India Facing ‘Pincer-Like’ Pressure On IP In Europe, Asia Trade Talks

Humanitarian group MSF says India is facing “pincer-like pressure” to relax its strict patent laws in order to conclude free trade deals in Europe and Asia, and is calling on New Delhi to stand firm.

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Big pharma has been up in arms for years over what it sees as India’s refusal to respect intellectual property rights (IPR), and the US has long accused the country - the world’s leading exporter of inexpensive generics - of being one of the worst “delinquents” in this area.

India’s IPR rules are now also coming under intense scrutiny in ongoing free trade talks with the European Free Trade...

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