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Increasing Protection of GIS at the WTO: Clawbacks, Greenfields and Monopoly Rents

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  • Yeung, May T.
  • Kerr, William A.

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Currently there are proposals and negotiations regarding the strengthening of protection for geographic indicators (GIs) in the WTO. A major proponent of stronger protection for GIs has been the European Union. One of the arguments it has put forward for stronger protection has been that it will provide an avenue for economic development for agricultural producers in developing countries – a way to capture rents in the markets of developed countries. This paper first outlines the proposed changes to the international protection of geographic indicators. Second, the potential for groups of producers to generate and capture rents in foreign markets is assessed under differing assumptions pertaining to industry structure, product differentiation in the short and long run, barriers to entry reputation and the form of legal protection in importing countries. A discussion of the resource requirements to establish and maintain a GI is also provided.

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  • Yeung, May T. & Kerr, William A., 2008. "Increasing Protection of GIS at the WTO: Clawbacks, Greenfields and Monopoly Rents," Working Papers 43459, Canadian Agricultural Trade Policy Research Network.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:catpwp:43459
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.43459
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    1. Kasturi Das, 2010. "Geographical Indications at the WTO : An Unfinished Agenda," Trade Working Papers 22789, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
    2. Suparna Karmakar, 2014. "Protecting indigenous knowledge through geographical indications: a case study of the textile industry in India," Chapters, in: Sanghoon Ahn & Bronwyn H. Hall & Keun Lee (ed.), Intellectual Property for Economic Development, chapter 5, pages 120-138, Edward Elgar Publishing.

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    Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; International Relations/Trade;
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