Canada’s anti-fake legislation moves closer

Canada’s Combating Counterfeit Products Act is finally moving forward after months of debate, passing a third reading in Parliament.

The CCPA was first introduced in March 2013 and re-introduced the following November with identical wording, and is designed to provide rights owners and enforcement authorities with a framework for combating counterfeiting, including new civil and criminal penalties for trademark and copyright infringements.

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