Thiruvananthapuram, May 04: A workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) held at CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here has called upon the scientific community to document traditional knowledge in a judicious manner to guard against their misuse by vested interests by various means including bio piracy.
The workshop was held at CSIR-NIIST campus here earlier this week in connection with World IPR Day, for which this year's theme was "IPR and Sustainable Development Goals - Building our common future with innovation and creativity."
In his inaugural address to the event, Dr. G.M. Nair, President, Kerala Academy of Sciences and Director, Central Laboratory for Instrumentation and Facilitation (CLIF), University of Kerala, highlighted the importance of enhancing the awareness about IPR in general and patents in particular.
He also cautioned against the misuse of traditional knowledge including bio-piracy and the need for documenting the traditional knowledge in a judicious manner.
Citing a case of effective scientific intervention, Dr Nair lauded the contribution of the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) scientists in the development and commercialisation of ‘JEEVANI’ from ‘Arogyapacha’ and the subsequent sharing of revenue with Kani tribes. “This was the first world model of equitable benefit sharing based on Article 8(j) of Convention on Bio-Diversity (CBD),” he noted.
He cautioned the audience that patenting would not have any meaning unless the invented process or product is commercialized.
CSIR-NIIST Director Dr C Anandharamakrishnan, who presided over the function, spoke on the importance of acquiring patents, copyright and trademarks by the scientific establishments.
Dr. R.S. Praveen Raj, Convenor of the workshop and Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-NIIST, said the event was meant to build awareness among scientists, researchers and innovators on patent search and patent drafting along with exposure to various IPRs and rights of the inventors.
Dr. P Nishy, Head, Business Development, NIIST and Dr. Suresh K.I., Patent Committee Chairman, NIIST also spoke. The inaugural session was followed by subject presentations.
Dr. Parvin Abraham, Registered Patent agent & IPR Associate, TIPS @ Timed, SCTIMST, Poojappura gave a ‘General introduction to IPR and Patent’. Ms. Pyary Hasna Mehthab, Registered Patent & Trademark Agent spoke on ‘Patent Filing Procedures and Patentability’.
Prof. Jacob George, registered patent agent, took a session on ‘Patent drafting and Case Studies’. Mr. Yogesh, Kardame, M/s Questel India, delivered an online lecture on ‘How to do Patent search using free and paid databases’.
Mr. R.S. Praveen Raj, Senior Principal Scientist CSIR-NIIST, made a presentation on ‘Intellectual Property Management strategies’. The workshop was attended by about 125 participants.
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