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WALKING THE WTO LINE.(Spotlight: China: Risks & Rewards)(Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights)(Brief article)

Business Insurance, March, 2007

The World Trade Organization's agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights established minimum levels of protection on issues that WTO signatories agree to observe. * Copyright: Computer programs are protected as literary works; program authors can prohibit rental of their work; performers and producers can bar bootlegging of their work.

* Trademarks: Any sign capable of distinguishing goods and services from those of other undertakings, must be eligible for registration as a trademark; service marks must be protected in the same way as trademarks for goods. * Geographical indications: Place names that are used to identify a product, such as "Champagne'' and "Scotch,'' are protected and goods produced elsewhere are not allowed to...

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