Implications Of The TPP In Canada

On 5 October 2015, after five years of negotiations, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam, entered into a landmark trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). This agreement covers 40 per cent of the global GDP. A month later, the full text was published by both the New Zealand and US governments. Chapter 18 of the TPP text broadly discusses various IP rights and matters such as traditional knowledge, copyright, patents, software, cybersquatting, geographical indications and trade marks, even going as far as to specifically encourage member countries to allow registration of scent marks.