It means:
(1) Whether intellectual achievements can be protected by intellectual property rights, or whether intellectual property rights can be generated, varies according to the relevant laws of different countries. The intellectual achievements of intellectual property protection in one country may not be realized in another country.
(2) Different countries have different levels and contents of intellectual property protection for the same intellectual achievement.
(three) the intellectual property rights of intellectual achievements are only valid in the areas where they are legally produced.
(4) The intellectual property right of an intellectual achievement is invalid in one country, that is, the intellectual achievement has entered the public domain from the "proprietary domain" in that country, which does not mean that the intellectual property right has also become invalid in another country.
(5) The determination of infringement of intellectual property rights is different according to the laws of different countries. What is recognized as infringement in one country may not be recognized as infringement in another country.
The regionality of intellectual property reflects the recognition and respect for national sovereignty.
If the applicant country has acceded to the relevant international treaty, the treaty will also enter into force among the parties to the treaty.
2. China's accession to intellectual property protection convention:
Agreement on Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights.
Paris convention for the protection of industrial property.
Patent cooperation treaty.
Madrid agreement concerning the international registration of marks.
International convention for the protection of new plant varieties.
Berne convention for the protection of literary and artistic works.
There are more than 65,438+00 international conventions, treaties, agreements or protocols, such as universal copyright convention.