Construction of Geographical Indications Protective Pattern on Intangible Cultural Heritages

Many people currently ignore the validity of the fact that intangible cultural heritages acting as an objective of intellectual property law, and make exploitation wantonly, which cause intangible cultural heritages to be on the verge of extinction. How to change the status quo has been the most important research topic of common concern in international society. The thesis exerts comparative studies on feasibility of protection on intangible cultural heritages by various kinds of intellectual properties, based on the characteristics of regional-natured, collective-natured, perpetual-natured, etc. owned by intangible cultural heritages. The thesis expounds highly agreement between geographical indications and intangible cultural heritages. With this base point, the thesis puts forward some countermeasures on geographical indications protection on intangible cultural heritages in terms of subjects, objects, and limitations on rights.