Intellectual Property Rights are legal rights protecting creative and innovative works, granting exclusive controls to creators or owners over their intellectual creations to encourage innovations and economic growth. The primary types of intellectual property rights include Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, Industrial Design Rights, Plant Variety Rights. To foster awareness and interest among the students our college’s Intellectual Property Rights Cell has organized a seminar on “Patentable and Non-patentable Inventions in India” on December 04, 2023, targeting second year B.Com and B.Sc students.
Dr.Chandralekha V, Assistant Professor of Law, SDM Law College, Mangalore, served as the resource person. She provided an insight into the functions and procedures of the IPR cell and discussed the process of individuals to register their intentions as patents. She highlighted some food inventions that have been patented in India and also touched upon the vaccines developed in India that have received patents. In her speech, she mentioned two notable patents in Mangalore: one is by NITK Surathkal, a faculty member for a process creating an alcoholic beverage from cashew apple and raisins. Another by Mangalore University researchers extracting an anti-cancer compound called tetrandrine from a methanol extract. During the program, Staff convenors Mrs. Soujanya D and Mrs. Poornima were present. Ms. Shravyashree (II BSc), Ms. Harshitha M (II BSc), and Ms. Shreeraksha (II BSc) offered blessings. Mr. Varadaraj Bhakta (II BCom B) warmly welcomed the attendees and introduced the guest speaker. The vote of thanks was delivered by Ms. Shravya (II BCom B). Ms. Sambhrama R (II BSc) adeptly hosted the event. The program benefitted 60 students of the second year B.Com and B.Sc.
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Mrs.Soujanya D
Mrs.Poornima
