Virtual Summer School 2020
on
Intellectual Property Rights
25th May – 29th May 2020
About the Organization
IP Assisto is a centre committed to disseminate awareness and carry out research in order to contribute towards the robust Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime in India. The centre encourages creativity and innovation among people which would eventually lead to an enlightened generation of Intellectual Property (IP). The vision of the center will be accomplished by providing support and guidance to each and every person in need of protecting their inventions and creations. The centre will familiarize all stakeholders with the importance of Intellectual Property laws in today’s technology-driven society and provide them a platform for interaction.
About the Summer School
IP Assisto is organizing its very first Virtual Summer School. This program is aimed to provide undergraduate law students with an opportunity to understand the Intellectual Property (IP) system, the international IP system functions, and its intersection with other policy areas such as health, technology, climate change, and agriculture, etc. It will acquaint them with an overview of IPR laws in India which can meet the demand of the changing scenario of IPR domain in today’s epoch. It will also disseminate benefits and cost of IP protection and its implication of society at large by providing insight into practical applications of IPR such as patent drafting, patentability search, and freedom to operate search, validity/invalidity search, and evidence of use analysis. The program is also designed to equip the participants with clinical legal education and its relevance in pragmatic education.
Program Schedule
| Days | Session 1 (11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) | Session 2 (12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.) | Session 3 (2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.) |
| Day 1 | Introduction to IPR | Copyright Issues in Creative Industries | Copyright Case Clinic |
| Day 2 | Trademark Regime in India | Contemporary Issues in Trademark | Trademark Case Clinic |
| Day 3 | Overview of Patents | Patents in Health Care | Patents Case Clinic |
| Day 4 | Geographical Indications and its Relation with Biodiversity | Trade Secrets and Information Governance | Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights’ Aspects & Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design in Intellectual Property Rights’ Regime |
| Day 5 | Role of WIPO in Intellectual Property Rights | Intellectual Property Enforcement: Litigation Strategy | Deliberations on Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property Rights |
Target AudienceUndergraduate law students who are interested to enhance their knowledge about Intellectual Property Rights Laws.
Benefits
Knowledge on Intellectual Property Rights is considered very essential and is a very dynamic field. This Summer School will prove to be instrumental in enhancing the grasping capabilities of the participants and will also help to shape them in a more refined way.
Registration
LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS
Registration Fee
There is NO REGISTRATION FEE
Technical Requirements
High Speed Net Connection and an account of the App which is to be used for the webinar.
Eligibility Criteria
- Participants have to submit a write-up of minimum 500 words on the topic “The Future of IPR in India”.
- Participants must be undergraduate law students
Enrollment Process
It is mandatory to register on the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeop6e1kBbtfzVs7sdjVmm6flOFXEjx2k-7Wxc5M38mKlg6IA/viewform?usp=sf_link , and also, drop an e-mail mentioning your Name, Name of the Organization, Designation, Mobile number and E-mail titled ‘Application for Virtual Summer School 2020’ on ipassisto@gmail.com
Deadline
23rd May, 2020
Certificates will be provided
For more information,
Contact:
S.Ravi: 8826621766, 9097779981
Sejal Jain: 99534 92841
Or you may also mail at- ipassisto@gmail.com