FDP - Intellectual Property Rights and Patents

May 20, 2024

The Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Department of Information Technology of Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute, under the guidance of President Er. A.C.S. Arunkumar., conducted a five days Virtual Faculty Development Program on “Intellectual Property Rights and Patents” from 20th to 24th May 2024. Professor Dr. S Geetha Lakshmi, Vice Chancellor, Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute inaugurated the FDP and delivered the inaugural address. Dr. N Kanya, the head of the department, extended her welcome address to all attendees.

On the day 1 of the FDP the Session was started by Dr. T. Pavan Kumar, Senior Scientist at CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar “Innovation & IPR For Academics and Research“.creative endeavor – art

 On the day 2 of the FDP, the Session was started by Dr. Kapil Arya, Principal Senior Scientist at CSIR-IPU, New Delhi, on the topic “IPR Overview- Essentials of Copyright and Trademarks“.On the day 3 of the FDP, the Session was started by Dr. Yogesh Dhoble, Sr. Principal Senior Scientist at CSIR-IPU, New Delhi, on the topic “ Essentials of Patents and Industrial Designs “ .

He explained about industrial design rights are not there to support the technical features of the article. On the day 4 of the FDP, the Session was started by Dr. Lipika Pattnaik, Sr. Principal Senior Scientist at CSIR-IPU, New Delhi, on the topic “Patent filing and Prosecution “.On the day 5 of the FDP, the Session was started by Dr. T. Pavan Kumar, Senior Scientist at CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar, on the topic “Patent Claims- Hands on Exercise “.

Finally the FDP was ended with the Vote of Thanks by Mrs. C.Mythili.