Tech Law Journal notes that President Bush, while visiting China, issued two joint statements with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, both of which address IP protection. The U.S.-India Joint Statement on Trade notes:

We agree to promote innovation, creativity and technological advancement by providing a vibrant intellectual property rights regime.

The U.S.-India Joint Statement, which creates a Bi-National Science and Technology Commission, states the two nations will

work together to promote innovation, creativity and technological advancement by providing a vibrant intellectual property rights regime, and to cooperate in the field of intellectual property rights to include capacity building activities, human resource development and public awareness programs.

Jim has noted that India, depsite having a lot of domestic industries that would benefit from IP protection, has often sided with developing countries that have no interest in IP protection.

posted by Patrick Ross @ 3:59 PM | International

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