US Trade Representative retains India on priority watch list on IPR; Vietnam faces toughest scrutinyThe US Trade Representative has identified Vietnam as a Priority Foreign Country due to inadequate intellectual property protection. India,...
01 May, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
India largely shielded from US tariffs on patented drugs due to generic export strength: GTRINew US tariffs on patented drugs will not significantly impact India. The country mainly exports affordable generic medicines to America. T...
03 Apr, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
US again puts India on IPR priority watch listThe US has once again placed India on its intellectual property 'priority watch list' in 2025, citing persistent challenges in IP protectio...
30 Apr, 2025, 01.08 AM IST
China, Russia, India, four others on US property rights 'Priority Watch List'The other countries that have been put on the list issued by the Office of the US Trade Representative are Argentina, Chile, Indonesia and ...
27 Apr, 2022, 09.57 PM IST
IP reforms not enough to push India out of US’ watch listThe list, as part of the US’ annual Special 301 report, identifies trade barriers to US companies due to intellectual property laws of othe...
08 Feb, 2018, 03.41 PM IST
TFS proposal gets mixed response from WTO members: Nirmala SitharamanThe proposal provides a framework to address various impediments to trade in services in a comprehensive and holistic manner, she said in a...
19 Jul, 2017, 04.15 PM IST
India to file 16 cases against US for WTO treaty violationIndia continues to be placed on the priority watch list under the US Special 301 on account of US assessment of Indian IPR protection being...
11 May, 2016, 04.37 PM IST
US watch list may hit affordable drug businessIndia remains on Priority Watch List, and continues to be singled out for what the USTR considers to be inadequate protection of intellectu...
03 May, 2016, 12.32 PM IST
US 'Special 301' process on IPR a unilateral measure: Nirmala SitharamanThe highest number of applications are pending in Delhi office (88,297) followed by Chennai (78,405), Kolkata (39,911) and Mumbai (31,058).
25 Apr, 2016, 10.34 PM IST
US move to put India on Priority Watch List unilateral: Nirmala SitharamanSitharaman said the report issued by the US is a "unilateral measure to create pressure on countries to enhance IPR protection beyond the T...
08 May, 2015, 04.18 PM IST
Republican lawmaker accuses Obama Administration of getting soft on India on IPR violationsA top Republican lawmaker has accused the Obama Administration of being soft on alleged violations by India on intellectual property.
03 May, 2015, 01.20 PM IST
India’s intellectual property regime fully compliant with WTO norms: GovernmentThe government, however, said that US agreeing to talk IPR through a bilateral mechanism is a reaffirmation of India’s stand that the issue...
04 Oct, 2014, 05.25 AM IST
Government says India’s intellectual property regime fully compliant with WTO normsIt has five focus groups: Agriculture, Investment, Innovation and Creativity, Services, and Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers. TPF has not met...
04 Oct, 2014, 01.23 AM IST
India says US Special 301 process on IPR is a unilateral measureOn April 30, the US has brought out the Special 301 report, an annual review of the global state of IPR protection and enforcement.
30 Jul, 2014, 04.18 PM IST
US not placing India under the punitive Priority Foreign Country most sensible thing to do: ExpertsThey hoped move would help in putting behind recent acrimonious trade and business relationship between the two countries, especially in th...
01 May, 2014, 01.37 PM IST
Indian elections influenced US decision on Special 301 ReviewFor not naming India as a Foreign Priority Country, the Obama Administration is expected to receive a lot of flak from the pharma sector an...
01 May, 2014, 09.56 AM IST
'Targeting India's IP laws undermines WTO's legitimacy'The legal and regulatory measures that India has used for protecting public health are fully consistent with the WTO TRIPS Agreement.
06 Mar, 2014, 10.37 AM IST