On Day 1 of the event dated 6th of September,
The topic for the day- “Intellectual property rights: general overview” by Hon’ble VC,
Professor (Dr.) Biswajit Ghosh, The Neotia University, West Bengal, India Patent Attorney,
India.
The welcome address was delivered by Dr. Rakesh Kumar Singh, Associate Dean, school of
legal studies, the Neotia Univesity, West Bengal, India.
The key speaker- Shri S Chandrasheshekaran, Former Controller general of patents, designs
and trademarks and Geographical Indication, Former member of (technical) Judge, IPAB,
Advocate and Registered Patent Attorney, India.
The key areas that were discussed :
Artificial Intelligence
Public Interest
IPAB( Intellectual Property Appellant Board)
Filing data
Marking of products as ‘ Patent Pending’
Cell for IPR Promotion and Management
Enforcement
Compulsory license.
This was a wonderful event, with a in depth specification of IPR in INDIA, which lets us
know the need of IPR in India, also focusing on the loopholes of the law and how to make it
more finer in future.