New Delhi, May 15: India has been placed in the
bottom half of a ranking of 24 countries in terms of
protection and enforcement of intellectual property practices,
but is still ahead of neighbouring China, a survey shows.
According to a survey conducted by European legal firm
Taylor Wessing LLP, India stands at the 23rd position and is
followed by neighbouring China in 'IP competitiveness' in its
Global Intellectual Property Index 2009.
The UK tops Taylor Wessing's Global Intellectual Property
Index (GIPI) and is followed by Germany and the US.
The index "provides the most objective assessment to date
on how jurisdictions are viewed in terms of IP (intellectual
property) competitiveness," Taylor Wessing claims.
India has been awarded an overall rating of 521, showing
how well the country protects and enforces the intellectual
property. Russia and Brazil are at 21st and 22nd positions
respectively.
"The 'BRIC' countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China)
remain at the bottom of rankings but all receive significantly
higher ratings," it further said.
The survey was conducted globally among experts (over
18,000 country assessments to date) with analysis of empirical
data and a review of any recent material changes at a local
level.
The index provides an assessment of the best and worst
jurisdiction to obtain, exploit, enforce and attack particular
types of IP: trademarks, patents, copyrights, domain names and
design rights.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, May 15, 2009, 15:25