The instrument

▪Marrakesh Treaty - 27 June 2013
▪The only IP-related legislation DRAFTED by consumers, AIMED at consumers, DRIVEN by consumers
▪Exceptions in IP treaties are the "exception", not the rule.
▪Made "Exceptions and Limitations" part of SCCR's agenda in 2009, and it's still there...
▪20 ratifications needed ─ 67 signatory member states.(as of June 2014)
▪WBU "Ratification Campaign" ─ to have the treaty in place by the end of 2015.