Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

New Zealand participation in Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations

The recently negotiated Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) aims to establish new international standards for the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) to tackle more effectively significant trade in counterfeit and pirated goods.

The agreement focuses on three areas:

• increasing international cooperation in particular between enforcement agencies;
• establishing best practices for enforcement; and
• providing a more effective legal framework to combat counterfeiting and piracy.

The agreement builds upon and complements existing international legal frameworks for the protection and enforcement of IPRs, including the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS).

Understanding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

• What is ACTA? (PDF 420KB)
• Frequently asked questions
• ACTA fact sheet (prepared by all participants), March 2010

Updates on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations (ACTA)

• ACTA, Signing of Agreement 1 October 2011, Tokyo, Japan
• ACTA legal verification of the final text 30 November - 3 December 2010, Sydney
• ACTA joint statement from all negotiating partners on the finalised text 15 November 2010
• ACTA participants release consolidated draft text 7 October 2010
• ACTA Negotiations, Report on Final Round 23 September - 2 October 2010, Tokyo
• ACTA Negotiations, Round Eleven Draft Agenda 23 September - 1 October 2010, Tokyo
• ACTA Negotiations, Report on Round Ten 16-20 August 2010, Washington D.C.
• ACTA Negotiations, Round Ten Draft Agenda 16-20 August 2010, Washington D.C.
• ACTA Negotiations, Report on Round Nine 28 June - 1 July 2010, Lucerne
• ACTA Negotiations, Round Nine Draft Agenda 28 June - 1 July 2010, Lucerne
• ACTA Participants release draft negotiating text April 2010
• ACTA Negotiations, Report on Round Eight 12-16 April 2010, Wellington
• ACTA Negotiations, Round Eight Draft Agenda 12-16 April 2010, Wellington
• Call for Public Submissions March 2010
• ACTA Negotiations, Report on Round Seven 26-29 January 2010, Guadalajara
• ACTA Negotiations, Round Seven Draft Agenda 26-29 January 2010, Guadalajara
• Summary of Key Elements Under Discussion updated November 2009
• ACTA Negotiations, Report on Round Six 4-6 November 2009, Seoul
• ACTA Negotiations, Round Six Draft Agenda 4-6 November 2009, Seoul
• ACTA Negotiations, Report on Round Five 16-17 July 2009, Rabat
• ACTA Press Statement 12 June 2009
• ACTA Negotiations, Report on Round Four 15-18 December, 2008, Paris
• ACTA Negotiations, Report on Round Three 8-9 October, 2008, Tokyo
• ACTA Negotiations, Report on Round Two 29-31 July, 2008, Washington D.C.
• ACTA Negotiations, Report on Round One 3-4 June, 2008, Geneva