Globalization is a Catalyst for Change in Intellectual Property Systems: Case Studies in India and China

Vol. 1 No. 1

Year : 2006

Issue : June-August

Title : Globalization is a Catalyst for Change in Intellectual Property Systems: Case Studies in India and China 

Author Name : Sisir Botta, Christopher Tsai 

Synopsis : 

The recent forces of increasing globalization have forced India and China to reform their intellectual property stance to become competitive in the new global economy. Prior to the 1970s, both India and China had intellectual property systems that were flawed and relatively powerless to provide any real protections to individual inventors. This paper argues that the recent overhauling of the intellectual property system in both India and China are a direct result of globalization. The surge in globalization following the conclusion of World War II provided the competitive environment necessary to initiate change within the systems governing intellectual property in both countries.