ACTA

We represent thousands of companies and workers in Europe’s innovative, manufacturing and creative sectors and we believe that Europe needs the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to support economic growth and jobs.

New report links ACTA to potential economic growth of €50 billion and 960,000 new jobs in EU.

Today, European and national business associations commend the European Union (EU) and Member States as they moved to join their global allies in the battle against counterfeiting and piracy.

Today, 15 organizations representing companies around the world publicly applaud Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore and the United States for signing the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).

The International Trademark Association (INTA) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) welcome the release of the final text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), and, in partnership with the Business Response Group (BRG), called on negotiating parties to take the necessary steps to finalize ACTA and begin its implementation.

ICC's Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) and the International Trademark Association (INTA) today announced the submission of their joint recommendations and comments on the consolidated text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The organizations’ comments were sent to the negotiators, who are meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland starting Monday, 28 June.

ICC today called for a successful conclusion to the negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) that have lasted almost two years even as risks to economic development, jobs, consumer safety and world trade remain at a high point due to the worldwide proliferation of counterfeiting and piracy.

Business leaders representing ICC's Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) initiative called on governments and business to take concrete action to stop the global trade in fake products today at a global congress on counterfeiting.

The International Trademark Association (INTA) and representatives from ICC's Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) initiative participated in a public meeting organized by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) today.

ICC's Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) and the International Trademark Association (INTA) today welcomed news that the Council of Ministers had confirmed the proposed mandate authorizing the European Commission to open negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) between the EU and key economic partners, including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Mexico and New Zealand.