From TPP to CPTPP: Why Intellectual Property Matters
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Volume 13, Issue 2 (2018)
Posted: 29 Dec 2017 Last revised: 5 Dec 2018
Date Written: December 18, 2017
Abstract
On 23 January 2017 US President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the USA from the TPP. Ever since the USA’s departure there has been speculation regarding the future of the TPP Agreement. After nine months of scepticism, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit gave new life to the TPP agreement by renaming it as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), limiting the scope of provisions and suspensions of some of the provisions in TPP Agreement.
Keywords: TPP, CPTPP, Intellectual Property, ISDS
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