Study on the Protection System and Economic Impact of GIs in China
摘要
In China there are mainly two modes for the protection of geographical indications, the trademark protection system mode (certification trademark and collective trademark) and the special law mode (sui generis institutional forms). Under those two modes, there’re three types of GIs, GI trademark (collective and certification), Provisions on the protection of GI products and Measures for the Administration of GI agricultural products, registered in different administration departments, and distributed in different economic regions according to their resources advantages. Geographical indications’ comprehensive values such as economic value, social value and cultural value have also been recognized by people. The protection and development of geographical indications has become a new driving force for regional economic development. Regarding the statistics of economic value of geographical indications, the EU has accumulated many years of empirical research experience. Now a sample of geographical indications is taken to investigate the sales price and sales volume of geographical indications protection products in China. Then the economic value of geographical indication protection products in China calculated.