scholarly journals Incomplete Harmonization Contracts in International Economic Law: Report of the Panel, China – Measures Affecting the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, WT/DS362/R, adopted 20 March 2009

Author(s):  
KAMAL SAGGI ◽  
JOEL P. TRACHTMAN
2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-86
Author(s):  
KAMAL SAGGI ◽  
JOEL P. TRACHTMAN

AbstractIn China – Measures Affecting the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, the Panel addressed three main issues: 1.the relationship between China's censorship laws and its obligations to protect copyright under the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (‘TRIPS’);2.China's obligations under TRIPS to ensure that its customs authorities be empowered to dispose properly of confiscated goods that infringe intellectual property rights;3.whether China's volume and value of goods thresholds for application of criminal procedures and penalties with respect to trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy comply with TRIPS requirements for application of criminal procedures and penalties.


Author(s):  
Djoni Satriana

International trade as one part of economic activity or business activities, in the last decade shows very rapid development, amid increasing concern businesses to international business activities. This phenomenon can be observed from the growing flow of circulation of goods, services, capital and labor between countries, as well as the development of business activities through relations import-export, investment, trade in services, license and franchise (license and franchise), intellectual property rights as well as various types of trade other international.Keywords: Setting for Trade in Services, International Economic Law


2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 795-801
Author(s):  
Elliot Friedman

Andreas Lowenfeld, Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Economic Law at New York University School of Law, notes in the acknowledgement page to International Economic Law that the editors of Oxford University Press approached him to write a ‘treatise on International Economic Law’.1 This statement is slightly misleading. Although Lowenfeld addresses a great number of areas coming under the general umbrella of international economic law, his work is not an exhaustive treatment of the entire subject. As he notes in the introduction, ‘the book is designed not primarily as a work of reference but rather as an integrated whole.’2 Indeed, it is doubtful whether any one author possesses the necessary expertise to deal comprehensively with the entire corpus of international economic law, regulating as it does areas as broad-ranging as, for example, goods, intellectual property, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, antidumping and investment.3


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-182
Author(s):  
V.N. Glaz ◽  
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T.G. Martseva ◽  
O.V. Berezhnaya ◽  
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...  

This article reveals the importance of legal regulation of intellectual property issues in economic integration between the Russia and the Republic of Belarus. Membership in a number of international organizations makes it necessary to change the state approach to the protection of intellectual property.


2011 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 831-865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas F Diebold

AbstractThe principle of non-discrimination constitutes a corner-stone in different fields of international economic law, notably international trade in goods and services as well as intellectual property and investment protection. While its basic rationale appears to be straightforward, the application of the different legal elements which constitute a non-discrimination obligation has proven to be most challenging. Adjudicating bodies have been applying different interpretations and standards with regard to the legal elements of ‘less favourable treatment’, ‘likeness’ and ‘regulatory purpose’, which leads to a high fragmentation of the non-discrimination principle in international economic law. This article maps out the different theories for each of these elements on the examples of WTO law, NAFTA, bilateral investment treaties (BIT) and EU law and analyses how these theories affect the scope and liberalizing effect of the non-discrimination obligation. The article then attempts to develop a coherent factor-based application of non-discrimination rules suitable for all fields of international economic law. The article submits the theory that the elements of non-discrimination should not be applied as strict legal conditions which must be proven by a complainant, but as a range of factors which are weighed and balanced by the adjudicating bodies.


Law Review ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Jantarda Mauli Hutagalung ◽  
Clara Ignatia Tobing

<p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong><br /></span></p><p><span class="fontstyle1"><em>The sovereignty of a country to issue a policy or regulation in the field of international trade </em><em>is limited by the enactment of the provisions in the World Trade Organization (WTO), </em><em>especially for countries that have ratified the GATT / WTO. If a country issues rules and/or </em><em>policy that conflict with WTO provisions, it will result in the country being sued by another </em><em>country. As happened with the policy issued by Australia. Indonesia is suing Australia to the </em><em>WTO for the rules and/or policies for the plain packaging of cigarette products (The Tobacco </em><em>Plain Packaging Act 2011) imposed by Australia. The policy is considered contrary to the </em><em>provisions of the WTO, specifically the provisions of TRIPS (Trade Related Aspects of </em><em>Intellectual Property Rights). This research utilizes a normative juridical method by paying </em><em>attention to legal materials such as legal principles, legal principles, international </em><em>conventions, and legislation relating to the problem of The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act. </em><em>From the results of the study can be seen WTO considerations in this case. In addition, there are also advantages and disadvantages of the implementation of The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act in the future.</em><br /></span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong><em>Keywords: WTO/GATT, The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act, International Economic Law</em></strong><br /></span></p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p><span class="fontstyle4">Kedaulatan suatu negara untuk mengeluarkan suatu kebijakan atau peraturan dalam bidang perdagangan internasional dibatasi oleh berlakunya ketentuan-ketentuan dalam </span><span class="fontstyle1">World Trade Organization </span><span class="fontstyle4">(WTO), terutama bagi negara-negara yang telah meratifikasi GATT/WTO. Apabila negara mengeluarkan aturan dan/atau kebijakan yang bertentangan dengan ketentuan WTO akan  mengakibatkan negara tersebut digugat oleh negara lain. Seperti yang terjadi dengan kebijakan yang dikeluarkan oleh Australia. Indonesia menggugat Australia ke WTO atas aturan dan/atau kebijakan kemasan polos produk rokok (</span><span class="fontstyle1">The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011</span><span class="fontstyle4">) yang diberlakukan oleh Australia. Kebijakan tersebut dianggap bertentangan dengan ketentuan WTO, khususnya ketentuan TRIPS (</span><span class="fontstyle1">Trade Related Aspect of Intellectual Property Rights</span><span class="fontstyle4">). Penelitian ini menggunakan metode yuridis normatif dengan memperhatikan bahan hukum seperti asas-asas hukum, prinsip-prinsip hukum, konvensi internasional, serta perundang-undangan yang berkaitan dengan masalah </span><span class="fontstyle1">The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act</span><span class="fontstyle4">. Dari </span><span class="fontstyle4">hasil penelitian dapat terlihat pertimbangan WTO dalam kasus ini. Selain itu, terlihat juga keuntungan dan kekurangan dari pemberlakuan </span><span class="fontstyle1">The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act k</span><span class="fontstyle4">e depannya.<br /></span></p><p><strong><span class="fontstyle3">Kata kunci: WTO/GATT, </span><span class="fontstyle0">The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act</span><span class="fontstyle3">, Hukum Ekonomi Internasional</span> </strong></p>


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