India has termed the recently released United States Trade
Representative (USTR) 2014 “Special 301 Report” a unilateral measure
taken by the US to increase Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
protection beyond the TRIPS Agreement.
“The Special 301 process is a unilateral measure taken by the United States under their Trade Act, 1974 to create pressure on countries to increase IPR protection beyond the TRIPS Agreement. It is an extra territorial application of the domestic law of a country and is not tenable under the overall WTO regime”, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman said.
India has a well-established legislative, administrative and judicial framework to safeguard Intellectual Property Rights which meets its obligations under the Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) while utilizing the flexibilities provided in the international regime to address its developmental concerns, the minister in a written reply said in Rajya Sabha on July 30.
“The Special 301 process is a unilateral measure taken by the United States under their Trade Act, 1974 to create pressure on countries to increase IPR protection beyond the TRIPS Agreement. It is an extra territorial application of the domestic law of a country and is not tenable under the overall WTO regime”, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman said.
India has a well-established legislative, administrative and judicial framework to safeguard Intellectual Property Rights which meets its obligations under the Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) while utilizing the flexibilities provided in the international regime to address its developmental concerns, the minister in a written reply said in Rajya Sabha on July 30.
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