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icy Watch: Brief Analysis of the Intellectual Property Sections of Three Influential International Trade Agreements and one Bilateral Trade Agreement
As being pressured by the US and others, to improve 图设计和计算机软件保护制度，加强反垄断和反
its IP protection system, China now realizes the im- 不正当竞争案件审理工作27。
portance of IP or its own develop. 世界知识产权体系在新冠疫情的冲击下受到了
极大的挑战。但在美国东部时间2021年5月5
Xi Jinping said that intellectual property is a core 日，美国政府表示为了控制疫情，将主动参与
factor for competitiveness in the international arena, 世界贸易组织（WTO）的书面协商，支持取消
as well a focal point of international disputes. China 对新冠疫苗知识产权的保护。按照TRIPs的规
has to play a deeper role in global IP governance un- 则，专利权人，即疫苗公司，可以禁止他国生
der the framework of the World Intellectual Property 产相关疫苗或者收许可费。美国所谓的放弃专
Organization, push for the improvement of interna- 利，是放弃遵守该规则，或者在这之上加一个
tional rules and standards on IP as well as related 特别条款，允许各国放弃保护新冠疫苗的专利
trade and investment, and drive development of the 保护。取消专利保护，并不能在短期内有效解
global IP governance system in a more just and eq- 决疫苗短缺的问题28，而且还会打击医药公司的
uitable direction26. The Supreme People’s Court of 疫苗研发意愿，危害世界专利保护制度。
China in April 2021 made it clear that the people’s
courts will enhance the IP judicial protection on core 27 《人民法院知识产权司法保护规划（2021-2025年）》
technology, new industries, key fields and sources, 28 美国总统首席医疗顾问安东尼•福奇（Anthony Fauci）
strictly implement the protection system for layout- 在美国东部时间5月5日的一次电视访问中也表示担心这一过
designs of integrated circuits and computer software, 程的耗时，“所谓的 ‘取消专利’的问题复杂在于，当你准
and improve the review of anti-monopoly and anti- 备好传递这些技术到其他国家能用上时，可能已经到2022年
unfair competition cases27. 底或者2023年初了，很多人可能已经死去了。”
The world’s intellectual property protection system
is facing challenges under the impact of the Cov-
id-19 pandemic. Yet on 5th May 2021 (US EDT),
the US government stated that, in order to contain
the pandemic the US will voluntarily waive the in-
tellectual property protection of their Covid-19 vac-
cines. According to the rules of TRIPs, the patent
right holders, the vaccine companies may prohibit
other counties from production of the relevant vac-
cine or charge at royalty. Waiver of patent by the US
waives such rules, or adds a special provision to allow
all the countries to waive patent protection on the
Covid-19 vaccine. Waiver of patent protection will
not effectively resolve the shortage of vaccines28, but
will damage to the pharmaceutical companies’ mo-
tives for developing vaccines. It will also undermine
the world’s patent protection system.
26 Seeking Truth, Volume 3, Comprehensively Strengthen In-
tellectual Property Protection, Stimulate Innovation and Promote the
Construction of a New Development Pattern
27 IP Judicial Protection Plan of People’s Court (2021-2025)
28 On 5th May (US EDT), the Chief Medical Advisor to the
US President, Anthony Fauci expressed his concern in a tv interview
that it would take much time during the process. He argued that “one of
the complicated issues of the so-called ‘waiving the patents’ is by the time
you then get set up to get the technology transferred to other countries to
be able to do it, you may be going into the end of 2022 or the beginning
of 2023, at which point a lot of people will have died.”
26
As being pressured by the US and others, to improve 图设计和计算机软件保护制度，加强反垄断和反
its IP protection system, China now realizes the im- 不正当竞争案件审理工作27。
portance of IP or its own develop. 世界知识产权体系在新冠疫情的冲击下受到了
极大的挑战。但在美国东部时间2021年5月5
Xi Jinping said that intellectual property is a core 日，美国政府表示为了控制疫情，将主动参与
factor for competitiveness in the international arena, 世界贸易组织（WTO）的书面协商，支持取消
as well a focal point of international disputes. China 对新冠疫苗知识产权的保护。按照TRIPs的规
has to play a deeper role in global IP governance un- 则，专利权人，即疫苗公司，可以禁止他国生
der the framework of the World Intellectual Property 产相关疫苗或者收许可费。美国所谓的放弃专
Organization, push for the improvement of interna- 利，是放弃遵守该规则，或者在这之上加一个
tional rules and standards on IP as well as related 特别条款，允许各国放弃保护新冠疫苗的专利
trade and investment, and drive development of the 保护。取消专利保护，并不能在短期内有效解
global IP governance system in a more just and eq- 决疫苗短缺的问题28，而且还会打击医药公司的
uitable direction26. The Supreme People’s Court of 疫苗研发意愿，危害世界专利保护制度。
China in April 2021 made it clear that the people’s
courts will enhance the IP judicial protection on core 27 《人民法院知识产权司法保护规划（2021-2025年）》
technology, new industries, key fields and sources, 28 美国总统首席医疗顾问安东尼•福奇（Anthony Fauci）
strictly implement the protection system for layout- 在美国东部时间5月5日的一次电视访问中也表示担心这一过
designs of integrated circuits and computer software, 程的耗时，“所谓的 ‘取消专利’的问题复杂在于，当你准
and improve the review of anti-monopoly and anti- 备好传递这些技术到其他国家能用上时，可能已经到2022年
unfair competition cases27. 底或者2023年初了，很多人可能已经死去了。”
The world’s intellectual property protection system
is facing challenges under the impact of the Cov-
id-19 pandemic. Yet on 5th May 2021 (US EDT),
the US government stated that, in order to contain
the pandemic the US will voluntarily waive the in-
tellectual property protection of their Covid-19 vac-
cines. According to the rules of TRIPs, the patent
right holders, the vaccine companies may prohibit
other counties from production of the relevant vac-
cine or charge at royalty. Waiver of patent by the US
waives such rules, or adds a special provision to allow
all the countries to waive patent protection on the
Covid-19 vaccine. Waiver of patent protection will
not effectively resolve the shortage of vaccines28, but
will damage to the pharmaceutical companies’ mo-
tives for developing vaccines. It will also undermine
the world’s patent protection system.
26 Seeking Truth, Volume 3, Comprehensively Strengthen In-
tellectual Property Protection, Stimulate Innovation and Promote the
Construction of a New Development Pattern
27 IP Judicial Protection Plan of People’s Court (2021-2025)
28 On 5th May (US EDT), the Chief Medical Advisor to the
US President, Anthony Fauci expressed his concern in a tv interview
that it would take much time during the process. He argued that “one of
the complicated issues of the so-called ‘waiving the patents’ is by the time
you then get set up to get the technology transferred to other countries to
be able to do it, you may be going into the end of 2022 or the beginning
of 2023, at which point a lot of people will have died.”
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