Implications for intellectual property rights following Switzerland and India’s new free trade agreement
Implications for intellectual property rights following Switzerland and…
On March 10 2024, Switzerland – together with fellow European Free Trade Association members Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland – signed the ‘Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement’ (Free Trade Agreement, "FTA") with India. The negotiations to achieve this result took 16 years. Alongside core provisions on custom duties and investment opportunities, the FTA also contains various provisions on the protection of intellectual property rights that will influence trade between Swiss and Indian companies.