The Intellectual Property Rights Workshop on ‘How Intellectual
Property Impacts Life’ was organized on 19th August 2017 in
Maitrayee Auditorium, IIT Kharagpur by IPR & IR Cell, SRIC, MHRD IPR Chair
and RGSoIPL, IIT Kharagpur. The workshop was attended by a total of 92 students
that includes 52 inventors/research students and 40 students from RGSoIPL and several
faculty members from RGSoIPL and other departments. The workshop saw some great
speakers from different spheres of Intellectual Property ranging from High
Court Judges, Professors and a Patent Attorney.
Among the guests who attended
the event were Prof. Sudhir Kumar Barai, Dean, Undergraduate Studies, IIT
Kharagpur and Prof. Goutam Saha, MHRD IPR Chair Professor, IIT Kharagpur. The
first segment of the workshop involved an inaugural address by Hon’ble Justice
Ravindra Bhat, Judge, High Court of Delhi, in which the participants were given
an overview of what the situation of IP is, presently. He enlightens the
audience by sharing his own experiences in intellectual property. The first
session, themed, ‘Getting Patent – The Paradigm of Computer, Electrical,
Electronics and Telecommunication’,
which was chaired by Prof. Khushal Vibhute,
Head, RGSOIPL. The two speakers, Prof. V.C. Vivekanandan, Dean, School of Law,
Bennett University and Patent Attorney Mr. Vineet Rohilla, Remfry and Sagar of
the session gave a deep insight not
only to inventors but also to the Law
students. The case study by Mr. Vineet Rohilla highlighted the recent revised
CRI
guidelines of Indian Patent Office to the inventors.
The second session centered
on the theme of ‘Intellectual Property and Human Rights’, was chaired by
Hon’ble Justice Ravindra Bhat, Judge, High Court of Delhi.
The Hon’ble Justice
Aniruddha Bose, Judge, High Court of Calcutta spoke on how intellectual
property impacts the quality of life.
Prof. Imtiaz Gulam Ahmed, Head, School of
Law, Sikkim University shared his thoughts on Intellectual Property and human
rights. Both speakers highlighted the
importance of balancing the moral and economic rights of inventors with the
larger interest of the society.
The workshop ended with Prof. C.R. Raj,
Professor in Charge, IPR & IR Cell, IIT Kharagpur, giving a vote of thanks.
The members of Technology Transfer Group made necessary arrangements for
successfully conducting the workshop.
