Mangaluru: The School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, IQAC in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Management (RGNIIPM) Government of India, Nagpur, presented an online workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) & Patents & Design Filing on 21 July 2024.

The objective of this virtual workshop was to create awareness among students and faculty on IPR to further strengthen the IPR regime of our country, which will boost the “Creative India, Innovative India” objective of the National IPR policy.

Dr Bharat N Suryawanshi, Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs at RGNIIPM, Nagpur, served as the resource person.

The Coordinator for the IPR program, Dr Meena Monteiro, Dean of Social Work, welcomed the gathering and introduced the resource person.

Dr Bharat began his session by explaining the meaning of IPR and its background. He further elaborated that a patent is an exclusive monopoly or privilege/right granted by the government.

He provided examples to explain the concepts of invention and discovery and how these can be claimed for patents.

Dr Bharat also discussed trade secrets as a form of protection for inventions and ideas. He highlighted different types of intellectual properties in a single product, such as LED display (patent), laptop body design (design), Apple sign (trademark), user manual (copyright), and layout of IC (SICL design).

Dr Bharat also emphasized the career opportunities available as examiners of patents & designs, trademarks & GIs, and copyrights within government departments.

He motivated young aspirants to become inventors and scientists and encouraged them to identify and solve problems while handling projects and apply for patents.

The workshop provided detailed explanations on what can be patented, who could file a patent application in India, and the process of filing a patent application.

It concluded with a Q&A session involving participants. Assistant Professor Anusuya Kamath, Faculty, Department of BSW, delivered the vote of thanks, expressing appreciation for the speaker, the Principal, management, IPR coordinator, faculty, and all the participants for attending this workshop.

The workshop had a total of 250 registrations.

Report by:- Dr  Sebastin K V, Associate Professor