India among the last three in US intellectual property index

The report grades countries on patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets and intl treaties

For the fifth consecutive year, India continued its dismal run in the US Chamber international IP Index. In the latest 2017 edition that evaluates the intellectual property (IP) environment in 45 countries, India figures in the 43rd place.  

The annual report grades countries on patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, enforcement, and international treaties. India with a score of 8.75 out of 35 – just 25 per cent of the total score – is clubbed among the last three, along with Pakistan (8.37) and Venezuela (6.88). The US (32.62), the UK (32.39), Germany (31.92), Japan (31.29) and Sweden (30.99) were