Expert talk on intellectual property rights (IPR)

Jalandhar, December 7, 2019: Kanya Maha Vidyalaya organized an Expert Talk on Intellectual Property Rights. The talk was organized by the department of Sciences of KMV under DBT Star College Scheme. The resource person for the expert talk was Dr.Kuldeep Nagla, Head, Department of Instrumentation & Control Engineering, NIT, Jalandhar. During his talk, Dr Nagla explained and also clarified various arenas pertaining to patents & copyrights such as criterion of copyrights, difference between patent & copyrights, what are the essentials of a patent and how the Intellectual Property Rights are important for the teachers. He enlightened the participants about How to protect a Patent, What are the procedures involved in registering a Patent and what is the cost involved in registering a Patent to one's name. He also discussed about the WIPO and explained that The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a United Nations (U.N.) agency charged with protecting intellectual property (IP) through an international system that promotes and sustains creativity and innovation and helps develop international economies. WIPO is dedicated to protecting IP by working with worldwide organizations. It enlists the cooperation of member states through the nine foundational goals of its Strategic Plan. Strategies adopted by member states and organizations include developing a global IP infrastructure, Building international respect for IP, Supporting structures used to facilitate financial and administrative functions, Implementing global policy issues related to IP etc. Principal Prof. (Dr.) Atima Sharma Dwivedi averred that these types of expert talks prove to be an enlightening experience for all the faculty members as it opens a new vistas for the teachers and provides them new challenges & opportunities to explore more and more about their respective fields. She further maintained that KMV from time to time organizes various expert talks on diverse topics for the faculty members. It is important to mention that KMV is one of the few colleges of India to be granted the prestigious status of Star College Status by DBT, Government of India.