• Latest
    • AI
    • Careers
    • Copyright
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Events Videos
    • Law firm news
    • Trade secrets
  • In-house
  • Patents
  • Trademarks
  • Jurisdictions
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia
    • Australasia
    • Africa
    • Unified Patent Court
  • Rankings
    • About Rankings
    • Practice Area Rankings
    • Diversity & Inclusion Top 100 2025
    • Leaders 2025
    • Directory
  • WIPR Insights
    • Magazines
    • IP services: Product walk-throughs
    • Whitepapers
    • Webinars
  • Events
    • Events schedule
  • About
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Login
  • Subscribe
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Login


Request Trial
  • Home
  • Copyright
  • IP criticism grows around Asia-Pacific’s historic trade deal
shutterstock_1112579363_anton_balazh
16 November 2020CopyrightSarah Morgan

IP criticism grows around Asia-Pacific’s historic trade deal

The world’s largest trade agreement was signed yesterday, November 15, but the deal has been dogged by concerns over provisions covering pharma patents, traditional knowledge, and copyright.

Already registered?

Login to your account


If you don't have a login or your access has expired, you will need to purchase a subscription to gain access to this article, including all our online content.

For more information on individual annual subscriptions for full paid access and corporate subscription options please contact us.

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Patents
TM filings rebound in 2021, Asia drives patents: WIPO
14 February 2022   Last year was the fastest year-on-year growth for the World Intellectual Property Organization’s international trademark system since 2005.
Patents
IP in Trade Agreements: Make or Break?
16 November 2020   As IP remains an active topic in governmental trade policy and international trade negotiations alike, Muireann Bolger considers the role that IP has played in recent trade agreements.
Copyright
Tech industry wants US-style copyright rules in UK trade deal
7 July 2020   Big tech firms including Facebook, Google, and Amazon want US-style safe harbour protections from copyright liability enshrined in any US-UK free trade agreement.


Editor's picks

What IPR and PGR institutions mean under USPTO director Squires
Patents
What IPR and PGR institutions mean under USPTO director Squires
12 January 2026

Editor's picks

Patents
What IPR and PGR institutions mean under USPTO director Squires
12 January 2026
Copyright
Top Gun: Maverick suit nosedives on copyright and contract claims
5 January 2026
Patents
PTAB year in review: A shifting landscape and outlook for 2026
2 January 2026
Patents
UPC: A review of 2025 and what to expect in 2026
30 December 2025
In-House
Three in-house counsel perspectives on 2025–2026: Part 2
24 December 2025
AI
What counts as an ‘infringing copy’? Getty takes AI fight to appeals court
22 December 2025

More articles

ITC to probe Oura Ring after Samsung retaliates, seeking import ban
Danone unit and Arla benefit from ‘liquid gold’ whey protein ruling
Nokia’s new licensing chief reveals deals with social media companies
Microsoft records mixed success in Europe with UPC win and EPO loss
What IPR and PGR institutions mean under USPTO director Squires
Deadline extended: Who are the world’s best in-house counsel?
Carpmaels & Ransford builds Munich UPC team with elite hire
Nokia ends global dispute with major consumer electronics company

  • Home
  • News
  • Directory
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Terms of Subscription

WIPR
Newton Media Ltd
Kingfisher House
21-23 Elmfield Road
BR1 1LT
United Kingdom

  • Twitter
  • Linkedin