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icy Watch: Brief Analysis of the Intellectual Property Sections of Three Influential International Trade Agreements and one Bilateral Trade Agreement
performer or producer is also required, and the need ï¼?3ï¼???¤æ?
for the authorization of the performer or producer does
not cease to exist because the authorization of the au- CPTPPè§??ä½????¡¨æ¼??å½???¶å?????¤æ?ï¼?
thor is also required.16 Such provisions are not set forth ?¥æ????人ï??±ä¼¯å°?°¼??º¦è§??????????¹´å»?
in RCEP. ?¿è?ä¸??å¹´ï??¥æ?æ³?ºº????±ä¼¯å°?°¼??º¦è§????
(3) Terms of Protection é¦????¡¨???äº??年延?¿è?ä¸??å¹´ã???ä½?????
CPTPP states that, with respect to the terms of pro- ?¸å????ä¿?????延é?äº????¹´??
tection of works, performance or phonograms, if the
right holder is a natural person, the term shall be not 2. ???
less than 70 years after its death, extended from 50
years pursuant to the Berne Convention; if it is a legal ï¼?1ï¼??注å?为å????ç±»å?
person, the term shall be 70 years after its first publi-
cation, extended from 50 years pursuant to the Berne CPTPP?? RCEP� � ?? ?? ?? � ?? � � ?? ?? �
Convention. The term of protection of copyright and TRIPsç¬?15?¡ä??´ï?ä½??CPTPP??³¨??¸º?????
the related rights has been extended 20 years. ???ç±»å?ä¹??å®??ä¸?æ¥ç??´ä?TRIPsç¬?15?¡ç?è§?
å®?????äº????³¨????????è¢??è§???¥â???è¦?
2. Trademarks æ±??å¢??äº???³ä?为å????ä¿?????ä½?17??
(1) Types of Signs Registrable as Trademarks ï¼?2ï¼?©°??????ä¿??
The subject matters protected by trademark provided CPTPPå¼±å?äº?©°?????³¨???è¦?»¶ï¼????³¨??
in CPTPP and RCEP are basically the same as TRIPs, é©°å????????¤ä???±»ä¿??延伸?³è·¨ç±»ï??©å¤§äº?
Article 15. However, the types of signs registrable as é©°å????????¤è??´ã??CEPä»??æ¢å??¸å???±»
trademarks set forth in CPTPP further breakthrough 似货?©æ????ä¸?½¿?¨ä?é©°å?????¸å????ä¼¼ç???
the regulations of TRIPs, Article 15, by removing the ???对ä??¸å?????¸ä¼¼??????????????¡®è§?
requirement of being ??isually perceptible?? for trade- å®??????PTPP??¡®å¯¹ä??¨ä??¸å?????¸ä¼¼??
mark registration, and adding odor as a subject matter è´§ç?????¡ä?使ç?????????????注å?ï¼??è¦?
protected by trademark law.17 表æ?ä¸?©°???????¥å??¨è?ç³»ä?é©°å?????????
人å?????½å??°æ?害ï????å½??æ?18??
(2) Well-Known Trademarks
ï¼?3ï¼???????
CPTPP reduced some requirements for registration
as well-known trademarks, where not only same-class RCEP??TAè¦??驳å??¶æ?????³è???³¨???¶æ?
protection, but also cross-class protection of the un- ???注å?ï¼???PTPP????³è?å®???
registered well-known trademarks can be obtained,
which expands the scope of protection of well-known CPTPPç¬?18.28?¡å?äº?????ç¬?18.29?¡å?äº????
trademark. RCEP only prohibits the use of a trade- ä¹???¤è?å®??å¡?¡¥äº?RIPsä¸??对å????è§????
mark identical or similar to a well-known trademark 空ç?ï¼???¶è?äº??害å?系人以é???主ä?èº?»½å¯¹å?
on the identical or similar goods or services, while it ?½å????ä¸??§é???导è?æ¶?´¹???认货?©å?产å?ä¹?
does not regulate goods or services that are not identi- è¡?¸ºè¿???????????18.47?¡æ?ä¾??对å?ä¸??
cal or similar. However, CPTPP specifies that the use å??????²æ?????¶ä??°æ???±»ä¸??????¤ã??
of a trademark on goods or services that are not identi-
cal or similar to those identified by a well-known trade- 17 ??????è¿??跨太平æ?ä¼?¼´?³ç³»??????ä¸??ï¼????,
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16 CPTPP, Section H: Copyright and Related Rights, Article 18 ??????è¿??跨太平æ?ä¼?¼´?³ç³»??????ä¸??ï¼????,
18.61 CPTPP, Section C: Trademarks, Article 18.18 �18.22??
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performer or producer is also required, and the need ï¼?3ï¼???¤æ?
for the authorization of the performer or producer does
not cease to exist because the authorization of the au- CPTPPè§??ä½????¡¨æ¼??å½???¶å?????¤æ?ï¼?
thor is also required.16 Such provisions are not set forth ?¥æ????人ï??±ä¼¯å°?°¼??º¦è§??????????¹´å»?
in RCEP. ?¿è?ä¸??å¹´ï??¥æ?æ³?ºº????±ä¼¯å°?°¼??º¦è§????
(3) Terms of Protection é¦????¡¨???äº??年延?¿è?ä¸??å¹´ã???ä½?????
CPTPP states that, with respect to the terms of pro- ?¸å????ä¿?????延é?äº????¹´??
tection of works, performance or phonograms, if the
right holder is a natural person, the term shall be not 2. ???
less than 70 years after its death, extended from 50
years pursuant to the Berne Convention; if it is a legal ï¼?1ï¼??注å?为å????ç±»å?
person, the term shall be 70 years after its first publi-
cation, extended from 50 years pursuant to the Berne CPTPP?? RCEP� � ?? ?? ?? � ?? � � ?? ?? �
Convention. The term of protection of copyright and TRIPsç¬?15?¡ä??´ï?ä½??CPTPP??³¨??¸º?????
the related rights has been extended 20 years. ???ç±»å?ä¹??å®??ä¸?æ¥ç??´ä?TRIPsç¬?15?¡ç?è§?
å®?????äº????³¨????????è¢??è§???¥â???è¦?
2. Trademarks æ±??å¢??äº???³ä?为å????ä¿?????ä½?17??
(1) Types of Signs Registrable as Trademarks ï¼?2ï¼?©°??????ä¿??
The subject matters protected by trademark provided CPTPPå¼±å?äº?©°?????³¨???è¦?»¶ï¼????³¨??
in CPTPP and RCEP are basically the same as TRIPs, é©°å????????¤ä???±»ä¿??延伸?³è·¨ç±»ï??©å¤§äº?
Article 15. However, the types of signs registrable as é©°å????????¤è??´ã??CEPä»??æ¢å??¸å???±»
trademarks set forth in CPTPP further breakthrough 似货?©æ????ä¸?½¿?¨ä?é©°å?????¸å????ä¼¼ç???
the regulations of TRIPs, Article 15, by removing the ???对ä??¸å?????¸ä¼¼??????????????¡®è§?
requirement of being ??isually perceptible?? for trade- å®??????PTPP??¡®å¯¹ä??¨ä??¸å?????¸ä¼¼??
mark registration, and adding odor as a subject matter è´§ç?????¡ä?使ç?????????????注å?ï¼??è¦?
protected by trademark law.17 表æ?ä¸?©°???????¥å??¨è?ç³»ä?é©°å?????????
人å?????½å??°æ?害ï????å½??æ?18??
(2) Well-Known Trademarks
ï¼?3ï¼???????
CPTPP reduced some requirements for registration
as well-known trademarks, where not only same-class RCEP??TAè¦??驳å??¶æ?????³è???³¨???¶æ?
protection, but also cross-class protection of the un- ???注å?ï¼???PTPP????³è?å®???
registered well-known trademarks can be obtained,
which expands the scope of protection of well-known CPTPPç¬?18.28?¡å?äº?????ç¬?18.29?¡å?äº????
trademark. RCEP only prohibits the use of a trade- ä¹???¤è?å®??å¡?¡¥äº?RIPsä¸??对å????è§????
mark identical or similar to a well-known trademark 空ç?ï¼???¶è?äº??害å?系人以é???主ä?èº?»½å¯¹å?
on the identical or similar goods or services, while it ?½å????ä¸??§é???导è?æ¶?´¹???认货?©å?产å?ä¹?
does not regulate goods or services that are not identi- è¡?¸ºè¿???????????18.47?¡æ?ä¾??对å?ä¸??
cal or similar. However, CPTPP specifies that the use å??????²æ?????¶ä??°æ???±»ä¸??????¤ã??
of a trademark on goods or services that are not identi-
cal or similar to those identified by a well-known trade- 17 ??????è¿??跨太平æ?ä¼?¼´?³ç³»??????ä¸??ï¼????,
�18.18??
16 CPTPP, Section H: Copyright and Related Rights, Article 18 ??????è¿??跨太平æ?ä¼?¼´?³ç³»??????ä¸??ï¼????,
18.61 CPTPP, Section C: Trademarks, Article 18.18 �18.22??
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