𝐈𝐏 𝐄𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚: 𝐀 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑 𝟑𝟎𝟏 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭

ASIA Congratulates Shivani Singh and Khushi Kesari, who presented their research at the South Asian Global IP Conference, 2024 held on 23rd December, organised by the Centre for Development of Intellectual Property and Research (CDIPR), in global collaboration with the University of Oxford, Harvard University, National University of Singapore, University of South Australia, Queen Mary University of London, The George Washington University Law School, University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University.

Their paper titled “𝐈𝐏 𝐄𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚: 𝐀 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑 𝟑𝟎𝟏 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭”, selected from submissions across 30+ countries under the theme “Sustainability and Global Development: Comparing IP Protections in Developing vs. Developed Nations,” examines Western views on IP practices in South and Southeast Asia using the USTR Special 301 Report. It critiques the report’s bias toward Western interests and its imposition of standards beyond TRIPS. Highlighting socio-economic and cultural factors driving counterfeit markets, the study calls for equitable IP governance that balances global frameworks with regional priorities.

Their paper will be published in the upcoming book “South Asian Perspectives on Global Intellectual Property: Challenges and Innovations”, bearing the ISBN 978-81-984132-4-6.