The United States Chamber of Commerce industry group recently issued its annual global IP index, analysing intellectual property protection in 50 countries, as a prelude to the annual US government list of countries seen as not adequately protection US companies’ IP rights. Now an Indian industry group has issued a counter-statement to the Chamber index, calling it a “tirade” and “self-serving”.
Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) Director General D G Shah issued a statement saying, “The Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) of the US Chamber of Commerce has continued its tirade against some developed and the developing countries, including India. It released its 6th Annual International IP Index last week.” The IPA was founded by some of the biggest generic pharmaceutical companies in the world, and says it represents a majority of Indian pharma exports.
— source ip-watch.org