The dearth of respect for intellectual property rights in developing countries is legendary, even among the emerging economic powers. It’s only recently, for example, that China and Russia have demonstrated a meaningful responsiveness to the problem of enforcement.
But India–a common-law country with a modern legal system that has strong roots in the British tradition–has proved the exception. Since 2005, the Delhi High Court, the country’s most influential court of first instance, has begun awarding punitive and exemplary damages in IP cases.
