42. The Parties should provide for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights
to stimulate innovation, creativity and economic activity, going beyond the standards of the
WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and the World
Intellectual Property Organisation conventions where relevant.
43. This should preserve the Parties' current high levels of protection, inter alia, of certain rights
under copyright law, such as the sui generis right on databases and the artists' resale right.
Noting the protection afforded to existing geographical indications in the Withdrawal
Agreement, the Parties should seek to put in place arrangements to provide appropriate
protection for their geographical indications.
44. The Parties should maintain the freedom to establish their own regimes for the exhaustion of
intellectual property rights.
45. The Parties should establish a mechanism for cooperation and exchange of information on
intellectual property issues of mutual interest, such as respective approaches and processes
regarding trademarks, designs and patents.
VIII. P UBLIC PROCUREMENT 46. Noting the United Kingdom's intention to accede to the WTO Government Procurement
Agreement (GPA), the Parties should provide for mutual opportunities in the Parties'
respective public procurement markets beyond their commitments under the GPA in areas of
mutual interest, without prejudice to their domestic rules to protect their essential security
interests.
47. The Parties should also commit to standards based on those of the GPA ensuring
transparency of market opportunities, public procurement rules, procedures and
practices. Building on these standards, the Parties should address the risk of arbitrary
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behaviour when awarding contracts, and make available remedies and review procedures,
including before judicial authorities.
