Organization: World Trade Organization

The Short Report, July 17, 2019: Frailty, electric vehicles, cloud computing

A new report by the Toronto Region Board of Trade’s World Trade Centre Toronto (WTC-T) argues that the Toronto region needs a better scaleup ecosystem to grow its small and medium enterprises. Titled ”Defying Gravity: Building a Scaleup Ecosystem,” the report claims that the region provides ample support to tech startups through its numerous accelerators…

WTO rules against Canada in aircraft dispute

An arbitration panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled in favour of Brazil in its dispute with Canada over the financing of aircraft. The panel ruled that Brazil can impose countermeasures worth $385 million against Canada, down considerably from the $5.2 billion that Brazil was originally seeking. The two countries have been battling…

Proposed bill to give Old Act patents 20-year protection

A bill to bring the patent act into compliance with the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement on intellectual property rights has been tabled in the Senate. The bill responds to a September 18/00 WTO ruling and will extend the term of so-called “Old Act” patents from 17 to 20 years from the date of filing…