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

Abstract

The recent forces of increasing globalization have forced India and China toreform their intellectual property stance to become competitive in the new globaleconomy Prior to the 1970s, both India and China had intellectual property systems thatwere 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.