You have doubtless seen press coverage of the new US, Mexico and Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) that is intended tor replace the existing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). There are some significant changes in the intellectual property provisions in this agreement that haven't received much coverage in the general press, but our colleagues at the Association of Research Libraries have made a very helpful analysis available. This can be found at

What’s In (and Out) of the IP Chapter of the United States, Mexico, Canada Trade Agreement — Association of Research Libraries

Yesterday, Canada announced—just in time for the self-imposed deadline by the negotiating parties of September 30— that it would join the trade agreement with the United States and Mexico. This...

Clifford Lynch Director, CNI