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Record Nr.

UNINA9910165140103321

Autore

Thomas Kristie

Titolo

Assessing Intellectual Property Compliance in Contemporary China : The World Trade Organisation TRIPS Agreement / / by Kristie Thomas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

9789811030727

9811030723

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 204 pages) : 4 illustrations; digital, PDF fie(s)

Collana

Palgrave Series in Asia and Pacific Studies, , 2662-7930

Disciplina

343.099

Soggetti

Information technology - Law and legislation

Mass media - Law and legislation

International law

Trade regulation

Crime - Sociological aspects

Culture - Study and teaching

IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property

International Economic Law, Trade Law

Crime and Society

Cultural Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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. .