India's IP regime: The thorn in India-US business ties

In implementing the World Trade Organization's TRIPs (Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights) agreement, India's domestic patent law was strengthened from virtually no protection for pharmaceutical product patents to some protection. But recent rulings and the underlying Indian law still tend to favour weaker rather than stronger protection of IP. This reflects the strength of the generic drug industry and of consumer groups advocating affordable health care. But, reflecting India's TRIPs commitments...

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