Intellectual property rights: US set to punish India

[Gazprom]

Right...they want to sell a cancer drug for $96,000 which we sell for $177 ... Making money over peoples lives and the US govt. is fully backing it (no surprise there)..

Well..US can go to a corner and cry , the decision has already been made by the Supreme court...

usa ruled by corporates and families like rockefeller,koch etc.

 

[Hypersonicmissiles]

usa ruled by corporates and families like rockefeller,koch etc.

India is ruled by the Gandhi Dictatorship.

 

[Gazprom]

India was a 10th world hellhole getting slaughtered by China back then. Now you are a 3rd world country. You were living in miserable existence with the help of the USSR back then. But now every country is integrated to the global economy and financial system and the west can cut you off or anyone that does business with you. Russia is far too weak to go against the west economically and Russian firms will suffer. They aren't the USSR.

Face it, India is at the mercy of your white masters.
That's your destiny.
Forever subservient to the white man.

yet we have south tibet of yours.

India is ruled by the Gandhi Dictatorship.

and we have south tibet which nehru stole from you via forward post policy. Go figure.

 

[Bang Galore]

So answer to you question, whether is India breaking any law here? As per America, yes they are violating laws which is not good for Indo-American relationship for long term. As per India, no they are not breaching any laws, they are just fulfilling need to its citizens...

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India is a signatory of WTO by virtue of which it is abide by worldwide intellectual property standards under the TRIPS agreement. As part of this agreement, India made changes to its patent law; the biggest of which was that prior to these changes, patents on products were not allowed, while afterwards they were, albeit with restrictions. These changes came into effect in 2005, so Novartis' patent application waited in a "mailbox" with others until then, under procedures that India instituted to manage the transition. India also passed certain amendments to its patent law in 2005, just before the laws came into effect

India is breaking no treaty, no international law. The very fact that the US is opting for unilateral action rather than drag India to the WTO (as they are doing on solar panels) is proof that there is no case. When Novartis asked the Swiss government to take India to the WTO, the swiss government in effect told Novartis to take a hike, They knew that they would not have much chance in any action brought in the WTO.

Indian actions on compulsory licensing are explicitly permitted in the WTO agreements, the US and other countries would wish for the non-use of such sections but they certainly are not illegal. Media propaganda is just that.

@drunken-monke Compulsory licensing is within the law, so are generic drugs, and ever-greening practiced by MNC pharma companies is blatantly illegal & unethical, I think India will win if these cases go to international court.
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Yup.

Compulsory licensing is within the law (of India) for life saving drugs required in a pandemic.. Not all..

Not just India, it is permitted in international law & explicitly allowed under the TRIPS agreement article 31. In any case, such licensing predates TRIPS and is clearly mentioned even in the Paris convention of 1883.

nick, @Bang Galore
the recent dent in the U.S/India ties is a quiet confusing one to be honest, the "reason" is what is puzzling in this case as it doesn't make much sense to honest , however one analysis is that of India's reluctance or hesitation regarding its role in the pivot to Asia policy ( the China factor), or sort of a lack of will or a hesitation to any firm commitment particularly from India's side might be the reason for the U.S discomfort from a geo-strategic point of view, this is the only reason which makes sense
your take on this issue ?

I think you are reading more to this than necessary. Specifically on this case and others of similar nature(on trade), the US position is largely driven by its trade interests. There will always be political inputs but I dont see that as a driving factor here.

 

[Hypersonicmissiles]

yet we have south tibet of yours.



and we have south tibet which nehru stole from you via forward post policy. Go figure.

We invade your country and you can't do anything about it

 

[dray]

LOL delusional tard.

India is extremely dependent on foreign oil. Without energy you collapse.

India has zero financial clout. India is a net debtor country. India runs massive current account deficits. India has very small forex reserves. India has to borrow from the the international market. Indian market is small. Indian economy is declining. India has no technology. India has no UNSC veto power. India has no manufacturing. India is utterly insignificant not just in the global economy but just in the world generally.

The west relies for nothing on India and India is reliant on western technology, western markets, western FDI, western financial system, western funding, western aid, western approval to join WTO, IMF, World Bank, UN, etc.

By challenging the US, they will be less reluctant to ever give India a permanent seat at the UNSC let alone veto power. They will say they will but actually won't do it.

India is extremely reliant on the world for everything from weapons, to manufactured goods to technology, to financing, EVERYTHING!

All India is just an overpopulated country with mass poverty and malnutrition.

Very good, now don't miss your daily medication in over-excitement.

 

[drunken-monke]

LOL those are mild sanctions. Powder puff

As I said numerous times, it depends how far US wants to take this and how severely they want to crush you. If you threaten them, they will go for Iran-style sanctions targeting the market access and financial system. Then sanction any company doing business with India by banning them from the US financial system and access to US market and using of the dollar in trade.

They can dismantle the spine of the Indian civilisation if they wanted to. They can bring you to your knees and make you grovel.

Yawnnnn... Have you finished your rants.... If yes then go and celebrate.. mean while dont forget to come when US has applied sanctions on India.... Till then ...

 

[drunken-monke]

We invade your country and you can't do anything about it

For your soldiers to sent back to CHinaaaaaaaaaa we had to use only our words...

 

[Secularpakistani]

at that miserable time within which she also fought 4 wars and won.

 

[Hypersonicmissiles]

For your soldiers to sent back to CHinaaaaaaaaaa we had to use only our words...

You begged our leaders and we got concessions out of your dictatorial regime, then we left once we got what we wanted.
We saw, we came, we conquered.

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

Happy ?

now shoo away

Hehehe I can understand your problem, don't worry soon you'll wake up, Watch out!!! A DRONE!!

Please, do not get involved in trolling

 

[Hypersonicmissiles]

Hehehe I can understand your problem, don't worry soon you'll wake up, Watch out!!! A DRONE!!

Don't worry, your stay here will be short.
Watch Out
A MOD!!!!

Well I think I've talked to you respectfully enough, now listen you butthead, when India was on war with Pakistan it was just USSR who helped India but to support Pakistan there were you Chinks and Yanks too, but unfortunately still you three couldn't win. And as far as about hellhole and poverty is concerned your country isn't too far from us. So stop blabbering. And about west douche first go and learn how things work on global platform. And about US FYI it works on the orders of massive size MNCs, and at present India is a major trade point for them, so unless they want to ruin their market they won't let US take such stern actions as you are saying. And about living on the mercy of whites, I believe it's you people cause your WHOLE economy is sustaining because those yuk quality manufactured crap of yours is allowed in US market, the moment they close the doors your economy won't even take years to devastate. Whereas about Indian economy it is totally self reliant and is least dependent on exports. Read economics scum bag...

@WebMaster @Aeronaut

Take care of this troll posting racist slurs and personal abuse.

 

[PlanetWarrior]

Don't worry, your stay here will be short.
Watch Out
A MOD!!!!



@WebMaster @Aeronaut

Take care of this troll posting racist slurs and personal abuse.

Are you sure that you are Chinese? You sound more like a radical Taliban Pakistani

 

[Hypersonicmissiles]

Are you sure that you are Chinese? You sound more like a radical Taliban Pakistani

Let me see..

I have an IQ above 105.
I am good at sports.
I am good at education.
I beat up on Indians.

Yup, I'm Chinese.

 

[Indischer]

Let me see..

I have an IQ above 105.
I am good at sports.
I am good at education.
I beat up on Indians.

Yup, I'm Chinese.

Correction: You've proved none of the above so far here. All you've done is being the cheer-girl for the CCP.