This post is structured accordingly for your convenience: (1) Introductory quote, (2) present patent law and implications for small and medium-sized enterprises with examples, (3) transferral of regulation from one part of the ACTA agreement to another and the potential effects on international arbitration regarding the agreement.

Ralph Bendrath from the European Parliament tweeted about latest briefings from the ACTA negotiations a couple of hours ago:

Message repeats in English.

EU:s externa handelspolitik är en av de mest intressanta områdena i EU-politiken. Den externa handelspolitiken påverkar faktiskt speciellt immaterialrätterna så mycket att det knappast är möjligt med någon form av subtil påverkan som inte tar sin början där.

"Brown also called for changes at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, which he said were "built for the circumstances of 60 years ago." He urged the creation of an early warning system for the international economy and greater supervision of multinational companies. " - IHT