National Conference on Intellectual Property Rights: Current & Future Prospects

A two day National Conference on Intellectual Property Rights: Current And Future prospects, organized by the Dept of Biotechnology was held from 12^th to 13^th October,2012 at ICG, The IIS University.The Conference commenced with the inaugural session seeking the blessings of almighty in the form of vandana,followed by lighting of the lamp by all the dignitaries on the dais, immediately after which Dr. Ashok Gupta, Conference chairperson extended a  warm welcome to the guests, participants and resource persons. Prof. Pradeep Bhatnagar acquainted the audience with the aims and objectives of the conference.The chief guest of the conference, Justice P.C. Jain, former Judge, Rajasthan  High Court, Jaipur graced the occasion with his inaugural speech.

Mr. Sanjoy Jhanwar, Advocate, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi gave the keynote address on Intellectual property rights. He highlighted the fundamentals of Intellectual property like patent, copyright, trademark. This session was followed by 5 technical sessions spread over 2 days and chaired by luminaries from academics and industries like Dr. A.K.Kashyap, Prof. S.K Mohanty, Dr Dinesh Mishra, Mr Shashwat Purohit, Mr. Vikas Gupta.

Eminent scientists and IP professionals like Prof. Ganesh Hingmire, Dr. Rekha Chaturvedi, Mr. Vikas Asawat, Dr. Prakash Chand, Govind Sharma, Prof. Saroj Mishra also shared their experiences on varied topics such as:

• significance of intellectual property rights and IP infrastructure in India and related issues.
• Patent: Bio Prospecting , Bio Piracy,
• significance of trademarks,
• protection of plant varieties and farmer’s rights.
• Trade Secrets

Besides the technical sessions, the young practitioners shared their findings and experience through poster presentations. The conference thus brought together a galaxy of subject experts to deliberate on and arrive at models for current trends in IP management at the local and global level.