New York Students Named to President’s List At Southern New Hampshire University
 
Manchester, N.H. (March 4, 2008)–The following students from New York have been named to the President’s List for the fall 2007 semester at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. To be eligible for this honor, a student must compile an academic grade point average of 3.5-4.0. 

TOWN —– STUDENT —– MAJOR
 
Brookhaven ——- Samantha Horn ——— Advertising
Clifton Park —– Kimberly Arnold ——- Exploratory studies
East Greenbush — Danielle Warner ——- Fashion merchandising
Lindenhurst —— Shabaz Hussain ——– Advertising
Malone ———– Ashley Dingle ——— Elementary education
Mastic Beach —– Ronald Taggart ——– Graphic Design
Merrick ———- Megan Grodotzke ——- English Language & Literature
New York ——— Francis Ganawa ——– Accounting & Finance
South New Berlin - Phylicia Dunham ——- Business Admin/3 Year Program
Spencer ———- Megan Shaysport ——- Management
Valley Cottage — Richard Satawa ——– History
West Islip ——- Stephanie Barry ——- International business

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About Southern New Hampshire University
The university has approximately 1,900 traditional, full-time undergraduate day students and a total enrollment in all divisions of about 9,425. Programs are offered on campus, online and on location at our centers in New Hampshire and Maine. The university offers programs in business, community economic development, culinary arts, teacher education, hospitality management and liberal arts. 

With Counterfeiting on the Rise, IP Community Pulls Together Across the Globe
 
(New York, NY) The International Trademark Association (INTA) today  joins The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in calling for concrete action toward the completion of a new trade agreement focused specifically on stopping the trade in counterfeit goods.
 
The United States, European Union, Japan, Switzerland, Canada, Mexico and South Korea announced in October, 2007, that they had reached a tentative agreement on a framework for a new multi-lateral Agreement intended to establish a stronger set of common standards for intellectual property enforcement among their countries. 
 
The proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) would provide for stronger international coordination, agreement on the best enforcement practices and alignment on provisions of legal frameworks to ensure that adequate criminal, civil and border protection measures are in place.
 
“Expectations for ACTA are high. This proposed agreement has the potential to deliver significant improvements in establishing stronger international guidelines and standards, and providing governments with clear directives for action,” said INTA Executive Director, Alan C. Drewsen.
 
The two business organizations are calling for the negotiations on the new anti-counterfeiting agreement to begin as soon as possible.
               
“The governments that so far have agreed to engage in negotiating the new agreement have made a commitment to complete the process and we urge them to get started without further delay,” said Bob Wright, Co-Chairman of the ICC’s Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) initiative and Vice Chairman and Executive Officer, General Electric. “We recognize the work involved in completing an agreement of this magnitude, and we stand ready to work with the governments involved to move the agreement forward.”
 
Richard Heath, Vice President and Global Anti-Counterfeiting Counsel for Unilever P.L.C., who also serves as BASCAP Steering Committee Co-Chair and INTA President-Elect said, “It is essential that the work include the views of those in the business community that are directly harmed by the growing international trade in counterfeit goods.”
 
To help facilitate the treaty’s path to implementation, INTA and ICC’s BASCAP have developed a paper summarizing their support for the agreement and their views on the most important provisions to be included in ACTA. The two groups plan to send the paper to the leaders of the governments that to date are supporting the negotiation of ACTA urging them to keep the process moving forward.
 
INTA and the ICC endorse a framework for a multilateral treaty that includes setting high standards for measures to combat counterfeiting, improving coordination of national and international enforcement efforts, increasing the powers of customs officials to disrupt the flow of counterfeits through Free Trade Zones, working with business to address the growing problem of the sale of counterfeits on the Internet, and treating international trade in counterfeits as a transnational crime which often involves organized criminal syndicates that take advantage of jurisdictional differences.
 
To learn more, please visit http://www.inta.org/media/center
 
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About INTA
The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a worldwide association of member companies and firms that support and advance trademarks and intellectual property as elements of fair and effective global commerce.