INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Innovation is a continuous process of learning and an outcome of a good innovation may lead to a great invention. Once there is an invention that need to be protected properly for the use of the development of an individual, business empire and intern the Indian nation, an appropriate governing mechanism is to be established. Intellectual Property Rights IPR gained a paramount importance for protecting Inventions and a tool to leverage a Business. As a budding engineer of today who will be a prospective future innovator needs to be aware of the creation and protection of the intangible properties which will result in an Intellectual property. The new IPR policy of the Government of India recognizes the abundance of creative and innovative energies that flow in India, and the need to tap into and channelize these energies towards a better and brighter future for all.

With these ideas in mind, it is proposed to establish an Intellectual property Cell at St.Joseph College of Engineering (SJCE), which will coordinate for disseminating the knowledge of the IPR through organizing periodical seminars, workshops on IPR for the benefit of the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students of SJCE. The creation of an IPR Cell may give way for SJCE to stake a claim for the Government Chair on IPR like in other States / Universities in the country.

Composition

The proposed IPR Cell will have:

Chairperson
Representatives from research scholars (6 members including Faculty)
IPR Coordinator of the campus
External Experts (2 members) to be nominated by the Head of the Institution
Administrator - Special Invitee

Functions

The IPR cell will coordinate all the activities related to the IPR like:

• Organizing periodical awareness seminars on IPR.
• Conducting workshops on IPR.
• Conducting workshops on patent searches using the free patent databases.
• Celebrating the IPR day on 26th April each year
• Bringing out a handbook detailing the basics of IPR
• Writing proposals to get funds to conduct seminar / workshop / conferences related to IPR from various funding agencies.

Staff

Activites