http://www.davidhammerstein.com/article–getting-to-know-you-haiti-and-bitter-medicine-for-the-poor-who-2–43368770.html At a crucial moment of this week´s meeting at the WHO, in the midst of a heated debate between the South and rich countries on access to medicine, Director General Margaret Chan decided to open up a three hour…
EU and US block moves for greater access to essential medicines for world´s poor
The battle lines have been drawn at the World Health Organization this week in Geneva. On one side many countries from the South, led by Brazil, India and Bolivia supported by NGOs, are pushing for changes to guarantee much greater…
Meeting of the U.S.-EU IPR Enforcement Working Group
A meeting of the EU-U.S. IPR Enforcement Working Group took place today, September 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. The TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) and the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue were both invited to the event, which was entitled “IPR Enforcement Working…
Agenda for TACD Meeting with U.S. Gov’t IP Experts
Below is the agenda for TACD’s meeting with U.S. Government IP experts next Wednesday, August 19. Representatives from the USTR, Department of State, Department of Commerce, USPTO, the Copyright Office, and Customs will be present. We expect this to be…
TACD signs open letter to USTR making recommendations on transparency
TACD recently joined seven other civil society organizations in signing a memorandum to the U.S. Trade Representative offering recommendations on how to improve transparency in international negotiations.
TACD letter to WIPO SCCR 17 delegates on WBU proposal
The following letter was distributed to WIPO SCCR 17 delegates on November 3, 2008. TACD support of World Blind Union proposal for a WIPO treaty for blind, visually impaired and other reading disabled persons. November 3rd, 2008