The incremental development of the ASEAN-China strategic partnership for intellectual property

Document Type

Book Section

Publication Date

2-2023

ISBN

9781847208316

DOI

10.4337/9781035308392.00014

Abstract

This chapter documents the incremental efforts the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China have undertaken to develop a strategic partnership for intellectual property. It begins by recounting the historical development of the ASEAN–China Free Trade Area. It further examines the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Intellectual Property, which ASEAN and China signed in October 2009. The chapter then discusses the ongoing intellectual property norm-setting activities in Asia, focusing in particular on the development of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, and the Belt and Road Initiative. This chapter concludes by closely exploring the ramifications, benefits, and challenges of maintaining an effective ASEAN–China strategic partnership for intellectual property.

First Page

267

Last Page

295

Num Pages

29

Publisher

Edward Elgar

Editor

Christoph Antons & Michael Blakeney

Book Title

Intellectual Property Law in South East Asia: Elgar Intellectual Property and Global Development series

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