"The ongoing engagement between our governments over the last several
months has been encouraging," said Patrick Kilbride, executive director
for International IP policy at US Chamber's Global Intellectual Policy
Center.
"The re-launch of (India-US) Trade Policy Forum is a
critical step in moving past rhetoric, and building trust and
understanding based on common values," he said, adding that there is
ample evidence that both countries share a wide range of mutual
interests in the global economy, including intellectual property and
innovation.
Kilbride said in both the discussions of the Trade
Policy Forum and the government's formulation of IP policy they hope to
see signs of a government-wide commitment to strong intellectual
property rights in India.
"Those signs would include an
indication that India will join well-established international treaties
for intellectual property protection, rejection of compulsory licensing
as a commercial tool and plans to strengthen the institutions of
government that IP-intensive industries rely on," he said.
"These
steps are not merely in the interest of global innovators, but are in
the interests of India's own innovators and its future economic growth,"
Kilbride said.
Source: News in Hindi and Newspaper
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