《参考消息》2006年7月30日第8版：印度重视知识产权保护【美国《耶鲁全球化》在线杂志7月25日一期文章】题：印度的秘密武器India's Secret Weapon
Richard Wilder
Pravid Anand
The Wall Street Journal, 25 May 2006
India is rapidly evolving into Asia's innovation center, leaving China in the dust. Its secret weapon? Intellectual property-rights protection. In recent years, New Delhi has taken big steps to protect these rights, and the results have been d_______①. （1）It may appear as if India's recent economic rise is solely due to its low-cost outsourcing[1] opportunities for foreign businesses. But this is only part of the story.
Thanks to international treaties such as the AGREement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organization, Indian IP laws were significantly revamped[2] starting in the mid-1990s. （2）In 1994, the Indian Copyright Act was amended to clearly explain the rights of a copyright holder and the penalties for infringement of copyrighted software. The law has been called one of the "t_______② in the world."
These changes, which significantly ramped up[3] enforcement provisions, will undoubtedly prove the most important for copyright protection on the subcontinent – far ahead of other countries in Asia.（A）________________________（印度的法院也迎难而上。）They have taken a broad approach to the applying new laws – especially to protect intellectual property in e________③ fields such as information technology.
（3）This trend continued last year when India put in place a new patent law that brought it further into line with international norms. For example, this law included new provisions that extended patent protection to computer software and pharmaceutical products. The changes provided new and powerful incentives for investment, both foreign and domestic, in the creation of new products in those fields. New Delhi has also improved the operation of its Patent Office, which handles patent applications. Today, a patent can be g________④ in less than three years, as opposed to only a few years ago, where it took up to an average of five to seven years.
As a result, copyright-based industries such as the Indian IT sector have enjoyed rapid growth.（B）____________________________, （1999-2002年，印度软件出口年均增长48%）marking a drastic surge from the preceding five years, when the average annual growth was about 35%. If New Delhi keeps up its c________⑤ to rights protection, the numbers will continue to grow.
Furthermore, Indian entrepreneurs, business and government labs are f_______⑥ for patents at rapidly increasing rates. The number of Indian patent applications filed has increased 400% over the past 15 years. Nearly 800 Indian companies submitted international patent applications to the World Intellectual Property Organization in 2004. This number may be fairly small by international standards, but is still more than double the number of Indian patents applied for in 2000. （4）Now, even the local pharmaceutical companies, traditionally manufacturers of generic versions of brand-name drugs, are embracing innovation-based business models and seeking patent protection for their inventions.
NOTES:
[1]outsourcing n. 外部采办；外包；外购
[2]revamp v. 修补；翻新
[3]ramp up 蔓延；狂跳乱撞
试一试：
1．根据首字母提示和译文，填入适当单词：
①the results have been d_______（效果也很显著）（形容词）
②one of the "t_______ in the world."（“世界上最严厉的版权法”之一）（形容词最高级）
③in e________ fields such as information technology（在信息技术等新兴领域内）（现在分词）
④a patent can be g________ in less than three years（审批一项专利需要不到3年时间）（过去分词）
⑤keeps up its c________ to rights protection（坚持履行保护知识产权的责任）（名词）
⑥Indian entrepreneurs, business and government labs are f_______ for patents at rapidly increasing rates（印度的工商企业和政府实验室正在以惊人的速度申报专利）（现在分词）
⑦A protected list of "e________" cultural traditions（一份“濒危”文化传统清单）
参考答案：
①dramatic ②toughest ③emerging ④granted ⑤commitment ⑥filing ⑦endangered
2．翻译划线部分英文：
参考答案：
（1）印度的经济崛起似乎完全依靠它成本低廉的外包服务，但印度的经济增长另有原因。
（2）在1994年，经修改的印度版权法明确规定了版权拥有者的权利和侵犯软件版权的惩罚。
（3）这种趋势一直持续到去年。印度于2005年制定了一项和国际惯例进一步接轨的新专利法。
（4）现在甚至连向来生产普通（品牌）药物的本地制药公司也开始引入创新商业模式，并且对它们的创新寻求专利保护。
3．根据译文，写出句子：
参考译文： （A）The Indian courts have risen to the challenge.
（B）The annual average rate of growth of Indian software exports from 1994 to 2002 was 48%（是不是您的翻译与原文相去甚远？这不奇怪，同一意思表达方式成千上万，只要您愿意尝试学习作者的用法，您就达到学习的目的了。）
《参考消息》译文全文：
【美国《耶鲁全球化》在线杂志7月25日一期文章】题：印度的秘密武器 作者理查德-瓦尔德普拉夫迪-阿南德
印度正在迅速成为亚洲的创新中心，把中国远远抛在后面。它的秘密武器是什么？知识产权保护。最近几年，新德里采取有效措施大力保护知识产权，效果也很显著。印度的经济崛起似乎完全依靠它成本低廉的外包服务，但印度的经济增长另有原因。
由于签署了《与贸易有关的知识产权协议》等一系列国际条约，印度自20世纪90年代开始大幅度修补自己的知识产权法律。在1994年，印度的版权法明确规定了版权拥有者的权利和侵犯版权的惩罚。这部法律被称为“世界上最严厉的版权法”之一。
这些改革大大增强了执法力度，也成为南亚次大陆上最重要的版权保护措施。在这方面，印度远远领先于亚洲其他国家。印度的法院也迎难而上，采取了广泛的措施来执行新法律，尤其是在信息技术等新兴领域内的知识产权方面。
这种趋势一直持续到去年。印度于2005年制定了和国际惯例接轨的新专利法。这部法律包括了保护计算机软件和医药产品专利在内的新条款，强有力地刺激了印度国内和国际在这些领域内制造新产品的投资。新德里还改进了专利申请审批的程序。现在审批一项专利需要不到3年时间，而以前则要5-7年。
因此印度的信息技术产业实现了迅速增长。1999-2002年，印度软件出口年均增长48%，而之前5年的增长率只有35%。如果新德里坚持履行保护知识产权的责任，这一数字还会更高。
此外，印度的工商企业和政府实验室正在以惊人的速度申报专利。过去15年，印度的专利申请增加了400%。2004年有将近800家印度公司向世界知识产权组织提交了国际专利申请。以国际标准来看，这个数字还不算多，但是比2000年印度的国际专利申请数量翻了一番。现在甚至连生产普通药物的本地制药公司也开始引入创新商业模式，并且对它们的创新寻求专利保护。
印度重视保护知识产权
2023-01-07英汉翻译
