The Innovation Brief at NLU Delhi invites submissions on the impact of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement on innovation and access to medicines. Deadline for contributions is October 20, 2026.
Call for Submissions: EU-India FTA and IP Access Issues
The Innovation Brief, a student-led research platform at National Law University, Delhi, has issued a call for submissions on the topic: 'Impact of the Intersection of Innovation and Access by the EU-India FTA'. The initiative seeks scholarly and practice-oriented insights into how intellectual property provisions in the proposed trade agreement could affect access to medicines, technology transfer, and domestic innovation ecosystems in India.
Submissions are open to academicians, practitioners, researchers, and students. The deadline for contributions is October 20, 2026. Authors are encouraged to address questions such as the implications of data exclusivity, patent term extensions, and enforcement standards under the draft FTA. Selected pieces will be published in a special issue curated to inform policy debates.
This call comes at a critical juncture, as both India and the European Union intensify negotiations on IP chapters. For legal professionals, contributing to or tracking these discussions offers a valuable opportunity to shape discourse on equitable innovation policy. More details are available on The Innovation Brief’s official portal.
