IPR protection for Asian development: Opportunities and challenges from global value chains and the digital economy: Singapore

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

11-2021

Abstract

The chapter overviews Singapore's IP system and assesses the role of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in Singapore’s economic model. It explains the country’s position on IPR in the recent negotiations on free trade agreements (FTAs). Singapore’s IPR protection system has proved to be effective in boosting the country’s global competitiveness and supporting its moving up in the GVCs. Other ASEAN member states could learn from Singapore’s experience in IPR protection to support economic growth and transition by (i) establishing a strategy suitable for the industrial structure and the current position in the GVCs, (ii) aligning statutory laws with international rules and standards, and (iii) holding a clear and pragmatic vision in international trade negotiations balancing the local capability and the interests in the long-term competitiveness.

Keywords

Intellectual property, intellectual property rights, economic aspects, international trade negotiations, Singapore

Discipline

Asian Studies | Intellectual Property Law | Law and Economics

Research Areas

Innovation, Technology and the Law

Publication

Intellectual property rights and ASEAN development in the digital age

Editor

Lurong Chen & Fukunari Kimura

First Page

195

Last Page

210

ISBN

9781003147657

Identifier

10.4324/9781003147657-3

Publisher

Routledge

City or Country

New York

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003147657-3

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