IPR Chair Activities 2017- 18

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Activities of CIPRA – 2017-1801. Symposium on COMMERCIALIZATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS – “with focus on Patents" held on 15 th February 2017 International Training Centre, National Law School of India University, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Prof. (Dr) T. Ramakrishna, Ministry of Industry and Commerce Chair on IPR, NLSIU welcomed the speakers and delegates. Made opening remarks refereeing to the National IPR Policy Vision statement and mission statement of the policy explicitly indicate the direction in which India is moving ahead. Drafting of which NLS had a role to play. One could find the balanced approach, it also emphasises on utilisation of IP for common good.

Creative India; Innovative India - Vision statement: An India where creativity and innovation are stimulated by Intellectual Property for the benefit of all: an India where Intellectual property promotes advancement in science and technology, arts and culture, traditional knowledge and biodiversity resources; an India where knowledge is the main driver of development, and knowledge owned is transformed into knowledge shared.

Mission Statement:

Stimulate a DYMANIC, VIBRANT and BALANCED Intellectual Property rights system in India to :

• Foster creativity and innovation and thereby, promote entrepreneurship and enhance socio-economic and cultural development, and

• Focus on enhancing access to healthcare , food security and environmental protection, among other sectors of vital social, economic and technological importance.

Prof. (Dr) T. Ramakrishna said about the 7 objectives of the NIPR Policy:

1. IPR awareness

2. Generation of IPRs

3. Legal and legislative framework – is there a need for modification of IP framework for India? Is there a need for trade-secrets?

4. Administration and Management

5. Commercialisation of IPR

6. Enforcement and adjudication

7. Human Capital Development – how to develop human capital

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Referring to one of the objective of the policy today the central them for the symposium is on Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights – “with focus on Patents"

The policy underscored on the Strengthening of existing system of INCUBATORS and ACCELERATORS, Connect INVESTORS and IP CREATORS, Facilitate Valuation of IPRs– an area which has been bothering IP professionals, its evolving concept and implementation, Measures to consolidate IP funding from different Departments and Bodies of the Government, Establishing facilitative mechanisms to support Innovators [MSME, Academic, individual innovators] and to Creation of PUBLIC PLATFORM to function as a common database– to connect inventors, creators and implementer.

Creation of Public platform -It was recommended to integrate and create a common platform. CIPAM – provide platform to connect IP owners, government should step-in to create Data Bases.

With respect to licensing of IPRs there is a need to create contractual and licensing guidelines. Incentivising MSME, Indian inventors, start-ups

Promote collaborative IP generation. Enabling valuation of IP-facilitating securitization of IPR-facilitate IP as collateral. Referring to the Suggestions made by PhD thesis of Dr. Lawwellman.

o Provisions for Non-possessory security creation in IP statutes

o Three Modes: General security interest, Cluster Security interest, floating security interest

o Enforcement of security Interest

o Establishment of General Security Rights Registry & Intellectual Property Transaction Coordination Registry.

Suggestion in a workshop conducted by CIPRA at NLSIU for Sector and sub-sector wise platforms should be created. Integration of IP Facilitation office into one organization Indian Technology Transfer and Commercialization Office [Integrating TIFAC, BIRAC, NRDC, CSIR-tech, ICAR-Agri, BCIL, IPFCs…]

This was followed by A Bird’s view on I-HIPP activities (In-House Intellectual Property Professionals Forum)

Dr. Ravi Tumkur, IP Counsel, Philips Intellectual Property and Standards

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Gave a introduction of the I-HIPP activities starting with the Vision of the I-HIPP To be a leading IP Think Tank and Advocacy Group in India. Mission- network with each other to share knowledge and best practices, making positive contributions to the IP system.

The Forum was formed in 2009 with 35 IP professionals, with diverse technology domains.

Activities and Highlights of the Forum is that

To Meetings revolve around themes

Knowledge partner in national level events

Submissions made to different bodies such as, Indian Patent office and different Ministries.

Themes of meetings so far the I-HIPP Organised are on Innovation culture, patent strategies, Indian IP scenario, IP practices from diverse domains, etc. Focus Areas and way forward: Improve quality of discussion Collaborate with CII, FICCI BSA, etc.

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Technical Session - 1

IP Valuation and methodologies for valuing IP

Chair:Dr. Senthil Kumar, Head IP, ABB India

Speaker :

Dr. Robert Sanders,Managing Director,

Global IP Services Australia, Pty Ltd

Technical Session-I

Chaired by Dr. Senthil Kumar, Head IP, ABB IndiaThe issue of discussion in this session was on “IP Valuation and methodologies for valuing IP”. This session was chaired by Dr. Senthil Kumar, (Head IP, ABB India) who has mentioned that intellectual property has become a part of our day to day life. It is an area where more attention and work is needed in order to create awareness. He also said there are several intangible things like Intellectual property which play great part in human’s life. In order to put forth his argument he gave the instance of Mahabharata wherein Duryodhana decision to take army and Krishna joining hands with him. He also said that value of IP changes with the change in the context.

He also discussed about ‘Hanibell test’ by which he meant if you are deriving profit out of any transaction then you cannot do valuation of that transaction. He further gave the example of Television, where he said that person buying the television knows what that television will do but they don’t know about the intellectual property involved in it. He also said that there is a need for some specific methodology of valuation.

Speaker was Dr. Robert Sanders (Managing Director, Global IP Service Australia, Pty Ltd.).

The speaker in this session was Dr. Robert Sanders (Managing Director, Global IP Service Australia, Pty Ltd.). He said that IP valuation is nowadays central business considerations and mentioned that India is a great place for IP valuation. He also talked about ‘fair value’.

According to him, Intangible assets are increasingly being recognised as the most important assets held by the modern business. Expensive to develop and maintain, intangible assets, from patents and trademarks through to less formal company trade

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secrets and employee based know how, demand significant, and increasing, levels of investment from their enterprise owners.

Regular brand surveys typically depict the brand assets of the world’s largest food, banking and technology companies as representing anything up to 80% or more of their overall value. Basing such estimates on the gap between the share market capitalisation of companies such as Coca Cola and Microsoft, and the value of the tangible assets they hold, commentators use them to support multi-billion dollar notional valuations for the intangible ‘brand’ assets held by these enterprises.

And yet, while the accounting treatment of tangible assets such as plant, property and equipment is subject to well established practices, the prevailing (cost, income and market-based) approaches to intangible asset valuation consistently deliver inadequate valuation outcomes for the enterprise owners of these. This inadequacy claim is based on the simple fact that the enterprise owners of brands and other intangibles, famous or not, consistently fail to reflect anything like the notional valuations claimed for these in their asset registers and financial statements. This suggests, quite reasonably, that there is a problem with the prevailing intangible asset valuation approaches.

That there is, in fact, such a problem of inadequacy, and that this must be resolved for enterprises to get fair recognition and value for their intangible assets, is the problem, and premise, around which this research activity is based.

Scope for resolving the problem seems to be supported by the emerging set of international accounting standards that have the improvement of the recognition, treatment and valuation of intangible assets as clear objectives. The clear endorsement of a ‘fair value’ approach to intangible asset valuation, and a fair value hierarchy that accommodates management representations and assumptions in the assertion and defence of valuations, in such standards as SFAS 157 (US), are cases in point.

Standards on their own, however, are not enough. The legal framework in which these standards operate is of critical importance to any effort to establish a more adequate approach to intangible asset valuation. The on-going alignment of national intangible asset rules to the new international accounting standards referred to above is necessary if real improvement is

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to be achieved, as is the development of a compatible legal treatment of expert witness valuation testimony and a supporting body of case law.

Using as a platform the positive trends I observed in relation to emerging accounting and legal standards, I will proceed to recommend two elements that, together, offer scope to support a more adequate approach to intangible asset valuation.

The first of these is a comprehensive set of valuation criteria that can be used, by enterprises, to support fair value-premised representations for the applied value of v their intangible assets.

The second element is the overall, equation-supported, TEV (Total Enterprise Value) approach that I offer as a means for asserting and defending adequate, and fair, intangible asset valuations. Taken together, the valuation criteria, and the TEV approach they support (being compliant with international accounting standards, and consistent with the legal framework within which these operate), is offered, to enterprises, as a means for resolving the problem of inadequacy associated with the prevailing cost, income and market-based approaches to intangible asset valuation.

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Technical Session 2

Theme: IP [Patent] Commercialization in India: Policy options and practical instruments

Theme: IP [Patent] Commercialization in India: Policy options and practical instruments:

1. Commercialisation of Patents: a. MSME’s and Start upsb. R & D Institutionsc. Other Industries

2. IP based securitisation and guidelines on security rights in IP [Patents] Chair:  

Mr. John Matheson, Managing Partner, IP Policy Services LLP

Speakers: 1. Dr. Kalyan kankanala, Managing Partner, Banana IP Counsels,2. Prof (Dr.) Rajashekaran, IIHR, Bangalore          3. Dr. Ravi Tumkur, Phillips, Bangalore 4. Dr. Lawellman, Associate Professor of Law.5. Dr. S. K. Murthy, IP Counsel, Intel Bangalore.

Chaired by Mr. John Matheson, Managing Partner, IP Policy Services LLP

Speaker were

1. Dr. Kalyan Kankanala, Managing Partner, Banana IP Counsels.

He advocated sui generis model of IP commercialization in India. He emphasized that India should not emulate the successful models of developed countries as it is because IP in India is based on different underpinnings than those countries. In India our policy is tilted towards the societal and public interest and rightly so, he remarked.He said there are two things lacking in the current process of commercialization.I. Most of the IP offices and facilitation centers’ in premier educational and research

institutions like IITs in India are part of their Employee Relation Department and add

on responsibilities are given to such departments.

II. In last 13-14 years, India has developed a good pool of IP professional including IP

attorney. However there is no increase in the specialized IP commercialized

professionals.

2. Prof. (Dr.) Rajashekaran, IIHR, Bangalore8

Prof. delivered his thoughts and inputs on Role of IP and Technology Management in Agricultural Research.

I. Role of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICSR) in commercialization of

innovations- ICAR is an autonomous organization under the department of

Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and

Farmers Welfare, Government of India. ICAR is the apex body for coordinating,

guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture,

fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. With 101 ICAR

institutes and 71 agricultural universities spread across the country.

II. IN 2006 ICAR came up with guidelines for IP Management and Technology

Transfer/Commercialization.

III. ICAR outsource its patents innovations to National Research Development

Corporation (NRDC). NRDC primary objective is to promote, develop and

commercialize technologies/know-how/inventions/patents processes emanating from

various national R&D institutions / Universities and is presently working under the

administrative control of the Dept. of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of

Science & Technology. 

IV. ICAR innovation portfolio management from 2007 to 2015 shows that out of 980

applications for patents 170 were granted. Their largest success is in the field of plant

variety (PV) where out of 1024 applications for PV protection 700 were granted.

V. Most of the commercialization is done through licensing.

VI. IIHR, Bangalore itself earned around Rs. 6.22/- crores from commercialization of its

inventions during the period of 2008-2015.

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3. Mr. Ravi Tumkur, Phillips, Bangalore

Mr. Ravi talked about various aspects of commercialization of innovations.

I. Innovation phases- An innovative idea needs to be developed into a design out of

which a prototype is formed. Commercial viability of such prototype is required to be

examined for the success of any idea into market commodity.

II. During the commercialization inventors need various supports. Economical, Technical

and Legal support is required.

III. Some questions must be answered and some factors must be looked into before

deciding on the strategy of commercialization.

Whether the institution has enough resources to commercialize. If not, where

they want to get it from?

Which mode would be appropriate for them to commercialize their invention?

Licensing, Assignment or sale?

How big or small to begin?

What will be the cost of introducing a new product in the market?

What would be the minimum profit volume at the initial level of production?

Is there any similar product in the market?

Whether to begin in home country or in other countries as well.

IV. For successful commercialization two things are required.

i. Correct evaluation of their technology and inventions

ii. Adequate facilitation mechanisms to guide inventors to take appropriate

decisions at different stages of marketing and

commercialization.

4. Dr. Lawwellman, Associate Professor of Law

Dr. Lawwellman delivered his presentation on “IP Secured

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I. Assets held by enterprises may be divided into two categories. First is tangible assets

and other is intangible assets. Traditionally the larger portion of an enterprises assets

constituted of tangible assets in the form of buildings, machinery, infrastructure,

financial assets etc. However, in recent time intangible assets ranging from human

capital and know-how to ideas, brands, designs and other intangible fruits of a

company's creative and innovative capacity.

II. IP constitute the second form i.e. intangible assets for an enterprise. The same can be

securitized to secure loans and advances. Special features of IP in the context of

securitization are-

Intangibility

Limited Duration

Value generation through transfer

Scope of constant innovation

Limitations in public interest

No title documentation system unlike tangible assets

III. IP Asset Holding Pattern

Singly

In bulk

On royalty basis

In the form of floating security rights

IV. Modes of security creation

Mortgage

Hypothecation

Pledge

Assignment

V. In the IP securitization, Non-possessory security rights creation is important. There are

various modes of Non-possessory security rights creation. Cluster security interest

and modified floating security interest are few of them.

VI. Presently there are Registration Act, 1908, SARFAESI Act, 2002 and other

legislations to deal with the issue of securitization. However to enforce security

interest In IP, there is need to modify and amend SARFAESI Act and Recovery of

Debts due to Banks & Financial Institutions Act, 1993.

VII. Terms like “taking possession” and “commercial reasonableness” needs to be defined.

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5. Dr. S.K. Murthy, IP Counsel, Intel Bangalore.

Dr. Murthy put forth two points.I. Relationship amongst academic, private

and public institutions is required to be

developed for streamlining and

strengthening the process of

commercialization.

II. Peoples from different streams for example technology and IP need to work in

tandem to smoothen the process of commercialization.

Technical Session: III:   Theme: IP Commercialization in India: Policy options and practical instruments:

1. Best practice on IP Commercialisation from different geographies [Singapore and China]

2. Streamlining [including integration] Public, private, in-house IP facilitation agencies [Ex. TIFAC, BIRAC, NRDC, CII, FICCI etc.,]

Guidelines and Manual to help IP Creator in Commercialisation—Best practices/policy for India.

Chair:

Dr. Robert Sanders, Managing Director, Global IP Services Australia, Pty Ltd.

Speakers:

1. Mr. John Matheson, Managing Partner, IP Policy Services LLP 2. Mr. Sanjeeth Hegde, Senior Partner, Chief Strategy Officer, Banana IP Counsel.3. Mr. Shreeharsha A Arasu, Chief Technology Officer, Techtransfer Enterprise.4. Mr. Lokesh V, Managing Partner, Innomantra.5. Dr. Lawellman, Associate Professor of Law. 6. Dr. S. K. Murthy, IP Counsel, Intel Bangalore

Technical session III

Chaired by Dr. Robert Sanders, Managing Director, Global IP Services Australia, Pty Ltd

Speakers were

1. Mr. John Matheson

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Focus is on international comparative perspective. China has been the world’s manufacturer but not an innovator. In that regard, India is better as an innovator.

Silicon Valley has been the hub of commercialisation of IP. Venture capitalists are the foundation for the Silicon Valley. There is a good nexus between innovators and the academia. US has a good law, IP law and competition law. Ease of doing business is something which US has been successful.

How do we develop the culture of innovation? Idea of making people think about protecting what they innovate. Culture is something which cannot be legislated, but through the way we are.

SMEs in India gets subsidies in filing patents. However, the process is cumbersome. Ease of doing business has focussed to remove such barriers. Small companies need Trade Secret protection.

Trans-pacific partnership has moved in the direction of ‘Trade-secret’.

2. Mr. Sanjeeth Hegde

We are evolving to a state of IP, but we do not know what to do with it?

Smaller organisations are coming up with strategy of offence, defensive and transactional – revenue generations (legal proceedings, sale of IP assets, licensing in/out/cross, spin-offs, joint ventures)

R & D activity ends when the project is completed. They are not taken into the market and commercialised.

Need of hours: cultural mind-set of corporations need to change, skill & role development of commercialisation professionals, role of facilitator organisations (government agencies, incubators, etc.) to evolve, creation of opportunities to showcase [the technology and innovation one has].

3. Mr. Shreeharsha Arasu

Setup a platform to bring the inventor, implementer (industries), etc. The purpose is to sourcing of the ideas.

Case discussion – Cashew peeling machine.

4. Mr. Lokesh V

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Historically, indigenisation was the focus of R & D was the main focus, and not to come up with a product. Post-liberalisation the thought shifted towards making products.

Challenge: no investors come forward to invest in mfg. in India.

Quality of the patent – when thought from commercialisation POV.

Start-ups, organisational issues – founders. They are not much aware about IP.

Build the culture with Universities/education systems.

Are we globally competitive?

Concern of the safety of the data.

5. Dr. S K MurthyIPR policies of institutions say education inst., implementer. However, looking at the IITs’ IPR policies they are not flexible.

Culture of innovation. The major leap needed is technology transfer to give a head start.

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Concept note

Symposium on

COMMERCIALIZATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS –“with focus on Patents"

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One of the objective of the National Intellectual Property Rights Policy aims at ensuring commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights in India and abroad for the Indian Inventors and creators. Various efforts have been made by the Government of Indian and few State Governments to provide for IP facilitation -supporting the IP holders’ efforts to exploit their IP effectively. In this regard the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Chair on IPR at National Law School of India University has been working on Research paper as well as a module for training on Commercialization and Management of IP.

In view of the significance of commercialization and management of IP in India, the chair in association with I- HIPP is organizing one day Symposium on Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights –“with focus on Patents" on 15 February 2017 at National Law School of India University, by Inviting IP experts from Industry, Representatives from Government, Research and Development Institutive, IP Practitioners and IP In-House councils.

This is to request your good self to kindly accept our invitation to participate in the program, the schedule of which is enclosed herewith for your reference.

Programme Schedule

12:00 – 1:00 p.m Lunch1:00 p.m – 1:15 p.m

1.15 p.m to 1.25 p.m

Welcome and opening remarks :

“National IPR Policy and the need for IPR commercialization “--Prof. Ramakrishna, IPR Chair, NLSIU

 A Bird’s view on I-HIPP activities:--I-HIPP Core Committee member

Technical Session I--1:30 – 2:45 p.m

“IP Valuation and methodologies for valuing IP”

Chair:Dr. Senthil Kumar, Head IP, ABB India

Speaker :

Dr. Robert Sanders,Managing Director,Global IP Services Australia, Pty Ltd

2:45 – 3:00 p.m-- Tea Break

Technical Session: II: 03.00 p.m to 4.00 p.m

Theme:

Chair:Mr. John Matheson, Managing Partner, IP Policy Services LLP

Speakers:

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IP [Patent] Commercialization in India: Policy options and practical instruments:

1. Commercialisation of Patents:a. MSME’s and Start upsb. R & D Institutionsc. Other Industries

2. IP based securitisation and guidelines on security rights in IP [Patents]

1. Dr. Kalyan kankanala, Managing Partner, Banana IP Counsels,

2. Prof (Dr.) Rajashekaran, IIHR, Bangalore

3. Mr. P. Iyer, IISC, Bangalore4. Dr. Ravi Tumkur, Phillips,

Bangalore5. Dr. Lawellman, Associate Professor

of Law.6. Dr. S. K. Murthy,

IP Counsel, Intel BangaloreTechnical Session: III: 04.00 p.m to 5.00 p.m

Theme:

IP Commercialization in India: Policy options and practical instruments:

1. Best practice on IP Commercialisation from different geographies [Singapore and China]

2. Streamlining [including integration] Public, private, in-house IP facilitation agencies [Ex. TIFAC, BIRAC, NRDC, CII, FICCI etc.,]

3. Guidelines and Manual to help IP Creator in Commercialisation—Best practices/policy for India.

Chair:

Dr. Robert Sanders, Managing Director, Global IP Services Australia, Pty Ltd.

Speakers:

1. Mr. John Matheson, Managing Partner, IP Policy Services LLP

2. Mr. Sanjeeth HegdeSenior Partner, Chief Strategy Officer, Banana IP Counsel.

3. Mr. Shreeharsha A Arasu,Chief Technology OfficerTechtransfer Enterprise.

4. Mr. Lokesh V,Managing Partner, Innomantra.

5. Dr. Lawellman,Associate Professor of Law.

6. Dr. S. K. Murthy,IP Counsel, Intel Bangalore

5.00 p.m Concluding Remarks:

Prof. T Ramakrishna,Professor of Law, NLSUI,

Bangalore.

02. International Roundtable on “Evolving Jurisprudence on Patent Remedies (PatRem)” on 25 th March 2017 at R.Krishnappa memorial hall, NLSIU, Bangalore

International Roundtable on “Evolving Jurisprudence on Patent Remedies” was

organised by Ministry of Industry and Commerce Chair on Intellectual Property Rights,

Institute of Excellence on IPR and Standards and Centre for Intellectual Property Rights and

Advocacy (CIPRA) National Law School of India University, Bengaluru on 25th March 2017

at R. Krishnappa Memorial Hall, National Law School of India University.

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On 25th March, 2017, International Roundtable on “Evolving Jurisprudence on Patent

Remedies” started at 9.00 AM and went on till 10.15 am with the welcome address by Prof.

(Dr.) T. Ramakrishna, Professor of Law, Ministry of Industry and Commerce Chair on IPR,

National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. The key note address was red over by

Prof. (Dr.) T. Ramakrishna on behalf of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri. Hon’ble

Mr. Justice H.G. Ramesh, Acting Chief Justice, High Court of Madras, Chennai, also

addressed the gathering Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. K. Mukherjee delivered the inaugural

address, Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru and Mr. Rajiv Agarwal, Joint

Secretary, Dept. of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Industry and

Commerce, Govt. of India, New Delhi addressed the gathering on various issues. Prof. (Dr.)

R. Venkata Rao, Vice-Chancellor, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru was

the chairperson in the inaugural session and delivered presidential address. Mr. Vivek Anand

Sagar, Research Associate at CIPRA concluded and proposed vote of thanks for the Inaugural

Session.

Inauguration by the dignitaries

First session started at 10.30 am and went on till 2.00 pm. The theme of the second session

was “Patent remedies in USA and Europe.” The session was chaired by Hon’ble Mr. Justice

Ravindra Bhat, Judge, High Court of Delhi, New Delhi. Prof. (Dr.) Jorge Contreras,

Associate Professor, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, U.S.A spoke through

pre-recorded video and clarified the doubts and answered the questions from participants via

skype followed by the Prof. Dr. hab Rafal Sikorski, European Law Chair, Faculty of Law and

Administration Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland, who also spoke via skype. Lastly Prof. 17

S. Sadagopan, Director, International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Bengaluru

presented on Innovations in Multi-component Products and IT enabled systems

With the break from 2.00 pm to 2.40 pm for lunch, the third session started with the theme of

Patent Remedies in India and Sri Lanka with the address of the chair for the session Hon’ble

Mr. Justice N. Kumar, Chair Professor, NHRC Chair on Human Rights, NLSIU, Bengaluru

and Former Judge, High Court of Karnataka, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan Singh, Former

Judge, High Court of Delhi, New Delhi, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ravindra Bhat, Judge, High

Court of Delhi, New Delhi. Mr. R. Parthasarathy , Principal Partner, Lakshmikumaran and

Sridharan, New Delhi and Prof. H.A. Menaka Harankaha,

Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka spoke on various issues.

Panellist

There were 120 participants present during the sessions covering over from the honourable

members of the judiciary, enforcement agencies such as Competition Commission of India

(CCI) and members of appellate boards such as IPAB to review this subject., law students

academicians etc.

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3. Organized and participated “Capacity Enhancement programme on Intellectual Property Rights” for the faculty of Christ University Bangalore on 27th and 28th March 2017

4. Two Day Legal Literacy Programme for students of Mount Carmel Degree Collegeat Diamond Jubilee Auditorium (Basement), Mount Carmel Degree college, Palace Road, Vasanth Nagar, Abshot Layout, Bengaluru, on 1st and 2nd June 2017.

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5. VI Annual IP Teaching/Research Workshop- 2017 on 2 nd and 3 rd July 2017 at the National Law School of India University, Banglaore

The workshop was organised by Center for Intellectual Property Rights Research & Advocacy (CIPRA), National Law School of India University, Bangalore in association with Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition (CIIPC), National Law University, Delhi on 2 and 3 July, 2017 at the National Law School of India University, Banglaore.

In the inaugural panel Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, Delhi High Court, Prof (Dr.) Ranbir Singh, Vice Chancellor, National Law School of India University, Prof. T. Ramakrishna, Chair Professor (IPR), NLSIU, Bangalore, Prof. (Dr) R. Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor NLSIU, Bangalore, Prof. Yogesh Pai, Co-Director CIIPC, NLU-Delhi and Dr. Arul George Scaria, Co-Director CIIPC, NLU-Delhi were present.

Lighting the traditional lamp by the dignitaries

Eminent scholars, academicians and practitioner present in the workshop.

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06. One Day Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights at A/C seminar Hall, SEA

Engineering College, Bangalore on 25 th September 2017

Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Research and Advocacy (CIPRA), Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Department of Industry and Commerce Chair on Intellectual Property Rights, National Law School of India University, Bangalore in association with SEA College of Law, SEA Group of Institutions, K.R Puram, Bengaluru organised ONE DAY WORKSHOP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS on 25th September 2017 at SEA College of Law, A/C Seminar Hall, SEA Engineering College, Bangalore , Bangalore.

The programme was inaugurated by the Prof. (Dr.) R Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU and delivered the inaugural address.

FROM LEFT: Dr. Muthegowda T.N, Prof Mamatha G.M, Principal, S.E.A College of Law, Prof. (Dr.) R Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. T. Ramakrishna, MIC Chair Professor on IPR, NLSIU, Dr S.P. Subramaniyan, Deputy Controller of Patents , Prof K. Viyyanna Rao, Director, Prof. Satyadeep Kumar Singh.

The Special Guests were Prof. Dr. T. Ramakrishna, MIC Chair Professor on IPR, Head, CIPRA, NLSIU, Dr S.P. Subramaniyan, Deputy Controller of Patents , Indian Patent Office, Chennai, Prof. Harikrishna Holla, IPR Attorney, Holla Associates, Bangalore and Esteemed Guest were Mrs. Manjula Krishnappa, Chairman, S.E.A Group of Institute, Prof Mamatha G.M, Principal, S.E.A College of Law, Dr. Muthegowda T.N, Prinicpal, S.E.A College of Science, Commerce and Arts, Dr. V.R. Manjunath, Principal, S.E.A. College of

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Engineering and Technology. Followed by presidential remarks by Prof K. Viyyanna Rao, Director, SEA Group of Institution, Bangalore which as followed by technical sessions

First session was addressed by Dr S.P. Subramaniyan, Deputy Controller of Patents, Chennai on Introduction to Patent system in India, Patentability Criteria and Procedure for Obtaining Patents.

Participants in the seminar

This was followed by other technical session on Overview of Copyright and Designs was addressed by Prof. Dr. T. Ramakrishna , Ministry of IC , Chair Professor on IPR, Head, CIPRA, NLSIU, Bengaluru. Overview of Trademarks and GI was addressed by Prof Harikrishna Holla and Panel Discussion was done with Prof. Dr. T. Ramakrishna, Prof. Harikrishna Holla, Sri Satyadeep Singh and Sri .Vivek Anand Sagar, Research Associate, CIPRA, NLSIU, students and faculty from engineering college, Law College and Science Commerce and Arts discipline participated in the workshop

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07. Round table conference on “ Emerging Trends in Privacy and Data Protection in India” at the conference hall, Taj West End on 2 nd December 2017 .

On 2nd December, 2017, Ministry of Industry and Commerce Chair on Intellectual Property Rights, Institute of Excellence on IPR and Standards, and Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Research and Advocacy (CIPRA) had organised A Round Table on “Emerging Trends in Privacy and Data Protection in India” at the conference hall, Taj West End, Race Course Road, Bangalore. Various eminent personalities including representatives from the Industries, Academic Institutions, R&D Departments, Industry Practitioners, Lawyers, Law teachers, NGOs representing interest of the stakeholders and other stakeholders took part in this Roundtable.

Discussion was on the interface between the changing, or rather challenging developing in the field of the Privacy and Data Protection in India.

The inaugural session was started by the opening remarks by Prof. (Dr.) T. Ramakrishna, Head, Ministry of Industry and Commerce Chair on IPR, Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Research and Advocacy, NLSIU, Bangalore welcoming the gathering. This was followed by key note address by Mr. Sanjay Sahay, IPS, Additional Director General of Police, Karnataka State Police, Bangalore and presidential address was delivered by Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao, the Vice Chancellor of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

The panel discussion was chaired by Dr. S. K. Murthy, Director of IP, Intel India Pvt Ltd and the panellists were, namely, Mr. Kumar Ranganathan, Industry expert and Consultant, Mr. Rahul Sharma, Founder – The Perspective, Mr. S K Prakash, Senior Corporate Counsel – CISCO, Ms. Kavita Gupta, Co-Chair IAPP KNET, Bangalore, Mr. Devender Kumar, VP and Head IR and BC, Mphasis, Mr. Na Vijayashankar (Naavi), Cyber Security Expert, Mr. S Gupta Boda, Research Specialist and Former CISO, Mr. Srinivas. P, VP and Head Data protection, Infosys, Mr. Sunil Varkey, CISO, WIPRO, Mr. Nilesh Patil, Head Cyber Security Ops, CapGemini, Mr. Vijay Ananad, Data Analytics, Philips, Mr. Nitin Pai, Founder, Takshashila Foundation, Mr. Ramesh Kautha, CISO, SecurelyShare, Mr. Srinivas B P, KPMG expressed there views.

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Group Photo

08. Organized Discussion on “Emerging Trends in Privacy and Data Protection in India” on 13 th Dec 2017 at Leela Ambience Gurugram, Gurugram.

On 13th December, 2017, Ministry of Industry and Commerce Chair on Intellectual Property Rights, Institute of Excellence on IPR and Standards, and Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Research and Advocacy (CIPRA) in association with Data Security Council of India (DSCI) and India Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) New Delhi had organised a discussion on “Emerging Trends in Privacy and Data Protection in India” at the conference hall, the Leela Ambience, Gurgoa, New Delhi. Various eminent personalities including representatives from the Government of India, Industries, Academic Institutions, R&D Departments, Industry Practitioners, Lawyers, Law teachers, NGOs representing interest of the stakeholders and other stakeholders took part in this discussion.

Discussion was on the interface between the changing, or rather challenging development in the field of the Privacy and Data Protection in India. The focus of discussion was on the white paper on the committee of experts on a data protection framework for India.

The inaugural session was started by the opening remarks by Prof. (Dr.) T. Ramakrishna, Head, Ministry of Industry and Commerce Chair on IPR, Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Research and Advocacy, NLSIU, Bangalore, Followed by special address Ms. Rama Vedashree, Head, DSCI (C). Dr. K. Dharamrajan, Director & Vice – Chancellor, IIFT, Delhi (C) addressed the gathering and presidential address was delivered by Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao, the Vice Chancellor of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

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The panel discussion was on the topic “The Apt Data Protection Framework in the Digital era and implementation of Privacy Principles in India” chaired by Honourable Ms. Justice Prathiba M Singh, Judge, High Court Delhi, and four main panellists, namely, Mr. Jayant Dasgupta, Former Ambassador of India to the WTO, Dr. Kamlesh Bajaj, Founder CEO, DSCI & Founder Director, CERT-In, Mr. Srinivas Poosarla, Vice President and Global Head- Data Protection, Infosys, Mr. Kumar Ranganathan, Independent Consultant, Bangalore expressed there views.

Panel

The session was followed by Question and Answer session by Mr. Rahul Sharma, Founder – The Perspective. Concluding remarks was made by Prof. (Dr.) James, IIFT, Delhi.

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Participants

09. Participated in “National Conference on Importance of Intellectual Property Rights in Innovation Economy” in January 2018.

10. Participated and presented in one day Workshop on “Awareness on Intellectual Property Rights” at The National university of Advanced Legal Studies, National Law College, Kochi .on 12th January 2018.

11. IPR Awareness Programme at Hall 201, 1STFloor, Academic Block, National Law School of India University, Bangalore on 7 th February 2018

Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Research and Advocacy (CIPRA), Ministry of Industry and Commerce Chair on Intellectual Property Rights, Institute of Excellence on IPR and Standards National Law School of India University, Bangalore in association with PHD Chamber Of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi and Intellectual Property India, Mumbai had organizing an IPR Awareness Programme at National Law School of India University, Bangalore on 7th of February, 2018.

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a 111 years old proactive and dynamic multi-State apex organization has been closely working with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on issues pertaining to the Socio Economic growth of our Country. IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) is one of the key concern area for India as the new economy is globalised, competition is not confined to national boundaries and with web based global marketing competitiveness is shifting to knowledge based production (High Technology and Specialist skills).

An understanding of intellectual property (IP) is an important skill set in today's increasingly dynamic, information-based economy. Awareness is especially important at academic institutions where many of society's brightest students first learn about and begin practicing innovation and entrepreneurship.

Objective of the programme was to To disseminate information about IPR and its benefits for boosting the economic

development of the country.

To share technology, innovation and global best practices adopted by the developed countries and how it benefits them.

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Create about the commercial gain associated to IPR.

Topics which were addressed in the technical session was Intellectual Property – Concept, Identification and Creation

Registering Patent, Trademark, Design, Copyright and its procedure

Patent Informatics, software related to patent search, prior art search and analysis.

Commercialization and Tech Transfer- Issues faced Academic Institutions

Enforcement of Copyright in India

The programme started with lighting the traditional lamp followed by speech by Mr. Vivek Seigell, Principal Director, PHD Chamber by welcoming the gathering and gave a brief introduction of the programme. This was followed by the technical session addressed by Mr. Prasanna Bhagwan D, Advocate and IP Consultant on Intellectual Property – Concept, Identification and Creation, Mr. Dinkar Agrawal, IP Council on Registering your IP - procedure and Commercialization and Tech Transfer- Issues faced Academic InstitutionsMs. Kavita Poddar, Patent Analysist from Patracode on Patents Informatics and lastly Mr. Vivek Anand Sagar, Research Associate addressed on Copyright in India.

Ms. Kavita Poddar, Patent Analysist from Patracode

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Participants and Resource Persons of the programme in Group Photo

12. Participated and presented in Back to Basic: The Role of Property in the IP System at National Law University Delhi, on 22nd and 23rd March 2018.

13. Participated in “VII Annual IP Teaching Workshop 2018” on 24th March 2018 at National Law University, Delhi.

14. Organised a IPR Awareness Programme, for Faculty and Student of at Mount Carmel College on 26th March 2018.

15. Participated and presented in one day Workshop on “IPR for Spurring Innovation and Creativity” held on 6 th April 2018 at St Claret College, Bangalore.

16. Participated and presented in one day Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights organised by Holla Associates and Prestige group, held on 21 st April 2018 at Hotel Le – Meridian

Prof. T.Ramakrishna addressing to gathering.

17. Participated has Chief Guest in KLE Society's Law College, Bengaluru in collaboration with Cell for IPR Promotion and Management, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India is organizing a two-day seminar on “Metamorphosis of Intellectual Property Rights in India in Light of Global IPR Regime” on 21st and 22nd April 2018.

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18. Participated as Chief Guest in Workshop on "Relevance of IPR in Life Science" on 23rd April 2018 at Reva University.

19. Participated and presented in India Intellectual Property Convention & National IP Awards on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day as one of the key speakers in the session 5: Session on Curated case-study presentations of IP Educators on 26 April 2018 at Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi.

20. Participated and presented on “Introduction to IPR and IPR Management “at structured Training programme on “Technology management for Indian Space programme – Technology forecasting development, transferee and IPR” Organised by ISRO Satellite Centre, Devanalli, Bangalore on 24th May 2018.

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