RCEP Vision of China-ASEAN Geographical Indications Cooperation Choice Path
China and ASEAN are connected by mountains and rivers,people-to-people and cultures.In the process of regional integration of intellectual property,the cooperation of geographical indication products not only conforms to the development trend,but also conforms to the trend of the times of global FTA trade rules.At present,the full implementation of the RCEP agreement can not only effectively simplify the application and registration process,standardize the standards for generic names,and clarify the principles of conflict application,but also further optimize the development environment of modern diversity and mutual promotion,and create new opportunities for China and ASEAN to deepen cooperation on geographical indication products.However,due to the lack of formal legal documents,the weak legal governance environment,the lack of standards for the use of names,and the large gap in the scope of rights confirmation,the two sides have brought severe challenges to the in-depth cooperation of geographical indication products.In the future,the two sides can focus on improving the top-level institutional framework,innovating protection mechanisms,unifying name rules,and converging standards for rights confirmation,so as to promote the steady and long-term cooperation of products.