《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》知识产权章节评述

Review on the Intellectual Property Chapter of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》(RCEP)由东南亚国家联盟和澳大利亚、中国、印度、日本、新西兰、韩国六国于2012年11月在"东盟+六国"的框架下提出,其中的知识产权章节囊括了版权、商标、专利、反不正当竞争、传统知识的保护等多方面的问题。分析RCEP协定中的主要知识产权问题,厘清RCEP协定知识产权章节的特点和未来走向,并提出我国在知识产权领域的应对策略;在宏观层面,进一步完善知识产权制度,强化对知识产权的运用和保护;在微观层面,注意维护权利人和后续使用者的利益平衡,发挥发展中国家的资源优势,保护遗传资源、传统知识及民间文学艺术。

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership （RCEP） was proposed by the Association of South-East Asian Nations （ASEAN） , Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea in November 2012 under the ＂ASEAN ＋ 6＂ framework. The draft intellectual property chapter of RCEP included many issues, such as copyright, trademark, patent, unfair competition and protection of traditional knowledge. This article will analyze the main intellectual property issues in RCEP, clarifying the characteristics of the intellectual property chapter and its future scenarios, as well as providing countermeasures of China in the area of intellectual property protection. This article suggests that China should further improve the intellectual property system and strengthen utilization of intellectual property rights from the macro aspect, as well as balance the interests between right holders and subsequent users and protect the traditional knowledge from the micro aspect.