Among the WTO protocols is an item concerning "geographical indications," stressing that if a product's quality, reputation or other pertinent characteristic comes from a specific geographical source, then its place name is protected intellectual property.
2002 年元旦我國加入 WTO，WTO 協定中有一項「地理標示」(GI,geographical indication)，即強調如果產品的品質、名聲或其他特性主要來自某個特殊的地理來源者，則其地名應該受到智慧財產權保護。