To become an international player in the knowledge economy, India needs to take global IPR
treaties more seriously as these agreements create the framework for the country’s R&D
ecosystem to align with global best practices and accurately benchmark our performance with
international peers. In this EAC-PM Working Paper, we explore 4 such international agreements
and look at the pros and cons of each of them. These are the Strasbourg Agreement
Concerning the International Patent Classification 1971, Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement on
Industrial Designs 1999, Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Geographical Indications 2015
and the Design Law Treaty 2024.
