Critical consensus reached at Shanghai IP Forum

In concluding the 5th Shanghai Intellectual Property Forum (October 26 and 27), representatives from the World Trade Organization (WTO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and countries-regions like China, the United States, Germany, Japan, Singapore and Vietnam declared an  important consensus on the implication of WTO TRIPS to Asia economy. 

According to the Consensus, since TRIPS were fully carried out in Asian countries, the governments have fully understood the significance of IPR protection in economic development, and formulated or are formulating or completing necessary laws and policies. Even so, such developing countries as China, India, ASEAN and some other Asian countries, because of their low social development level, find it still difficult to achieve similar effectiveness in implementing TRIPS to that in developed countries or regions. In this regard, the Consensus wishes that other WTO members understand the difficulty with an active and pragmatic views, and calls for their aids to those nations in improving their basic IPR systems.

(by Zhu Wenming)

上海知识产权国际论坛达成重要共识

本报讯　在10月26日至27日召开的第五届上海知识产权国际论坛上，来自世界贸易组织、世界知识产权组织以及中国、美国、德国、日本、新加坡、越南等20多个国家和地区的代表，就WTO知识产权协议对亚洲国家经济发展的影响达成重要共识。

论坛指出，WTO知识产权协议在亚洲国家实施以来，各国政府已经深刻认识到了知识产权保护对于经济发展的重要性，并已经或正在制定、完善相应的政策和法律。但是，中国、印度、东盟各国等亚洲国家是发展中国家，其社会发展水平客观上决定了其在WTO知识产权协议的执行效果方面难以与发达国家和地区完全相同。因此，论坛呼吁，其他WTO成员应本着积极、务实、谅解的态度对待这些不足，并为这些国家完善其知识产权基础体系提供有效的帮助。（祝文明）