With reference to the ‘National Intellectual Property Rights Policy’, consider the following statements :
- It reiterates India’s commitment to the Doha Development Agenda and the TRIPS Agreement.
- Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion is the nodal agency for regulating intellectual property rights in India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
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UPSC IAS – 2017
– Statement 2 is correct. The Policy designates the erstwhile Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), now known as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, as the nodal department for the overall coordination and implementation of the National IPR Policy.