[NFBWATLK] Press Release: U.S. ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty, USPTO, Jan 30 2019

[Maurice Mines]

Lynette.f at me.com	
Hi  here is the press reless  from the us patten  and  trade office. King
trump  sine it  untell three days ago. He told blindness groups that he
sined  it on Oct 10 of last year. So my thought is why the two dates?
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U.S. ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty: Landmark treaty facilitates
accessible copies of books to persons who are blind, visually impaired, and
print disabled United States Patent and Trademark Office January 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE
#19-04

WASHINGTON - The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) welcomed
the recent ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty, which allows limited
copyright exceptions for the reproduction of published works in formats
accessible to the blind and visually impaired.

President Donald J. Trump signed the documents for the U.S. to ratify the
Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are
Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled on January 28, 2019.

"I'm proud of the USPTO's efforts in the negotiation of the Marrakesh
Treaty, and the opportunities that it creates for the blind and visually
impaired community," said Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu. "This treaty establishes an
important mechanism to both protect intellectual property rights and expand
access to information and resources."

The treaty was adopted in Marrakesh in 2013 under the auspices of the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It became effective on September
30, 2016, and currently has 48 countries as members. U.S. nationals will be
entitled to the benefits it provides in all of those countries, once the
treaty documents signed by the president are formally deposited at WIPO and
the treaty enters into force for the U.S. 90 days later.

The Marrakesh Treaty is largely modeled on existing U.S. law. It is intended
to reduce the global shortage of print materials in accessible formats for
the many millions of persons who are blind, visually impaired, or have other
print disabilities (such as physical limitations that prevent holding a
book).

The treaty ensures, with appropriate safeguards for publishers, that
copyright restrictions will not impede the creation and distribution of
copies of published works in special formats accessible to these
individuals. It also fosters the cross-border exchange of such copies
internationally, allowing eligible U.S. citizens to obtain currently
unavailable access to books published abroad.

CONTACT: (Media Only)
Paul Fucito
(571) 272-8400 or
paul.fucito at uspto.gov(link<mailto:paul.fucito at uspto.gov(link> sends e-mail)

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