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Innovation, Trade, and Intellectual Property Rights: Implications for Trade Negotiations

In: Megaregionalism 2.0 Trade and Innovation within Global Networks

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  • Carlos A. Primo Braga

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Innovation is often considered the cornerstone of modern economic growth. In the same vein, international trade has traditionally been characterized as the handmaiden of growth. Yet, innovation and trade share a complex relationship. This chapter discusses how innovation-leaders (e.g., the US), innovation-followers (e.g., Brazil), and globalizers (e.g., Vietnam) see the role of trade policies in affecting their innovation strategies. Attention is devoted in particular to the “marriage of convenience” between trade and intellectual property rights (IPRs) laws as negotiated in the context of trade agreements. The experiences of negotiating IPRs protection via multilateral (e.g., TRIPS/WTO) and preferential (e.g., TPP) agreements will be contrasted, and the argument will be made that, even among like-minded countries, these negotiations are inevitably characterized by significant controversy. This chapter also discusses to what extent the increased emphasis on innovation in terms of growth strategies is making the goal of promoting higher standards of IPRs protection easier to advance via trade agreements.

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  • Carlos A. Primo Braga, 2018. "Innovation, Trade, and Intellectual Property Rights: Implications for Trade Negotiations," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Dieter Ernst & Michael G Plummer (ed.), Megaregionalism 2.0 Trade and Innovation within Global Networks, chapter 16, pages 343-360, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
  • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789813229839_0016
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    Keywords

    Globalization; Megaregionalism; Trade; Innovation; Trade Gains; Negative Impacts; Trade Rules; Intellectual Property; Standards; Asia; China; TPP; RCEP;
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    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General

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