Protection Of Geographical Indications From The Perspective Of TRIPS Agreement

Geographical Indications, as an important part of intellectual property rights,has been a hot issue in international economic law research. The degree of a country's geographical indications products protection is directly related to its emphasis on intellectual property. From the international point of view, the protection of geographical indications is not only an important issue in the TRIPS Agreement, but also a key issue in WTO negotiations. However, the extension and connotation of geographical indications are diverse in different domestic law and international conventions. Developing countries emphases on how to use the Doha round of intellectual property negotiations to narrow the gap between developed countries.Developed countries pay more attention on how to balance the protection of geographical indications in the context of TRIPS protocol. From the domestic point of view,although China's geographical indications protection products are numerous,there is a large gap from the perspective of systematic and legal aspects of the TRIPS agreement on the protection of geographical indications. This paper attempts to depart from the concept of GIs in TRIPS agreement, extend its legal attributes and basic characteristics, and then conduct in-depth analysis of its general protective measures and special protective measures, and finally put forward some solutions to meet the requirements of TRIPS agreement and lay foundations for the protection of intellectual property in China and the status of the economic globalization.