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The American Chamber of Commerce in South China
Introduction
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Recently, many countries have participated in or are plan- ??è¿??å¤???¸ç»§???????¨å??¥å?边贸???è®????
ning to join multilateral trade agreements, including the
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific ä¸????2018å¹´ç?ç½²ç???????è¿??跨太平æ?ä¼?¼´??
Partnership1 (hereinafter, ??PTPP??) signed in 2018, the ç³»å?å®???1ï¼?»¥ä¸??称â??PTPP?????2020å¹?1??15
Economic and Trade Agreement between the Government of ?¥ç?订ç???¸??ººæ°??????¿å?????©å?????½æ?
the People?? Republic of China and the Government of the
United States of America (hereinafter, ??TA??) signed on åº??æµ?´¸???è®????以ä?ç®?称â??TA?????2020å¹?
15th January 2020, the Regional Comprehensive Economic ç¾ç½²?????????¢ç?æµ??ä¼´å?ç³»å?å®???2ï¼?»¥ä¸??
Partnership Agreement2 (hereinafter, ??CEP??) signed on
2020 and the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on In- 称â??CEP???以å?ä¸??ä¸??????´ç?æ£å??????
vestment (hereinafter, ??AI??) between China and EU ??¸æ¬§å??¢æ?èµ??å®????以ä?ç®?称â??AI??????
that is currently under negotiation. Each of these trade ??????ä»??è¿??è´¸æ????ä¸????????è¦??è¯?º§
agreements has an essential IP section, which section
shall be focal point of this article. ???????
1 Signed by Japan, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, 1 ç¾ç½²?½å??????????¿å¤§??¾³å¤§å?äº?????©ã???西å????
Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, Mexico and Peru, after the withdrawal of
the US. In particular, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, New Zealand ???????±ã??©¬?¥è¥¿äº?????????西å????é²????ä¸?????
and Australia ratified it in 2018. According to CPTPP, the Agreement 大ã????????西å??????????西å???¾³å¤§å?äº??2018å¹´æ?
became effective on the approval of more than 6 countries. In 2019, Viet- ????¹æ?CPTPP???款ï???¸ª?½å?以ä??¹å????该å?å®????
nam ratified CPTPP. ????2019å¹´ï?è¶??????¹å????CPTPP??
2 Signed by 15 countries, including 10 member states of the As- 2 ç¾ç½²?½å????????½ã??¾³å¤§å?äº???¸?½ã?????????½å???
sociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia, China, Japan,
South Korea and New Zealand . So far, China, Thailand and Japan have 西å?ï¼?????ä¸??家ã??????ä¸????³°?½å??¥æ?????½å??¹å?
internally ratified the Agreement, while other member countries indicated ???该å?å®???¶ä?????½è¡¨ç¤ºå???2021å¹´å??¹å?ï¼?½¿å¾?CEP
that they will approve by 2021, which may make RCEP effective on 1st ?????2022å¹?1??1?¥ç?????
January 2022.
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Introduction
ä»??
Recently, many countries have participated in or are plan- ??è¿??å¤???¸ç»§???????¨å??¥å?边贸???è®????
ning to join multilateral trade agreements, including the
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific ä¸????2018å¹´ç?ç½²ç???????è¿??跨太平æ?ä¼?¼´??
Partnership1 (hereinafter, ??PTPP??) signed in 2018, the ç³»å?å®???1ï¼?»¥ä¸??称â??PTPP?????2020å¹?1??15
Economic and Trade Agreement between the Government of ?¥ç?订ç???¸??ººæ°??????¿å?????©å?????½æ?
the People?? Republic of China and the Government of the
United States of America (hereinafter, ??TA??) signed on åº??æµ?´¸???è®????以ä?ç®?称â??TA?????2020å¹?
15th January 2020, the Regional Comprehensive Economic ç¾ç½²?????????¢ç?æµ??ä¼´å?ç³»å?å®???2ï¼?»¥ä¸??
Partnership Agreement2 (hereinafter, ??CEP??) signed on
2020 and the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on In- 称â??CEP???以å?ä¸??ä¸??????´ç?æ£å??????
vestment (hereinafter, ??AI??) between China and EU ??¸æ¬§å??¢æ?èµ??å®????以ä?ç®?称â??AI??????
that is currently under negotiation. Each of these trade ??????ä»??è¿??è´¸æ????ä¸????????è¦??è¯?º§
agreements has an essential IP section, which section
shall be focal point of this article. ???????
1 Signed by Japan, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, 1 ç¾ç½²?½å??????????¿å¤§??¾³å¤§å?äº?????©ã???西å????
Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, Mexico and Peru, after the withdrawal of
the US. In particular, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, New Zealand ???????±ã??©¬?¥è¥¿äº?????????西å????é²????ä¸?????
and Australia ratified it in 2018. According to CPTPP, the Agreement 大ã????????西å??????????西å???¾³å¤§å?äº??2018å¹´æ?
became effective on the approval of more than 6 countries. In 2019, Viet- ????¹æ?CPTPP???款ï???¸ª?½å?以ä??¹å????该å?å®????
nam ratified CPTPP. ????2019å¹´ï?è¶??????¹å????CPTPP??
2 Signed by 15 countries, including 10 member states of the As- 2 ç¾ç½²?½å????????½ã??¾³å¤§å?äº???¸?½ã?????????½å???
sociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia, China, Japan,
South Korea and New Zealand . So far, China, Thailand and Japan have 西å?ï¼?????ä¸??家ã??????ä¸????³°?½å??¥æ?????½å??¹å?
internally ratified the Agreement, while other member countries indicated ???该å?å®???¶ä?????½è¡¨ç¤ºå???2021å¹´å??¹å?ï¼?½¿å¾?CEP
that they will approve by 2021, which may make RCEP effective on 1st ?????2022å¹?1??1?¥ç?????
January 2022.
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