Domestic IP is a reflection of the international
Morris 19, Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki. (P. Sean, Fall 2019, ARTICLE: Private Intellectual Property Regulation in Public International Law, 26 U.C. Davis J. Int'l L. & Pol'y 147, 184-185. Lexis accessed online via KU Libraries)
At this stage, however, it could be submitted that TRIPS does not significantly depart from national decisions that are decided under domestic private international law. This is because, TRIPS requires the minimum standard [*185] in protection and at the national level. Domestic intellectual property rules are in fact rules reflecting their international character. 217Local intellectual property rules afford national treatment to foreign private owners based on the state's obligations under international law (TRIPS or Berne). 218