By - Khanak Himanshu Bhardwaj INTRODUCTION In a significant step, India and the United Kingdom have formally signed a Work Plan on Intellectual Property (IP) Rights, published on July 31, 2025 . This is a landmark agreement between the world’s fourth and sixth largest economies and represents a fundamental shift in how both nations perceive Intellectual Property Rights. This agreement came just days after the UK-CETA agreement, which was officially signed on July 24, 2025, a