亚洲经贸一体化与中国知识产权（英文）

1AbstractIntellectual Property Rights (IPR) have playedanimportantroleinencouragingandprotecting innovation in today’s economy aswell as upholding the economic order and faircompetition of the market. Since joining theWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization(WIPO) in 1980, China has continued toestablish and improve relevant intellectualproperty laws. A comprehensive IPR legalsystem has now been established that coversthe main IPR issues. In 2019, for the first time,thenumberofChina’sPCTinternationalpatent applications surpassed that of the USto rank first in the world. China has become amajor player in intellectual property. However,with the development of the digital economyand the raising of international IPR standards,there are challenges in China’s IPR system.Theseincludehowregionalprotectionismaffects the fairness in terms of IPR’s lawenforcement, the compatibility among variousintellectual property rules, discrepancies incomparison with international IPR standards,and the quality of the intellectual propertyitself.Asia Economic andTrade Integrationand China's IPR08.09.20202The state of China’s IPR protection has certain impacts on China’s participation in regionaland globalized economic development. With the development of a regionalized economy,stringent IPR protection standards are a barrier of entry for advanced Free Trade Areas (FTAs).The focus of this report is whether China’s IPR protection can align with high-standardsenshrinedinFTAs,inparticulartheComprehensiveandProgressiveAgreementforComprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) that has higher standardsthan the World Trade Organization (WTO).ThisreportinvestigatesandanalyzesChina’sIPR protectionacross threemajordimensions. Firstly, the evolution of China’s IPR; Secondly, intellectual protection in the digitaleconomy; Thirdly, comparisons between China’s intellectual protection and internationalstandards. Following the evaluation of these three dimensions, the feasibility of China’sadmissibility to the CPTPP will be explored from the IPR perspective.The CPTPP, previously called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), is a regional free tradeagreement initiated by the United States. Due to its high standards for intellectual propertyprotection and trade, it was once regarded as a threshold set by the United States to excludeChina from its trade circle. In 2017, after the United States' withdrawal from the TPP, Japan andother countries pushed for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-PacificPartnership (CPTPP), which was announced on Dec. 30, 2018. Following the withdrawal of theUnited States, China faces a limited window of time within which to join the CPTPP. Bycomparing the differences between China’s IPR law and CPTPP rules, the gap betweenChinese and established international regulations becomes clear. If China joins the CPTPP, itwill become a member of the largest FTA in the Asia-Pacific region, gaining access to 11countries’ markets and a voice in