Government Gears Up For IP Revamp

With the new government led by Narendra Modi, India has seen increasing IP awareness, growth and reforms aimed at strengthening the IP rights regime. Since its inception, the Government has been consistently trying to revamp IP policies in India. Even the Indian IP Office has been upgrading IP records and making efforts to bring about transparency in its procedures. This article will discuss: (i) Government initiatives and the national IP rights (IPR) policy; (ii) IP rights trends in the past year; (iii) recent developments in IP administration and management; and, (iv) recent case law.

Government initiatives

Last year, the Indian Government entered into several reform policies to strengthen the IP regime in India. One of its initial steps was the constitution of the IPR think tank for drafting the national IPR policy and advising the Government on such policy matters.