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Recommendation 8
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Utilise Working Group on Intellectual Property for UK strategic progress with India.
Recommendation
The Government should use the Working Group on Intellectual Property to pursue further progress with India in areas of mutual benefit and UK strategic importance, including in sectors identified in the Industrial Strategy. This should include continued dialogue on issues raised by industry, such as regulatory data protection, patentability and enforcement, while recognising the constraints on legislative change. (Recommendation, Paragraph 65) 76 Business mobility
Government Response Summary
The government will continue to advance the IP agenda through the Intellectual Property Rights Working Group outlined in the FTA, and aligned with UK business priorities.
Government Response
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HM Government
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The Intellectual Property (IP) chapter goes far beyond India’s precedent in FTAs, supporting our economy through protection and enforcement of IP rights. Locking in text which ties both countries to standards which go beyond the international baselines on IP provides business with the confidence that these standards will be maintained and provides the UK with an opportunity to hold India to account on these standards. This can encourage UK firms to begin exporting or expand exports to India, driving UK growth. HM Government and our specialist Intellectual Property attaché in India will continue to find ways to advance this agenda, aligned with UK business priorities. This will include through the establishment of a Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights, as outlined in the FTA.