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Patents Stymie India’s Push to bring Solar Electricity to Rural Areas

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Nov 20, 2015
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In August this year, the World Trade Organization ruled in favor of the United States after the Obama administration successfully challenged India on its domestic content requirements in solar panels, saying intellectual property rights protection means India must pay for the technology.

That is posing enormous problems for India, which is seeking to bri…

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