INTA definition
Examples of INTA in a sentence
This situation stems, inter alia, from problems concerning registration, the disappearance of the files of the Instituto Nacional de Transformación Agraria (INTA), the institutional weakness of specialized bodies and municipalities; the existence of rights based on customary systems for the holding and surveying of land; the existence of secondary occupants or the annulment of rights on the basis of the improper application of provisions concerning voluntary abandonment.
This situation stems, inter alia, from problems concerning registration, the disappearance of the files of the Instituto Nacional de TransformaciÑn Agraria (INTA), the institutional weakness of specialized bodies and municipalities; the existence of rights based on customary systems for the holding and surveying of land; the existence of secondary occupants or the annulment of rights on the basis of the improper application of provisions concerning voluntary abandonment.
In the event that the Parties cannot agree on a course of action, the Parties shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, select a mediator from the INTA Panel of Neutrals and shall engage in mediation in good faith for ten (10) days and endeavor to agree on a course of action in such jurisdiction.
INTA notes that Article 61 of the TRIPS Agreement requires governments to provide access to criminal enforcement for counterfeiting and copyrights offenses where violations take place on a “commercial scale.” Many countries supplement criminal enforcement with administrative enforcement measures, including customs, which are deemed cost-effective.
In past and recent negotiations, INTA has made it a priority to monitor and provide input during the course of trade negotiations, contributing since 1996 with comments in a number of FTAs including those leading to the US-CAFTA DR; the US-Chile FTA; the Australia-China FTA and Australia-ASEAN-New Zealand FTA; the EU-Central America Trade Agreement, and most recently to authorities in Singapore on the EU-Singapore trade treaty.
As the trend for trade negotiations continues, INTA, through its MFTA 2011 seeks to contribute to the harmonization of national laws with international treaties.
INTA has passed a number of resolutions dealing with the protection of such marks and recommends that FTAs should include provisions that would provide specific direction to countries needing to improve protection for well known marks.
INTA members are supportive of administrative enforcement, but they believe that excessive reliance on administrative channels creates a loophole for infringers, as more serious counterfeiters are rarely deterred by mere economic sanctions.
Thus, INTA has worked with ICANN on measures and initiatives designed to protect trademarks in the DNS, including, the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy put in place by ICANN in late 1999, as a mechanism that allows trademark owners to put a stop to piracy and online consumer fraud.
Therefore, in order for criminal enforcement procedures to lead to deterrence, INTA has concluded that administrative enforcement does not satisfy the obligation under the TRIPS Agreement to provide access to criminal measures against counterfeiting and should be considered only as a complement to and not as a substitute for criminal enforcement of IP rights.