In addition to trade, TPP includes important provisions related to investment, the most prominent of which concern intellectual property rights, such as patents. Although Obama says that the TPP is the most progressive trade agreement in history, Sander Levin, the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee – and someone will full access to the text – disagrees.
除了贸易，TPP还包括了与投资有关的重要条款，首屈一指的便是知识产权（如专利）问题。尽管奥巴马声称TPP是历史上最进步的贸易协定，但众议院筹款委员会（Ways and Means Committee）主席、民主党员桑德尔·莱文（Sander Levin）——他可以接触到TPP协定全文——不同意这一说法。他说，（比如）穷国获得低成本药物的图景就将被限制。获得过诺贝尔和平奖的人道组织无国界医生（Médecins Sans Frontières）同意莱文的说法。（这些问题以及相关问题在最近的国会山会议上被提出，我也参与了这次会议。）