The final version of the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was released on 3 December 2010, completing a high-level international framework for strengthening the enforcement of intellectual property rights that began three years earlier when Canada, the European Union, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United States announced their intentions to draft the Agreement.
Participants in the ACTA negotiations resolved nearly all substantive issues to produce the text, which contains provisions on the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including civil, criminal, and border enforcement measures, cooperation mechanisms among ACTA parties and the establishment of best practices for effective IPR enforcement. The finalized text is to be submitted to each parties' respective domestic authorities.
ICC BASCAP, in partnership with INTA and working with a group of national anti-counterfeiting associations, has worked actively to support the negotiators and provide expertise on various provisions of the agreement. These interventions are listed below.