Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/248630 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Research Paper No. 131
Publisher: 
South Centre, Geneva
Abstract: 
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed on 15 November 2020 by 15 Asian-Pacific countries (ASEAN-Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam-, and China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand), comprising about one third of the world's population and economy. India was a crucial party to the negotiations but opted out of the agreement. Ratification of the agreement is still pending, subject to more Parties ratifying it at the national level. This paper provides a broad overview of the RCEP agreement and discusses the details of the intellectual property (IP) Chapter. Significantly, it does not contain substantive TRIPS-plus provisions that undermine public health in developing countries-although it does contain such provisions in other areas such as copyrights, trademarks, and IP enforcement.
Subjects: 
Access to Knowledge
Access to Medicines
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Competition
Cooperation
Copyright
Country Names
COVID-19
Flexibilities
Genetic Resources
Geographical Indications
Industrial Designs
Intellectual Property
IP Enforcement
Patent
Procedural Matters
Public Health
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Technical Assistance
Technology Transfer
Trademarks
Traditional Knowledge
Transition Period
Transparency
TRIPS
TRIPS Plus
Document Type: 
Research Report
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