RCEP and Trans‐Pacific Intellectual Property Norms: Implications for India.

This paper examines the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement (RCEP) with a focus on the intellectual property norms which it seeks to develop in the context of India. It specifically analyses the key provisions of the leaked IP chapter and its implications for India's IP regime. The paper posits that India should not oppose the draft IP chapter merely on grounds of its TRIPS‐plus nature in order to adhere to the "minimum standards treaty" principle of the TRIPS Agreement. The conclusion allays the concerns of the civil society which has opposed the draft IP chapter merely on grounds of its TRIPS‐plus nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]