What does ACTA stand for?

A proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has a target deadline of the end of 2010.

The administration has been conducting an overall review of current and pending trade agreements, including efforts to agree on an anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) pursued under Obama's predecessor George W.

Copyright 2009, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on International Trade & Investment/Intellectual Property, April 2009 BACKGROUND On October 23, 2007, Canada announced that it would participate in preliminary discussions with six countries and the European Union towards an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to develop international standards to better combat trade in counterfeit trade-marked and pirated copyright goods.

Trade Representative Susan Schwab said the administration planned to join with other countries to negotiate an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement that would toughen efforts to confront copyright piracy.

Canada, the European Commission, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, and Switzerland would seek to initiate negotiations on an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

This could be a sign of support of the ongoing Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations.

would join Canada, the European Commission, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Switzerland in seeking negotiations on an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

POLICY UPDATE Industry leaders support planned international anti-counterfeiting Agreement Representatives from the International Chamber of Commerce's ('ICC') Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy ('BASCAP') initiative, including leaders of some of the world's biggest companies and various government representatives, have met in New York to discuss the creation of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ('ACTA').