INITIATIVES IN IPR AWARENESS & TRAINING

   
 

CII- APTDC has conducted a series of awareness, training programmes & conferences to facilitate creZation of IPR awareness, impart specialized skills in IPR with an overall objective to foster “ IP Culture” in Industries & Institutes across the Country.

 
   
   
 

Initiatives in 2009

 
 
         

S.no

Name of the Programme

Date / Place

Objective

Keynote Speakers/Faculty

         
1 CII DIPP Awareness Campaign - 2009 21 March 2009

CII in collaboration with Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry DIPP is conducting a Nationwide IPR awareness campaign at various cities focusing the attention of the people of our nation on the role & importance of Intellectual property in all walks of life.

Mr. K.V Bhaskar
Zonal Council &
Executive Director,
Steel Exchange India Ltd.

Mr. M. Ponnuswamy IRS
Commissioner of  Customs
Visakhapatnam

Mr. G. S. Sivakumar
CEO Maple Software Pvt. Ltd.
Visakhapatnam

Mr. T.C. James
Director
Dept. of Industrial Policy & Promotion

Mr. R. A. Tiwari
Assistant Registrar Trade Marks
Government of India

Dr. Imam Khasim
Principal Scientist

CIFT Research Centre
2 CII DIPP Awareness Campaign - 2009 28 March 2009

CII in collaboration with Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry DIPP is conducting a Nationwide IPR awareness campaign at various cities focusing the attention of the people of our nation on the role & importance of Intellectual property in all walks of life.

Ramesh Datla
Chairman, National SME Forum &
Managing Director, ELICO Ltd.

Dr B V Somasekhar
Director General
Orient Craft Fashion Institute of Technology

Dr P V Venugopal, Ph D
Rep. CII National Committee of IP Owners & Pharmaceutical Consultant

Hon’ble Justice C.V. Ramulu
Judge, A.P. High Court
K Subodh Kumar
Head- APTDC & IPR

Dr Kalpana Sastry
Principal Scientist
National Academy of Agricultural Research Management

Dr Shubra Chakrabarti
Principal Scientist
Shantha Biotechnics Ltd

R B Vishwanath
Advocate
Vishwanath & Global Attorneys  
  
Amit Panwar
Manager, Intellectual Property (India)
Dupont Knowledge Center, India

T Madhusudhan

Assistant Controller
of Patents & Designs

Indian Patent Office
3 IP Workshop on Patent Drafting & Technical Skills 26-27 July 2009

The present Workshop on Patent Drafting and Technical Written Skills will cover: Improve your patent drafting skills. Understand what drives the framing of critical drafting
Acquire theoretical and practical skills related to patents and patent application procedures and to develop claim drafting skills

The core skills to be imparted include scope of patent, patent application procedures, different types of claims, and claim drafting, in compliance with procedural requirements.

Joseph E. Root
QualiPat
PO Box 371228
Montara, CA  94037

 
Initiatives in 2008
 

S.no

Name of the Programme

Date / Place

Objective

Keynote Speakers/Faculty

1 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GI) 18-19 Nov 08

The Conference on “Intellectual Property Protection through Geographical Indications” is an initiative to:

Elucidate the emerging importance of Geographical Indications for Intellectual Property Protection

Sharing of International & National experience protection & enforcement issues on GI

to Chalk out a position paper on important issues of importance for developing countries which needs multilateral Cooperation

Create a network for common interest group for GI protection across the world.

 
2

INDO – US CONFERENCE OBIO PROCESSES & BIO PRODUCTS – TECHNOLOGY TRENDS & OPPORTUNITIES

27-28 November 2008 The main objective of the two-day conference is to explore possibilities of joint technology development, transfer of readily scalable technologies from US universities, research labs & industries in active collaboration with Indian research labs & industries.

Mr. Mani Subramanian

Director – Centre for Biocatalyst & Bio Processing
3 WORKSHOP ON IPR LAW FOR JUDICIAL ACADEMY 18 October 2009  

Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy
Mr. Raju Bhupathi Raju, Patent Conlsultant
Foxmandal Little
Mr. Rama Sarma, Partner,
Kocharr & Co
Mr. Ramesh B Vishwanth
V & G Attorneys
Dr.V.Balakista Reddy
NALSAR University of Law

4 GI: A NEED FOR PROTECTION & ENFORCEMENT September 5 2008  

Mr. Dominic Keating

Ms. Raja Banerjee

Mr. Ram Gopal Jajodia

Ms. Smitha Pandey

Mr. M S Venugopal

Ms. Lakshmi Limu Kaushal

5

IP CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME ON
FREEDOM TO OPERATE (FTO)

29 - 31 August 2008

The purpose of the module was to provide in-depth understanding about both types of FTO , their interconnection and addressing of the problems including that of infringement

This Module  explored the IP risk management, PRE-R&D FTO search:, Freedom to market/ commercialize, freedom to operate : product analysis. Remedies related to various IP infringements were discussed. IP enforcement, IP piracy and geographical indications traditional knowledge and IP piracy new varieties of plants & IP piracy was also discussed in detail.

Dr. S Chakravarthy, IAS, (R)
Advisor, APTDC

Shri. Neerabh K Prasad, IAS
Commissioner of Industries
Govt. of AP

K. G. Ramani

Dr. R. K. Gupta

Dr.  Keerti Gupta

 

Mehmooda Nishat
6
SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON PROTECTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
31 May 2008  

Shri. B. Sam Bob, IAS, Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce
Shri. V. Ravi, Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
Dr. S Chakravarthy, Former Spl. Chief Secretary and Advisor APTDC
Shri. V. Natarajan, Assistant Registrar of GI,
Justice Shri. A. Ramamurthi, Former High Court Judge,
Dr. S. Jayaraj, Former Vice Chancellor, Tamilnadu Agricultural University

Dr. V. Peter, Former Vice Chancellor, Kerala Agricultural University

K. Subodh Kumar, Head IPR & APTDC

7 INTERACTIVE SESSION ON MAXIMIZING IP VALUE IN INDIA 08 May 2008 The Interactions aims to disseminate information on maximizing IP value in India and protecting IPR in post IP amendment scenario of TRIPS agreement & sensitize the inventors & entrepreneurs about IP Office.  
8 NATIONAL DIALOUGE ON LEVERAGING KNOWLEDGE ARBIRATE FOR INDIA'S INNOVATIONS ECONOMY 24 April 2008

To focus the attention of the people on the importance of science & technological Innovation & IP Creation.
To appreciate the role and contribution of the intellectual Property in Socio Economic Prosperity of the nation. To create an innovation eco system in the country. To recognize & reward intentions/ innovations those impacted most in socio economic growth.

Mr. Kapil Saibal
Minister of Technology & Earth sciences
Dr. Prabhuddha Ganguli, CEO, Vision IPR
Mr. Malvinder Mohan Singh
CEO & MD
Ranbaxy Labs Pvt Ltd
Mr. Ravi Venkatesan
Chairman
Micorosoft Corporation I Ltd
Mr. S K Brahma Chari
Director General – CSIR
Mr. M K Bhan
Mr. Ajay Shankar
DIPP
Mr. Sivaram
Director National Chemical Laboratory

9

CII INTA MADRID PROTOCOL FORUM

March 21, 2008

Foster Partnership between various Countries to provide for a system to register International Registration of Trademarks

An Endeavor for Mutual Cooperation with Indian Judicial & Administrative Systems for TM Enforcement

Disseminating International best Practices in TM Protection & enforcement
 

Mr. Gerhard Bauer, Vice President, INTA

Mr. Alan Datri, WIPO

Mr. V. Ravi, Controller General of Patents, Designs & trademarks, India

 

10

IPR Summit 2008

 

28th & 29th February 2008

 

The objective of the International conference on IPR was to foster Partnership between US, European & Asian Industry leaders for Collaborative Projects in IPR and disseminate International best Practices in IP Protection & enforcement

It was a platform for eminent Bureaucrats, Honorable Judges, corporate and academicians to deliberate on important global issues on IPR.

Brian J. Campbell, Director – Original Software Initiative
Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd

 Mr. Ramesh Adige
Executive Director Corporate Affairs &Global Corporate Communication

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd

Dean Frederick M. Lawrence
The George Washington University Law School

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan
Commissioner of Industries, Govt. of Tamil Nadu

 Hon. Randall R. Rader Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

11

2nd Annual GLOBAL FORUM on Innovation, Creativity and Intellectual Property

26-27th February 2008

CII in collaboration with the U.S.Chamber of Commerce & U.S. India Business Council (USIBC) hosted the 2nd Annual Global Forum on Innovation, Creativity and Intellectual Property in Mumbai, India. The forum helped in fostering multilateral cooperation for promoting innovation, protecting and enforcing intellectual property and wealth creation around the world.          

The main objective of the forum was to highlight the interdependence of innovation and intellectual property protection and building an innovative society.
 

 
12

CII-IPO Round Table

24 February 2008

Organized to facilitate collaboration between CII and IPO to bring about Proactive Initiatives & Projects to Strengthen IPR Protection & Enforcement Regime in both the countries.

It provided a forum to analyse current IP issues and take interest in legislative & International issues in IP.

Shanker Annaswamy Chairman, CII National Committee of IP Owners.

Mr. Herbert C. Wamsley
Executive Director, Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

Mr. Ramesh Adige
Executive Director Corporate Affairs &Global Corporate Communication
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd

Sanjay Prasad, Counsel, Intellectual Ventures

   
 

Initiatives in 2007

 
 

S.no

Name of the Programme

Date / Place

Objective

Keynote Speakers/Faculty

1

Capacity Builidng / Training Programmes October - December 2007

National Workshop on Demystifying Intellectual Property Rights:

An exclusive programme for R& D technologists and Managers was held on 14th December, 2007 at Hyderabad.


IP Skill Enhancement Program for IP Practitioners :

CII launched a series of shill enhancement programmes conducted in Bangalore: 14 & 15 Sptember, 2007 and in New Delhi: 5 & 6 October, 2007

 To leverage innovation, technology, marketing, finance, corporate governance, and industrial economics for wealth Creation. These training programmes aim to provide practical insight and techniques of patents and IP Management.

  The faculty support for these programs is provided by two budding National experts: Rachna Singh Puri & Arvind Viswanathan who are freelancing in the area of IP and have launched their own firm called Xellect IP Solutions.
 

 

2

Interaction Session on New Technology Business Oppurtunities in Bio-Process & Bio-Products

 

September-November 2007

 

The main objective of this programme is to sensitize the industries on new technology trends/developments in bio-process and bio-products including biomass based energy generation technologies. The Session shall also help the entrepreneurs in networking with TIFAC to access technology funding scheme offered by TIFAC.
 

Ms. Nirmala Kaushik

TIFAC

Mr. S. Biswas

TIFAC

Dr. Rakesh Sarin,

R&D, Indian Oil corporation.

 

3

Executive Program Strategic Intellectual Property Management, WIPO

11th-13th March 2007. •  Develop an understanding of the basic concepts of strategic intellectual property management
•  Learn how companies are generating value from intellectual property
•  Examine how your company can extract maximum value from intellectual property rights
James Conley - Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Chicago
Tony Hadjiloucas - Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, London
Mats Parup, Head of Corporate Intellectual Property, Novartis, Basel
S. Gopalakrishnan, President Chief Operating Officer and Joint Managing Director, Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Mr. Kishor A. Chaukar, Managing Director, Tata Industries Limited (TIL)
 
4

IPR Summit

15th - 20th January 2007

•  Foster Partnership between US, European & Asian Industry leaders for Collaborative Projects in IPR
•  An Endeavor for Mutual Cooperation with Indian Judicial & Administrative Systems for IPR Enforcement
•  Disseminating International best Practices in IP Protection & enforcement
Professor Frederick Lawrence, Dean George Washington University Law School , Deputy Secretary, DIPP, New Delhi
Judge Randall R Rader, Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit, US
Mr. David D. Mc Masters, General Counsel and Senior VP, Angiotech
B. Vijayaraghavan, Senior Director of IP, Ranbaxy, Inc.
Gregory E. Kalbaugh, Director of IP, U.S. India Business Council
Dr. Anindya Sircar, Biocon India
Mr. Sumesh Reddy, Dr. Reddy’s And many more eminent Indian and Overseas Speakers
 
5

EU-India Trade & Investment Developmant Programme(TIDP)

7th- 29th November’2006

•  Focus on economic & commercial value of IPR among stakeholders in India.
•  Deliberating on the need of IPR registration.
•  Sharing of International & National experience of protection & enforcement of IPRs.
•  Foster IP Culture – create a system of IP facilitation in corporates.
•  Learn from international networking and experience sharing.
•  To exchange best practices.
•  To engage in comparative analysis of IPR enforcement techniques.
•  To learn methods for strengthening legal frameworks.
To chalk out strategies for industry action

Mr. Fano Edoardo
EU Senior Expert in Intellectual Property Rights
Martin . A. Bader
Management Advisory Group St. Gallen-Win

   
 

Initiatives in 2006

 
   
 

S.no

Name of the Programme

Date / Place

Objective

Keynote Speakers/Faculty

Inaugural Session Glimpses

           
1.

INDO-US SEMINAR & WORKSHOP ON IPR ENFORCEMENT

26 April-10 May 2006, New Delhi ,Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata

•  To share US Perspectives on the best practices adopted in IPR Enforcement
•  To Create a Platform for Public Private Partnership for effective enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
• To facilitate the development of a road map for combating counterfeiting & Piracy in India

Mr. Timothy Browning
Head United States Patent & Trademark Office
Mr. Krishnendu Biswas
Co Chairman, CII, Alliance on Counterfeiting & Piracy
Mr. Pravin Anand
Patent Attorney Anand & Anand Advocates
Mr. J.F. Ribeiro
Chief Coordinator- IPR Indian Music Industry Mr. Vijay Lazarus President
Indian Music Industry& Phonographic Performance Ltd
Mr. Henry Victor Jardine
Consul General American Consulate , Calcutta
Ms. Inez Miyamoto Supervisory Special Agent FBIHQ , US Dept. of Justice
Dr. Gautam Ray Commissioner of customs (Airport &Air Cargo)

 
 
 
           
2.

Workshop on Protection of Geographical Indications in India .

29 April, 2006, Tiruvanthapuram

•   Identify Goods & Services for protection under the GI Act
•  To create awareness on protection of Geographical Indications and its tangible benefits
•  To enable participants to understand the procedures for filing & registration of Geographical Indications
Shri. T C James , Deputy Secretary, DIPP, New Delhi
Shri. V Ravi , Joint Registrar of TM, Trademark Registry, Mumbai
Shri. V Natarajan , Assistant Registrar, GI Registry, Chennai
 
           
3.

Workshop on Protection of Geographical Indications in India .

28 March, 2006-Bhubaneshwar •  Identify Goods & Services for protection under the GI Act
•  To create awareness on protection of Geographical Indications and its tangible benefits
•  To enable participants to understand the procedures for filing & registration of Geographical Indications
Shri. T C James , Deputy Secretary, DIPP, New Delhi
Shri. V Ravi , Joint Registrar of TM, Trademark Registry, Mumbai
Shri. V Natarajan , Assistant Registrar, GI Registry, Chennai
 
           
4. International Seminar on IP Litigation 1 February 2006 , Hyderabad

• Disseminate information about International best practices in IP Protection & Enforcement
• Discuss issues on IP Protection within & outside the country
• Build international partnerships to strengthen the IP system

Mr. M K Patodia Chairman, CII - AP& Managing Director, GTN Exports Ltd.
Prof. Frederick Lawrence ,Dean GeorgeWashington University Law School Judge Randall R. Rader ,Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit , US
Prof. Martin J. Adelman, Director - INDIAPROJECT
The George Washington University Law School

 
           
5.

IPR Summit-2006 International Conference on IPR

29-31 Jan 2006, Bangalore

• Disseminate information about International best practices in IP Protection & Enforcement
• Discuss issues on IP Protection within & outside the country
• Build international partnerships to strengthen the IP system

 

Prof. Frederick Lawrence,Dean George Washington University Law School
Judge Randall R Rader Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit , US
Prof. Martin J. Adelman Director - INDIA PROJECT The George Washington University Law School
Mr. Pushpendra Rai , Dire ctor, World Intellectual Property Organisation
Judge Justice Asok Ganguly , Chief Justice , Kolkata High Court
Sir Hugh Laddie, Former Chief Patent Judge, UK
Judge Dalia Justice Dalia Dorner , Israeli Supreme Court

 


   
 

Initiatives in 2005

 
   
 

S.no

Name of the Programme

Date / Place

Objective

Keynote Speakers/Faculty

Inaugural Session Glimpses

1.

National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights in Manufacturing “Protecting Innovative Products and Process”

10-11 November 2005,Hyderabad

•To appreciate the role of IPR in enhancing Competitiveness
Demystifying IPR.
•To foster a climate of creativity and innovation.
•To have clear, consistent and regular communication of the Practices and procedures focusing on the benefits and opportunities of IPR.
•Understanding the implications of IPR in Manufacturing.

Mr. T P Govindan, Head Corporate,R&D &Quality, Crompton Greaves ltd
Dr. P Ganguli, CEO Vision IPR
Dr. Rochelle Seide, Partner, Arent Fox PLLC,USA
Shri S Chandrasekaran, Controller General, Patents , Trademarks &Designs, Govt of India
Dr S Chakravarty, IAS (Retd) Former Chief Secretary, Govt of AP
Dr. Venkat Ramani, Head, Patents Division, Hindustan Lever Limited





2.

A certificate Training programme on patents.
"ABC of patents in India and Abroad"

29-30 June 2005, Hyderabad.

• Provide insight into issues relating to Patents
•Provide Hands-on training on patent search & Sensitization into claim drafting aspects
•Provide platform for one to one interactions to share best Patent portfolio Management Practices in corporates
•New Patent Regime & the International Patenting scenario
•Elucidate procedural issues for filing patents in India/Abroad

Dr. Pradeep K Desai, Director Technology Innovation Management, Philips Innovation Campus· Mr.Yashawant Dev Panwar, Scientist D, TIFAC-PFC
Mrs Uma Parameswaran ,CEO, Sci-tech Patent Art Services Pvt Ltd
Dr.A S Narayan, Patents Manager, Hindustan Lever Limited
Mr. Sumesh Reddy, Head IP Division, Dr.Reddy’s Lab



Inaugural Session

3.

Workshop on
Public Private Partnership for Intellectual Property Protection of small and Medium Enterprises

26 April 2005 , Hyderabad.

• To highlight the importance of Public Private Partnership for Intellectual Property Protection for small and medium enterprises.

•  To facilitate Professional Support for IP Protection and also with an overall objective to harness the Intellectual Property in the State.

Shri.Ramesh Datla Past- Chairman, CII AP Managing Director, Elico ltd.
Shri. S Bhattacharya, IAS commissioner of Industries Govt. of AP.
Dr. Parimita Dasgupta
Chairperson – Economic Area, Administrative Staff College of India
Shri. A R K Rao
DirectorSmall Industry Service Institute



Inaugural Session
4. Training Programme on Managing Intellectual Property

8-9 April 2005, Kolkata

•  Provide a forum to learn implications of various important IPR tools on competitiveness and Management of Intellectual Property Rights for enhancing competitiveness.

•  Foster IP culture in Industry and Institutions

•  Identify steps to channelise Intellectual Property Rights into proprietary Assets

•  Create a platform for Industry and Institutes to collaborate in this important Mission

•  To share best Practices through case studies from leading corporates and Institutions

Dr. SK Mittal , Vice Chairman, CII (ER) Technology Sub-committee & Director -R&D, Exide Industries Ltd.
Shri S Chandrasekaran, Controller General, Patents, Trademarks & Design, Govt of India.
Dr. Prabuddha Ganguli , Advisor, Vision IPR
Dr. Jyoti S A Bhat , Scientist G, DSIR
Dr. D Bhattacharjee , Chief - R&D & Scientific Services, Tata Steel



Inaugural Session
5. Workshop on Protection of Geographical Indications in India. 12 March 2005,Patna •  To create awareness on the tangible benefits of GI Protection

•  To identify products/ goods/ services which can be protected through the GI act.

Shri Vijay Kochhar, Chairman Designate, CII Bihar Council.
Shri. V Natarajan Assistant Registrar, GI Registry, Chennai.
Shri Alok Sikka,
Director, (ER) ICAR.
Mr.K.P.S.Keshri, Past Chairman, CII Bihar Council.
Shri. V Natarajan Assistant Registrar,GI Registry, Chennai.
Smt N D Kasturi Assistant Registrar,
Trademarks, Chennai.



Inaugural Session
6.

Workshop on Protection of Geographical Indications in India.

19 February 2005 , Raipur

•  To create awareness on the tangible benefits of GI Protection

•  To identify products/ goods/ services which can be protected through the GI act.

Dr G D Gidwani
Director SISI, Raipur.
Prof. Tushar Kanti Saha
Prof. & Head HNLU.
Mr. K Subodh Kumar
Counsellor Technology & IPR CII, Hyderabad.
Smt Ishita Roy
Jt. Secretary
Dept. of Rural Industries &M D KVIP.
Mr. P K Jain
Chairman CII Chttg Banking & Finance Panel.



Inaugural Session

7. Interactive Workshop to tackle Counterfeiting / Piracy , Hotel Taj Residency, Hyderabad. 29 January 2005

•  To spread awareness among enforcement agencies at Central and State levels.

•  Sensitise them about the need for a strong enforcement system and its implementation.

Mr.Indrasena Reddy, Joint Director, Commissionerate of Industries.
Mr. R R Girish Kumar, Addl.DGP CID.
Mr.Krishnendu Biswas , Co-Chairman, CAAC.
Ms Anu Prakash , Corporate Attorney, Microsoft Corporation
( India ) ltd.
Mr. T N Jha ,
Senior Manager, Tata Motors Ltd.
Mr. M.Raghavenedra, Joint General Manager, HMT India Ltd.
Mr. M Gandhi ,
Assistant Director, AP Judicial Academy.
Ms. K.Sudha ,
Deputy Commissioner of Customs
Mr.K.Subodh Kumar,
CII Counsellor.
 
           
      Retrospect   2002-2004  

S.no

Name of the Programme

Date / Place

Objective

Keynote Speakers/Faculty

Inaugural Session Glimpses

           
1.

Workshop on Protection of Geographical Indications in India.

18 December 2004 ; Shilpakalavedika Hyderabad

•  Identify Goods & Services for protection under the GI Act
•  To create awareness on protection of Geographical Indications and its tangible benefits
•  To enable participants to understand the procedures for filing & registration of Geographical Indications

Shri. S Chandrasekharan , Controller General- Patents, Designs, TM & Registrar of GI Shri.T Satyanarayana Rao, IAS , Director of Handlooms & Textiles, and Development Commissioner for Apparel Export Parks
Shri. D PJadeja , Director & Co-ordinator, Cluster Development Programme Textiles Committee
Shri. T C James , Deputy Secretary, DIPP, New Delhi
Shri. V Ravi , Joint Registrar of TM, Trademark Registry, Mumbai
Shri. V Natarajan , Assistant Registrar, GI Registry, Chennai

Inaugural Session
           
2. IPR in Agriculture 13-14 December 2004; Hyderabad •  To create a platform to bring out a status report on ‘IPR in Agriculture'

•  Demystify Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture

Dr. JP Mishra
ADGIPR-ICAR
Dr.Malathi Lakshmi Kumaran
(Kumaran& Sridharan)
Dr. S Bala Ravi
MSSRF
Mr.Huib Ghij sen
Bayer Bir Science, Belgium


Inaugural Session
           
3.

Training Programme on IPR in IT & Bioinformatics

30 Sep- 1Oct 2004 ;Pune

•  Provide insight into IPR issues confronting IT & Bioinformatics

•  Elucidate procedural issues for filing IPRs

•  Provide platform to share best practices in IPR in IT & Bioinformatics

•  Focus on IPR's as a competitive tool for enhancing Global presence in IT & Bioinformatics

•  Mr. Patrick Llloyd, Partner Reddie and Grose, London

•  Mr. Manoj Pillai , Partner Lex Orbis, New Delhi

Inaugural Session
           
4.

Training Programme on IPR in IT & Bioinformatics

28-29 September 2004; Hyderabad

•  Provide insight into IPR issues confronting IT & Bioinformatics

•  Elucidate procedural issues for filing IPRs

•  Provide platform to share best practices in IPR in IT & Bioinformatics Focus on IPR's as a competitive tool for enhancing Global presence in IT& Bioinformatics

•  Mr. Patrick Llloyd, Partner Reddie and Grose, London

•  Mr. Manoj Pillai , Partner Lex Orbis, New Delhi

Col. M. Vijay Kumar , Director , Software Technology Parks of India & Convenor, IT&C Panel, CIIAP, giving the welcome remarks

5. IPR Awareness Programme: Demystifying IPR

23 July 2004 NIN Hyderabad

• Create IPR Awareness

•  Dr.Kameswara Rao

•  Mr.K.Subodh Kumar Head - APTDC & IPR

 
           
6. Workshop on Managing IP

15-16 July 2004 Hyderabad

•  Demystify Intellectual property Rights

•  Foster IP culture in Industry and Institutions

•  Identify steps to channelise Intellectual Property Rights into proprietary Assets

•  Create a platform for Industry and Institutes to collaborate in this important Mission

To share best Practices through case studies from leading corporate and Institutions.

•  Dr. S N Maity , Controller General Patents,Trademarks & Design Govt.of India .

•  Dr. Prabuddha GanguliAdvisor Vision – IPR

•  Dr.R K Gupta, Head, IP Management Division, CSIR

•  Dr. K Satyanarayana, Senior Deputy Director General, ICMR

•  Mr. Sumesh Reddy,Head –IPR, Dr.Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.

Inaugural Session
           

7.

IPR Awareness Programme: Demystifying IPR

24 April 2004 ,NIT,

Warangal

  • Impart basic aware ness on IPR
  • The practices and systems adopted on our country on IPR
  • Setting up university networks.

•  Mr.R.B Vishwanath

•  Dr. C. Kameshwar Rao

•  Mr.K.Subodh KumarHead - APTDC & IPR

 

           

8.

Patenting In India & Abroad 2004

19 – 20 February 2004 ; Hyderabad

•  How to structure the Patent application

•  How to Draft & Complete the Patent Specification

•  How to write a Claim in a Patent Specification

•  Minimizing the costs of Filing Patent in India & Abroad

•  Prof.S D Tase , Director Tase Enterprise for Creativity & Innovation

Inaugural session

9.

Brain storming session on ‘Fostering IP Culture – Role of Industry & Institute Network

29 January 2004 ICFAI, Tirupati

•  To bring to a common platform the academicians, industrialists & experts and to channelize the view points into tangible benefits.

•  Mr.T.P.Baru , Principal, ICFAI National Law School , Tirupati

•  Mr.K.Subodh KumarHead - APTDC & IPR

Awareness Programme at ICFAI,Tirupati

10.

Interactive Session on IPR

27 January 2004 ICICI KP Hyderabad

•  To create IPR awareness on the issues confronting the Biotech & Pharma industries with effect to Post 2005.

•  Dr.Shahid ALI Khan, Former Dy.Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization Geneva

Interactive session with Dr.Shahid Ali Khan, Former Dy.Director General, IPO

11.

IPR Awareness Programme for Customs & Excise Officials

21 Dec 2003 Hyderabad

•  To sensitize and disseminate important issues confronting IPR enforcement to Customs & Excise department.

•  Mr.Sampat Kumar ,IPR Attorney

•  Dr.Vidya Kumari , Principal, PG College of Law , OU

•  Mr.Ramesh Vshwanath IPR attorney,Vishwanath & Co

•  Mr.K.Subodh Kumar,Head - APTDC & IPR

 

12.

Workshop on IPR – A means to protect the Traditional art of Pochampally, AP

13 Dec 2003 Pochampally,AP

•  To impart IPR Awareness & importance of Geographical indications

•  Mr.K.Subodh Kumar,,Head - APTDC & IPR

‘GI' Awareness Programme at POCHAMPALLY, AP

13.

Technology Innovation & IPR Week - 2003

13-17 Oct 2003 Hyderabad

•  IP in Entertainment & Music Industry

•  Harmonization with Global Intellectual Property Rights Systems

•  Indo US Opportunities in High Technology Cooperation  

•  Dr. K Kasturirangan M P , Rajya Sabha & Former Chairman, ISRO

•  R. S Narayanan, Former Ambassador & Permanent Representative of India to WTO

•  Mr. J F Ribeiro Chief Coordinator – IPR,Indian Music Industry, Mumbai

Inaugural Session

           

14.

Intellectual Property Rights Awareness Program ‘Demystifying IPR'

25 July 2003 GITAM Visakhapatnam

•  Create awareness to the academicians & students on IPR, the practices and systems adopted in our Country and determine the priorities and action plans

•  Mr. N R Subbaram Consultant (IPR), Former Controller of Patents, The Patent office, Govt of India

•  Dr Gopakumar Nair , past president, Indian Drug Manufacturers Association were

Managing Director ,Pratusha Chemicals ltd delivering keynote address

           

15.

Interactive Session on Technological Advancements & IPR: The Challenges Ahead ( World IP Day)

25 April 2003 Hyderabad

•  A wider call for the society to recognize that the respect for intellectual property rights is of benefit not only to creators but to society as a whole

•  Dr.S.Chakravarhty , Former Addln. Chief Secretary, Govt, of AP and author of Competition Act

•  Prof.Vivekananda ,Faculty NALSAR Univ. of Law

Interactive Session on the eve of world IP Day

           

16.

Patenting in India & Abroad (Training Programme on drafting patents)

17-18 January 2003 Hyderabad

•  To train on the techniques for protecting the ideas /innovation/invention by preparing complete Patent application independently.

•  Prof. SDTase ,Director,Tase Enterprise for Creativity & Innovation

Participants of the programme

           

17.

International Conference on “ Innovation and IPR Strategy

12-13 September 2002 Hyderabad

•  To provide background and encourage discussion about innovation and corporate culture

•  Promote a non-competitive environment where people can share their learning experiences.

•  Mr. Francis Gurry , Asst. Director General & Legal Counsel, WIPO, Geneva

•  Prof. Anand Mohan Chakravarty , Illinois University were the key note speakers

Inaugural Session

           

18.

WORKSHOP ON IPR FOR INDIAN JUDICIARY

October 18, 2008, Hyderabad

 

• CII- APTDC in association with the A.P. Judicial academy conducted a one day workshop on IPR for Indian Judiciary on October 18, 2008 in Hyderabad.

• The Welcome Remarks were given by Mr. Surendra Babu Reddy, Additional Director, A.P. Judicial Academy. He stressed on the need and importance of IP awareness among the judicial community.

  Hon’ble Sri. Justice A. Gopal Reddy, Senior judge, High Court of Andhra Pradesh & Member, Board of Governors APJA in his Inaugural Address welcomed such an intervention from CII-APTDC and discussed the importance of understanding the nuances of Intellectual Property by the judges which help them in making decisions in IP related cases.

• A series of technical sessions ranging from IP Protection, Enforcement and Infringement were dealt in detail by eminent faculty members. Some of the distinguished speakers were Mr. Subodh Kumar, Head- APTDC & IPR, Mr. Raju Bhupatiraju, Foxmundal Little,Mr. Rama Sarma, Partner, Kocchar & Co. and Mr. Ramesh Vishwanath, Vishwanath & Global Attorneys.

•  Mr. Subodh Kumar, Head- APTDC & IPR, Mr. Raju Bhupatiraju, Foxmundal Little,Mr. Rama Sarma, Partner, Kocchar & Co. and Mr. Ramesh Vishwanath, Vishwanath & Global Attorneys.

Inaugural Session

           

19.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN HYDERABAD

 

August,08, 2008, Hyderabad

 

•Intellectual Property Capacity Building is one of the important agenda in CII National Initiatives in Intellectual Property. CII – Andhra Pradesh Technology development & Promotion launched this Initiative through a three day Intensive workshop at Hyderabad.

The Objective of this Initiative is to impart Professional skills to Industry professionals to manage Intellectual Property on day to day basis. There is a huge requirement for IP Professionals in the Country.

Inaugurating the three day workshop at Hyderabad, Mr.Neerabh K Prasad, IAS, Commissioner of Industries, and Govt. of Andhra Pradesh said that IPR needs to be intertwined with all technology Interventions to enable Indian Industry to attain global Technology leadership. He gave several examples of the use of IPR in technology based companies. He also stressed the fact hat India has a very good patent law and it needs to be enforced properly. Industry needs to understand the rewards of IPR and invest in generating them and protecting them.

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Dr. S Chakravarthy, Advisor APTDC welcomed all the delegates and faculty and shared his expertise on IPR in India.

Mr. K Subodh Kumar, Head –IPR &APTDC in his concluding remarks  briefed about the CII National IP Owners Committee initiatives and how CII APTDC is working to facilitate technology and IPR support to the Industry and Institutes.
                                                   
CII-APTDC in association with Patint solutions kick-started IP Capacity Building Worskhop through an Intensive hands on Workshop on “Freedom to Operate” on 29 August 2008 at Hyderabad.  Skills to assess freedom to operate in Global business environment are essential to ascertain critical judicial investment decisions in emerging markets.

CII Andhra Pradesh Technology Development & Promotion Centre is in forefront for IPR initiatives in the Country. It imparts the following services: 1. IPR Awareness & Training 2. IP Protection 3. IP Counseling & Advisory Services.

Neerabh K Prasad, IAS Commissioner of Industries, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh delivering the Inaugural address

           
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