Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

19-March-2012 16:52 IST

Cheap Imports from China

Some cases where Indian products were being copied and sold in China/exported from China to other countries have come to the notice of Government. However no specific case of such counterfeit products being sold in the Indian market has come to the notice of the Government. Some complaints involving copyright/trademark violation against Indian brands/products by the Chinese companies were received. Details of such cases are appended as Annexure-1.

(c) to (e) All the cases mentioned in the Annexure were taken up at appropriate level with relevant Government agencies in China and the same are being followed up through our Embassy in Beijing.

This information was given by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in a written reply to a question raised in Lok Sabha today.

DS/GK

Intellectual property infringement prompts diplomatic follow-up as complaints of copied Indian products abroad are pursued. Allegations of intellectual property infringement arose from instances where Indian products were allegedly copied and exported from China, including complaints of copyright and trademark violations; the Government reported no specific counterfeit sales in the Indian market and has raised the annexed cases with relevant Chinese agencies for follow-up through the Indian Embassy in Beijing.