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ARTICLE · 25 FEBRUARY 2015

Combating The Weak IP Enforcement In India

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Indian IP policy despite being in compliance with the International standards provided by the TRIPS Agreement is often alleged to be weak and ineffective.

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Zoya Nafis
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Indian IP policy despite being in compliance with the International standards provided by the TRIPS Agreement is often alleged to be weak and ineffective. India ranked last in the GIPC Index of 2014 conducted by the US Chamber of Commerce and was blamed for having the weakest IP environment in regard to protection and enforcement of IP rights. The weak enforcement of IP rights in India is quite evident. This often leads to a situation where IP right holders do not get the chance to enjoy their IP assets fully. It is high time that the government must act proactively to provide strict enforcement of IP rights.

What could be done?

The situation of poor Intellectual enforcement in India demands for stringent efforts to bring a change. For this many efforts could be taken by the government and other judicial and administrative authorities. Some of the recommendations could be:

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