prosecution is still needed if Jordan is to [...] |
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 being co-hosted by USPTO and the International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI). Their travel and per diem in Washington will be supported by USAID Jordan' [...] |
2002-08-28 06:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID KIPR JO |
| 02ANKARA8635 | Update on Intellectual Property Protection [...] (SBU) Econoff discussed intellectual property and market access priorities with American pharmaceuticals companies and with the copyright-based industry associations in Istanbul. The drug companies agreed that they need to make the case with the new Turkish Government on data exclusivity. Wi [...] |
2002-11-26 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 02ANKARA8794 | Demarche on Doha Declaration on TRIPS and [...] No summary [...] |
2002-12-03 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU USTR WTO |
| 02ANKARA9045 | GOT Response on Doha Declaration on TRIPS and [...] No summary [...] |
2002-12-18 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 02ANKARA9054 | DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2002-12-19 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN ECON KIPR TU |
| 02HANOI1523 | VIETNAM: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ON THE AGENDA [...] SUMMARY: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS CONTINUES A FRONT- BURNER ISSUE AMONG THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND SOME GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN VIETNAM. THIS CABLE SUMMARIZES TWO RECENT IPR SEMINARS IN HANOI SPONSORED BY FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND AND WHICH INCLUDED PARTICIPATION BY THE EMBASSY ECONOMIC SECTION, [...] |
2002-06-13 05:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON VN IPROP |
| 02HANOI2893 | VIETNAM: SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL [...] OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS VIETNAM HAS PUT IN PLACE THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK NECESSARY TO PROVIDE BASIC PROTECTION FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. HOWEVER, AT THE SAME TIME, IT HAS DEMONSTRATED A SERIOUS LACK OF ABILITY TO ENFORCE THE REGULATIONS IT HAS IN PLACE. INTERNATIONAL DONORS HAVE RECOGNIZ [...] |
2002-12-04 07:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EAID ECON VN IPROP |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY1123 | VIETNAM'S IPR ENFORCEMENT: MICROSOFT STRIKES BACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES IN HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM RAIDED LOCAL COMPUTER SHOPS ON OCTOBER 17, SEIZING APPROXIMATELY 7000 PIRATED DISKS. THIS ACTION MARKS THE FIRST ILLEGAL SOFTWARE RAID IN VIETNAM. ALTHOUGH MICROSOFT CLAIMED VICTORY, THE RAID [...] |
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 [...] AFTER THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT JOINT COMMITTEE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 00538 01 OF 03 211143Z MEETING IN HANOI, MEMBERS OF THE US DELEGATION SPENT A DAY IN HCMC FOCUSING ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) IN THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC HUB. LOCAL OFF [...] |
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 [...] ALTHOUGH HCMC VIDEO STALLS ARE STILL FILLED WITH CHEAP VERSIONS OF HOLLYWOOD FAVORITES, LOCAL IPR AUTHORITIES ARE FINALLY FORCING ONE TRADEMARK-STEALING ESTABLISHMENT, "THE HARD ROCK CAFE," TO CHANGE ITS NAME - MAYBE. THIS COMES AFTER THE RIGHT-HOLDER HAD BEEN WORKING WITH A LOCAL LAW FIRM FO [...] |
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 [...] No summary [...] |
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 [...] On December 3, 2002, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Badir Abdul-Rahim, Assistant Undersecretary for International Trade in Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and to Ayham Al-Omar, Deputy Director in the Americas Department at Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Post will follo [...] |
2002-12-04 13:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR KU WTO |
| 02ROME1072 | 2002 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: ITALY [...] SUMMARY: EMBASSY ROME RECOMMENDS THAT ITALY REMAIN ON THE 301 WATCH LIST. COPYRIGHT PIRACY LEVELS HAVE FALLEN SHARPLY SINCE 2000, WHEN ITALY'S NEW COPYRIGHT LAW WAS ENACTED. LAW ENFORCEMENT IS FAR MORE AGGRESSIVE. HOWEVER, PROBLEMS PERSIST, PARTICULARLY WITH THE JUDICIARY, CERTAIN MUNICIP [...] |
2002-02-28 18:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD IT |
| 02ROME1720 | AMBASSADOR GALVANIZES SUPPORT FOR STRICT IPR [...] SUMMARY. AMBASSADOR MEL SEMBLER HOSTED A RECEPTION, SPONSORED BY COPYRIGHT INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, TO SOLIDIFY SUPPORT FOR THE STRICT APPLICATION OF ITALY'S NEW ANTI- PIRACY LAW. BOTH THE AMBASSADOR AND DR. MAURO MASI, REPRESENTING THE ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER, ARTICULATED A SHARED INTEREST IN [...] |
2002-04-05 14:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD IT EUN |
| 02ROME4495 | ITALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SUBSTANTIVE PATENT [...] (U) ECONOFF MET ON 12 SEPTEMBER WITH COUNSELOR GIULIO PRIGIONI, THE NEWLY-APPOINTED ITALIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO WIPO (REF.A) TO DISCUSS REF POINTS (REF. B). 2. (SBU) THE GOI AGREES WITH THE USG POSITION THAT THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS SHOULD REMAIN FOCUSED AND PRODUCTIVE, PR [...] |
2002-09-16 15:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EUN |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2548 | HONDURAS ON USPTO IPR SEMINARS [...] Per reftel requests, Post passed information regarding seminars on specialized intellectual property courts and enforcement programs hosted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to Director of Intellectual Property Camilo Bendeck. According to Bendeck, the Central American [...] |
2002-09-11 13:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR HO |
| 03ABUDHABI1028 | UAEG WORKING WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES TO STEM [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Summary: According to press reports, several labor camps outside of Abu Dhabi have in the past year become centers for pirated video cassettes; workers from south India record the latest movies on VHS tapes and ren [...] |
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 [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2.(C) In advance of the March 3-6 WTO services negotiations in Geneva, UAE Ministry of Economy Director of WTO Affairs Saeed Al-Nasibi publicly announced on March 2 that the UAE does not intend to open its banking, i [...] |
2003-03-02 14:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1267 | UAEG ARTICULATES POSITION ON GATS, TRIPS, AND NAMA [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Following his return from the WTO services negotiations in Geneva, UAE Ministry of Economy Director of WTO Affairs (and head of the UAE's delegation) Saeed Al-Nasibi confirmed to Econoff o [...] |
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 Health Director of Drug Control Department Dr. Easa Al-Mansouri provided Econoff a read-out on January 11 of the GCC Health Ministers Conference last week in Abu Dhabi. [...] |
2003-01-12 06:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1570 | UAE SAYS GCC-EU FTA DISCUSSIONS MAKING NO HEADWAY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT - REASONS: 1.5 (D). 2. (C) The MFA's Deputy Director for GCC Affairs, Khalid Al-Ghaith, gave Econchief a readout April 1 of ongoing discussions between the European Union and the GCC towards concluding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). According to A [...] |
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 of UAE Ministry of Economy Director of WTO Affairs Saeed Al- Nasibi, who is in Geneva on business. Al-Nasibi's assistant confirmed that he had received the initial U. [...] |
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 the UAE Federal Customs Authority Mohamed Al-Mehairi told Econoff on April 13 that the UAE is seriously considering retaliatory tariffs on Saudi exporters, in response to [...] |
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-usual in some parts of the Gulf (ref A), the launch of the GCC Customs Union on January 1 is actually raising barriers to trade in the UAE. The emirate of Abu Dhabi, in [...] |
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 ------------------- 2. (C) Summary and comment: General Director of the UAE Federal Customs Authority Mohamed Al-Mehairi updated Econoff May 6 on negotiations between the UA [...] |
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 Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology Deputy Director General Dr. Rashid bin Farhad regarding the U.S. position on the classification of Fanta beverage a [...] |
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 will welcome the Middle East Trade Initiative (METI) and its comprehensive efforts to encourage economic reform and enhance economic growth in the region -- particular [...] |
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 well as an Arabic translation of WIPO's Digital Agenda, to UAE Ministry of Information Director of Copyrights Ali Al- Baloushi on June 21. Al-Baloushi noted that the pro [...] |
2003-06-23 11:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3170 | UAEG RECEIVES U.S. CASE ON WTO TRADE FACILITATION [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche to UAE Ministry of Economy WTO Affairs Office Director Saeed Al-Nasibi on June 8. Al-Nasibi was appreciative of our notifying him of the U.S. position on WTO Trade Facilitation, and undertook to provide us with an official UAE response in the coming weeks. [...] |
2003-07-07 11:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIPR ETRD ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3897 | POST INFORMS UAEG OF CONFERENCE ON INTELLECTUAL [...] Charge d'Affaires on 8/25 informed the UAE Minister of Health, de facto Minister of Economy, and Minister of Finance and Industry about the October conference on intellectual property and international public health in Washington, DC (reftel). (Note: Responsibility for intellectual property [...] |
2003-08-25 13:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIPR ETRD ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3941 | UAEG RECEIVES WORLD BANK AND IMF LETTER IN [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-27 12:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIPR ETRD ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4411 | UAE DECLINES OFFER TO PARTICIPATE IN USPTO [...] No summary [...] |
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 Ministry of Health (MoH) issued a circular this week stating the mechanism of granting exclusive marketing rights in the UAE for all innovative pharmaceutical products [...] |
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 [...] No summary [...] |
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 [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-19 13:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 03ABUJA277 | NIGERIA TO SUPPORT U.S. TRIPS MORATORIUM [...] No summary [...] |
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 [...] Piracy of optical media remains a major issue in Nigeria. Lack of enforcement resources and trained enforcement staff, coupled with inadequate public and government understanding and appreciation of the benefits of IPR protection, make reversing this situation a difficult, long-term effort. Th [...] |
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 through the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) regarding importation of pirated software from Syria. The cause of the complaint appears to have b [...] |
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, the share of pirated material in the market has dropped considerably since 2000. Despite this progress, though, the current system has some flaws. There is a n [...] |
2003-04-03 12:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR JO |
| 03AMMAN3863 | JIPA Rolls Out Plans for Intellectual Property [...] (U) The Jordanian Intellectual Property Association (JIPA) announced at a June 25 fund-raising breakfast plans for its upcoming Intellectual Property Week (IP Week) to be held in Amman, Jordan on August 11-14, 2003. The weeklong workshop is the first of its kind in the region and JIPA hopes t [...] |
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 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), is forming a working group to provide recommendations to Iraqi authorities on establishing a pharmaceutica [...] |
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 [...] Embassy nominates two Jordanian government officials to participate in the USPTO Visiting Scholars Program. The Embassy USAID mission plans to provide travel and per diem assistance for these candidates. 2. Post nominates: Ms. Zein Al-Awamaleh, Director Office of International Indust [...] |
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 instructed Reftel. We have spoken with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Affairs office subsequent to passing to the MFA the reftel talking points as a non-pap [...] |
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 assistance in developing Jordan's capacity to support a research-based pharmaceutical industry. The request follows successful meetings between Trade Minister Salah [...] |
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 the Government of Jordan (GOJ) cabinet has approved two WIPO internet treaties and expects the notification process to WIPO to be completed by the end of the year. Am [...] |
2003-12-08 18:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR KTIA PREL JO |
| 03ANKARA1040 | TURKISH RESPONSE ON TRIPS MORATORIUM [...] Econoff delivered ref B demarche to MFA and the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat. Oya Karakas, MFA Head of Department for Multilateral Economic Affairs, provided us with the following response to Ambassador Zoellick's December letter urging other countries to join the TRIPS Moratorium on Febru [...] |
2003-02-13 10:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU USTR |
| 03ANKARA1275 | 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: RECOMMENDATION TO [...] (SBU) Turkey took some limited steps to improve intellectual property protection in 2002, notably by suspending a problematic broadcast regulation and by forming provincial committees to improve enforcement. However, piracy of optical media, books and other products remains widespread and the [...] |
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 [...] No summary [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) On April 10, Oya Karakas, Head of Department in the MFA General Directorate of Multilateral Economic Affairs, sent Embassy the following note on intellectual property protection in Turkey. The note contends that data exclusivity protection for pharmaceuticals is not required by the TRIP [...] |
2003-04-11 13:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA2957 | Special 301 Demarche Delivered; GOT Plans to [...] (SBU) Summary: Noting outstanding issues in pharmaceuticals, copyright and trademark protection, Emboffs informed GOT interlocutors that Turkey will remain on the Special 301 Watch List this year. In a change from its earlier position that data exclusivity is not required by the TRIPS Agreem [...] |
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 [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (U) Summary: At a meeting to discuss the decision to keep Turkey on the Special 301 Watch List, a Turkish copyright official acknowledged increased copyright piracy and outlined a series of steps to improve both the lega [...] |
2003-05-12 10:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA4553 | Turkey Plans to Accede to WIPO Internet [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche urging accession to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty (WCT) and Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) to Oya Karakas, MFA Head of Department for Multilateral Economic Affairs, on July 18. Karakas responded that Turkey i [...] |
2003-07-21 11:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA4554 | GOT Leaning Toward Support for U.S. Position [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-21 11:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA4700 | Turkey Restrict Street Vendors to Combat [...] Meeting with Econoff and Econ Specialist July 23, Gunay Gormez, Deputy Director General for Copyright Issues at the Turkish Ministry of Culture, informed us that the GOT had stepped up intellectual property rights enforcement in recent weeks. Provincial auditing commissions had received addit [...] |
2003-07-24 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA5683 | Demarche on Geographical Indications and the [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-09 06:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA5808 | Pharmaceuticals IPR Update [...] (SBU) Summary: Following heavy lobbying by the local generics industry, the GOT is contemplating introduction of data exclusivity protection for pharmaceutical test data only in 2007 and even watering down patent protection, but, to our knowledge, no final decisions have been taken on these m [...] |
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 [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. (SBU) In recent years, the USG has pressed Turkey to improve protection of intellectual property rights, particularly for pharmaceuticals manufacturers, but with limited results thus far. Copyright and trademark holders continue to [...] |
2003-09-26 13:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA6262 | Foreign Trade Officials' Views on Cancun, IPR [...] (SBU) Turkish Foreign Trade officials maintained that agriculture, particularly elimination of export subsidies, was their key concern at the Cancun Ministerial. This issue led the Turks to support the G- 21 at Cancun, though our interlocutors told us that actually joining the group would hav [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Copyright industry representatives contend that gaps in Turkish legislation and weak enforcement are responsible for persistently high piracy. The Culture and Tourism Minister promised the industry that the GOT would take several steps to tackle the problem, including a total ban on str [...] |
2003-10-22 10:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA6677 | Ambassador Discusses Iraq Reconstruction, [...] (SBU) In their first meeting, Health Minister Recep Akdag told the Ambassador that Turkey wanted to contribute to Iraq reconstruction by building hospitals in Kirkuk and Baghdad. He identified decreasing infant/childbirth mortality, public education on AIDS/HIV and curbing smoking as public h [...] |
2003-10-24 08:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ETRD KIPR SENV TU |
| 03ANKARA6847 | Post Comments on Special 301 [...] (U) This cable contains action requests in para 4. 2. (U) Embassy understands that PhRMA requested an Out- of-Cycle (OCR) Special 301 review of Turkey over the GOT's failure to implement data exclusivity, the proposed exclusion of pharmaceuticals from patent protection, and other concerns [...] |
2003-11-03 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA7115 | AMBASSADOR-ZIYAL MEETING ON IRAQ, REGIONAL ISSUES, [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Eric Edelman for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). Summary ------- 2. (C) At their November 13 meeting, MFA Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal told the Ambassador that the GOT wanted to engage the USG on regional issues, particularly Iraq. Ziyal maintained that the USG a [...] |
2003-11-14 15:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD IZ KIPR TU EINV |
| 03ANKARA7761 | GOT's Unclear Message on Data Exclusivity [...] (SBU) At the December Economic Partnership Commission meeting, the Turkish Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat took seemingly contradictory positions on data exclusivity protection for pharmaceuticals. A followup meeting with the Health Undersecretary reinforced our impression [...] |
2003-12-18 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA7777 | DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-19 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN ECON KIPR TU |
| 03ANKARA7785 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH FINANCE AND ECONOMY [...] (Sbu) Summary: In December 17 meetings with Economy Minister Babacan and Finance Minister Unakitan, the Ambassador stressed the need for continued fiscal discipline, structural reform and resolution of foreign investment disputes. Both Ministers reconfirmed the GOT's commitment to continue ec [...] |
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 [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paras 13 and 14. Summary/Introduction -------------------- 2. (SBU) Washington's draft EPC action plan can help build a stronger bilateral economic and commercial relationship with Turkey on economic reform, investment, trade, energy and regional iss [...] |
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: [...] (U) THE CULTURE MINISTRY IS CONSIDERING AN ARRAY OF LEGAL AMENDMENTS AND OTHER MEASURES AIMED AT COMBATING COPYRIGHT PIRACY, INCLUDING A BAN ON STREET SALES OF CULTURAL MATERIALS AND EMPOWERING THE POLICE TO ENFORCE COPYRIGHT WITHOUT SPECIFIC PROMPTS FROM RIGHTHOLDERS. THE MINISTRY REITERATED [...] |
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 pharmaceuticals. President Lula signed a decree on September 4 revising the implementation of Article 71 of Brazil's 1996 patent law, which governs the granting of co [...] |
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 in this bilateral trade relationship that began in 2000. The Chinese appear to welcome the approach, sending at least five trade delegations to Brazil this yea [...] |
2003-12-03 15:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV PREL KIPR BR CH |
| 03BRASILIA698 | BRAZIL: SPECIAL 301 RESPONSE [...] Summary. Post recommends that Brazil remain on the Priority Watch List for the 2003 Special 301 Review. New attention to entrenched IPR problems, particularly in the copyright area, may be forthcoming under the new Lula government. Driven largely by concern over lost tax revenues, impact o [...] |
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 [...] Summary: The Sri Lankan Parliament approved an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) law on July 25, 2003. It will come into effect when the Speaker of the Parliament signs the bill, expected in August. The new IPR law is WTO TRIPS compliant. It provides for improved coverage, and contains pr [...] |
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 [...] No summary [...] |
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 Lanka of this issue and local expectations for the upcoming TIFA round, Post believes it is time to take concrete steps to move towards an FTA. Specific recommendation [...] |
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 Lanka is improving and the GSL is committed to economic reforms and attracting more capital as the island continues its efforts to restore peace and prosperity. The Ind [...] |
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 Robertson, Econoffs learned that the GSL intends to provide USTR a draft negotiating document today (Monday, September 29). Reportedly, the GSL is prepared to meet most of [...] |
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 approach, Post will highlight bilateral trade issues to be addressed in TIFA (and in FTA considerations), and provide updated information. Topics of concern include govern [...] |
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 [...] (U) Classified by Amb. Jeffrey J. Lunstead for reasons 1.5 B and D. 2. (C) Summary: During his initial courtesy call on GSL Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs Ravi Karunanayake, Ambassador noted that Sri Lanka had taken a strong stand that was in its own interest at the recent WTO [...] |
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 Reftels. In this message, Mission sketches out the domestic political context. In a nutshell, the GSL, deeply worried about maintaining support for the peace proc [...] |
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 policy to generate growth and become a leader in the South Asia region and broader developing world earned kudos from the USTR delegation during the third round of TIFA ta [...] |
2003-10-23 09:48:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAID ECON EFIN KIPR ELAB PREL CE |
| 03COLOMBO2017 | IN VISIT, COMMERCE DAS WILLIAMSON EMPHASIZES [...] (U) Summary: During her visit, Commerce DAS Williamson heard updates on the current political environment and emphasized to public and private sector interlocutors the importance of a stable, predictable environment for growth and investment. Williamson applauded the government's work to date [...] |
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 [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-24 09:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD CE WTO USTR |
| 03GUATEMALA143 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] (C) Summary: On January 16, the Ambassador and FRG legislator Zury Rios discussed possible counter-narcotics decertification and the importance of securing more effective GOG cooperation in the war on drugs before a free trade agreement is ready to be approved by Congress. Rios said that the [...] |
2003-01-17 16:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SNAR ETRD CASC KIPR GT |
| 03GUATEMALA933 | AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Foreign Minister Gutierrez met on April 3 to discuss the upcoming visit of the Central American presidents to Washington to meet with President Bush on CAFTA. The Ambassador carried out demarches on Cuba and Iraq (septels), mentioned upcoming visits of USG off [...] |
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 concerned, the Government of Vietnam has decided to transfer the trademark function from the National Office of Industrial Property (NOIP) in the Ministry of Sc [...] |
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 tariffs, impose tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on a number of agricultural products, and reorganize the agencies responsible for protection of intellectual property rig [...] |
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 [...] Vietnam's ongoing struggle to understand the value of protecting intellectual property rights was demonstrated clearly in January when an article in "The Guide" magazine, a monthly supplement to The Vietnam Economic Times (VET), proudly promoted Hanoi as "home to a thriving trade in copying C [...] |
2003-02-12 08:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON VM IPROP |
| 03HANOI486 | VIETNAM: YEAR 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2003 as enforcement of IPR in Vietnam remains weak and IPR violations are rampant. We do not believe elevation to the Priority Watch List is warranted, however, as: -- The U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trad [...] |
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 the U.S. delegation and Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu headed the GVN side at the plenary session of the second annual meeting of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) [...] |
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 [...] Summary: Ho Chi Minh City's thriving trade in pirated media took a hit at the end of September when inspectors from the city's Department of Culture and Information (DCI) raided a large wholesale/retail shop where they confiscated over one hundred thousand pirated CDs, DVDs, VCDs, and videotap [...] |
2003-10-24 05:21:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | VM ETRD ECON KIPR IPROP |
| 03HOCHIMINHCITY258 | VIETNAM IPR ENFORCEMENT SUCCESS STORY: NIKE [...] In an IPR enforcement success story, the Ho Chi Minh City Economic Police have wrapped up a case against a major counterfeiter of Nike footwear. Although fines relating to IPR violations were nominal, local authorities assessed substantial fines for tax evasion and confiscated supplies and pr [...] |
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 [...] Summary. On a visit to Ho Chi Minh City's newest Computer and IT superstore, ConGen EconOff, accompanied by a Vietnamese assistant, saw a local attempt at modern American-style computer retailing, but with the same old Vietnamese IPR problems. The computers assembled by the company and sold [...] |
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-- [...] Summary: In a seminar on trademark protection in the U.S. and Vietnam, USG and private speakers introduced the system of trademark registration and enforcement in the US. Well over a hundred local businesspeople attended the seminar in Ho Chi Minh City, which was one of four locations around [...] |
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 pharmaceutical companies indicate they have not yet judged the time ripe to raise the intellectual property and pricing issues that have beset them in recent years. Despi [...] |
2003-02-28 06:14:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP KIPR TU |
| 03KUWAIT1911 | 2003 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-07 12:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR KU USTR |
| 03KUWAIT1989 | IPR LETTER TO KUWAITI CROWN PRINCE [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Post plans to use the release of the Special 301 report to make a new push for intellectual property rights (IPR) reform in Kuwait later this month (Ref A). Per email exchanges to USTR, post requests a letter from US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick to Kuwaiti [...] |
2003-05-12 07:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KU USTR |
| 03KUWAIT2451 | KUWAITI GOVERNOR PLEDGES IPR SUPPORT [...] SUMMARY. As part of a new push for much needed intellectual property rights (IPR) reform in Kuwait, following the release in May of the latest Special 301 review (reftels), the Ambassador met June 3 with the Governor of Hawally, where most of Kuwait's pirated goods are repeatedly produced and [...] |
2003-06-04 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KU USTR |
| 03OTTAWA1675 | CANADIAN PHARMACEUTICAL PATENTS: PARLIAMENTARY [...] Summary ) A Parliamentary committee has postponed a decision to recommend changes to Canada,s drug patent rules that cover the process for bringing generic drugs to the market once the innovator,s patents expire. The Canadian review mirrors the recent U.S. deliberations on the Hatch-Waxman la [...] |
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 need to amend its current New Media Exemption Order. This decision upholds the intent of Bill C-11, passed in December 2002 (Reftel), making it illegal to pu [...] |
2003-01-21 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA619 | 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - CANADA [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction - Post recommends that Canada not be placed on the Special 301 Watch List. Recent Canadian legislation has addressed several of the concerns outlined in previous 301 reports, such as the exclusion of [...] |
2003-03-06 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON CA |
| 03OTTAWA895 | CANADIAN PATENTS: MAINTENANCE FEE APPEAL UPHOLDS [...] Summary - A March 2003 Canadian Federal Court decision upholds an appeal to protect the patent rights of companies that had inadvertently paid incorrect annual maintenance fees and attempted to correct the mistake through subsequent "top-up" fees. The judge determined that the appropriate ann [...] |
2003-03-27 15:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON CA |
| 03ROME2182 | ITALY - 2003 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION [...] (SBU) ON MAY 6, ECONCOUNS CALLED ON MAURO MASI, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE AND SIPDIS EXTRAORDINARY COMMISSIONER OF SIAE (THE COPYRIGHT ROYALTY COLLECTING SOCIETY), REGARDING THE SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION FOR ITALY (REFTEL). MASI WAS NOT SURPRISED BY THE DECISI [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent discussion with Emboffs, Major General Nino di Paolo underscored the commitment of Italy's Finance Police (FP) to fighting IPR piracy. IPR protection has become a top priority for the FP as it has focused on the links between IPR pirates and organized crime. Di Pao [...] |
2003-06-03 16:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PGOV IT |
| 03ROME5197 | PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: INTERGOVERNMENTAL [...] Summary: Participants in the FAO Commission for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) Intergovernmental Technical Working Group (ITWG) made progress in setting guidelines for implementing the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic [...] |
2003-11-17 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 03ROME522 | SCENESETTER FOR USTR ZOELLICK'S FEBRUARY 11 [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE VISIT OF VICE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN TRADE ADOLFO URSO TO WASHINGTON IS A KEY OPPORTUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR U.S. TRADE PRIORITIES, BOTH IN THE U.S.-EU CONTEXT AS WELL AS IN THE DOHA NEGOTIATIONS. URSO IS PRO-U.S., PRO-FREE TRADE, AND INTERESTED IN HAVING ITALY BECOME A MORE ACTIVE [...] |
2003-02-07 18:18:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD IT KIPR PREL EUN |
| 03ROME834 | MISSION ITALY INPUT FOR 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: MISSION ITALY RECOMMENDS THAT ITALY REMAIN ON THE 301 WATCH LIST. OVERALL FREQUENCY OF COPYRIGHT PIRACY HAS LEVELED OFF OR FALLEN SLIGHTLY SINCE 2000, WHEN ITALY'S NEW COPYRIGHT LAW WAS ENACTED. NONETHELESS, TOTAL LOSSES DUE TO PIRACY ARE MOUNTING AND ITALY'S PIRACY AND COUNTERFEITI [...] |
2003-02-28 05:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD IT |
| 03SANTODOMINGO4765 | WTO CANCUN MINISTERIAL: DOMINICAN SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-08 15:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1689 | HONDURAS: WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATIES ARE IN EFFECT [...] On July 10 EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Marvin Discua, head of the GOH's Intellectual Property Rights office. Discua confirmed that Honduras became party to both the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty on May 20, 2002. He further explained that unde [...] |
2003-07-16 21:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2861 | AIDS DRUGS AND THE WTO: THE EXPERIENCE OF HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GOH has been seeking to be the first country to use the August 30 WTO decision on Access to Medicines in order to stretch its limited HIV/AIDS treatment funds. Discussions with USG officials have revealed that the GOH would not need to use this decision fo [...] |
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 [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified Post submission of the 2003 Special 301 Review for Honduras follows. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: Honduras is largely in compliance with the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), but there have been no additional moves in the past year [...] |
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 [...] (U) Revised Sensitive But Unclassified Post submission of the 2003 Special 301 Review for Honduras follows. Addressees are requested to replace reftel with this submission. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: Honduras is largely in compliance with the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Propert [...] |
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 FOR FAILING TO PROTECT U.S. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. SIMONIC IS IN CHARGE OF HEALTH AND MINORITY ISSUES. SIMONIC ACKNOWLEDGED THE OBLIGATION CROATIA HAD TO RAT [...] |
2003-05-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL KIPR HR |
| 03ZAGREB1390 | AMBASSADOR WRITES PRIME MINISTER ON [...] After hearing from industry contacts that the Ministry of Health had deleted language from the draft pharmaceutical law that would have provided EU- comparable protection for confidential test data, and after failing to see Croatian progress on moving the 1998 MOU on intellectual property to [...] |
2003-06-17 14:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD PREL HR |
| 03ZAGREB1392 | AMBASSADOR WRITES PRIME MINISTER ON [...] After hearing from industry contacts that the Ministry of Health had deleted language from the draft pharmaceutical law that would have provided EU- comparable protection for confidential test data, and after failing to see Croatian progress on moving the 1998 MOU on intellectual property to [...] |
2003-06-17 14:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD PREL HR |
| 03ZAGREB1675 | IMPLEMENTATION OF WIPO INTERNET TREATIES IN [...] ON JULY 22 WE DISCUSSED REFTEL POINTS WITH HRVOJE JUNASEVIC, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE CROATIA STATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE, AND ON JULY 23 WITH DIJANA SIMIC, ASSISTANT MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WHOSE MINISTRY HAS THE LEAD ON COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION. 2. JUNASEVIC CONFIRMED [...] |
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 forward the long-stalled bilateral MOU on intellectual property rights. During an October 14-15 visit to Zagreb, she urged authorities to ratify the MOU or fac [...] |
2003-10-21 13:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR HR |
| 03ZAGREB306 | TRIPS MORATORIUM: CROATIA WILL JOIN CONSENSUS, HAS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 6. 2. WE SENT USTR ZOELLICK'S LETTER ON THE U.S. TRIPS MORATORIUM TO MINISTER OF ECONOMY JURCIC UNDER COVER OF A NOTE FROM THE AMBASSADOR JANUARY 2 (REF A), WITH COPIES TO THE MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND HEALTH. WE PASSED REF B FOLLOW-UP POINTS J [...] |
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 MANUFACTURES MET WITH KEY UAEG OFFICIALS RECENTLY TO DISCUSS SEVERAL INCIDENCES OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT BY UAE HEALTH AUTHORITIES AND LOCAL COMPANIES. PRIOR TO TH [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a successful use of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) process, the Embassy worked with Pfizer and the UAEG to stop violations of Phizer's patent on Viagra. In May, we facilitated meetings between Pfizer and the UAEG to identify Pfizer's concerns, and the C [...] |
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 ISSUE REGULATIONS UNDER THE 2002 COPYRIGHT LAW TO ALLOW FOR SPECIALIZED COLLECTING SOCIETIES. THESE SOCIETIES ARE A PRACTICAL WAY FOR SOUND RECORDING COMPANIE [...] |
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 Government continues to take the leading role in protecting intellectual property rights (IPR) in the region. Anecdotal and statistical evidence confirms that the UAEG is enf [...] |
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: One year after its creation, the GCC Customs Union is proving to be a commercial boon for the UAE -- exports and reexports to the GCC states increased by 33 percent in 20 [...] |
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 copyrighted software at a computer store in Abu Dhabi. The Ministry of Information conducted the raid -- touted as the first "camera ambush" in the Arab wor [...] |
2004-03-06 06:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIPR ETRD TC |
| 04ABUDHABI91 | Julphar and Viagra Plus [...] (SBU) Econchief Abu Dhabi and Econoff Dubai separately met with Dr. Ahmed El Hakim, Pfizer's Director of External Affairs and Health Policy for the Middle East Region (based in Cairo), Zeydan Abuissa, Pfizer's General Manager in Dubai, and Merck's Matthew Anderson (representing Pharma) on Janu [...] |
2004-01-07 10:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD TC |
| 04AMMAN1496 | SPECIAL 301 SUBMISSIONS - JORDAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) states that enforcement of IPR violations in Jordan is weak, the evidence available to us shows that enforcement efforts against pirating in Jordan are growing in scope and that significant numbers of convictions a [...] |
2004-02-26 18:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN1501 | SPECIAL 301 SUBMISSIONS - JORDAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) states that enforcement of IPR violations in Jordan is weak, the evidence available to us shows that enforcement efforts against pirating in Jordan are growing in scope and that significant numbers of convictions a [...] |
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 bilateral Free Trade Agreement. Copyright amendments are expected to be passed by the cabinet and presented to parliament before the end of June. The GOJ is [...] |
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 Jordan's pre-inspection program, promised to look into the case and said that the government is trying to work out a formula for freezing inspections of U.S. [...] |
2004-04-14 05:15:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR JO |
| 04AMMAN4133 | JORDAN'S TRADE MINISTER REVIEWS FTA TRADE ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPM and Trade Minister Mohammad Halaiqa reviewed with the Ambassador a number of trade issues, most related to the upcoming June 8 meeting of the FTA Joint Committee. Halaiqa reported that he had spoken with Israeli DPM and Trade Minister Ehud Olmert regarding accelerated tarif [...] |
2004-05-26 04:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KTIA KIPR PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN4252 | JORDAN TRADE MINISTRY ON FTA JOINT COMMITTEE AGENDA [...] This is an action request. See last para. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Industry and Trade senior officials briefed embassy on the proposed agenda for the June 8 Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee meeting (the JC). A key change is the GOJ's likely submission of a revised list of good [...] |
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 Mohammad Halaiqa December 31 to review outstanding trade issues. Securing a date for the FTA Joint Committee meeting was a top issue. DPM Halaiqa assured the Ambas [...] |
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 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Mohammad Halaiqa to review bilateral trade issues and discuss the prospects for Jordanian companies doing busines [...] |
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 [...] This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's parliament began debate on the temporary copyright law and FTA-compliant amendments to it in mid-July. Although MPs did not conclude deliberations before adjourning, the chief government proponent of the amended copyrigh [...] |
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 Jordanian drug firm called JOSWE is marketing as a generic after receiving permission last September from the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA). After info [...] |
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, Director General of the National Library, who oversees Jordan's IPR Enforcement Unit. Embassy also delivered the reftel non-paper to The Ministry of Indust [...] |
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 [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Minister of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Ahmed Hindawi discussed with Charge follow-up on the Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee and other trade issues. Hindawi noted "very close" relations with the United States, acknowledged that some obstacles to trade might exist, but offe [...] |
2004-11-11 14:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR EAGR KTIA PREL PINR JO |
| 04ANKARA1157 | Pharmaceuticals Update: Multinationals [...] (SBU) U.S. companies have complained that a new GOT pricing caps threaten the commercial viability of many of their product lines, and could lead them to delay or suspend the launch of new pharmaceuticals in Turkey. In a letter to USTR, the Foreign Trade Undersecretary maintains that the GOT [...] |
2004-02-27 11:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA1228 | Economic Partnership Commission: Update on [...] (SBU) MFA U/S Ziyal and U/S Larson agreed to discuss implementation of the Economic Partnership Commission Action Plan (ref c) by telephone at 10:30 EST on March 5. Embassy recommends that U/S Larson encourage Turkey to adhere to the economic reform program; press for resolution of U.S. busi [...] |
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 [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 7. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Prompted by the need to respond to the European Commission's decision last month to examine pharmaceuticals trade policies, the GOT is likely to announce its plans to implement data exclusivity protection for p [...] |
2004-01-09 08:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA1598 | IPR Training Needs and Best Practices [...] Post's answers to reftel questions are as follows: A.1. Post IP Training: Embassy Ankara has facilitated Turkish participation in several training programs on intellectual property (IP) protection. In August 2003, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs organized a three- week int [...] |
2004-03-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA1917 | Background for USTR Zoellick's Meeting with [...] (SBU) Turkish trade officials tell us that, in the April 5 meeting with USTR Robert Zoellick, State Minister Kursad Tuzmen plans to focus on multilateral trade issues. The Foreign Trade Undersecretariat told us it believes that USTR's January 2004 letter to counterparts has revitalized the WT [...] |
2004-04-01 10:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA2031 | New Intellectual Property Legislation Enters [...] (U) Legislation enacted in March contains several strong anti-piracy provisions, including a ban on street sales of all copyright products and authorization for law enforcement authorities to take action without a complaint by the rightholder. However, some in the intellectual property indust [...] |
2004-04-08 10:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA2071 | Pharmaceuticals Update: GOT's Unsatisfactory [...] (SBU) The Health Ministry has proposed a data exclusivity strategy predicated on implementation at the end of 2007, and with an effective term of less than three years. The research-based pharmaceutical industry is reacting very negatively, and the Embassy has again weighed in on this issue. [...] |
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 law enforcement authorities to take action without a complaint by the rightholder, but reduces sanctions for pirates (reftel). The following unofficial trans [...] |
2004-04-26 11:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA2506 | Special 301 Demarche Delivered; New Legislation [...] (SBU) Embassy informed MFA and Foreign Trade officials of reftel decision to elevate Turkey to the Special 301 Priority Watch List on May 3. DCM made reftel points on the decision in a conversation with MFA Deputy Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Kilic, but Kilic had no immediate response [...] |
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 [...] On May 20, the Embassy received a response to our diplomatic note proposing a digital video conference (DVC) between U.S. and Turkish experts on intellectual property issues. Following the December 2003 Economic Partnership Commission meeting, the USG and GOT had agreed to expert-level meetin [...] |
2004-05-21 16:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA377 | Update on Investment Issues Facing U.S. Companies [...] (SBU) Following up on the Ambassador's recent meetings with economy ministers, the Embassy has pressed GOT authorities hard to resolve the numerous disputes involving U.S. companies. We have stressed that progress in these cases will help make the Prime Minister's visit to Washington a succes [...] |
2004-01-21 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EAGR KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA5385 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES TRADE MINISTER ON IPR [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 9. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) In a September 17 meeting with State Minister Kursad Tuzmen, the Ambassador raised intellectual property rights, barriers to importing distilled spirits and rice (septel), scheduling a Trade and Investmen [...] |
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 [...] Summary: The September 9 and 10 "Workshop on Effective Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the U.S. and Turkey" exposed Turkish judges and prosecutors to the U.S. IPR enforcement system, highlighted the concerns of U.S. and Turkish rightholders, and raised public awareness by gene [...] |
2004-09-24 14:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA5695 | Turkey: European Commission Pushing on Data [...] (SBU) On September 29, Arslan Umut Ergezer, Economic and Trade Officer with the EC Representation in Turkey, discussed with Econoff the EC's newly-issued report on practices in the Turkish pharmaceuticals industry, particularly lack of data exclusivity protection. The Trade Barrier Report uns [...] |
2004-10-04 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA608 | Deputy Treasury Undersecretary on U.S. Company [...] (SBU) Cavit Dagdas, a Deputy Undersecretary at the Turkish Treasury, told us the GOT is working toward a useful Investor Advisory Council meeting in March, in which foreign companies give frank advice on how to improve the investment climate. He also asked for USG help in ensuring that the U. [...] |
2004-01-30 12:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA6279 | Update and Next Steps on Pharmaceuticals Issues [...] (SBU) The research-based pharmaceuticals industry continues to grapple with a difficult set of challenges in the areas of intellectual property protection (lack of data exclusivity and potential patent infringement) and reimbursement reform (including non-transparent development of restrictive [...] |
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 Turkey had supported Israel's inclusion in the Western Europe and Others Group in New York in 2000, as well as during the 2004 membership renewal. Ates wanted [...] |
2004-11-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KIPR IS TU |
| 04ANKARA6371 | Health Ministry Views on Data Exclusivity; [...] (SBU) Health Ministry officials hinted that they could support immediate implementation of data exclusivity protection for confidential pharmaceutical test data if research-based industry were to make concessions in other areas. They said they had established a good dialog with industry on he [...] |
2004-11-10 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA6373 | Turkish Patent Institute on Modernization, Ties [...] (SBU) In a November 5 meeting with Econ Couns, Econoff and Econ Specialist, Turkish Patent Institute (Turkish acronym TPE) President Yusuf Balci said he would like to reach out to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in the context of his institution's modernization and development, much [...] |
2004-11-10 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA7003 | DRAFT NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-17 08:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV EFIN ECON KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA7016 | Ambassador Discusses IPR Protection with [...] (SBU) Summary: In his meeting with the Health Minister, the Ambassador raised the USG's concerns regarding lack of data protection and patent linkage in Turkey, and urged the GOT to take immediate action to resolve these problems. The Ambassador pointed out the specific problem Eli Lilly was [...] |
2004-12-17 12:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA866 | Strengthened IPR Law On The Way [...] (SBU) Culture Ministry Copyrights Deputy Director General Gunay Gormez told us the GOT was moving ahead with new anti- piracy legislation, which the Ministry submitted to the Council of Ministers last week. Gormez expected the Parliament to pass the legislation soon and without changes. Gorme [...] |
2004-02-13 10:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 04ANKARA977 | Special 301 - Raise Turkey to Priority Watch [...] (U) This cable contains action requests in para 10. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Although there are signs that the GOT is preparing to improve enforcement through a ban on street sales, copyright and trademark piracy has remained persistently high in Turkey. Turkey has also failed to p [...] |
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 [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge entourage of Ministers and business leaders, determined to put Brazil-China relations at the center of his quest for strategic alliances. Trade and investment may be the most visible it [...] |
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 [...] (U) Summary: As promised, Minister of Development, Industry and Trade (MDIC) Luis Furlan unveiled a huge composite of measures under the umbrella of Industrial, Technology and Foreign Trade Policy (PITCE in the Portuguese acronym) on March 31. A grab bag of recycled programs, financing and [...] |
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 [...] SUMMARY: Brazilian Federal Police arrested June 1 one of the country's biggest pirated goods smugglers, Law Kin Chong, and his lawyer Pedro Lindolfo for corruption, conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy involving organized crime (racketeering) and disrupting the functioning of a Parliament [...] |
2004-06-04 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA1640 | 2004 GSP REVIEW DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (U) Taking advantage of a previously scheduled courtesy call, Econoff delivered reftel demarche June 29 to the new head of the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Intellectual Property Division, Otavio Brandelli. Brandelli had no immediate reaction to news of the 90-day extension or formatio [...] |
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 [...] SUMMARY: The Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy and Tax Evasion released a draft version of its final report on June 8, making recommendations of unprecedented scope for Brazil, including draft legislation, revisions to the penal procedures code and th [...] |
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 Property Rights (IPR) protection was in the interests of both countries; he highlighted the losses that Brazilian artists and companies suffer from piracy. Lars [...] |
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 [...] (C) Summary. As a result of the 90-day extension announced on June 30, 2004 for review of Brazil's trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), a bilateral IPR Working Group held its inaugural session on August 5 in Rio de Janeiro to discuss IPR enforcement issues. The W [...] |
2004-08-11 12:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA2150 | PIRACY CPI CONCLUDES; NEW LEGISLATION PUT FORWARD [...] The highly respected Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy (ref B) formally concluded its year-long proceedings on August 11, 2004. In the three-hour-long closing ceremony, members of the commission and from the private sector uniformly stressed the need [...] |
2004-08-26 19:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA2156 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S SECOND IPR BILL [...] This is the second in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftel). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the second bill. 2. "Bill No. 3965/2004 (of the Pir [...] |
2004-08-27 14:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA2157 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S THIRD IPR BILL [...] This is the third in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftels). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the third bill. 2. Bill 3966/2004 (of the Piracy C [...] |
2004-08-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA2160 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S FOURTH IPR BILL [...] This is the fourth in a series of five cables on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftels). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the fourth bill. 2. Bill 3967/2004 (of the Piracy [...] |
2004-08-27 17:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA2162 | BRAZIL: PIRACY CPI'S FIFTH IPR BILL [...] This is the final cable in a series of five on legislation put forward on July 16, 2004 by Deputies belonging to the Congressional Investigative Commission on Piracy (reftels). Below is Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of the fifth bill. 2. Bill 3968/2004 (of the Piracy CPI [...] |
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 Commission (CPI) on Piracy briefed visitors from the U.S. General Accounting Office and Emboffs on January 20. Describing the work of the CPI and the extent of the piracy probl [...] |
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 [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY 2. (U) The announcement on June 30, 2004 to extend review of the possible withdrawal of trade benefits from Brazil under the Generalized System of Preferences, and the closing of the Congressional Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy [...] |
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 Peter F. Allgeier led an interagency delegation to Brasilia, Brazil for the September 22 meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM). Ambassador [...] |
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 [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Post offers the following thoughts as interagency deliberations proceed on review of Brazil's trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) resulting from a petition filed by the Int [...] |
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 [...] The article set forth in paragraph 2 (below) describing Federal Police action against the notorious pirated goods trafficker Law Kin Chong, appeared in the Saturday, November 6 "O Estado de Sao Paulo". Post thought it might be of interest to those in Washington who follow the IPR development [...] |
2004-11-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA2870 | DEVELOPMENT OF WEBSITE IPR MATERIALS [...] Embassy Brasilia offers the following thoughts in response to reftel's request to consider development of post specific, IPR-related web-site materials, citing the China "IPR Toolkit" as an example. Please see action request in para 5. 2. Brazil is a major market for counterfeit and pirate [...] |
2004-11-22 18:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON BEXP KCRM BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA3089 | DEMARCHE ON BRAZIL GSP/IPR REVIEW [...] (SBU) ON DECEMBER 9, AMBASSADOR AND SPECASST MET WITH AMBASSADOR ANTONIO DE AGUIAR PATRIOTA (THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S CHIEF OF STAFF) TO DELIVER REFTEL DEMARCHE AND TALKING POINTS. THE AMBASSADOR THANKED PATRIOTA FOR RECEIVING HIM FOR THE MEETING ON SHORT NOTICE. HE THEN TOLD PATRIOTA THAT HE [...] |
2004-12-17 16:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD BR IPR |
| 04BRASILIA445 | BRAZIL - 2004 SPECIAL 301 RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Brazil remain on the Priority Watch List for the 2004 Special 301 Review. Despite several positive developments, including tougher penalties for copyright infractions and increased (but isolated) police action against copyright theft, the Lula administratio [...] |
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 [...] Summary: Slovakia has enacted nearly all of the intellectual property legislation required by TRIPS, and the overall IPR situation has improved from a historical perspective. However, a lack of IPR protection for pharmaceuticals caused Slovakia to be placed on the Special 301 Watch List in [...] |
2004-03-03 16:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON XG LO IPR |
| 04BRATISLAVA267 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRAINING, NEEDS AND BEST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-22 17:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON LO |
| 04CARACAS3125 | TOBACCO FIRMS COMPLAIN OF CIGARETTE SMUGGLING FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY On October 1, Economic and Commercial Counselors met with representatives of Philip Morris and British-American Tobacco, the two largest cigarette companies in Venezuela, who raised the impact of contraband cigarettes in the domestic Venezuelan market. The particular focus was on [...] |
2004-10-05 19:57:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV VE |
| 04CARACAS627 | EMBASSY CARACAS COMMENTS ON 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) The GOV continues to show signs of slippage in its commitment to the protection of intellectual property rights. In 2003 the government persisted in its policy of approving domestic copies of internationally patented pharmaceutical products for sale in Venezuela. Venezuela's anti-trust [...] |
2004-02-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON VE |
| 04COLOMBO1971 | SRI LANKA'S FIRST HIGH PROFILE IPR RAID [...] Summary: Sri Lankan Police recently raided a CD manufacturing plant operated by a Board of Investment approved company. The plant produced music, movie and software discs, violating the intellectual property rights (IPR) of several US producers. The investigation and prosecution will be a [...] |
2004-12-09 10:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR CE ECONOMICS |
| 04COLOMBO29 | WITH NEW LAW, SRI LANKA MOVES AHEAD ON IPR [...] (U) Summary: All members of a public/private IPR Working Group are moving forward to implement Sri Lanka's new strong IPR Law, with help from outside parties, including the USG. There is a window of opportunity now, with the GSL's desire to develop an effective implementation regime, but trai [...] |
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 [...] Summary: Sri Lanka is an ideal candidate for IP training assistance, as the public and private sectors are working together to develop an implementation plan for its new, strong IPR law. The law was passed in Nov. 2003, and the GSL requested assistance with enforcement. Econoff chairs a pri [...] |
2004-03-22 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR CE WTO USTR |
| 04GUATEMALA3211 | LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (2) [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-17 17:35:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KCOR PREL KIPR GT |
| 04GUATEMALA431 | SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Summary: Guatemala recently concluded negotiations of the US - Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), which includes a strong chapter on IPR. The obligations undertaken in the agreement, along with commitments of the new government, should strengthen Guatemala's weak enforcement of I [...] |
2004-02-23 21:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON WHA |
| 04HANOI1180 | VIETNAM: NEW IPR ASSOCIATIONS [...] Summary: GVN efforts to improve enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) continue to lag. However, there are some encouraging signs that domestic industries are attaching more importance to the need for IPR protection. In recent years, several industries have established associations [...] |
2004-04-26 04:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON VN IPROP |
| 04HANOI2665 | VIETNAM: CHANEL CONCERNED ABOUT EXPORT OF FAKE [...] (U) This cable includes sensitive business information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) In a meeting September 22 with Econ/C and Econoff, three representatives of Chanel voiced concerns that a Vietnamese company may be producing and exporting counterfeit cosmetics and fragrances to th [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting October 12, Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen told the Ambassador the GVN will be well-prepared for bilateral market access negotiations with the United States in October; that he hoped the United States and Vietnam could close WTO negotiations in early 2005; and [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 22, EAP DAS Ambassador Marie Huhtala, accompanied by the Ambassador, met separately with Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu and Vice Minister of Finance Le Thi Bang Tam. DAS Huhtala encouraged the GVN to ensure full implementation of all parts of the U.S.-Vietnam B [...] |
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 [...] Summary. The Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong explained to the Ambassador a new initiative to establish Centers of Excellence for returning Vietnam Education Foundation scholars. Building off a suggestion raised during last month's fourth annual Science and Technology Joint [...] |
2004-12-07 07:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA ENRG KIPR VM IPROP |
| 04HANOI406 | VIETNAM: NIKE RAIDS IN HANOI - SMALL STEP IN THE [...] SUMMARY: In November 2003, the Ministry of Trade's Market Management Bureau (MMB), in cooperation with Nike's Brand Protection Specialist, raided 21 private sport shops and a state-owned knitwear factory, confiscating more than 1,200 counterfeit items. Two months later, the MMB destroyed al [...] |
2004-02-13 09:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON VM IPROP |
| 04HANOI513 | VIETNAM: EMBASSY INPUT FOR 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2004 as enforcement of IPR in Vietnam remains weak and IPR violations are rampant. We do not believe elevation to the Priority Watch List is warranted, however, as: -- Vietnam continued to make some [...] |
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 SOE reform in maintaining high growth rates and employment generation. He promised to privatize parts of Vietnam Airlines and to strengthen IPR enforcement. T [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary. While disappointed in the lack of progress in improving IPR protection in Vietnam, Microsoft remains committed to engaging the GVN on this critical issue. Microsoft and Business Software Alliance (BSA) representatives are looking at ways to encourage the GVN to adopt a legitim [...] |
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 for IPR protection efforts. Microsoft executives tell ConGen that it will focus on getting the GVN and multi-national corporations to use licensed software. M [...] |
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 [...] In stark contrast with Vietnam's usual indifference to IPR violations, press and public opinion have turned on a local composer who apparently plagiarized a song written by a Japanese composer. After front-page play in the local press, the Musicians Association of Vietnam is mulling action an [...] |
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 [...] Embassy Kinshasa respectfully nominates Mr. Ghislain Masengo, Legal Advisor for Intellectual Property Rights at the Ministry of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises, for the Oct. 5-8, 2004 Academy on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. 2. Contact information M. Ghislai [...] |
2004-08-27 11:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA ETRD |
| 04KINSHASA1982 | "STRATEGY TARGETING ORGANIZED PIRACY" DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
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 discussed intellectual property rights (IPR), the prospect for Kuwaiti women's enfranchisement, and the State Department's Human Rights Report. Abulhassan conceded [...] |
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 process and prospects for a second TIFA Council meeting. They echoed the comments made by senior Ministry of Commerce officials that Kuwait is "jealous" that [...] |
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 the Minister that our required annual report on Special 301 will show Kuwait as the weakest of the GCC states when it comes to protection of intellectual pr [...] |
2004-03-07 08:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR KU |
| 04LAGOS456 | Nigeria 2004 Special 301 Review on IPR [...] SUMMARY. Progress on IPR protection in Nigeria continues to be hampered by inadequate funding and poor public and government awareness. Nonetheless, we do not believe Nigeria should be added to the Watch List because improvements, however small, are detectable, and any momentum would likely b [...] |
2004-03-02 06:25:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV NI |
| 04MADRID1108 | SPAIN'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRAINING, NEEDS AND [...] There is a significant amount of intellectual property (IP) training and education in Spain sponsored by government ministries, police entities, and industry groups. To add to GOS efforts, we have arranged working breakfasts, roundtables, and lunches with the active participation of governmen [...] |
2004-04-02 09:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SP |
| 04MADRID1651 | NEW SPANISH MINISTER OF INDUSTRY WANTS STRONG [...] SUMMARY: In his May 5 courtesy call on new Minister of Industry, Tourism and Commerce Jose Montilla, the Ambassador raised USG concerns on protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in Spain. The Ambassador also asked Montilla if rumors are true that the new administration is considerin [...] |
2004-05-10 11:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR SP |
| 04MADRID1838 | NEW SPANISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE SUPPORTS [...] SUMMARY: In our first meeting with new Secretary of State for Tourism and Trade Pedro Mejia Gomez, he told us that Spain fully supported EU Trade Commissioner Lamy's efforts to move forward Doha negotiations and was not overly concerned about potential loss of agriculture subsidies, as long as [...] |
2004-05-20 10:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR SENV EAGR SP |
| 04MADRID1853 | SPAIN IPR: ABERRANT MOD CHIP RULING [...] According to an April 2004 ruling made by Barcelona Penal Court 3, the installation of mod chips (devices that allow customers to alter their video game consoles so they can operate games downloaded from the internet or from other regions) is legal. The Guardia Civil had investigated the prac [...] |
2004-05-20 16:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SP |
| 04MADRID1984 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FTC STEVENSON AND RAMOS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Trade Commission officials Hugh Stevenson and Elena Gasol Ramos to travel to Madrid June 16-18 to attend meetings with the Spanish Data Protection Agency, Attorney General's Office and the National Consumer Protection Agency. 2. Emb [...] |
2004-05-28 08:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2418 | SPAIN'S UNDERGROUND ECONOMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several European researchers have published studies outlining the problem of Spain's underground economy. The most recent study, published by Friedrich Schneider in March 2004, claims that Spain's underground economy is currently equivalent to 22.3% of official GDP. Spain's co [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Spain's new Minister of Culture has vowed to find ways to help the Spanish film industry. The press has seized on her sometimes over the top remarks and is reporting that the GOS is pursuing a policy of cultural exception along the lines of the French model. A high-level Minis [...] |
2004-07-22 15:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON KPAO SP |
| 04MADRID3932 | STRATEGY TARGETING ORGANIZED PIRACY (STOP) [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-07 14:23:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR KPAO SP WTRO |
| 04MADRID4299 | SPECIAL 301 MID-TERM REVIEW WITH COPYRIGHT [...] This is an action cable. See para. 6.1. 2. Summary: Spanish copyright industry representatives said at a 10/29/04 DCM-hosted lunch that it was too soon to tell where the Zapatero government was going with respect to IP protection. The majority said they had no view at this time whether Sp [...] |
2004-11-08 16:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR SP |
| 04MADRID553 | Spanish Film Campaign: Promotion or Protectionism? [...] Spain's film industry has kicked off 2004 with a campaign aimed at promoting Spanish films by belittling those "made in the USA." Despite the campaign's anti-American tone, there's no need for Hollywood to worry yet. GOS policy, as voiced by President Aznar, suggests that the introduction of m [...] |
2004-02-18 08:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SP |
| 04MADRID606 | SUCCESS! NIKE WINS IN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After more than 14 years of court battles, Nike has won a major victory in the Spanish Constitutional Court that once again allows the company to use its trademark (both the name and the swoosh) on apparel sold in Spain. On February 16, in response to Nike's appeal of a negative [...] |
2004-02-20 18:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SP |
| 04MADRID639 | IPR Crimes: The Impact of Spain's Penal Code Reform [...] Summary. On November 25, 2003, the Government of Spain modified its Penal Code to reinforce intellectual and industrial property protection. The revised Spanish Penal Code increases the punishments for crimes against intellectual property and copyright infringements, especially for repeat of [...] |
2004-02-25 07:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SP |
| 04MADRID736 | SPECIAL 301: PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION [...] SUMMARY: Despite the strong political will of government officials and the stepped up enforcement efforts of police, piracy continues to be a significant problem in Spain as pirates adapt their way of doing business to avoid police, to take advantage of legislative loopholes, and to better use [...] |
2004-03-03 18:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD SP |
| 04MANAMA1677 | BAHRAIN: STRATEGY TARGETING ORGANIZED PIRACY [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel talking points and STOP! fact sheet on October 24 to Salma Waheedi, Senior Economist at the Ministry of Finance and National Economy (MOFNE). Ms. Waheedi underscored Bahrain's commitment to ensuring a strong Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime and its rigorou [...] |
2004-11-07 13:37:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR KPAO BA WTRO |
| 04MANAMA249 | YEAR 2004 SPECIAL 301 INPUT: BAHRAIN'S PROGRESS [...] SUMMARY: In 2003, Bahrain sustained a strong anti-piracy policy, seizing nearly 468,000 audiovisual products, mostly DVDs. The GOB legalized its Microsoft software and is now purchasing, rather than illegally copying, additional software products. Bahrain is holding up enactment of eight draft [...] |
2004-02-23 07:10:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON BA |
| 04NEWDELHI7512 | SENATOR BAYH'S MEETINGS IN NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER [...] (C) 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 Indian commitment to move ahead with our bilateral partnership, coupled with concern about the potential disruptive effect of US F-16 sales to [...] |
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 [...] Poloff delivered the demarche (per reftel) on support for Israel's full, active membership in both Group B at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the Industrial Market Economy Countries (IMEC) at the International Labor Organization (ILO), to Peter Taylor, Deputy Director [...] |
2004-11-08 20:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KIPR IS CA UNEP WIPO ILO |
| 04OTTAWA3420 | IPR WEBSITE: CANADA [...] Post regrets delay in response to reftel. 2. Econ Counselor discussed the pros and cons of developing an IPR toolkit for Canada with FCS colleagues, who have experience with the highly successful China IPR toolkit. Our conclusion is that developing a similar project for Canada is not the [...] |
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 [...] Summary and Comment: Overall, Panama's intellectual property rights regime is headed in the right direction and has improved during the past year. Panama has relatively well-developed intellectual property laws and institutions, and the GoP has increased specialized IPR training and technic [...] |
2004-02-25 18:33:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA669 | PANAMA'S INPUT: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRAINING, [...] Summary. Post has provided primarily financial support and equipment to Panama in support of promoting effective protection and enforcement of IP rights. Panama has relatively well-developed intellectual property laws and institutions, and the GOP has also increased specialized IPR training [...] |
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 [...] Post nominates the following South African government officials to attend the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Academy on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property offered October 5-8, 2004 in Crystal City, Virginia: Maggie Venter Counterfeit Specialist National Industry Co-ordinator Anti- [...] |
2004-09-05 09:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA SF |
| 04PRETORIA4424 | ADVANCING IPR ENFORCEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA THROUGH [...] Summary. The Intellectual Property Action Group (IPACT), which includes representatives of U.S. companies, organized two useful workshops on the enforcement of intellectual property rights in South Africa in August and September. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office funded the first worksho [...] |
2004-10-01 13:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD SF AGOA USTR |
| 04PRETORIA5363 | South Africa recognizes, supports and [...] Summary. South Africa continues to support the protection and development of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) through a variety of government and private efforts. In the late 1990s, the new South African Government encouraged deeper investigation into IKS through research projects and sur [...] |
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 [...] See action request paragraph 7. 2. Summary. Econ and FCS met November 19 with representatives from Bristol Meyers and Pfizer. The pharmaceutical representatives complained that the GOE is trying to exert further control over drug prices and company profits. This latest initiative by the [...] |
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 Treaty (IT) for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Anticipated action by EU member states by March 31 would likely take the number of ratifications [...] |
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 [...] FAO announced on March 31 that 48 countries had ratified the International Treaty (IT) for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (see ref A). Simultaneous submission of instruments of ratification at the end of March by 12 EU countries and the European Community carried the IT over [...] |
2004-04-09 11:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 04ROME2418 | GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST: U.S. PRIVATE- [...] Summary: The Global Crop Diversity Trust is an independent international endowment that aims to provide permanent funding for the world's major crop diversity collections, which provide the foundation for future improvements in agricultural productivity. The Trust has garnered firm pledges o [...] |
2004-06-22 12:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO IPGRI |
| 04ROME2427 | GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST: ESTABLISHMENT [...] Provided below, for the record, is the text of a letter from FAO Director General Jacques Diouf, dated February 13, 2004, inviting member governments to sign the Agreement that establishes the Global Crop Diversity Trust. Signature does not imply any financial commitments to the Trust. Reft [...] |
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 potential to benefit small, poor farmers in developing countries. It cautions, however, that biotechnology is no panacea, and that socio-economic impacts, food saf [...] |
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 [...] SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO THE FAO SECRETARIAT, AS OF 26 JANUARY SOME 34-35 COUNTRIES HAD SUBMITTED RATIFICATION INSTRUMENTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY (IT) FOR PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. THE EC IS EXPECTED TO DO SO IN MID MARCH 2004, CONCURRENTLY WITH AT LEAST A HANDFUL [...] |
2004-01-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 04ROME3105 | PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: MATERIAL TRANSFER [...] Summary: The Expert Group on the Terms of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) will hold its first meeting on 4-8 October in Brussels, hosted by the European Commission (EC). The standard MTA will specify the terms for access and benefit sharing under the multilateral system envis [...] |
2004-08-11 12:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 04ROME4280 | ITALIAN VIEWS ON ISRAELI WEOG MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Pol M/C discussed reftel demarche with key MFA officials on November 5. While our Italian interlocutors are sympathetic to Israel's membership in consultative groups at selected UN agencies, it is unlikely to take action in the absence of EU consensus and pending the outcome of UN [...] |
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 [...] Summary: The GOI, hoping to encourage more innovation at Italian universities, is considering its own version of the Bayh-Dole Act. The Economist has described the Bayh-Dole Act as "possibly the most inspired piece of legislation to be enacted in America over the past half-century." Enacted [...] |
2004-11-24 10:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR IT |
| 04ROME709 | MISSION ITALY INPUT FOR 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Summary: Mission Italy recommends that Italy remain on the 301 watch list. Overall frequency of copyright piracy has remained essentially stable since 2000, when Italy's copyright law was enacted. Nonetheless, total losses due to piracy are mounting, and Italy's piracy and counterfeiting ra [...] |
2004-02-25 16:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD IT |
| 04SANAA2775 | IPR IN YEMEN: NEW LAWS AND ENHANCED ENFORCMENT NEEDED [...] Summary. Intellectual Property Rights Laws in Yemen need to be updated to meet Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Standards (TRIPS), and existing laws should be enforced. Although it is not a major transit point or purchaser for illicitly produced goods and is not on USTR Sp [...] |
2004-11-01 06:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR YM COM |
| 04SANTODOMINGO1703 | NEW DOMINICAN REGULATIONS ON BROADCASTING AND IPR [...] A special supplement March 12 in the HOY newspaper publishes for public comment (30 days) Resolution 029-04, a comprehensive set of regulations governing TV services and licensing of broadcasters. Most of the supplement is very technical, but of note is Chapter 1, Article 2.1: (unofficial tra [...] |
2004-03-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ETRD KIPR EINV |
| 04SANTODOMINGO4635 | DOMINICAN CONGRESS STALLS EFFORT TO UNDERCUT IPR [...] Summary. On August 11 Charge and EcoPol counselor urged Dominican House of Representatives President Alfredo Pacheco to block draft legislation from the Senate intended to reduce penalties for IPR infringements and to institute automatic compulsory licensing of patents. Pacheco said that he [...] |
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 [...] The Dominican Republic missed an October 5 deadline established in a side letter to CAFTA obligating the government to report on actions it is taking to stop television broadcast piracy. When the National Organization for Copyright Protection (ONDA) provided a preliminary copy of the late rep [...] |
2004-11-30 20:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EINV DR |
| 04SANTODOMINGO6415 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FAILS TO PRODUCE REPORT ON [...] Note proposed Embassy action, para 9. 2. The Dominican Republic missed an October 5 deadline established in a side letter to CAFTA obligating the government to report on actions it is taking to stop television broadcast piracy. When the National Office for Copyright Protection (ONDA) prov [...] |
2004-11-30 21:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EINV DR |
| 04SAOPAULO1130 | Two for Two: Brazil's Trade Policy Machine Delivers [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-12 12:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO PGOV KIPR BR |
| 04TAIPEI3093 | TAIWAN: TIME FOR TIFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan's recent change in attitude towards making efforts to resolve long-standing bilateral trade concerns with the U.S. has led to real improvements in the environment for intellectual property protection, agricultural trade, telecommunications liberalization, and pharmaceutica [...] |
2004-10-05 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KIPR EAGR ECPS PGOV IPR |
| 04TAIPEI3198 | TAIWAN SEIZES COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICALS [...] SUMMARY: LOCAL PRESS REPORTED ON OCTOBER 2 THAT THE TAICHUNG PROSECUTORS' OFFICE RAIDED NINE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TAIWAN, SEIZING OVER 2.5 MILLION COUNTERFEIT DRUG PILLS, INCLUDING VIAGRA, REDUCTIL, AND STILNOX, AND ARRESTING FOUR SUSPECTS, INCLUDING ONE LICENSED PHAR [...] |
2004-10-14 05:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD TW |
| 04TAIPEI3264 | "STOP!" DEMARCHE DELIVERED, TAIWAN LOBBIES ON [...] Econoff delivered ref demarche to the Deputy Director General of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO), Jack Lu. Lu and his staff had just returned from training in Washington with USPTO and had already been extensively briefed on the STOP! initiative. Lu expressed Taiwan's willing [...] |
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 review in March 2004. AIT recommends reducing Taiwan's current Special 301 classification from the Priority Watch List to the Watch List. Further reductions mig [...] |
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. Doing so will reinforce Taiwan's reorientation towards protecting intellectual property and provide a timely public relations victory for advocates of strong IPR [...] |
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 met with officials from the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) in Taipei, November 15-16. DOJ and TFTC officials compared antitrust developments in the US and [...] |
2004-12-14 00:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD TW |
| 04TAIPEI4066 | TRAINING CUSTOMS TO TAKE OVER EXPORT MONITORING [...] Summary: The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) announced in early 2004 their desire to abolish the Export Management System (EMS) and transfer those responsibilities to the Department of Customs in an effort to shift funds to more urgent intellectual property protection priorities. T [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) 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 investigations from various GOH agencies over the past year. The owners of this company, Michael and Sally Mitrovic, see these investigations as acts of hara [...] |
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 [...] Summary: As the Honduran Congress considers CAFTA and moves closer to a vote, both supporters and opponents of the agreement have been making their views known in public fora and through the press. In recent weeks CAFTA has been publicly denounced by Roman Catholic Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Honduran legislation regarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is largely in compliance with the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). However, Honduran authorities lack the personnel and expertise necessary to wage a trul [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a visit to Israel March 2-4, Under Secretary of Commerce Kenneth I. Juster, head of the Bureau of Industry and Security met with high-ranking Israeli officials, as well as with both Israeli a leaders from the private and public sectors in Israel's hi-tech and def industries. [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a visit to Israel March 2-4, Under Secretary of Commerce Kenneth I. Juster, head of the SIPDIS Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), met with high- ranking Israeli officials, as well as with both Israeli and American leaders from the private and public sectors in Israel's [...] |
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 confused" by the USG statement that it planned to raise Israel to Special 301 Priority Watch List status unless action is taken on data protection and copyri [...] |
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 Legal and Political Affairs, MFA UN Department). Speaking with Poloff about reftel on November 5, Ramaer said the recent CONUN meeting in Brussels considered Is [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary: After trying in vain for years to persuade the New Zealand government to change its restrictive pricing policies on pharmaceuticals, the drug industry is taking another tack: reaching out to patient groups with information designed to bolster their demands for cutting-edge drugs [...] |
2004-12-15 01:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KIPR NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON900 | REVISED PATENT LAW WON'T HELP DRUG INDUSTRY IN [...] (U) Summary: A proposed revision of New Zealand's patent law will disappoint pharmaceutical companies by failing to extend the effective patent life of drugs -- stuck at seven years on average -- and prohibiting patents for methods of medical treatment. U.S. pharmaceutical firms especially want [...] |
2004-10-28 00:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD NZ |
| 04YEREVAN2210 | IPR: PIRACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (SBU) Per reftel we delivered talking points on piracy of intellectual property to Deputy Minister of Trade Tigran Davtyan, October 6. Davtyan expressed interest in the Strategy Targeting Organi [...] |
2004-10-06 11:52:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR KPAO AM WTRO |
| 04YEREVAN470 | ARMENIA SPECIAL 301 COMMENTS [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Post recommends that Armenia remain off the Special 301 Watch List for 2004. Music and video piracy does exist in Armenia, but industry losses in the Armenian market are probably small and th [...] |
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 desire to help Croatia in the area of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, our appreciation for the support of the new government to ratify the Intellectual Propert [...] |
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, finally ratified in March, despite Ministerial-level reassurances in September. European Commission officials have raised open-ended questions about the MOU in m [...] |
2004-10-21 10:15:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EU HR |
| 04ZAGREB1893 | CROATIAN REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON TRADE IN [...] Econoff discussed reftel demarche with Predraga Boic- Ljubic, Assistant Minister for International Trade, on October 22. We emphasized the U.S. desire to work cooperatively with the GOC to fight a common scourge, and noting that the USG has provided assistance to Croatian Customs through the [...] |
2004-10-29 12:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR HR |
| 04ZAGREB2004 | EU INTEGRATION MINISTER HELPS AVERT [...] No summary [...] |
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 other companies using clinical trial data provided to the government as a condition of marketing authorization). The protection lasts for six years after the dru [...] |
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 SECURE RATIFICATION OF THE 1998 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS MOU DEMONSTRATE A SERIOUS NEW COMMITMENT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED BY PHRMA. 2. (U) O [...] |
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 had signed in May 1998 but had never ratified. While the MOU does not go into effect until implementing regulations and laws are in force and diplomatic notes [...] |
2004-03-05 15:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR PREL HR |
| 05ABUDHABI1003 | SUBJECT: DUBAI ARRESTS COUNTERFEIT AUTO PARTS [...] (U) UAE officials remain staunchly committed to stemming the flow of counterfeit auto parts, and they routinely publicize their efforts against counterfeit dealers. A February 27 news article in a local newspaper detailed police and law enforcement actions against counterfeit auto parts deale [...] |
2005-03-02 12:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR PREL ETRD TC |
| 05ABUDHABI1330 | UAE NOMINATIONA FOR IPR ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY AND [...] In response to reftel, Post asked the UAE Ministry of Justice and the Judicial Training and Studies Institute to nominate Emirati judges to participate in the May 9-26 IPR Enforcement Academy and U.S. Study Tour. The Ministry of Justice nominated three judges, and post supports their nominati [...] |
2005-03-23 11:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KIPR KMPI OTRA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI841 | EMBASSY ABU DHABI COMMENTS ON SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The UAE Government remains strongly committed to protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). The UAE continues to enforce copyright, trademark, and patent laws passed in 2002 to protect U.S. intellectual property, and remains committed to the 2002 agreement prov [...] |
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 [...] Per 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 Indications. Ghana currently imports most of the types of products listed reftel and on the EC website, including many such products from South Africa. Ghan [...] |
2005-07-20 17:07:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA GH |
| 05ALMATY1707 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Post delivered Reftel talking points to MFA Americas Desk head Kuat Seksenalinov April 29. 2. Per Reftel, points were delivered verbally. Seksenalinov did not provide a substantive response. Ordway NNNN [...] |
2005-05-04 08:00:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR KZ |
| 05ALMATY753 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301: [...] Summary: Since the release of the 2004 Special 301 report, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has worked actively and with notable success to modernize and strengthen its IPR regime. As WTO accession has increased in importance as a political goal, the GOK has fully accepted that a modern, f [...] |
2005-02-24 03:16:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR ECON KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY900 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Summary. On March 3, Ambassador met with Presidential Administration (PA) Deputy Karim Masimov. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova, PA Chief of the Center for Foreign Policy Nurlan Yermekbayev, Astana PO and Astana USAID officer were also present. In preparation for W [...] |
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. Censorship fees (ref A) are also reportedly to be restructured shortly, using a formula acceptable to key IPR supporters in private industry. Finally, a MEPI-spon [...] |
2005-03-01 08:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR ETRD PREL KTIA JO |
| 05AMMAN1701 | YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - JORDAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-01 13:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD JO |
| 05AMMAN2608 | WIPO SESSION ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND [...] Econoff delivered reftel non-paper to counterparts in the Jordanian Ministry of Industry and Trade and to the National Library, which has responsibility for IPR enforcement issues. While GOJ officials took on board the points and indicated general sympathy with the message, they were not yet [...] |
2005-03-29 18:32:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EAID OIIP JO WIPO |
| 05AMMAN2706 | WIPO SESSION ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DEVELOPMENT - [...] Econoff delivered reftel non-paper to counterparts in the Jordanian Ministry of Industry and Trade and to the National Library, which has responsibility for IPR enforcement issues. While GOJ officials took on board the points and indicated general sympathy with the message, they were not yet p [...] |
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 streets enforcing the new law. Officials raided 40-50 software shops and confiscated pirated software in five, referring the cases for prosecution. With the Busi [...] |
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 [...] Embassy Amman nominates the following three candidates for the MENA regional seminar on IPR enforcement for customs officials, sponsored by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), and to be conducted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Amman, Jordan on February 15- 16. [...] |
2005-01-19 05:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA JO |
| 05AMMAN5997 | USPTO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING - JORDAN [...] Embassy Amman nominates for the October 17-28 USPTO Visiting Scholars Program the following candidate from Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade: Mr. Khaled Arabeyyat Director Industrial Property Protection Directorate Ministry of Industry and Trade Mr. Arabeyyat supervises the entire [...] |
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 investment in advanced laboratories, research institutions, and manufacturing, Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Sharif Zu'bi told visiting NEA Deputy Assis [...] |
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 not yet well-coordinated, and the GoJ is ill-prepared for modern IP pirating techniques. As the sophistication of Jordan's IPR protection regime increases, the [...] |
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 building is a pressing need for that infrastructure to function effectively. The Ministry of Industry and Trade's Industrial Property Protection Directorate, a [...] |
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 procedures that allocate exclusive marketing rights for innovative drugs for five years from the date of approval by the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JF [...] |
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 [...] Based on input from the automotive industry, the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition's (IACC) Special 301 Recommendation on Turkey alleges that the Turkish Customs Undersecretariat requires industry to pay USD 20,000 to provide anti-counterfeit training. Moreover, the IACC requests that [...] |
2005-03-01 09:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA1329 | Turkish Patent Institute on Pharmaceuticals [...] (SBU) Summary: The President of the Turkish Patent Institute supports the idea of patent linkage and will work on a system to ensure that the Health Ministry was informed of valid patents for pharmaceuticals. He defended Turkey's new data exclusivity regulation and stated that there is no pr [...] |
2005-03-11 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA1551 | Special 301: Customs' Response to IACC [...] Econoff met with Cahit Gokcelik, Deputy Director General, Customs General Directorate, and Hulya Erbay, Customs Expert, on March 15 to discuss the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition's (IACC) Special 301 Recommendation on Turkey. (The Recommendation alleged that the Turkish Customs Und [...] |
2005-03-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA1652 | SPECIAL 301: Update on Copyright/Trademark [...] (U) Summary: A judge in Turkey's specialized intellectual property courts outlined difficulties in rendering effective IP enforcement as well as recent and forthcoming changes in Turkey's IP regime. Turkey's Trademark Association reported a rise in anti- counterfeit court cases. The GOT pro [...] |
2005-03-22 14:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA2170 | TRADE OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON PHARMACEUTICALS, [...] (SBU) Econoff met with Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) Deputy Director General for Agreements Osman Bekaroglu to deliver reftel demarche on anti-schizophrenia drug Zyprexa. Bekaroglu said that the Health Ministry was well aware of the sensitivities involved in the Zyprexa issue. With r [...] |
2005-04-18 08:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA2277 | SPECIAL 301: Update on Copyright/Trademark [...] (SBU) The GOT reports a sharp rise in seizure of pirated materials in 2004, along with other measures supporting copyright protection. Our principal film industry anti-piracy contact seems relatively upbeat about IP protection, but trademark owners, publishers and the software representative [...] |
2005-04-22 07:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU USTR |
| 05ANKARA2522 | Special 301: MFA Disappointed With PWL [...] (U) Per ref A, Econoff alerted MFA, the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU), the Turkish Patent Institute (TPE) and other agencies on April 29 that Turkey would remain on the Priority Watch List due to concerns about data exclusivity, patent linkage and copyright/trademark enforcement. FTU 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 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Undersecretary of the Turkish Health Ministry told us that the GOT had committed to the EC to extend data exclusivity protection to nonpatented drugs, which would address a major shortcoming in Turkey's regulatory regime. Separately, Lilly's Managing Director in Turkey inform [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) The GOT issued a new certification regulation last month, requiring all businesses involved in the recording, sale, reproduction and distribution of copyright materials to be certified from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MOCT). The regulation also imposes a Source Identification ( [...] |
2005-05-12 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU USTR |
| 05ANKARA3027 | Upcoming Revisions to Industrial Property [...] (SBU) Summary: Two bills amending Turkish patent legislation are under consideration. One of these, which is not supported by the GOT, threatens to gut enforcement provisions for most foreign patent holders. The Ankara-based attorney who alerted us to this legislation remains concerned that [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Foreign Trade Undersecretariat's (FTU) Director General for Agreements maintained that the GOT would not take any action on applications to market copies of Zyprexa while the issue is still in the courts; promised that State Minister Tuzmen would soon reply to the joint USD [...] |
2005-05-31 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR EAGR TU |
| 05ANKARA3347 | RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE GSP WAIVERS COUPLED [...] (U) Embassy understands that Washington agencies are considering a waiver of competitive needs limits for travertine, as well as de minimus waivers and a redesignation for other Turkish products, under our Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. The Pharmaceuticals Research and Manuf [...] |
2005-06-13 13:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA394 | GOT's New Data Exclusivity Regulation - Major [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT issued a revised regulation on January 19 providing a six-year term of data exclusivity protection for confidential pharmaceuticals test data effective January 1, 2005. The regulation contains major loopholes, including lack of retroactivity and other provisions which [...] |
2005-01-25 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA4058 | Zyprexa Update- MOH Issues Sales and Marketing [...] No summary [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey expressed its concerns about the USG Doha agriculture proposal and remained noncommittal on our request for assistance in urging the EU to table a meaningful proposal. The GOT opposes reducing tariffs before developed countries reduce their domestic support and hopes to [...] |
2005-10-28 10:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR WTRO |
| 05ANKARA6899 | PROPOSAL WOULD GUT INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY [...] (SBU) Summary. A bill abolishing penalties for infringing the industrial property rights (patents, trademarks, industrial designs and geographical indications) of goods produced outside Turkey remains on the Turkish Parliament's agenda. Embassy contacts claim that the legislation was recentl [...] |
2005-11-22 16:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU USTR |
| 05ANKARA7097 | TURKEY'S MOH OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish Health U/S Necdet Unuvar appeared optimistic about his ministry's new responsibilities after the MOH assumed many of the programs previously administered by Turkey's Social Security Commission (SSK). The GOT views these reforms, and the costs involved with them, as nec [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Turkish music, film, and publishing industries give mixed reviews to the GOT's latest IPR enforcement efforts. While they agree that the 2004 IPR enforcement law is a welcome improvement, they argue that poor enforcement due to lack of training and knowledge [...] |
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 market December 9. Lilly representatives plan to continue fighting the case in court, but asked us to refrain from discussing their specific case with the GO [...] |
2005-12-14 10:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA731 | Mars on Alleged Turkish Infringement of [...] Evie Kyriakides, Trademark Counsel for Mars Incorporated, and Hoda Barakat, a partner in the Al Tamimi and Company law firm, called on Econoff and FCS Counselor in separate meetings on February 2 to seek USG advice and assistance with respect to alleged trademark infringements of Mars confect [...] |
2005-02-08 12:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR BEXP TU |
| 05ANKARA835 | GOT DEFENDS NEW DATA EXCLUSIVITY REGULATION [...] (SBU) Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat representatives argued that Turkey's new data exclusivity regulation goes as far as is legally possible to protect research-based companies within Turkey's legal framework. The Health Ministry reported that it had implemented a system f [...] |
2005-02-14 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA839 | GOT Defends New Data Exclusivity Regulation [...] (SBU) Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat representatives argued that Turkey's new data exclusivity regulation goes as far as is legally possible to protect research-based companies within Turkey's legal framework. The Health Ministry reported that it had implemented a system f [...] |
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 MFA Director General for the Americas Selhattin Alpar on February 18. The DCM highlighted the important role intellectual property issues have played in our bi [...] |
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 sales of pirated materials and jail terms for several convicted pirates, to be successful. The Ministry is now waiting for the Prime Ministry to approve a new C [...] |
2005-02-18 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ANKARA971 | Special 301 - Recommendation to Continue [...] (SBU) The GOT has taken a number of steps in the last year to improve intellectual property protection, especially for copyright owners. However, Turkey has not implemented fully TRIPS-consistent data exclusivity protection, and piracy and counterfeiting rates remain high. Embassy recommend [...] |
2005-02-23 07:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR TU |
| 05ASUNCION1204 | PARAGUAY: IPR-UNIT NABS CUSTOMS OFFICIAL [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On 9/15, during a Treasury Department training course, Col. Felix Cruz, the director of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce's (MIC) INL-funded Specialized Technical Unit (UTE) coordinated with pro [...] |
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 [...] The GOP has announced a new tax plan designed to help formalize the economy of Ciudad del Este, situated on the border with Brazil. The system will be voluntary and is expected to take effect in November. Participants will receive benefits such as lower tariffs and lower up-front tax paymen [...] |
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 [...] Summary. This cable provides a tour de horizon of a number of Intellectual Property issues in Paraguay. Modifications to Paraguay's patent law enacted in July could violate TRIPS, particularly relating to preliminary injunctions. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce will seek USG guidance [...] |
2005-10-07 14:04:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR PREL PA |
| 05ASUNCION150 | PARAGUAY,S MINISTER OF INDUSTRY ON REFORMS AND [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador raised concerns over threats to reforms and placement of corrupt officials to Minister of Industry Ernst Bergen. Bergen shared the Ambassador's concerns and added that it was vital to preserve the current economic team. Bergen said President Nicanor Duarte Frutos [...] |
2005-01-28 14:17:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS ECON KIPR PINR PA |
| 05ASUNCION158 | PARAGUAY,S PRESIDENT ON REFORM, DRUGS, AND [...] (C) Ambassador followed up with President Nicanor Duarte Frutos (NDF) January 28 recent calls on the Ministers of Finance and Industry (septels) to push reform and emphasize U.S. priorities. Explaining drug certification in detail and praising significant success by SENAD, Ambassador stressed [...] |
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 Module (TTM) in Paraguay, identified as the second highest priority country after Colombia. A TTM involves the use of sophisticated data mining software to ana [...] |
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 GOP's Director General of Intellectual Property, Astrid Weiler. Ms. Weiler, who has been a very effective advocate of intellectual property rights in Paraguay, said tha [...] |
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 [...] As reported in reftel, Fox Sports Latin America signed an agreement with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) on August 10, 2004 to work cooperatively to reduce piracy of Fox's programming in Paraguay. Fox executives contacted post to express their satisfaction with the arrangement, w [...] |
2005-06-24 14:13:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR PREL PA |
| 05ASUNCION841 | MERCOSUR SUMMIT: LONG ON RHETORIC, SHORT ON [...] No summary [...] |
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 [...] Summary. In its first 6 months of 2005, the Specialized Technical Unit (UTE) of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC), an IPR enforcement unit assisted with INL funds, conducted 23 operations in Asuncion, Ciudad del Este, and other parts of the interior. In all, over 275,000 DVDs, CDs, [...] |
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 any higher level of the Special 301 list. The Greek Government continues its efforts to protect intellectual property and fight piracy. Existing national legis [...] |
2005-02-23 13:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD GR KIPR |
| 05BANGKOK1425 | SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- EMBASSY RECOMMENDS WATCH [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Overall IPR protection in Thailand remains woefully inadequate by any measure. During the past year, however, the RTG has modestly improved upon its commitments to improve IPR protection. Minister of Commerce Wattana Muangs [...] |
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 [...] No summary [...] |
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 [...] On October 17, Emboff met with Deputy Director General Wiboonlasana Ruamraksa of the Department of Intellectual Property, and Trademark Office Director Pajchima Thanasanti and presented talking points on upcoming WTO agriculture negotiations and geographical indications (GI) as requested in r [...] |
2005-10-17 08:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR WTO |
| 05BANGKOK6663 | THAIS PLAN FOR TAMIFLU PRODUCTION [...] Summary: The RTG is actively stockpiling the antiviral medicine Tamiflu and considering producing the drug in Thailand, with or without a license, in preparation for a possible avian flu pandemic. The RTG is procuring ingredients for production of the drug, but it is unclear if the Thai pha [...] |
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 been a controversial issue in Thailand. Anti-FTA activists from NGOs and within the RTG claim that stronger patent protection for pharmaceutical products in an [...] |
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 [...] (C) During a June 23 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Deputy USTR Josette Shiner and Acting Undersecretary of Commerce Tim Hauser stressed U.S. desire to address the trade deficit and intellectual property rights (IPR) though cooperation. They emphasized that the United States [...] |
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 intellectual property negotiator, Luis Angel Madrid. Javier Gamboa, Madrid's deputy, will now lead the Colombian IP team. Botero and Gomez fired Madrid after findin [...] |
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 need to close FTA negotiations by June and the commitment of the Colombian negotiating team to do so. Botero and Gomez also expressed their desire to advance [...] |
2005-03-11 19:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EINV KIPR CO FTA |
| 05BOGOTA2561 | REGIONAL COLOMBIAN LIQUOR MONOPOLIES TARGET EACH [...] Summary. Emboffs made a recent visit to one of Colombia's regional "licoreras" to learn how these publicly held monopolies manufacture and distribute Colombia's favorite hard liquors, aguardiente (cane liquor) and rum. Emboffs also held a follow on meeting with the Executive Director of the N [...] |
2005-03-17 19:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR CO |
| 05BOGOTA4397 | AMBASSADOR TELLS TRADE MINISTER COLOMBIA NEEDS TO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-11 18:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR CO |
| 05BOGOTA6899 | LOCAL USE IN COLOMBIA OF GEOGRAPHIC INDICATORS. [...] This is post's response to reftel request for information concerning the local use of geographic indicators (GIs) in Colombia. 2. According to the Superintendency of Commerce and Industry (SIC), Colombian trademark regulations generally protect the brand name of a product and not the "gen [...] |
2005-07-25 12:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR CO |
| 05BOGOTA9423 | WTO GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-03 21:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD KIPR |
| 05BRASILIA100 | "O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO" ARTICLE ON THE ARREST OF [...] The December 24 "O Estado de Sao Paulo" article set forth in paragraph 2 (below) describes the arrest by the GoB Federal Police of Julio Law -- the brother of notorious pirated goods trafficker Law Kin Chong. Federal Police sources have told Mission officers that as of January 11, Julio Law r [...] |
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 Jose Dirceu to discuss Miami,s bid to become the permanent FTAA secretariat site. Dirceu took the opportunity to state his desire that the FTAA talks move forw [...] |
2005-04-20 13:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR SOCI BR FTAA |
| 05BRASILIA1507 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH U.S. PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 24 and 25, U.S. pharmaceutical companies Gilead Sciences, Abbott Laboratories, and Merck separately reported to Embassy on their negotiations with Brazil's Ministry of Health (MoH) over its demands that they acquiesce to licensing production of certain HIV/AIDS drugs (re [...] |
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 [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Hugueney of Brazil's Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) told Ambassador June 6 that U.S. pharmaceutical companies should improve their offers on pricing and/or voluntary licenses for AIDS treatment drugs so as to avoid compulsory licensing by the Ministry of Health (MoH). H [...] |
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 [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (U) Summary. On Friday June 24, the GoB announced a declaration of "public interest" for Abbott Laboratories AIDS treatment drug "Kaletra," providing the legal basis for issuing a compulsory license. The Ministry of Health (MoH) provided Abbott with 10 days i [...] |
2005-06-28 11:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD IPR |
| 05BRASILIA1913 | BRAZIL: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] (SBU) The Brazilian government has in general not been supportive of the EU's position in the WTO on geographical indications. According to Otavio Brandelli, Chief of the Foreign Ministry's IPR Division, the GoB has potential problems with the EU's list of foodstuff protected by European GIs [...] |
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 Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Unit, and USTR met with counterparts from the Ministry of Justice, Federal Police, Receita Fede [...] |
2005-07-22 20:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD IPR |
| 05BRASILIA2143 | STAFFDEL O'KEEFE EXAMINES PHARMACEUTICAL REGULATORY [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. House Energy and Natural Resource Committee Counsel Colleen O'Keefe and Chris Knauer visited Brazil June 27 to July 2 to look at the degree to which local drug companies were producing substandard medicines - which eventually might find their way into the U.S. [...] |
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 [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary. Adding to the tension surrounding negotiations between the Ministry of Health and U.S. pharmaceutical companies over potential compulsory licensing, on August 11, Brazil's National Health Council approved a resolution in which it recommended t [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 30, DCM, accompanied by selected members of Country Team, met with Ministry of Health Executive Secretary Jose Agenor da Silva to discuss the implications of any potential GOB move towards compulsory licensing of pharmaceuticals. Embassy message was that: a) USG value [...] |
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" [...] The January 26 "Isto E Dinheiro" article set forth in paragraph 2 (below) describes a low-cost CD alternative that its inventor hopes will put Brazilian piracy out of business. 2. Begin Unofficial Embassy Translation Headline: Ralf, the Saviour? A low-cost CD with only three tracks an [...] |
2005-01-26 16:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
| 05BRASILIA2449 | BRAZIL SUPPORTS US POSITION IN WTO GEOGRAPHICAL [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY 2. (SBU) On September 9, Econoff delivered reftel points on the EU's GI proposal in the TRIPS Council to Otavio Brandelli, IPR Division Chief in Brazil's Foreign Ministry. In a September 14 follow-up discussion, Brandelli said the GoB [...] |
2005-09-14 22:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON WTO |
| 05BRASILIA2599 | MPA RECOMMENDS TERMINATION OF BRAZIL'S GSP [...] (SBU) Summary. According to a Business Software Alliance representative, the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) will likely communicate to USTR on Monday October 3 the action it recommends taking on Brazil's GSP Review. In a written submission to IIPA, the Motion Picture Asso [...] |
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 [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY 2. (U) Summary. On October 10, Abbott Laboratories and Brazil's Ministry of Health reached an agreement on pricing and supply of the AIDS treatment drug Kaletra, ending seven-months of intense negotiations under the threat of compul [...] |
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 [...] Summary. On October 4-5 in Brasilia, the Foreign Ministry hosted an International Seminar on Commercial, Industrial and Technological Offsets (i.e., conditioning a government purchase on some quid pro quo on the part of the vendor). The seminar sought to identify the legal principles underpinn [...] |
2005-10-18 18:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP MASS KIPR |
| 05BRASILIA2811 | FINANCE MINISTRY QUERIES ON BILATERAL RELATIONS IN [...] (SBU) On October 18, Regional Treasury Attache Mat Haarsager, EconCouns, and Econ Assistant met with Finance Ministry U/S Joaquim Levy. The wide-ranging conversation touched upon the issue of debt-for-nature swaps, the USG's democracy/development agenda, and U.S. industry's GSP petition on co [...] |
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 [...] (U) Introduction. Under pressure from the USG's review of trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) (ref A) and in response to domestic concerns about organized crime, tax losses, and risks for consumers associated with illegitimate products, the GoB has over the last on [...] |
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 country, followed shortly thereafter by a week-long tour of the company's Growth Advisory Committee. Notwithstanding the problems that the firm has experienced in [...] |
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 [...] (U) Summary: A congressional delegation led by Congressman Phil English, coordinator of the U.S. House of Representatives' Brazil Caucus, met on December 1 in Brasilia with Chamber of Deputies President Aldo Rebelo, Minister of Development, Industry and Trade Furlan and participated in a dial [...] |
2005-12-13 18:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL PGOV OREP KIPR BR |
| 05BRASILIA599 | BRAZIL'S NATIONAL PLAN TO COMBAT PIRACY [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY 2. (U) Summary. Brazil's National Council to Combat Piracy and Intellectual Property Crimes (Council) has formulated a national plan consisting of 91 measures, broken down into three categories based on their expected timeframe for im [...] |
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 [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASIFIED 2. (U) Summary. Faced with rising expenditures and supply shortfalls, on March 14, Brazil's Health Minister Costa sent letters to major multinational pharmaceutical companies that supply key drugs for the GoB's program to treat HIV/AIDS asking that they agree t [...] |
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 [...] (U) Eight Brazilian congressmen, members of the Congressional Front for the Fight Against Piracy and Tax Evasion, visited the Embassy on March 30 to deliver a letter addressed to the Ambassador regarding Brazil's inclusion on the Special 301 list and possible removal of GSP benefits. (Note, 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 [...] Slovakia has enacted nearly all of the intellectual property legislation required by TRIPS, and the overall IPR situation has improved from a historical perspective. Piracy of optical and other visual medias remains minimal, but home "burning" of CDs has likely increased. The Ministry of Inte [...] |
2005-03-01 14:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON XG LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA274 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO WIPO SESSION ON IPR AND [...] No summary [...] |
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 [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Slovakia has held two meetings in recent months with pharmaceutical companies and Embassy representatives aimed at addressing outstanding Special 301 issues so that Slovakia can be removed from the USTR "Watch List" in 2006. The relevant GOS ministries are saying the [...] |
2005-11-02 12:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON XG LO |
| 05BRUSSELS850 | ISRAEL IN IO'S: DRAFT EU ACTION PLAN SUGGESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Our EU interlocutors told us the EU plans to discuss Israeli membership in UN groups on March 8, after which the Luxembourg EU presidency will draft a formal reply to ref A demarche. In their estimation, the EU might support Israeli membership in the more &technical g [...] |
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 [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to senior-level officials in the following ministries and agencies responsible for intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and policy: Ministry of Foreign Trade and Industry; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Culture; Ministry of Communications and [...] |
2005-04-07 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EG WIPO EIAD |
| 05CAIRO3624 | EGYPT ISSUES IPR COPYRIGHT REGULATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 29, 2005, the Prime Minister issued decree 497/2005 which promulgated the final chapter of executive regulations of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Law 82 of 2002. Analysis of this chapter, which cover copyrights and neighboring rights, indicates potential defi [...] |
2005-05-12 13:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV EAID EG |
| 05CAIRO7890 | WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL [...] No summary [...] |
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 [...] No summary [...] |
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 Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry, and separately to Walid El Nozahy, Head of the Ministry's WTO Office (who had no formal response). During the meeting, Faw [...] |
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 [...] Summary: A series of USPTO sponsored Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) seminars were held in Colombo on July 23 and 25 when Professor William O. Hennessey of the Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire, and Timothy Browning, Attorney-Advisor with the Office of Enforcement, Depart [...] |
2005-08-01 11:05:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EAID ECON CE ECONOMICS |
| 05COLOMBO816 | GSL IPR Enforcement Continues, Expands; [...] Summary: Sri Lankan courts recently convicted three stores in Colombo for IPR violations, following a major police crackdown on illegal music and video stores. The raids were carried out as a result of complaints made by a leading local agent of international movie and video recordings. Sri [...] |
2005-05-02 03:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KIPR OTRA CE ECONOMICS |
| 05COLOMBO831 | COLOMBO IPR TRAINING REQUEST [...] Per request ref B, Post is pleased to submit the following proposals for funding. Since the passage of a new IPR law in 2003, Sri Lanka has taken strong action to curb IPR violations in the past few months. The public and private sectors are working together to implement the IPR law. Econo [...] |
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 regulations are not yet drafted. The 2005 Patent and Design Act is in the clearance process in the Law Ministry and the Trademark Law is expected to be sent for C [...] |
2005-05-19 08:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD BG |
| 05DHAKA3371 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TIMOTHY BROWNING [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Attorney, Timothy Browning, on his July 19-22, 2005 visit. Control officer is Dayle Johns, Economic Officer, Economic and Commercial Office; TEL: 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2206, (mobile) 011-804-344, (home) 88 [...] |
2005-07-17 01:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA AORC ASEC BG |
| 05DHAKA3636 | US Sponsored IPR Conference Raises [...] Post organized a two-day IPR conference on July 20-21 to create public support for protection of intellectual property rights. The Conference, which centered on the visit of a USPTO attorney and IPR law professor, generated significant positive media attention and raised public awareness of [...] |
2005-07-28 08:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV BG |
| 05DUBLIN365 | IRISH SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS FOR APRIL WIPO [...] On March 24, Post delivered reftel talking points to Jacob Rajan, Head of the Patents Section in the Intellectual Property Unit of the Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment (DETE). Rajan had represented Ireland at the March 21-21 Munich meetings of the Working Group of Industrializ [...] |
2005-03-24 14:23:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EAID KPAO OIIP WIPO |
| 05DUBLIN387 | IRISH SKEPTICAL OF ISRAELI MEMBERSHIP IN GROUPS AT [...] On March 31, Post delivered reftel talking points to Julian Clare, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for UN Affairs. Clare said that Ireland was SIPDIS skeptical of proposals for Israeli membership in WEOG groups at UNEP, UN-HABITAT, and the CND, as well as Group B in WIP [...] |
2005-04-01 10:59:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ELAB KIPR WIPO ILO |
| 05GENEVA1647 | WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) [...] The Eighth Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) was held in Geneva, Switzerland from June 6-10, 2005. The U.S. Delegation Consisted of Dominic Keatin [...] |
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 patent law harmonization forward. No agreement was reached, thus calling into question whether WIPO is the appropriate venue for achieving harmonization. END [...] |
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 September 26 to October 5, 2005, ended with better-than-expected results. Member States strengthened accountability and oversight within the organization, th [...] |
2005-11-01 12:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | IO KIPR WIPO |
| 05GENEVA2670 | NOT A GOOD IDEA - WIPO PROPOSAL ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 6. 2. Ambassador Moley met November 1, at her request, with Rita Hayes, Deputy Director General WIPO, to discuss a proposed WIPO-hosted meeting of a high-level advisory group for intellectual property and avian flu. Econ Counselor and Health Atta [...] |
2005-11-02 11:18:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR TBIO WIPO |
| 05GENEVA2809 | TRIPS COUNCIL, CHINA TRM, OCTOBER 25, 2005 [...] No summary [...] |
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 government's ability to collect taxes. The potential nexus with organized crime, human and drug smuggling, along with the incentive to corrupt and undermine [...] |
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 to Plan B after Xmas Setback --------------------------------------------- 2. (C) President Berger signed into law Decree 34-2004 on December 22, effectively elim [...] |
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: [...] (SBU) Summary: Guatemala's Congress passed legislation by an overwhelming majority to reinstate data protection for drugs and agrochemicals, paving the way for consideration of the CAFTA in the U.S. Congress. This was the end of a drama played out over years that was fraught with misinformation, co [...] |
2005-03-11 19:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL GT |
| 05HANOI1074 | VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR HOSTS IPR ROUNDTABLE WITH U.S. [...] (U) Summary. Borrowing a good idea from colleagues in Beijing, on April 28, the Ambassador hosted Mission Vietnam's first-ever Roundtable on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Issues in Vietnam. In both formal presentations and during open discussion, U.S. companies and industry representati [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary. Industry representatives have now confirmed the long held suspicion that unauthorized television signals from major foreign right holders are being distributed in Vietnam and identified several of the culprits. Vietnam Electronic & Informational Corporation, apparently a state [...] |
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 [...] Action Request: See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese Minister of Health Tran Thi Chung Chien unexpectedly joined a November 8 meeting between the Ambassador and Vice Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung on WTO and bilateral issues. Madame Chien asked for U.S. assistance in persuading R [...] |
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 [...] (U) Summary: In a February 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Hanoi City People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Quoc Trieu described the city's many priorities and development plans and noted that the city will celebrate its 1000th anniversary in 2010. The Ambassador described lapses in intellectual [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2004. Enforcement of IPR in Vietnam remains weak and IPR violations are rampant. We do not believe elevation to the Priority Watch List is warranted, however, as: -- Vietnam continued to m [...] |
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 [...] (C) Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja invited the Ambassador to a working lunch February 2. Tuomioja was more relaxed and upbeat than we have seen for some time; the Ambassador was received unusually warmly and a cordial atmosphere existed throughout. The FM welcomed the President's Fe [...] |
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 [...] Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Esmond Reid, a trade specialist at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) on April 29. Reid stated that a Patent Act that would address the problems identified by the Special 301 report has gone through several drafts, and is curre [...] |
2005-05-06 20:07:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR JM |
| 05KINGSTON2382 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-20 20:34:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR JM WTO |
| 05KUWAIT1493 | NEW MINISTER OF INFORMATION HOPES TO DISSOLVE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In an introductory meeting with Ambassador, new Minister of Information Dr. Anas Al-Rasheed said that he would consider himself a successful minister if he were able to dissolve the ministry. He said that he is committed to freedom of the press and would work with the [...] |
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) record, Kuwaitis from inside and outside the government organized three different IPR seminars in late April and early May. The first event, an April 25 roun [...] |
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 intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement. Econ/C congratulated Al-Nouh on his ministry,s recent raids (ref B), and asked for additional details on Al-Nouh' [...] |
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 increased IPR enforcement activity on the part of a newly created "task force" to combat intellectual property theft. While the six-month old task force does not [...] |
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 situation in Kuwait, Econ Officer heard that the GOK has gotten the message on the importance of intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement and protection. [...] |
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 like another TIFA Council Meeting, and that the U.S. "must understand that changing laws in Kuwait takes time." He said that he would soon be sending a letter t [...] |
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 Microsoft's local License Compliance Manager, Sami Al-Anzy, to discuss the status of IPR protection and enforcement in Kuwait. Butler emphasized that he has see [...] |
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, overall the GOK has not made significant progress in enforcement actions, rewriting copyright laws, or prosecuting violators. Officials say steps will be taken af [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. In an October 19 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Deputy Director General of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) contested Kuwait's non-compliance status on IPR and labor rights. He requested additional details outlining USG IPR compliance issues and [...] |
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's new IPR Committee Chief, Khaled Al-Hendi, on February 14 to discuss the challenges Al-Hendi faces and his strategies for improving the Ministry's poor IPR p [...] |
2005-02-22 10:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL KIPR KU IPR |
| 05LAGOS1402 | NIGERIA: ECONOMIC BRIEFS, JULY/AUGUST 2005 [...] (U) Summary: While targeting a 1.6 trillion Naira budget for 2006, GON officials claim Budget 2005 cannot be fully implemented due to oil production shortage resulting from oil well closures in the Niger Delta. With oil production at only 2.4million barrels per day (bpd) instead of the budgete [...] |
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 [...] (C) Chinese copycat firms appear to be using Nigeria as base for producing and selling pirated computer software. Microsoft Nigeria executives complain the number of Chinese factories and Nigerian outlets selling pirated software products has increased the past year. Piracy likely will increa [...] |
2005-09-12 11:14:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD KIPR EINV CH NI |
| 05LAGOS1802 | NIGERIA: ECONOMIC BRIEFS, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2005 [...] (U) 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 July. Experts expect September figures to be about 21%. In the official markets, the naira was stable at about N130/$1 as of late October, while parallel market [...] |
2005-11-28 15:13:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI |
| 05LAGOS630 | Nigeria's 2005 Special 301 Review: Special [...] Summary. While awareness of intellectual property rights (IPR) is increasing in Nigeria, IPR compliance has improved only slightly. Inadequate funding of relevant agencies and the inability to sustain public and government attention to IPR violations remain concerns. Optical media piracy is [...] |
2005-04-27 14:35:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR NI |
| 05LAGOS749 | NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 2005 [...] (U) This economic update includes: -- American Business Leaders Discuss Local AmCham -- Stock Market Affected by Banking Reform -- Shipping Dinner Reveals Hands Behind Cabotage Act -- GON Introduces Presidential IPR Initiative: STRAP -- Nigeria Census 2005, Plan for the Worst and Hope for t [...] |
2005-05-20 09:05:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI |
| 05LILONGWE905 | MALAWI ON WTO AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel points to trade ministry principal secretary Newby Kumwembe on 3 October, with follow up on 11 October. As is usual in Malawi's multilateral trade discussions, Kumwembwe anticipated that Malawi would follow the consensus of least-developed countries in the WTO n [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary. Infighting between the Ministry of Trade (Mincetur) and Indecopi (Peru's IPR administrative agency) over Peru's intellectual property rights position in the FTA negotiations has become increasingly heated. Following the resignation of Peru's lead IPR negotiator and Indecopi emp [...] |
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 [...] Summary: In July 2004, a group of renowned Peruvian artists and intellectuals, led by congresswoman Elvira de la Puente, created the Peruvian Coalition for Cultural Diversity to defend, promote, and protect Peruvian cultural industries and patrimony. The Coalition sent President Toledo a let [...] |
2005-03-15 21:38:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP ECON KIPR PE |
| 05LIMA3289 | PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT STRENGTHENS ANTI-PIRACY EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOP, recognizing that intellectual property violations have escalated in recent years, is making a concerted effort to improve its anti-piracy efforts. Indecopi, Peru's IPR administrator, continues to work closely with the tax agency SUNAT and the police and has conducted [...] |
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 its best selling products, Zyprexa. According to Eli Lilly representatives, two local distributors, Ozone and PharmaIndustria, are selling copies of Zyprexa o [...] |
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 conference October 24-25, highlighting the urgent need for Peru to better protect intellectual property rights. During the conference, 70 officials from Peruv [...] |
2005-10-27 21:28:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON EINV ETRD PE |
| 05LIMA5147 | WTO GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-02 17:51:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR PE WTO |
| 05LIMA5333 | PERUVIANS WANT QUICK CONGRESSIONAL VOTE ON U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP and supporters of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement believe it is imperative that the current Peruvian Congress vote on the agreement before the new Congress and President are inaugurated in July 2006. The current Congressional Members are familiar with and are favorab [...] |
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 [...] Summary. Post recommends that Peru remain on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2005. Peru continued to face high levels of copyright piracy, including a substantial increase in optical disc piracy affecting the audiovisual industry in 2004. Indecopi, the GOP's IPR administrative agency, co [...] |
2005-02-22 22:12:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PE |
| 05LJUBLJANA127 | SLOVENIA: 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - [...] SUMMARY. In light of significant progress Slovenia has made over the past year, Post recommends that Slovenia not be included on the Special 301 Watch List or Priority Watch list for 2005. Post has consulted with PhRMA members in Ljubljana and relevant government authorities on the PhRMA re [...] |
2005-02-24 07:18:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD SI |
| 05LJUBLJANA170 | SUPPORTING ISRAEL IN WIPO AND ILO: SLOVENIA [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Dr. Biserka Strel, Director of the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office at the Ministry of the Economy, and to Jana Lovsin, Head of the Department for International Cooperation and European Affairs at the Ministry of Labor, Family and Social A [...] |
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 [...] Summary: The GOS has agreed to an IPR Roundtable with the U.S. On April 8, the Council of Ministers approved and publicized the "Integrated Government Plan for the Reduction and Elimination of Activities Damaging Intellectual Property ( http://www.mcu.es/gabipren/notas/2005/abril/c ul_08_p [...] |
2005-04-14 16:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR SP |
| 05MADRID1940 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USPTO STEADMAN AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Velica Steadman and Angela Reilly, Intellectual Property Research Specialists, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, to travel to Barcelona, May 22-27, to attend the Momentum Barcelona 2005 Conference hosted by the Centre Convencions International [...] |
2005-05-20 11:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA AORC ASEC SP |
| 05MADRID2352 | NOMINEES FOR USPTO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROGRAMS [...] Per reftel, post nominates two candidates. 2. Elena Rojas Romero Senior Officer Department of Legal Coordination and International Relations Ministry of Justice Ms. Rojas prepares legal and policy recommendations for the Ministry of Justice on IPR-related matters, particularly [...] |
2005-06-17 13:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR SP |
| 05MADRID2509 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ CALDWELL HARROP [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Caldwell Harrop, Antitrust Division, DOJ, to travel to Madrid, July 19-20, to attend the Third Annual Meeting of the Latin American Competition Forum hosted by the OECD and IDB. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. [...] |
2005-07-01 14:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD OTRA KIPR AORC SP |
| 05MADRID2876 | AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 3 MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] Summary: Ambassador stressed the importance of a level playing field in government procurement/infrastructure projects and explained our trade policy interests, particularly in intellectual property rights and agricultural biotechnology. Responding to the Ambassador, Montilla noted the import [...] |
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.-Spain IPR Roundtable in Madrid on September 28. This event stemmed from former Commerce Assistant Secretary William Lash's February 27 Roundtable proposal t [...] |
2005-10-27 15:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR SP |
| 05MADRID4026 | AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 10 MEETING WITH CULTURE [...] Summary: Ambassador's courtesy call was characterized by good atmospherics but little indication that the GOS will move significantly on the issues of concern to us. Minister Calvo started by enthusiatically describing U.S.- Spain cultural cooperation hightlights, especially the upcoming Pica [...] |
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: de Miguel Position: Chief Commander of the First Section of Investigation in the Telematics Crimes Group of the Central Operative Unit of the Judicial Police, Directorate Ge [...] |
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 [...] Summary: Charge reviewed outstanding trade issues with Spain's number two trade official, Pedro Mejia Gomez, on 2/2/05. Charge pressed for progress on rice talks, airbus negotiations, biotechnology, intellectual property rights, and wine. Mejia urged U.S. support for Pascal Lamy's WTO candid [...] |
2005-02-07 10:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO KIPR SP |
| 05MADRID644 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FTC ALDEN ABBOTT [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Trade Commission official Alden Abbott, Assistant Director for Policy and Evaluation, Bureau of Competition, to travel to Madrid, February 20-23 to speak at the Spanish Competition Tribunal's Annual Symposium of Competition. 2. Emba [...] |
2005-02-17 16:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID696 | SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION [...] Summary: Piracy in Spain continues to be a major problem. The new government is formulating, in concert with stakeholders, an integrated plan against piracy (ref B). Industry is skeptical but is working actively with the government to fix some legislative loopholes and to encourage more effect [...] |
2005-02-23 16:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR SP |
| 05MADRID7 | GOS ANNOUNCES ANTI-PIRACY PLAN [...] Minister of Culture Carmen Calvo announced on 12/29/04 key aspects of the GOS's new "Integrated Plan for the Reduction and Elimination of Activities Violating Intellectual Property". A draft of the plan has been provided to industry and other stakeholders who have until January 20 to provide [...] |
2005-01-03 14:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR SP |
| 05MADRID754 | COMMERCE ASSISTANT SECRETARY WILLIAM LASH FEBRUARY [...] SUMMARY - Commerce Assistant Secretary William Lash and DAS for Europe Eric Stewart conducted a full day of business meetings in Madrid on February 17. The key meetings for Boeing advocacy were sessions with Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Secretary General for Foreign Trade Alfredo [...] |
2005-02-28 16:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR BEXP OVIP SP |
| 05MANAGUA2077 | REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: RESEARCH ON LOCAL USE OF [...] A quick survey of local producers and distributors has identified a number of cheese, wine and meat products using generic or semi-generic names on the EU's list that are sold in Nicaragua and either produced in Nicaragua or imported from non-European producers. Â [...] |
2005-07-18 21:57:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON NU WTRO |
| 05MANAMA1427 | BAHRAIN: WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-03 13:06:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR BA WTO |
| 05MANAMA1456 | BAHRAIN: WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND [...] (U) Econoff October 9 delivered Ref B demarche concerning WTO agriculture negotiations and geographical indications (GI) to Ministry of Industry and Commerce Director of Foreign Trade Relations Abdul Razak Zainalabedin, Director of Industrial Property Mohammed Dhirar Al-Shaer and Head of Inter [...] |
2005-10-10 08:14:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR BA WTO |
| 05MANAMA321 | BAHRAIN: YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Summary. In 2004, Bahrain sustained a strong anti- piracy policy, seizing nearly 60,000 audiovisual products, mostly audio CDs and Video Compact Discs (VCDs). The GOB legalized its Microsoft software and is now purchasing, rather than illegally copying, additional software products. Five of [...] |
2005-03-07 06:40:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR BA |
| 05MANAMA421 | BAHRAIN: APRIL 11-13 WIPO SESSION ON INTELLECTUAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-20 11:24:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EAID KPAO OIIP BA WIPO |
| 05MANAMA563 | BAHRAIN: ASIP/USPTO GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-17 08:24:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA BA |
| 05MANILA1987 | EMBRACING THE DRAGON: THE PHILIPPINES DEEPENS [...] (SBU) With the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao, the Philippines has taken stock of its expanding economic relationship with China and deepened its relationship with its dominant neighbor with respect to investment, trade and economic assistance. The glow of bilateral friendship encourage [...] |
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. Roundtable participants praised the government for recent initiatives, notably its crackdown on pirated optical media goods, but stressed the need to prosecu [...] |
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 Philippines continues to face problems with inefficient courts and corruption in general. Poor implementation and unpredictable enforcement of laws remain disincentive [...] |
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, met with congressional leaders, GRP officials and U.S. business leaders to discuss general economic issues including the upcoming WTO meeting, ASEAN, IPR protec [...] |
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, met with congressional leaders and GRP officials to discuss IPR protection and the upcoming Special 301 Out-of-Cycle review (OCR). The GRP is keen to get off t [...] |
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 bill last month proposing amendments to the RP's Intellectual Property Code (IP) that could significantly weaken intellectual property rights protection for [...] |
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 List. The GRP has responded to the Special 301 out-of-cycle review by stepping up IPR protection. While there is still much to be done, it is important that th [...] |
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 President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila, and the Charge on December 20,. The plant will make the Philippines Ford's third l [...] |
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 [...] On October 19, DCM met separately with David Rantekoa, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Mohale Sekoto, Deputy Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (the highest level ministry official available) to present and discuss the talking points in refs. [...] |
2005-10-19 14:54:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON KIPR LT WTRO |
| 05MINSK922 | Belarus IPR Update [...] (SBU) Summary: A Belarusian state agency "protects" musicians' copyrights by collecting royalties on their behalf from all Belarusian restaurants, radio stations, clubs and bars. This agency recently muscled in on the local cable TV market, with the effect of stopping payments to many foreign [...] |
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) [...] (SBU) In a February 5 introductory call by the Ambassador, new Ministry of Commerce and Industry Under Secretary Ahmed al-Dheeb offered an optimistic outlook on impending U.S.-Omani Free Trade Agreement talks. Noting that labor issues under the FTA will require some work, he likewise laid dow [...] |
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 [...] (U) Summary: The Omani government stepped up its IPR enforcement efforts in April with the confiscation of tens of thousands of pirated DVDs and CDs in one of Muscat's commercial districts. This crackdown comes as part of an ongoing effort to curb piracy in the Sultanate, according to Ministr [...] |
2005-05-02 10:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR PGOV MU |
| 05NAIROBI4343 | ADDITIONAL KENYAN RESPONSE TO WTO GEOGRAPHICAL [...] On October 17, Post received a more detailed response on Kenya's position on the WTO debate on Geographical Indications (GIs) from David Nalo, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Kenya's position paper was drafted by the Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI); text [...] |
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 David Nalo on November 30, and pointed out that Kenya's position in favor of the EU's proposal on extending GIs (ref B) appeared at odds with Kenya's economi [...] |
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 [...] Summary: This cable includes biographic notes of 13 GOI and Indian private sector cybersecurity interlocutors. These biographies are derived primarily from their resumes, and all below information is in the public domain. End Summary. R. Chandrashekhar ----------------- 2. Ministry [...] |
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 copyright reform. Many Canadian observers had hoped that the GOC's recent announcement would adequately address remaining IPR questions, but the government's goals f [...] |
2005-04-18 18:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON CA |
| 05OTTAWA1305 | Canada's Response to the 2005 Special 301 Report [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic officers met with Doug George, director of IPR issues, and other officials at International Trade Canada (ITCAN) to inform them of the Special 301 decision and deliver reftel points. While rejecting the Special 301 process as a whole and disappointed with this year's r [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) is claiming a victory in an Appeals Court's rejection of last year's decision by Judge von Finkenstein that filesharing does not constitute infringement. CRIA and the other rights-holding plaintiffs (the largest musical provid [...] |
2005-05-26 18:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR CA |
| 05OTTAWA1725 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACTION PLAN: ENGAGING GOC ON [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Following the Special 301 decision requiring an out of cycle review for Canada (OCR), we urge Washington agencies to engage directly with Canadian officials to clarify the issues and assess how much progress can be expected during the review period. Following [...] |
2005-06-07 20:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR CA |
| 05OTTAWA1990 | CANADIAN COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT LEGISLATION: NOT [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: As predicted (ref Ottawa 1725), the GOC has now tabled draft legislation amending the Copyright Act. The amendments are intended to implement the provisions of the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty; however, industry commen [...] |
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 [...] On September 20, Econoffs met with officials of International Trade Canada's (ITCan) Intellectual Property Division to discuss the plan of action for Canada's upcoming Special 301 out-of-cycle review (reftel). After reciting their usual criticism of the Special 301 process in general, the Ca [...] |
2005-09-21 16:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA KIPR ETRD ECON |
| 05OTTAWA2970 | CANADIAN STAKEHOLDERS' CONCERNS ON COPYRIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: We have met again with intellectual property (IP) rightsholders to discuss their views of GOC moves on IPR. Canadian industry frustration with ineffective IPR enforcement continues to grow, and further review of the proposed copyright amendment legislation (C-60) has revealed [...] |
2005-10-04 18:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR CA |
| 05OTTAWA3114 | OTTAWA OUTREACH EVENT ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] Summary: Embassy Ottawa's October 14th outreach event on WTO and Geographical Indications (GI) was hosted by FAS and Econ and attended by officials from International Trade Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada, Industry Canada, and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. The Canadian [...] |
2005-10-18 14:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR EAGR ECON ETRD WTO |
| 05OTTAWA3244 | EVOLUTION OF INDUSTRY RESPONSE TO CANADA'S DRAFT [...] (SBU) Summary: Canadian rightsholders seem to be positioning themselves to accept notice and notice as a step in the negotiations surrounding Canada's proposed amendment to the Copyright Act. Internet service provider (ISP) liability waivers in the draft text have rightsholders fearing that [...] |
2005-10-31 19:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR CA |
| 05OTTAWA590 | 2005 SPECIAL 301 REPORT FROM OTTAWA [...] (SBU) Summary: The regulatory picture on IPR has not changed much from earlier years, however Canada is moving to address many of the issues raised in the Special 301 submissions, even though results are unlikely to be visible before the end of April. On the headline issues of enforcement an [...] |
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 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-21 17:13:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR NS WTO |
| 05PARAMARIBO715 | SURINAME - WHA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-04 11:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ECPS AMGT NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO778 | USPTO JANUARY 2006 ACADEMY ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-30 17:10:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR NS |
| 05PARIS1307 | FRANCE: 2005 SPECIAL 3001 REVIEW [...] (U) Per reftel, post has reviewed intellectual property rights protection in France, focusing most recently on piracy of optical media, GOF efforts to prevent unauthorized procurement and/or use of software, and compliance with TRIPS obligations. Post provided reftel points and industry comm [...] |
2005-03-01 17:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD FR |
| 05PARIS1578 | FRENCH STEP UP ANTIPIRACY EFFORTS; INTERESTED IN [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST AND COMMENT: See para 9. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Nine months after launching an aggressive antipiracy and counterfeiting plan (reftel), the French government is stepping up its training and coordination efforts overseas against piracy of consumer and luxury goods. By mid-2005, [...] |
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 [...] (C) SUMMARY: France is resistant to Israel's participation in political consultation groups in UN bodies outside New York, believing that there is no automatic right of participation outside of natural geographic groupings, and is reluctant to establish such a precedent. (Israel's "temporary [...] |
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 Cultural Contents and Artistic Expressions ("Cultural Diversity Convention"), which it apparently sees as a vehicle to strengthen the "cultural exception" to [...] |
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: [...] Summary. India's proposal to place a new UNESCO convention on broadcasting on the agenda of the next General Conference (GC) in October 2005 was derailed during the recent Executive Board meeting. The U.S. Mission successfully intervened to have the feasibility of such a convention considere [...] |
2005-05-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KIPR UNESCO WIPO WSIS |
| 05PARIS4460 | NOMINATION FOR USPTO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] Action request. As per reftel Post nominates Brune Mesguich-Jacquemin to attend the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Academy on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. She is currently serving as the intellectual property advisor at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. In [...] |
2005-06-24 15:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR GM |
| 05PARIS4566 | VISIT OF STOP! DELEGATION TO PARIS JUNE 10 [...] Summary: The visit of the interagency STOP delegation to Paris June 9-10 helped raise the profile of IPR issues with the French government and by extension with local industry. While we found fundamental interest in cooperation on the STOP initiatives, few concrete commitments were made dur [...] |
2005-06-29 16:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR FR |
| 05PARIS4568 | EU AND FRENCH USE ASIA LINKS TO GARNER SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. The European Union and France have used the EU's links with Asian and ASEAN nations to solidify support for its cultural policies. France hosted the Second Meeting of ASEM culture ministers on June 7-8, 2005 in Paris and both the French Minister of Culture and the French Minis [...] |
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 [...] This is an action cable. See action request in para. 7. 2. Summary: The U.S. Delegation to the Intergovernmental Council of the Rome Convention meeting at UNESCO headquarters on June 27-28, 2005 successfully advocated for a report from the Council that indicates that the right place for [...] |
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 importance of a European identity in forming development policy and cited the support that effective policies could bring to broader anti-terror efforts. Both Do [...] |
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 case but explain that contrary to the U.S. views, they believe the soon to be developed A350 would be covered by the 1992 aircraft agreement. They explained [...] |
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 pirates prefer U.S. films ------------------------------------ 2. (U) Almost 38 percent of French Internet users admit to illegally downloading movies, with a marked p [...] |
2005-11-15 10:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR FR |
| 05PARIS8623 | FRENCH LOWER HOUSE VOTES TO LEGALIZE PEER-TO-PEER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a vote that surprised the Government, France's lower house, empty on the eve of the holiday season, voted 29-28 late Dec 21 in favor of amendments that would legalize peer-to-peer downloading on the Internet. To the dismay of French and U.S. industry as well as mainstream l [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a vote that surprised the Government, France's lower house, empty on the eve of the holiday season, voted 29-28 late Dec 21 in favor of amendments that would legalize peer-to-peer downloading on the Internet. To the dismay of French and U.S. industry as well as mainstream l [...] |
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 [...] Summary: U.S. pharmaceutical companies' concerns about obstacles to market access in the Czech Republic will be raised in their 2005 Special 301 submission. Embassy Prague has raised with the GOCR the pharma industry's complaints about the discriminatory effect of Ministry of Health setting [...] |
2005-02-02 07:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EZ USTR |
| 05PRETORIA1697 | 2005 IPR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM [...] In response to reftel A request for project proposals, post submits a $18,650 budget request to conduct workshops for South African magistrates in the enforcement of South African intellectual property laws. The proposal is based on the workshops we did in 2004 and 2005 in South Africa. Wor [...] |
2005-04-29 14:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD SF |
| 05PRETORIA2103 | REMISSION OF ROYALTIES OUTSIDE OF SOUTH AFRICA [...] Summary. The South African exchange control regulations require that any remittance of money offshore that derives from the payment of royalties must receive exchange control approval from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is responsible for a [...] |
2005-05-27 14:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON SF |
| 05PRETORIA2491 | NOMINEES FOR U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE [...] Post nominates the following South African government officials for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Academy on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property programs described in reftel August 8-12 and September 12-16, 2005: Maggie Venter Counterfeit Specialist National Industry Co-ordinat [...] |
2005-06-24 15:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EAID ECON SF |
| 05PRETORIA2834 | EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS ALREADY AFFECT SOUTH [...] Summary. There are a number of examples of South African food products currently on the shelves in major retail stores in Pretoria that would be affected by the European Commission's WTO proposal(s) on Geographical Indications (GIs). South Africa already recognizes EU GIs for wine and spiri [...] |
2005-07-19 05:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD SF USTR |
| 05PRETORIA3051 | IPACT Workshops on IPR Enforcement Advance STOP - [...] Summary. This wrap-up cable reports on the seven workshops on IPR enforcement funded by INL that the U.S. Embassy organized with IPACT. The workshops succeeded in raising awareness of the seriousness of IPR issues and of ways to enforce the law more effectively in South Africa. Some 244 pro [...] |
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 dealing with the copying of educational texts, the shortcomings of copyright law, and the transiting of pirated goods. Ambassador Zoellick reiterated to SAC [...] |
2005-03-01 05:02:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD SF USTR |
| 05QUITO2577 | GOE REQUESTS GENETIC RESOURCES CONTRACT FROM [...] Summary. The GOE has denied an American research company the right to publish data drawn from research on the biodiversity of microbial communities in the Galapagos Islands. The Ministry of Environment (MOE) determined that Venter Institute, which had obtained official permission to enter Ec [...] |
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 implementation, Moroccan economic reform, support for small businesses as an engine for growth and job creation, and the importance of judicial reform to attra [...] |
2005-06-02 17:10:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB KIPR OREP PGOV MO |
| 05RABAT2258 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] The Government of Morocco's 2006 appropriation bill forecasts a 5.4 percent growth rate and a two percent inflation rate, with oil at $60 a barrel and an exchange rate of nine Moroccan dirham to one U.S. dollar. Finance Minister Fathallah Oualalou revealed these figures during his presentati [...] |
2005-11-02 17:29:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN KCOR KIPR MO |
| 05RABAT2466 | FTA LEGISLATION MOVING THROUGH PARLIAMENT [...] (C) FTA-related copyright legislation was unanimously approved by the upper house committee on Education, Cultural and Social Affairs on Dec. 9. It will be voted in upper house plenary on Monday, Dec. 12. The bill is scheduled to be seen in the lower chamber committee on Dec. 13, and we expe [...] |
2005-12-11 17:28:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR MO |
| 05RABAT2472 | FTA LAS PASS FIRST HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT [...] FTA-related copyright legislation was approved easilyby the Chamber of Councillor (upper house) plenary on Dec. 12 with several astentions but no votes against. This completes he upper house deliberations for the copyright bll. On Dec. 13 the bill will be seen in the Chamber of Representati [...] |
2005-12-12 17:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR MO |
| 05RABAT2487 | FTA LAWS ON THE MOVE AGAIN [...] (C) FTA-related patent/trademark legislation was approved by the lower chamber plenary on Dec. 13, completing lower house deliberations of this bill. The legislation passed immediately to the upper house, where it is scheduled to be seen in a special after-hours session of the committee on Ec [...] |
2005-12-13 17:27:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KIPR MO |
| 05RABAT2504 | MOROCCO PASSES ALL FTA LEGISLATION [...] (C) Copyright legislation was approved by the lower house plenary on Dec. 15, completing all parliamentary passage of FTA-related intellectual property legislation. The newly approved Copyright and Patent/Trademark bills (Ref A) now pass to the Secretariat General of the Government (SGG), whe [...] |
2005-12-15 15:00:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KIPR MO |
| 05RABAT2513 | FTA: EXCHANGE OF LETTERS ON DATA PROTECTION [...] (C) Post performed an exchange of letters in English and French with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Dec. 16 per instructions in Refs B and C. The signatory for the GOM was Minister of Health Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah. Charge d'Affaires Wayne Bush signed on behalf of the United States. Ori [...] |
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 FTA-related legislation (reftels), several members of the Moroccan Parliament's (MP) lower house (Chamber of Representatives) have expressed privately their [...] |
2005-12-30 16:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KIPR MO |
| 05RANGOON209 | SPECIAL 301: BURMA'S IPR SITUATION WORTH WATCHING [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is in response to reftel request. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are not adequately protected in Burma. There is insufficient legislative protection and basically no law enforcement attention to the problem. There are unverified rumors of unregulated optical me [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) As instructed reftel, we delivered reftel points to Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, Director General for EU Integration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Massimo Leggeri, Deputy Director General for Economic and Financial Multilateral Cooperation; and Fabrizio Piaggesi, MFA Delegate for Intel [...] |
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 [...] No summary [...] |
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 [...] (U) Summary: While famous Italian designers have long been a favored target of imitators world-wide, Italian business and government leaders are quickly realizing that no Italian product, no matter how mundane, is safe from Chinese counterfeiters. Unlike the big fashion houses, most Italian [...] |
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 [...] (SBU) Summary: GOI officials, including the Minister of Justice, have denied that the "ex- Cirielli" legislation to reform Italy's criminal justice system will have a major impact on IPR enforcement. A recently adopted amendment limits the bill's impact on current cases and reduces the like [...] |
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 [...] Uneven IPR enforcement by police remains a problem in Italy, but a lack of respect for intellectual property among the general public also represents a significant hurdle. Some 20 percent of Italian consumers, according to a recent poll, admit to buying fakes. The Embassy, in cooperation wit [...] |
2005-12-13 08:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINV IT EUN |
| 05ROME629 | SPECIAL 301 REVIEW, MISSION ITALY INPUT [...] Summary: Embassy Rome recommends that Italy remain on the 301 Watch List for 2005. Piracy rates, though showing some improvement in 2004, continue to be among the worst in Western Europe. Industry losses remain unacceptably high, wide-spread street vending of pirated and counterfeit goods c [...] |
2005-02-25 05:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD IT KIPR |
| 05SANSALVADOR2068 | EL SALVADOR: LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] Econ staff visited an upscale supermarket in San Salvador to identify examples of foods for sale using names included in the list in Reftel para. 5. The following were identified: Mozzarella (made in El Salvador), Pecorino (Guatemala), Parmigiano (Guatemala and United States), Manchego (Costa [...] |
2005-07-20 15:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA ES |
| 05SANSALVADOR2239 | DRUG PROCUREMENT CHANGES COULD POSE HEALTH RISKS [...] Summary. The Salvadoran Chemical and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (INQUIFAR) is pushing the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS) to relax its requirements for the procurement of seventy medicines for which the ISSS now requires the manufacturer to either submit evidence of r [...] |
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 the Ministries of Agriculture and Economy, of the National Registry Center (CNR), and of the National Science and Technology Committee (CONACYT). Embassy staf [...] |
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 [...] Chile and the European Union negotiated a free trade agreement (FTA) which entered into force on January 1, 2003. Trade negotiators addressed the issue of geographic indicators in the Chile/EU FTA, primarily affecting Chilean wines rather than cheese, meat or other agricultural products. 2 [...] |
2005-07-19 19:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA CI ETRD |
| 05SANTIAGO2350 | MISSION PROMOTION OF IPR PROTECTION IN CHILE [...] (SBU) Summary. One of the Mission's top priorities in 2005 has been to focus attention in Chile on the continuing failure to implement full protection of intellectual property. The overall U.S.-Chile relationship, including the bilateral trade relationship, is better than ever, and the U.S.- [...] |
2005-11-16 20:15:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV KIPR CI |
| 05SANTODOMINGO1861 | CAFTA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DELIVERS QUARTERLY [...] On April 4 the Dominican Minister of Industry and Commerce signed off on the January 2005 report on enforcement measures against broadcast piracy agreed in the side letter to the regional free trade agreement (CAFTA) and his staff delivered the text to the Embassy on April 5. Embassy is faxi [...] |
2005-04-05 20:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ETRD KIPR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO1897 | DOMINICAN RESPONSE ON WIPO APRIL 11-13 SESSION ON [...] Head of the Dominican Intellectual Property Office Enrique Ramrez told EcoPol Counselor on April 6 that he had attended the WIPO General Assembly last October and voted with others, including the United States, to discuss the Brazilian and Arlgentine proposals, for which the Dominican Republi [...] |
2005-04-06 20:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EAID ETRD KIPR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO2448 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SHUTS DOWN TELEVISION STATION [...] On April 27 the District Attorney's Office raided the headquarters of Dominican television station Virus, located in Santiago, the country's second largest city. Officials confiscated four hard drives containing video material along with hardware necessary for the station to broadcast. Virus [...] |
2005-04-29 19:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINV DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO2579 | SANTO DOMINGO 2005 IPR PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR [...] Santo Domingo requests USD 6,500funding to bring two IPR enforcement experts to the Dominican Republic for separate two-day training sessions for enforcement authorities charged with combating television broadcast piracy and pharmaceutical patent piracy. These experts would also be used for o [...] |
2005-05-06 17:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON EFIN DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO3677 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-19 19:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR OTRA DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO4211 | DOMINICAN COPYRIGHT OFFICE TALKS TOUGH [...] In April Embassy Santo Domingo reported a raid by the District Attorney's Office on the headquarters of the aptly named Dominican television station "Virus." Virus had been guilty of broadcasting pirated material and officials confiscated equipment from the station, leaving it temporarily una [...] |
2005-09-06 20:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD EINV DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO456 | DOMINICAN TECHNICAL SECRETARY OPTIMISTIC ON CAFTA [...] (SBU) Summary: Dominican Technical Secretary Temistocles Montas told the DCM January 28 that President Fernandez will present the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) for ratification during the annual presidential address to Congress on February 27, saying that that agreement is [...] |
2005-01-31 20:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EFIN KIPR PREL |
| 05SANTODOMINGO4620 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SENATE PRESIDENT VOWS TO BLOCK [...] Summary: Senate President Andres Bautista told the DCM on October 11 that he will not put onto the Senate agenda a legislative proposal inimical to patent and trademark law submitted in August by the president of the Senate Commission on Industry, Commerce and Free Trade Zones Alejandro Santo [...] |
2005-10-13 11:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ETRD KIPR PGOV IPR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO4670 | GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN WTO - DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) DCM on October 4 delivered Ref A talking points to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano. She had no immediate response, but promised to pass the information to the appropriate Dominican Government officials. Based on our prior contacts (Ref B), Embassy understands that the Dominic [...] |
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 [...] Summary: The Dominican Telecommunications Authority (INDOTEL) submitted to the Embassy on October 5 the third quarterly television broadcast piracy report for 2005. The Dominican government is punctually meeting the reporting deadlines and taking action to address the problem of broadcast pi [...] |
2005-10-21 14:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ETRD KIPR PGOV IPR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO559 | DOMINICANS RESPOND TO TELEVISION BROADCAST PIRACY [...] Summary: During the Embassy's January 31 demarche on television broadcast piracy (ref a), Under Secretary of Industry and Commerce Marcelo Puello told DCM that his Ministry took the requirement of stopping television broadcast piracy seriously and had sent the report to USTR on January 7 wit [...] |
2005-02-04 20:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EINV DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO709 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ON BROADCAST PIRACY, LAW [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez discussed the Dominican economy, CAFTA, broadcast piracy, Haiti and police and intelligence reform during a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador. Fernandez believes the new IMF Standby Agreement is as important for creating confidence as it is [...] |
2005-02-11 23:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET | EFIN KIPR ETRD DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO970 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy recommends maintaining the Dominican Republic on the Special 301 Watchlist. IPR infringement problems remain at levels similar to those of last year, with some call for optimism in the area of television broadcast piracy, a long-term problem. A broadcast piracy court [...] |
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, more active participation in regional and SIPDIS multilateral diplomacy, foreign investment and technology are priorities for the Dominican administration [...] |
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 [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by officers from Consulate General Sao Paulo, visited Porto Alegre, capital of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, May 1- 3. During the visit, Ambassador met with the governor and the mayor; toured the modern General Motors and Dell Compute [...] |
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 PSDB) enjoys a more positive public evaluation than any of his 5 predecessors, yet reviews of his performance to date remain mixed. Of his 15 campaign promise [...] |
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 the USG and GOS expressed general satisfaction with implementation of the FTA during its first year. AUSTR Barbara Weisel noted Singapore's recent efforts to e [...] |
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 [...] Post recommends maintaining Singapore's current Special 301 status in 2005, i.e., not on the watch list or priority watch list. Singapore has implemented, or is in the process of implementing, a number of significant commitments under the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that not onl [...] |
2005-02-23 08:29:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SN WTRO USTR |
| 05SOFIA1546 | BULGARIAN POLICE RAID PIRATE CD PRODUCER, ARREST [...] SUMMARY: The Bulgarian police broke up a large-scale Optical Disc Media (ODM) bootlegging operation, involving production and distribution of pirated goods. Following a well-planned investigation, the police raided two illegal production sites August 31, seizing over 70,000 pirated discs wi [...] |
2005-09-02 10:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR ASEC BU |
| 05SOFIA1597 | ECONOMY MINISTER: BULGARIA TO STAY THE MACRO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Beyrle made an introductory call on Roumen Ovcharov, the new Minister of Economy and Energy, on September 12. He stressed USG support for Bulgaria's EU accession in January 2007, as well as continued close cooperation on economic and commercial issues. In the ensuing [...] |
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 favorable. More than ever, the GOB appears eager to demonstrate progress on IP issues largely because the EU has identified it as a key area of concern. Despi [...] |
2005-11-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR ASEC BU |
| 05SOFIA1950 | 2006 NTE UPDATE FOR BULGARIA [...] The following is Embassy's input for the 2006 National Trade Estimate (NTE) report for Bulgaria. The text -- including the ranking of barriers -- has been sent electronically to USTR and State (EB). RANKING OF BARRIERS: The following are general range estimates of what the increase in U.S. e [...] |
2005-11-21 14:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON KIPR BEXP EAGR PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA345 | 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - BULGARIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Based on the amount of pirated goods flowing through Bulgaria and the lack of necessary government action despite repeated prodding by all levels of the embassy and industry, we feel that this government lacks seriousness in addressing intellectual property rights (IPR) violati [...] |
2005-02-23 14:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR BU |
| 05SOFIA874 | BULGARIA: 2005 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION [...] ACTION REQUEST IN PARA 5. 2. On April 29, we informed Deputy Minister Parvanov, Ministry of Economy, and Chavdar Zhenchev, MFA's America's Directorate, of the decision to place Bulgaria on the Watch List for 2005. We delivered the points in reftel verbally, and left them as a non-paper. [...] |
2005-05-13 06:48:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD |
| 05TAIPEI1217 | US/TAIWAN HOLD FIRST ANTI-TRUST WORKING GROUP [...] Summary: Representatives from the US Department of Justice and Fair Trade Commission and representatives from the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission held a Digital Video Conference (DVC) March 16. This was the first meeting under the auspices of the U.S./Taiwan Anti-trust Working Group. The TFTC [...] |
2005-03-22 07:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI134 | SPECIAL 301 OUT-OF-CYCLE REVIEW NOTIFICATION - [...] Econ Chief met January 13 with Taiwan Intellectual Property Office Deputy Director General Jack Lu to deliver reftel points and delivered the same message in a call to Ministry of Economic Affairs Deputy Minister Steve Chen. Chen and Lu welcomed the news that Taiwan would be downgraded from t [...] |
2005-01-13 23:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON IPR |
| 05TAIPEI1705 | TAIWAN CUSTOMS OFFICERS GET NINTENDO TRAINING [...] Following the disbanding of the Export Monitoring System (EMS) on December 31, 2004, entertainment software companies have been concerned that Taiwan Customs would be unable and unwilling to take action to protect intellectual property to the same standard as the EMS. At the urging of AIT, Ta [...] |
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 discuss ongoing bilateral trade concerns and the delay of proposed meetings under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). Eliminating barriers to ag [...] |
2005-04-08 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KIPR EAGR TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI1907 | SEIZURE OF COUNTERFEIT MICROSOFT CERTIFICATES [...] WORKING ON A TIP FROM MICROSOFT AND AFTER AN INVESTIGATION LASTING SEVERAL MONTHS, TAIWAN'S CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU (CIB) RECENTLY RAIDED A MARKETING FIRM AND AN OFFICE LOCATED IN TAIPEI CITY AND COUNTY, SEIZING COUNTERFEIT MICROSOFT CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICATION (COA). FOUR SUSPECTS [...] |
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 in counterfeit pharmaceuticals, Taiwan's Department of Health (DOH) is now beginning to look for ways to address concerns about pharmaceutical piracy and the [...] |
2005-05-12 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KIPR TW ETRD IPR |
| 05TAIPEI2742 | COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICALS SOLD ON INTERNET [...] SUMMARY: PROMPTED BY AN INVESTIGATIVE NEWS REPORT THAT INTERNET SALES OF THE POPULAR WEIGHT LOSS DRUG REDUCTIL (MANUFACTURED BY ABBOTT LABORATORIES) INCLUDED COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS, SPECIAL AGENTS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU RAIDED A RESIDENCE IN TAIPEI COUNTY MAY 24 AND ARRESTED ONE SUS [...] |
2005-06-23 22:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI2909 | EZPEER NOT GUILTY OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT [...] Summary: Taipei's Shilin District Court on June 30 announced its decision on the criminal copyright infringement case based on a complaint brought by the International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI) against peer-to-peer (P2P) software provider EZPeer. The Court ruled that provi [...] |
2005-07-05 09:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI3123 | REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: RESEARCH ON LOCAL USE OF [...] Summary: A broad survey of Taipei retail groceries shows that most products marked with the geographic indicators (GI) listed in reftel are actually from the region implied by the name. The biggest "offenders" in Taiwan are imported cheeses. Taiwan's Intellectual Property Office has responded [...] |
2005-07-25 01:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI313 | TAIWAN PASSES DATA EXCLUSIVITY BILL [...] Summary: After striking a compromise the last week of the legislative session, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) passed a bill that will provide protection for pharmaceutical data in accordance with Taiwan's WTO commitments under TRIPS. The new law will protect test data for new drugs with new [...] |
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 software, Nintendo North America (NA) provided 16 Nintendo game systems to be used by Customs officials at Chiang Kai-Shek (CKS) International Airport. The donated [...] |
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 Sun Chih-yuan had been denied by the Hong Kong authorities. The MOJ requested assistance from AIT. Shortly thereafter, we received word from the Taiwan Intelle [...] |
2005-09-08 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR TW IPR |
| 05TAIPEI3777 | P2P OPERATOR KURO FOUND GUILTY IN TAIPEI COURT [...] On September 9, Taipei District Court found Peer to Peer (P2P) website operator Kuro guilty of enabling users to violate Taiwan's copyright |