From RCEP to CPTPP:Comparative Analysis and Integration of Intellectual Property Rights Rules
Intellectual property rights have become a new issue in the current free trade agreement negotiation. This paper focuses on the latest development of intellectual property rights rules in global free trade agreements,particularly the comparative analysis and integration under two key free trade frameworks,the Regional Comprehen-sive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partner-ship (CPTPP). Through in-depth analyses of intellectual property rights rules in the RCEP and the CPTPP,the pa-per not only reveals the similarities between the two in terms of protection level,digital trade protection,and law enforcement standards,but also points out the significant differences between the two in terms of interest balancing,dispute settlement mechanism,definition of infringement,and protection intensity in specific fields. Based on these analyses,this paper further explores the foundation and challenges of China's intellectual property rights rules for integration with the RCEP to the CPTPP rules. According to the strategic needs of China to join the CPTPP in the future,this paper puts forward a number of policy recommendations. These include deepening intellectual property rights reform,introducing an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism,piloting tests in pilot free trade zones,and improving enforcement systems,to provide strong theoretical support and practical guidance for China to actively participate in the formulation of international economic and trade rules and enhance its international compet-itiveness in the context of globalization.
万方数据
维普
