Government of India
Cabinet 13-May-2016 14:12 IST
Cabinet approves National Intellectual Property Rights Policy
“Creative
India; Innovative India: रचनात्मक भारत; अभिनव भारत”
The Union Cabinet yesterday approved the
National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy that will lay the future
roadmap for intellectual property in India. The Policy recognises the abundance
of creative and innovative energies that flow in India, and the need to tap
into and channelise these energies towards a better and brighter future for
all.
The National IPR Policy is a vision document that aims to create
and exploit synergies between all forms of intellectual property (IP),
concerned statutes and agencies. It sets in place an institutional mechanism
for implementation, monitoring and review. It aims to incorporate and adapt
global best practices to the Indian scenario. This
policy shall weave in the strengths of the Government, research and development
organizations, educational institutions, corporate entities including MSMEs,
start-ups and other stakeholders in the creation of an innovation-conducive
environment, which
stimulates creativity and innovation across sectors, as also facilitates a stable,
transparent and service-oriented IPR administration in the country.
The Policy recognizes that India has a well-established
TRIPS-compliant legislative, administrative and judicial framework to safeguard
IPRs, which meets its international obligations while utilizing the
flexibilities provided in the international regime to address its developmental
concerns. It reiterates India’s commitment to the Doha Development Agenda
and the TRIPS agreement.
While IPRs are becoming increasingly important in the global
arena, there is a need to increase awareness on IPRs in India, be it regarding
the IPRs owned by oneself or respect for others’ IPRs. The importance of IPRs
as a marketable financial asset and economic tool also needs to be recognised.
For this, domestic IP filings, as also commercialization of patents granted,
need to increase. Innovation and sub-optimal spending on R&D too are issues
to be addressed.
The broad contours of the National IPR Policy are as follows:
Vision
Statement:
An India where creativity and innovation are stimulated by Intellectual
Property for the benefit of all; an India where intellectual property promotes
advancement in science and technology, arts and culture, traditional knowledge
and biodiversity resources; an India where knowledge is the main driver of
development, and knowledge owned is transformed into knowledge shared.
Mission Statement:
Stimulate a dynamic, vibrant and balanced intellectual
property rights system in India to:
o foster creativity and
innovation and thereby, promote entrepreneurship and enhance socio-economic and
cultural development, and
o focus on enhancing
access to healthcare, food security and environmental protection, among other
sectors of vital social, economic and technological importance.
Objectives:
The
Policy lays down the following seven objectives:
i. IPR
Awareness: Outreach and Promotion - To create public awareness about the
economic, social and cultural benefits of IPRs among all sections of society.
ii. Generation
of IPRs - To stimulate the generation of IPRs.
iii. Legal
and Legislative Framework - To have strong and effective IPR laws, which
balance the interests of rights owners with larger public interest.
iv. Administration
and Management - To modernize and strengthen service-oriented IPR
administration.
v. Commercialization
of IPRs - Get value for IPRs through commercialization.
vi. Enforcement
and Adjudication - To strengthen the enforcement and adjudicatory mechanisms
for combating IPR infringements.
vii.
Human Capital Development - To strengthen and expand human resources,
institutions and capacities for teaching, training, research and skill building
in IPRs.
These objectives are sought to be achieved through detailed
action points. The action by different Ministries/ Departments shall be
monitored by DIPP which shall be the nodal department to coordinate, guide and
oversee implementation and future development of IPRs in India.
The
National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy will endeavor for a
“Creative India; Innovative India: रचनात्मक भारत;
अभिनव भारत”.
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