Action Against Infringement Need Of Hour, Says Chief Justice NV Ramana
NDTV
With start-ups coming up in a big way across the country, intellectual property rights field of law has become more relevant than ever before, said CJI NV Ramana.
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday said that provisions for stronger enforcement and action against infringement are the need of the hour and with start-ups coming up in a big way across the country IPR (intellectual property rights) field of law has become more relevant than ever before.
"Provisions for stronger enforcement and action against infringement are the need of the hour. Awareness campaigns, especially in rural areas, are required to be undertaken. There have been a few success stories like Darjeeling tea and Chanderi silk. These success stories need to be studied and replicated in other GIs (Geographical Indications) as well. With the start-ups coming up in a big way across the country driven by innovative youth, this field of law has become more relevant than ever before," the CJI said at the National Seminar on the adjudication of IPR disputes in India in New Delhi.
The CJI said whenever entrepreneurs and hosts around the world ask him as to how investor-friendly the Indian judicial system is, his answer has always remained the same; that the "Indian judiciary is absolutely independent and it always treats all the parties equally and equitably".
The CJI also said that with the advent of economic liberalization, the country's IPR regime has undergone a rapid transformation.
