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G8
The G8 Group (formerly known as the G7) is an unofficial forum of the leaders of the leading industrialised nations (the U.S., the U.K., France, Japan, Germany, Italy, Canada and Russia), where the European Commission is also represented and fully participates. The purpose of the forum is to harmonise attitudes regarding major international
issues.
IP Enforcement
G8 commitment to combat piracy and counterfeiting
At the G8 summit in St Petersburg, Russia on 16 July 2006, the G8 countries – France, the UK, Russia, the US, Japan, Germany, Canada and Italy – issued a statement titled ‘Combating IPR Piracy and Counterfeiting’. In the statement, ‘concrete measures’ considered necessary to form the basis of a G8 work plan on piracy and counterfeiting, include:
- creating in each G8 country a website providing information on mechanisms available to enforce IP rights in that country;
- engaging the OECD to prepare a report estimating the economic costs of piracy and counterfeiting on national economies and rights holders, and public health and safety;
- improving border enforcement through increased customs co-ordination to better target the trade of counterfeit goods; and
- considering the possibilities of strengthening the international legal framework pertaining to IP rights enforcement.
To access the G8 statement, click here
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