UPSC Prelims 2017 Question:

With reference to the ‘National Intellectual Property Rights Policy’, consider the following statements:

1. It reiterates India’s commitment to the Doha Development Agenda and the TRIPS Agreement. 
2. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion is the nodal agency for regulating intellectual property rights in India.
   
   

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Explanation: 

National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy, 2016 

• The National IPR Policy, 2016 lays the roadmap for intellectual property in India.
  
  
• It 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.
  
  
• 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. So, statement 1 is correct.
  
  
• These objectives are sought to be achieved through detailed action points. The action by different Ministries/Departments is to be monitored by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), which is the nodal Department to coordinate, guide and oversee implementation and future development of IPRs in India. So, statement 2 is correct.
  
  

Therefore, option (3) is the correct answer.

Subject: Economics | Industry