Is there an International Intellectual Property System? Is there an Agreement between States as to what the Objectives of Intellectual Property Laws should be?

摘要

This article contends that there is an international intellectual property system, and the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ("TRIPS Agreement") sheds light on what the objectives of intellectual property laws should be. However, there are difficulties that occur when applying principles of private international law to multi-jurisdictional intellectual property disputes (particularly in the Australian context) in light of internet technologies.