WTO's big conference postponed due to new Covid variantWTO hoped the four-day gathering in Geneva would breathe new life into the crippled organisation, which has been stuck for years trying to ...
India and US discuss revised proposal for TRIPS vaccine waiverThe focus of the revised proposal – also backed by South Africa – will continue to be ensuring “equitable, affordable and timely access” fo...
WTO countries should immediately finalise text on patent waiver for COVID-19 treatment: ExpertsThe agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights or TRIPS came into effect in January 1995. It is a multilateral agre...
India, South Africa seek waiver in global IPR laws for easy access to medical productsCiting reports of IPRs hindering timely provisioning of affordable medical products to the patients, they highlighted that certain members ...
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...
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).
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...
No question of 'appeasing' US or anyone else on IPR: Nirmala SitharamanRecently, during the meeting of Sitharaman and US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker both the sides discussed IPR related issues.
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.
US faces pressure to take India to WTO on patent rulesThe demand to move the WTO was made during a meeting of the Senate finance committee on the US administration's trade policy agenda last Th...
India not to accept any probe on IPR by the US: Anand SharmaIndia reiterated that its intellectual property rights regime is fully compliant to WTO laws & the country will not take part in any unilat...
India won't participate in unilateral US probe on IPRIndia today made it clear it will not take part in any unilateral investigation by the US on its intellectual property rights (IPR).
India may take US to WTO if included in priority country listIndia is likely to drag the US to WTO if America includes it in the 'Priority Foreign Country' list for intellectual property rights.
Government officials decline to meet USITC officialsGovernment has decided not to meet the officials of the USITC, a federal American agency which has initiated a probe against domestic trade...
- Pressing for strong IPR regime in FTA with India: EU tells WTO
EU has informed the WTO that it is pressing for inclusion of strong IPR regime in the free trade agreement under negotiations with India.
- Form bloc to oppose new patent regime, advises legal guru
India should join forces with other developing countries at the WTO to oppose the stringent intellectual property regime.
- 'IPR may be enhanced at the cost of public interest'
The draft of the Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT) moved by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) proposes to curtail gove...