The intersection between intellectual property rights and Free Trade Agreements

• Main Authors: LIU, Kung-chung, CHAISSE, Julien
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: International trade; intellectual property; Asia; Singapore; Intellectual Property Law; International Trade Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3804; https://search.library.smu.edu.sg/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=cdi_askewsholts_vlebooks_9781509922796&context=PC&vid=65SMU_INST:SMU_NUI&lang=en&search_scope=Everything&adaptor=Primo%20Central&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,The%20future%20of%20Asian%20trade%20deals%20and%20IP%20law&offset=0
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Recent trends in international trade and investment agreements show elements of change with regard to traditional approaches to trade rule making. While overall multilateral regulation of the so-called ‘Singapore issues’ (investment, competition, transparency in government procurement and trade facilitation) have been taken off the World Trade Organization (WTO) agenda, several prominent WTO Members have recently taken more comprehensive regulatory steps in their free trade agreements (FTAs) by including elements of intellectual property rights (IPRs) regulation – a fundamental component of WTO law. However, traditionally trade law and IP law have been two distinct areas of law, and interaction between the two legal communities remains rare.