US calls India among most challenging on IPR safety

NEW DELHI: The US Trade Representative has called India among the most challenging major economies on enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) and retained it on Priority Watch along with China, Indonesia, Russia, Chile, and Venezuela.

“These countries will be the subject of particularly intense bilateral engagement during the coming year,” USTR said in a report, while listing several concerns regarding India which figures on multiple dubious lists – from being among the top sources of counterfeit medicines and auto parts to online piracy.