The TPP will be a useful trade agreement only...
The TPP will be a useful trade agreement only if it holds all involved nations “to the very highest standards” when it comes to issues such as protecting intellectual property rights and guaranteeing transparency in government procurement, said an Information…
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Technology and Innovation Foundation report released Sunday (http://bit.ly/186stv9). TPP’s final ministerial meetings will be this month, the report said. “It would be a mistake for the United States to enter into a substandard TPP that offers only weak IP protections or that permits countries to maintain mercantilist practices; doing so would in fact be worse than not joining the agreement.” Part of strengthening IP protection should include adopting a common definition for “trade secrets,” the report said.