IPR Awareness program (Under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission) - Creative India, Innovate India / by Anatomy SDC

Organized by the Department of Anatomy, SDC on 10 th Mar 2023 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The online IPR Awareness program (under National Intellectual property awareness mission 2.0) was organized by the Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals and held on 10 th Mar 2023 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. The program started at 10:00 am. Dr. Lavanya Prathap, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, SDC started the program with welcome address. Dr. Maria Leena, Assistant professor (Research), Department of Anatomy, SDC coordinated this awareness program with office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks (CGPDTM), Government of India. She has explained about this program and introduced the nominated trainer, Dr. Jhansi Lakshmi Parimi. TIFAC trainer. There were around 126 participants from different colleges. Among them 98 were faculty members, 13 UG/PG students, and 15 research scholars. Participants were from 55 different universities/institutions. The program was held for 2.30 hrs. All the participants will receive e-certificate from CGPDTM office.

As part of the celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (75 th Anniversary of Indian Independence), the CGPDTM has launched NIPAM 2.0 to impart awareness and training on Intellectual Property Rights. This online program imparted awareness and training on IPR to the Indian faculties, scientists,and students, The nominated trainer explained details on Patent, Design, trade mark, Copyrights, and geographical integration. She explained about patent filing, how and what can be patented, significance, Indian Patent act, how to identify IP, what forms to be filled and fee structure and time line for processing and patent life time. Importance of design, trade mark and copy right, procedure to get it and time line were explained.