NAFTA 2.0

Bill C-4 was introduced today to implement the Canada-US-Mexico trade agreement. The IP related changes are substantially the same as those included in Bill C-100 introduced last May. Bill C-4 include a new criminal provisions on trade secrets, trademark changes on importation and in-transit goods, and some changes on copyright term (although not a general extension to life+70).

Bill C-4 is available from LEGISinfo.

See my earlier post on Bill C-100 and my column on the IP changes as part of the trade agreement.