一、“337条款”——美国进口贸易的知识产权保护贸易保护是随着国际贸易的产生而出现的,只要有国际贸易,各国为保护本国市场和相关产业,就必然有相关贸易保护存在。而传统的贸易保护措施,如关税、配额、许可证等,由于受到WTO规则的约束,其作用大为削弱。在这种情况下,一些国家,特别是发达国家为了维护自身的经济利益,以各种名义设置了新的 I. Section 337 - Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in the Import Trade of the United States Trade protection emerged along with the emergence of international trade. As long as there is international trade, all countries must have relevant trade protection in order to protect their own markets and related industries. The traditional trade protection measures, such as tariffs, quotas, permits, etc., are greatly weakened by WTO rules. Under such circumstances, some countries, especially the developed countries, have set new standards under various names in order to safeguard their own economic interests