"Noted the proposal for a new international framework to strengthen IPR enforcment, 'ACTA (Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement)', and expressed hope that discussions might be accelerated for its materialization"; "agreed to support the Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy convened by the WCO, Interpol and WIPO for February 2008."; "agreed to participate in the discussion of the formal adoption of WCO's SECURE that promotes sharing of best practices in IPR enforcement, and to contribute to its capacity building activities."

Article 18.10.3-18.10.19.

Presented to 17th APEC ministerial meeting, 15-16 November 2005, Busan, Korea.

Negotiation on criminal enforcement, civil enforcement

Presentations by Janelly Fortou MEP [Rapporteur of 2004 IPRED1 Directive], Denis Olivennes [President of the French government's Olivennes Commission which recommended Three Strikes policy and Internet filtering, and Director General of major music rightsholder], Jean-Michel Jarre [musician] and Michael Shapiro [USPTO, sometime head of US delegation at WIPO] on Technical Measures of Protection and Comparison of Economic models".

Duplicate copy of document 18.

Kevin Burke, President and CEO of AAFA: footwear and apparel products represented 36% and 14% respectively of all seized counterfeit goods by US Customs in first half of 2007.

US affiliate of ICC, BASCAP, and BIAC at OECD.

International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition

Also contains Pharma Press Release dated 23 Oct 2007 in support of New Agreement Designed to Enforce Anti-counterfeiting Laws

Presentations by Stephen P. Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Sec for Market Access and Compliance, US Dept. of Commerce; Stanford McCoy, USTR

Slide 9: Progress of negotiations - June 2008 - Geneva meeting - discussed border measures, July 2008, DC - discussed civil remedies, preliminary measures, preservation of evidence, damages, legal fees, costs; Oct 2008 - Tokyo - crime enforcement. Set of Q&As - Will ACTA rewrite US law? (no). Will require searching laptops or music players? (no) (slide 18).Notes that past FTAs have called for ex officio authority for border enfct - i.e. w/o a complaint. "But this in no way requires searches of travelers' music players or computers." Also see slide 19 on harm to public and "provide an easy source of funding for organized crime."

Presentation by USTR's Stanford McCoy on ACTA. Presentations by Pfizer, Sony Music, MPAA.

Presentations to BASCAP GLG on ACTA by Ambassador Susan Schwab, on Consumer Education by WIPO's Michael Keplinger.