National Intellectual Property Rights Policy 2016

The National Intellectual Property Rights Policy 2016 (IPR Policy 2016) lays down the future roadmap for IPRs in India.

• The policy aims to create and exploit synergies between all forms of intellectual property, concerned statutes and agencies.

Objectives of the IPR Policy 2016: Create IPR awareness

• Stimulate generation of IPRs
• Develop strong and effective IPR laws, which balance the interests of rights owners with larger public interest
• Modernize and strengthen service oriented IPR administration
• Commercialize IPRs
• Strengthen the enforcement and adjudicatory mechanisms for combating IPR infringements
• Strengthen and expand human resources, institutions and capabilities for teaching, training, research and skill building in IPRs.