The Influence Of The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement On Pharmaceutical Industry And Coping Strategy Of China

After negotiation and consultation for 5years,Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement eventually was achieved between America and eleven Pacific Rim countries in council of ministers hold in Atlanta in October,2015.However,Donald Trump,the new president of America,signed an administration order which announces withdraw from TPP formally.After that,the other member states begin to adjust their own coping strategy,and China has possibility to be the new leading country.Furthermore,the clauses about intellectual property in TPP have indicated that this agreement will challenge and affect the world intellectual property regime,so the research and discussion on TPP should be in more detailed scale.There are three parts in this paper.In the first part,the author will discuss the influence path and result of TPP on pharmaceuticals industry.Based on the content of TPP about data exclusivity,parallel import,refine the effect on specific industry,and provide a theoretical basis for researching different effects of TRIPS-Plus clauses on pharmaceuticals industry in developed countries or developing countries.In the second part,the countermeasures of Singapore,Jordan,Australia and India to cope some similar agreements before TPP will be discussed.There is a great deal of similar multilateral agreements or bilateral agreements before TPP.The analysis of the change to domestic medicine system and their coping strategy will be an important reference for applicability of TPP in Chinese specific conditions.In the third part is the situation faced by China and the measures should be taken.With the withdrawal of America,the other member states seek help from China to make TPP into force successfully.The author based on the discussion about legislation and administration of justice of IPR in China,find the answer about whether China join in the TPP and the results.There are two creative points in this thesis.Firstly,this paper comprehensive analyses the measures of different developing countries to reply the TRIPS-Plus trend.Secondly,this thesis analyses the rule's influence path and result in the form of charts and tables.