By Our Staff Reporter
Dehradun, 26 Apr: An IPR workshop was organised on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day, today, at Uttarakhand State Council for Science & Technology (UCOST), Vigyan Dham.
Prof (Dr) Durgesh Pant, Director General, welcomed the guests. Dr Aparna Sharma delivered the introductory speech, highlighting the importance of World IP Day.
Prof Pant described the IPR scenario in the historical perspective to current times. He briefly explained certain government Initiatives in the era of today’s technical advancement. He suggested that academicians and scientists work in their respective fields keeping IPR in mind. He reiterated the importance of protection of ideas and inventions through proper and suitable IP.
Guest Speaker Dr Sunita Baudi Vidyarathi from UTU said that students conducting research should consult patent literature before deciding on a topic. She further described how researchers could identify and protect the intellectual property generated from their projects.
Special Speaker Dr Rakesh Yadav said that there is need of vast biodiversity especially traditional knowledge, agri-products and medicinal plants through proper IP. He gave examples of many traditional crops which are native to Uttarakhand.
Dr Satyander Rajput, Professor, Gurukul Kangiri University, Dr Daksh, famous entrepreneur, Dr Soumitra Pandey, Industrialist, Amit Pokhriyal, Dr Ashutosh Mishra, and Himanshu Goel were present on the occasion.
