知识产权保护权利滥用:国际贸易自由化的新障碍

贸易自由化是世界经济相互依存的需要,也是人类社会追求的理想.但贸易自由化时常与贸易保护主义相伴而生,非关税壁垒是近年来贸易自由化的主要障碍形式.知识产权保护是诸多障碍中更加难以捉摸的、更巧妙的保护手段.国际知识产权保护权利滥用不但妨碍经济增长和技术创新,恶化创新的条件,刺激企业的道德风险,而且发达国家还可利用知识产权保护对发展中国家进行掠夺.因此,知识产权保护的权利滥用会阻碍世界贸易自由化的进程.

Rights Abuse in Intellectual Property Protection: A New Barrier to Trade Liberalization

Trade liberalization is the requirement of interdependencies in the world economy and the ideal pursued by the human so, ciety. However, it is often accompanied by protectionism, the main form being non - tariff barriers, in which intellectual property protection is among the more unfathomable and tricky means. Its abuse hinders economic growth and technological innovation, worsens conditions for innovation, and triggers moral hazard in firms. Furthermore, developed countries may take advantage of this and plunder developing countries. Therefore, abuse of intellectual property protection may impede the process of trade liberalization.