Policy Observatory
Mercosur-EU Free Trade Agreement: a bad deal for the public domain
Like many other multilateral agreements that have been negotiated in recent years (TPP, TTIP, etc.), the Mercosur-EU FTA covers a large number of areas (not all strictly related to trade) ranging from the exchange of goods to capital movements, phytosanitary measures, electronic commerce and intellectual property (IP). The area of negotiation related to IP is extremely broad, including patents, trademarks, geographical indications and copyright, among other topics.
Country: EU
Domains: IPR
Stakeholder: European Bodies
Tags: secret negocitations, public domain, IPR, Mercosur-EU, trade agreements