KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

REPORT BY IPR CELL 2016-17

Intellectual property (IP) is the product of human imagination, creativity and inventiveness and comprise Inventions, designs, brands and artistic works. IP protection encourages innovation, development of knowledge-based industries and creates favourable climate for technology transfer. Intellectual property rights (IPRs) conferred as Legal rights on the creators of Intellectual property play a significant role in the economic and industrial growth of the country. Intellectual Property (IP) systems also help promote social welfare through stimulation of innovation, research and creativity. A balanced IP system is one of the key mechanisms to support country's innovation and development objectives. IPR framework in India is well established from legal, judicial and administrative point of view and it is fully TRIPS compliant. IP laws in India keep pace with the global developments in IPR underlining our commitments on intellectual property protection to all stakeholders, whether domestic or foreign. The Government of India values the importance of intellectual property and has taken many initiatives that are essential to create conducive environment for the protection of Intellectual Property Rights and the IPR Cell is committed in creating awareness about the concept.

The programmes conducted by Law Department before 5th July 2017, and after that Kalinga University IPR Cell was formed, all the activities conducted in the year 2016-2017 are listed below:

1. IPR Protection in the Context of Global Standard Setting Processes

2. Does Speed Trump Intellectual Property?

3. Use for Intellectual Property for Economic Growth and Competitiveness.

4. Rights of Persons with disability to access to knowledge including copyrighted material

5. Economic Analysis of Intellectual Property

6. Concept of a copy right & its Intermediaries

7. Plant variety protection & IPR

8. Novelty as criteria of patentability - Comparative study

9. Commercialization of traditional trade marks & overview

10. Protection of multimedia work under copyright regime

11. Public Policy Patent in medical Instruments.

12. Exclusions & limitations of Patent Law

13. Should Intellectual Property be Protected in International Trade?

14. Changing Dimension of Patent Laws in India

15. Rights of Broadcasting Organisations :International development & implications in India .

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

IPR Cell organized a seminar on “IPR Protection in the Context of Global Standard

Setting Processes” on 15-07-2016 conducted by Mr. Amlan Mukherjee and the focus

was on the Economic growth and competitiveness and how to protect and use the

patents and the IPR systems pertaining to it and the seminar was attended by 90 faculty

members and students from all the Departments.

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

“Does Speed Trump Intellectual Property?” was organized by the IPR Cell of

Kalinga University and was conducted by Mr. Krishnendu Roy Sarkar on 21-07-2016

and 145 participants from various departments of the University attended the seminar

and the focus was on promoting the importance of patents. This seminar was organized

for creating awareness intellectual property protection.

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

IPR Cell organized a seminar on “Use for Intellectual Property for Economic Growth

and Competitiveness.” on 07-10-2016 conducted by Mr. Nirupam Bhattacharya and

the focus was on the Economic growth and competitiveness and how to protect and use

the patents and the IPR systems pertaining to it and the seminar was attended by 128

faculty members and students from all the Departments.

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

“Rights of Persons with disability to access to knowledge including copyrighted

material” was organized by the IPR Cell of Kalinga University and was conducted by

Ms. Jayashree Pradhan on 16-01-2017 and 102 participants from various departments

of the University attended the seminar and the focus was on promoting the importance

of patents. This seminar was organized for creating awareness intellectual property

protection.

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

“Economic Analysis of Intellectual Property” was organized by the IPR Cell of

Kalinga University and was conducted by Dr. Rajarshi Chakraborty on 17-01-2017 and

135 participants from various departments of the University attended the seminar and

the focus was on promoting the importance of patents. This seminar was organized for

creating awareness intellectual property protection.

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

IPR Cell organized a seminar on “Concept of a copy right & its Intermediaries” on

18-01-2017 conducted by Mr. Nilanjan Chatterjeeand the focus was on the Economic

growth and competitiveness and how to protect and use the patents and the IPR

systems pertaining to it and the seminar was attended by 120 faculty members and

students from all the Departments.

“Plant variety protection & IPR” was organized by the IPR Cell of Kalinga University

and was conducted by Mr. Saptarshi Bhattacharya on 19-01-2017 and 90 participants

from various departments of the University attended the seminar and the focus was on

promoting the importance of patents. This seminar was organized for creating

awareness intellectual property protection.

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

“Novelty as criteria of patentability - Comparitive study” was organized by the IPR

Cell of Kalinga University and was conducted by Dr. Rohan Pandya on 21-01-2017 and

145 participants from various departments of the University attended the seminar and

the focus was on promoting the importance of patents. This seminar was organized for

creating awareness intellectual property protection.

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

IPR Cell organized a seminar on “Commercialization of traditional trade marks &

overview” on 23-01-2017 conducted by Mr. B. Prabhakaran and the focus was on the

Economic growth and competitiveness and how to protect and use the patents and the

IPR systems pertaining to it and the seminar was attended by 125 faculty members and

students from all the Departments.

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

IPR Cell organized a seminar on “Protection of multimedia work under copyright

regime” on 25-01-2017 conducted by Dr. S.P. Subramaniyan and the focus was on the

Economic growth and competitiveness and how to protect and use the patents and the

IPR systems pertaining to it and the seminar was attended by 70 faculty members and

students from all the Departments.

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

“Public Policy Patent in medical Instruments.” was organized by the IPR Cell of

Kalinga University and was conducted by Capt. A Nagarajan on 29-01-2017 and 120

participants from various departments of the University attended the seminar and the

focus was on promoting the importance of patents. This seminar was organized for

creating awareness intellectual property protection.

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

“Exclusions & limitations of Patent Law” was organized by the IPR Cell of Kalinga

University and was conducted by Mr. Pradip Banerjee on 30-01-2017 and 160

participants from various departments of the University attended the seminar and the

focus was on promoting the importance of patents. This seminar was organized for

creating awareness intellectual property protection.

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

IPR Cell organized a seminar on “Should Intellectual Property be Protected in

International Trade?” on 15-06-2017 conducted by Ms. Shreya Bhattacharyaand the

focus was on the Economic growth and competitiveness and how to protect and use the

patents and the IPR systems pertaining to it and the seminar was attended by 100

faculty members and students from all the Departments.

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

“FDP on "Research Methodology"” was organized by the IPR Cell of Kalinga

University and was conducted by Mr. Subroto Bagchi on 16-06-2017 and 90 participants

from various departments of the University attended the seminar and the focus was on

promoting the importance of patents. This seminar was organized for creating

awareness intellectual property protection.

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

“Changing Dimension of Patent Laws in India” was organized by the IPR Cell of

Kalinga University and was conducted by Ms. Archana Kumari on 20-06-2017 and 140

participants from various departments of the University attended the seminar and the

focus was on promoting the importance of patents. This seminar was organized for

creating awareness intellectual property protection.

KALINGA UNIVERSITY Established under Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act, 2005

Kotni, Near Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, INDIA – 492101

Mob: 93030 97043, Email – registrar@kalingauniversity.ac.in

IPR Cell organized a seminar on “Rights of Broadcasting Organisations

:International development & implications in India .” on 30-06-2017 conducted by

Adv. Kiran Sharma and the focus was on the Economic growth and competitiveness

and how to protect and use the patents and the IPR systems pertaining to it and the

seminar was attended by 75 faculty members and students from all the Departments.