Geographical Indications in China: Why Protect Gis with Both Trademark Law and Aoc-Type Legislation?
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I. INTRODUCTIONGeographical (GI) are signs on goods that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that place of origin.1 Perhaps the most internationally recognized GI is Champagne, a wine region in the north of France known for the sparkling wine that bears the region's name and derives its characteristics from the region's unique soil and climate.2 GIs are protected because their false use misleads consumers and damages the business interests of legitimate producers; consumers are misled into purchasing goods that do not possess the qualities the GI represents, and producers lose business and the reputation of their product is damaged.3 Several international treaties protect GIs, but the 1994 Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ('TRIPS),4 which sets forth the minimum standards of protection that World Trade Organization (WTO) members must provide, was the first international treaty providing expansive coverage of GIs and has the greatest number of signatories.5 TRIPS dictates a standard of protection but not a method, allowing WTO members to incorporate its requirements into their national laws.6 The legal systems used to protect GIs vary widely, but can generally be characterized as falling under one of three approaches: 1) the trademark approach, 2) the GI-specific legislation approach, which includes appellations of controlled origin (AOC), 3) or the unfair competition approach.7 Among these, the trademark and the GI-specific legislation approaches predominate.8Although China has long had many products known by their place of origin, such as Jinhua ham, Fuling pickled mustard tuber, and Huangyan tangerines,9 it was slow to offer GI protection.10 Admission to the WTO spurred significant efforts by Chinese legislators to update intellectual property laws.11 Ultimately, China decided to protect GIs with both trademark law and also under the AOC model.12This Comment suggests that China would benefit from abandoning its AOC model of GI protection (SAQSIQ System).13 Consolidating GI protection under China's trademark model ('Trademark System) would clarify the priority of GI rights in China without compromising China's abitity to fulfill TRIPS requirements, and the Trademark System better enables the achievement of China's economic and legal goals. Part II of this Comment outlines China's international obligation to protect GIs under TRIPS. Part III analyzes the laws with which China protects GIs, keeping China's international obligations in regard. Part IV focuses on conflict between the Trademark System and the SAQSIQ System and the resulting confused state of law. Part V posits that international considerations that may have once justified the SAQSIQ System are no longer relevant. Part VI considers Chinese interests beyond WTO accession and proposes that the Trademark System better addresses China's domestic concerns. Finally, this Comment closes by suggesting that China should consolidate GI protection under the Trademark System.II. CHINA IS OBLIGATED UNDER TRIPS TO PROTECT GISThe United States initiated development of the TRIPS Agreement to increase international protection of intellectual property.14 European states generally supported increased protection, but also insisted that TRIPS include increased protection for GIs.15 The United States, Canada, and Australia opposed inclusion, but ultimately GI protection was incorporated. TRIPS defines GLs as indications which identify a good as originating in the territory of a Member, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin.17 TRIPS requires member states to protect GIs generally,18 and it affords additional protection for GIs for wines and spirits.19 China was admitted to the WTO on December 11, 2001,20 and thereby was bound to incorporate TRIPS protections into its national law. …
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| Communication savante | 0,000 | 0,001 |
| Science ouverte | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Intégrité de la recherche | 0,000 | 0,001 |
| Charge utile insuffisante (le modèle a refusé de juger) | 0,000 | 0,000 |
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