Europe will request the publication of the current drafts for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) at the next ACTA negotiating meeting in New Zealand in April, European Union trade official Luc Devigne said today.

The European Commission is requesting the publication of the documents “so that rumours can be dispelled and we don’t have to comment on leaks” said Devigne.

There was some support for ACTA shown at today’s meeting, for example from the International Trade Mark Association which again declared its hope to get ACTA in place as a gold standard, and the European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA). But scepticism about ACTA is still predominant as the debate in Brussels showed clearly.

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