Assessing Intellectual Property Compliance in Contemporary China

The World Trade Organisation TRIPS Agreement

Kristie Thomas (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

204 Seiten

2018 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-10-9781-2 (ISBN)

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Since its accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in December 2001, China has been committed to full compliance with the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement. This text considers the development of intellectual property in China, and offers an interdisciplinary analysis of China’s compliance with the TRIPS Agreement using theories originating in international relations and law. It notes that despite significant efforts to amend China’s substantive IP laws to prepare for WTO accession and sweeping changes to domestic legislation, a significant gap existed between the laws on paper and as enforced in practice, and that infringements to the agreement are still prevalent. The book examines how compliance with international rules can be promoted and encouraged in a specific jurisdiction. Making a case for a wider, more interdisciplinary and global outlook, it contends that compliance needs to align with the national interests of relevant countries and jurisdictions, as governments’ economic interests support the greater enforcement of the IP laws.

Kristie Thomas is Senior Lecturer at Aston University, having gained her PhD from Nottingham University Business School in 2008. Her current research interests combine elements of law and business, reflecting her research interests in international trade and comparative law and business practice more generally. She has a particular interest in Asia, having spent two years based at Nottingham University’s China campus.

Introduction.- PART I: HOW TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRIPS AGREEMENT: CONCEPTS AND METHODS.- The Concept of Compliance.- The TRIPS Agreement: Developing Global Rules for Intellectual Property Protection.- A Framework for Assessing Compliance with the TRIPS Agreement.- PART II: ASSESSING COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRIPS AGREEMENT IN CHINA.- Implementing the TRIPS Agreement in China.- Assessing the Post-TRIPS Intellectual Property System in China in the Short-Term: Exploring the Enforcement Gap.- Assessing the post-TRIPS Intellectual Property System in China in the Long-term: Adapting to Local Conditions.- Implications and Conclusions.

Erscheinungsdatum	18.08.2018
Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Series in Asia and Pacific Studies
Zusatzinfo	XI, 204 p.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medienrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
Schlagworte	China and WTO • Chinese IP System • Compliance • Intellectual Property Protection • International Trading System • TRIPS Agreement
ISBN-10	981-10-9781-X / 981109781X
ISBN-13	978-981-10-9781-2 / 9789811097812
Zustand	Neuware