Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Denmark Sees Stronger IPR Driving Next Phase of India Ties
Denmark and India want to work more closely on new technology and business ideas.
Intellectual property rights help people and companies protect inventions, brands and creative work.
Denmark’s ambassador says India has made progress in improving its IP system.
He also says companies need rules that are clear, predictable and fairly enforced.
This can encourage businesses to invest in research and new products.
Denmark wants to help Indian and Danish companies turn ideas into useful products and businesses.
It is working with Indian courts and other institutions to share knowledge about IP and commercial law.
The ambassador says Denmark could also help Indian companies enter European markets.
Denmark’s ambassador says stronger intellectual property protection can deepen India–Denmark economic cooperation.
The Green Strategic Partnership, launched in 2020, identifies innovation, research and development, and green technologies as key areas.
Denmark says India has improved its IP administration, examination processes and judicial specialisation over the past decade.
More than 200 Danish companies operate in India across sectors including shipping, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and biotechnology.
Denmark is supporting Indian institutions through knowledge exchange and capacity-building, while it does not maintain figures on pending cases involving Danish litigants.
- Who
- Denmark, India, Danish Ambassador Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen, and Indian and Danish companies, researchers and institutions.
- What
- The two countries are seeking to deepen cooperation on intellectual property rights, innovation, research, technology transfer and commercialisation.
- When
- The Green Strategic Partnership was launched in 2020; the India–European Union Free Trade Agreement is described as being in its final stages.
- Where
- The cooperation concerns India, Denmark, Indian courts and the wider European market.
- Why
- Stronger and more predictable IP protection could reduce dispute-related costs and uncertainty, encourage investment and help companies commercialise and internationalise their technologies and brands.
- Bilateral framework
- India and Denmark’s Green Strategic Partnership was launched in 2020.
- Trade context
- The India–European Union Free Trade Agreement is described as being in its final stages.
- Danish business presence
- More than 200 Danish companies are active in India.
- Priority sectors
- Relevant sectors include green technologies, life sciences, digitalisation, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and biotechnology.
- Institutional cooperation
- Denmark has worked with Indian IP authorities, Customs and the judiciary on knowledge exchange and capacity-building.
- Courts mentioned
- Cooperation has included the Delhi High Court and the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
- Pending cases
- The ambassador said Denmark does not maintain figures on pending IPR cases involving Danish litigants.