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SUBMISSIONS BY INDIA

Title

Document No.

Date

 

Doha Work Programme – the Outstanding Implementation Issue - On the Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - Paper submitted at the General Council/Trade Negotiation Committee and Council for TRIPS (Revised)

 

By Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, India, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand and Tanzania

 

IP/C/W/474

(TN/C/W/41/Rev.2)

05 July 2006

Submission in response to the communication from Switzerland (IP/C/W/446) –

The Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and CBD and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Folklore and the Review of Implementation

 

By Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand

 

IP/C/W/470

 

21 March 2006

 

The Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge -Technical Observations on the United States submission IP/C/W449

 

By Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, India and Pakistan

 

IP/C/W/459

 

18 November 2005

 

 

 

The Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge - Technical Observations on Issues Raised in a Communication by the United States (ip/C/W/434)

 

Submission from Brazil and India

 

IP/C/W/443

 

18 March 2005

 

The Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and CBD and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge: Elements of the Obligation to Disclose Evidence of Benefit-Sharing under the relevant National Regime

 

Submission from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Peru and Thailand

 

IP/C/W/442

 

18 March 2005

 

Doha Work Programme – The Extension of the Additional Protection for Geographic Indications to Products other than Wines and Spirits (Revised)

 

By Bulgaria, the European Communities, Guinea, India, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Moldova, Romania, Switzerland, Thailand and Turkey

 

TN/C/W/21/Rev.1

14 December 2004

The Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and CBD and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge: Elements of the Obligation to Disclose Evidence of Benefit-Sharing under the relevant National Regime

 

Submission from Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, India, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand and Venezuela

 

IP/C/W/438

 

10 December 2004

Elements of the Obligation to Disclose the Source and Country of Origin of Biological Resource and/or Traditional Knowledge used in an Invention (Revised)

 

Submission from Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, India, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand, and Venezuela

 

IP/C/W/429/Rev.1

 

27 September 2004

Elements of the Obligation to Disclose the Source and Country of Origin of Biological Resource and/or Traditional Knowledge used in an Invention

 

Submission from Brazil, India, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand, and Venezuela

 

IP/C/W/429

 

21 September 2004

 

The Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD - Checklist of Issues

 

Submission from Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, India, Peru, Thailand and Venezuela

 

IP/C/W/420

 

02 March 2004

 

The Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge

 

Submission by Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Peru, Thailand, Venezuela

 

IP/C/W/403

 

24 June 2003

Non-Violation and Situation Nullification or Impairment under the TRIPS Agreement

 

By Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Peru, Sri Lanka and Venezuela

 

IP/C/W/385

 

30 October 2002

The Extension of the Additional Protection for Geographical Indications to Products other than Wines and Spirits

 

By Bulgaria, Cuba, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, the European Communities and their Member States, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, India, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Malta, Mauritius, Pakistan, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand and Turkey

IP/C/W/353

 

24 June 2002

Review of Legislation (Addendum)

 

Responses from India to the questions posed by Australia, the European Communities and their member States, Japan and the United States and to the follow-up questions posed by the European Communities and their member States and Switzerland

 

IP/C/W/326/Add.3

 

12 November 2002

Review of Legislation (Addendum)

 

Responses from India to questions posed by Australia, the European Communities
and their member States and the United States

 

IP/C/W/326/Add.2

 

03 May 2002

Review of Legislation (Addendum)

 

Follow-up questions posed by the European Communities and their member States to India

 

IP/C/W/320/Add.3

 

08 March 2002

 

Ministerial Declaration on the TRIPSS Agreement and Public Health

Proposal by the African Group, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Peru, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Venezuela

 

IP/C/W/312

(WT/GC/W/450)

04 October 2001

Work on Issues Relevant to the Protection of Geographical Indications - Extension of the Protection of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits to Geographical Indications for Other Products (Revised)

 

By Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, India, Jamaica, Kenya, the Kyrgyz Republic, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Nigeria, Pakistan, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and Turkey

 

IP/C/W/308/Rev.1

 

02 October 2001

Work on Issues Relevant to the Protection of Geographical Indications - Extension of the Protection of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits to Geographical Indications for Other Products

 

By Bulgaria, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, India, Kenya, the Kyrgyz Republic, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Nigeria, Pakistan, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and Turkey

 

IP/C/W/308

 

 

17 September 2001

TRIPS and Public Health

 

Submission by the African Group, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Peru, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Venezuela

 

IP/C/W/296

 

29 June 2001

Work on Issues relevant to the Protection of Geographical Indications - Extension of the Protection of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits to Geographical Indications for other Products (Revised)

 

Proposal from Bulgaria, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Iceland, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey and Venezuela

 

IP/C/W/247/Rev.1

17 May 2001

Work on Issues relevant to the Protection of Geographical Indications - Extension of the Protection of Geographical Indications for Wines and Spirits to Geographical Indications for other Products

 

Proposal from Bulgaria, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Iceland, India, Liechtenstein, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey and Venezuela

 

IP/C/W/247

 

29 March 2001

Clarifying TRIPS:  A Confidence‑ Building measure

 

By India

 

IP/C/W/214

06 October 2000

Work on Issues relevant to the Protection of Geographical Indications - Implementation of Article 24.1: Extension of addl. protection for Geographical Indications to Products other than Wines and Spirits (Revised)

 

By Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Iceland, India, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Pakistan, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and Turkey

 

IP/C/W/204/Rev.1

02 October 2000

Work on Issues relevant to the Protection of Geographical Indications - Implementation of Article 24.1:   extension of addl. protection for Geographical Indications to Products other than Wines and Spirits

 

By Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Iceland, India, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and Turkey

 

IP/C/W/204

18 September 2000

Protection of Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge – the Indian Experience

 

Submission by India

 

IP/C/W/198

(WT/CTE/W/156)

 

14 July 2000

Issues and Proposals

 

By India

 

IP/C/W/196

 

12 July 2000

Proposals on Intellectual Property Rights Issues

By India

 

IP/C/W/195

12 July 2000

Review of the Provisions of Article 27.3(B)

 

By India

 

IP/C/W/161

03 November 1999

Work Programme on Electronic Commerce

 

By India

 

IP/C/W/147

13 July 1999

Follow-Up to the Review of Legislation on Trademarks, Geographical Indications and Industrial Designs

 

Questions posed by India

 

IP/C/W/54

26 February 1997

NOTIFICATIONS OF LAWS & REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 ON TRIPS

Title

Document No.

Date

 

Copyright and Related Rights

IP/N/1/IND/C/1

25 October 2001

Industrial Designs

IP/N/1/IND/D/1

25 October 2001

Geographical Indications

IP/N/1/IND/G/1

25 October 2001

Geographical Indications

IP/N/1/IND/G/2

6 November 2003

Layout-Designs (Topographies) Of Integrated Circuits

IP/N/1/IND/L/1

11 January 2001

Layout-Designs (Topographies) Of Integrated Circuits

IP/N/1/IND/L/2

10 November 2003

Patents (Including Plant Variety Protection)

IP/N/1/IND/P/1

4 November 2003

Patents (Including Plant Variety Protection)

IP/N/1/IND/P/2

10 June 2005

Patents (Including Plant Variety Protection)

IP/N/1/IND/P/3

10 June 2005

Patents (Including Plant Variety Protection)

IP/N/1/IND/P/4

10 June 2005

Patents (Including Plant Variety Protection)

IP/N/1/IND/P/5

10 June 2005

Trademarks

IP/N/1/IND/T/1

25 October 2001

Trademarks

IP/N/1/IND/T/2

6 November 2003

Notification of Laws and Regulations under Article 63.2 of the Agreement

 

IP/N/1/IND/2/Add.1

31 October 2003

Notification of Laws and Regulations under Article 63.2 of the Agreement

IP/N/1/IND/2

24 October 2001

Notification of Laws and Regulations under Article 63.2 of the Agreement

IP/N/1/IND/1

8 March 1995

 

DISPUTES INVOLVING INDIA ON TRIPS

India as Complainant

European Union and a Member State – Seizure of Generic Drugs in Transit

 

Request for consultations by India

 

IP/D/28

19 May 2010

India as Third Party

European Communities – Protection of Trademarks and Geographical Indications for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs - Report of the Panel

 

Complaint by Australia

 

WT/DS290/R

 

15 March 2005

India as Third Party

European Communities – Protection of Trademarks and Geographical Indications for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs – Report of the Panel

 

Complaint by the United States

 

WT/DS174/R

 

15 March 2005

India as Respondent

India - Patent Protection for Pharmaceutical  and Agricultural Chemical Products

 

Complaint by the European Communities and their member States - Report of the Panel

 

WT/DS79/R

 

24 August 1998

India as Respondent

 

India - Patent Protection for Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Chemical Products - Report of the Panel

 

WT/DS50/R

 

5 September 1997

India as Respondent

India - Patent Protection for Pharmaceutical  and Agricultural Chemical Products - Report of the Appellate Body

 

WT/DS50/AB/R

19 December 1997

 

 

 

USEFUL LINKS ON TRIPS

WTO Gateway of TRIPS

Department of Commerce in Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Convention on Biological Diversity

UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

World Health Organization

International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

World Bank

African Regional Intellectual Property Organization

   
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