与时俱进的RCEP知识产权条款及其比较

RCEP Clauses of Intellectual Property Updating with Time and Comparison

作为迄今中国与其他国家或地区之间最重要的自由贸易区协定,RCEP知识产权条款充分兼顾15个缔约方之间不同的经济发展水平和能力以及各自法律制度的差异,在TRIPS协定的基础上,适应数字时代和相互间经贸往来的日益增多,与时俱进地更新相关知识产权规则。总体上,这些规则的知识产权保护水平虽比不上CPTPP和USMCA,但更具利益平衡性和兼顾性,因而对于WTO多边框架下TRIPS协定的进一步修改,可能更具示范作用。中国在RCEP生效后及今后可能加入CPTPP的知识产权国内履约上,从统筹国内法治与涉外法治角度看,还有值得反思和前瞻之处,以努力提升中国参与知识产权国际规则制定的能力。

As the most important agreement of free trade area between China and other countries or areas,the RCEP has the clauses of intellectual property with more considerations of differences among 15 contracting parties in respects of their individual economic development and legal system.The clauses are based on TRIPS Agreement to meet the needs of digital time and increasing economic and trade relations with the updated rules of protection for intellectual property.In general,these rules have the relative lower proteltive level in comparison with the CPTPP and USMCA,but due to the advantage of more balance of interests and compatibility,they may be taken as a possible model for further amendments of TRIPS Agreement within the multilateral framework of the WTO.Considering the entering into force of the RCEP and the possilbility of joining in the CPTPP,China is expceted to coordinate the rule by law in both domestic and foreign affairs in order to improve the capacity to participate in the rule-making of international protection for intellectual property.