Delhi University to have IP facilitation centre for MSMEs
Updated: Dec 08, 2014 12:29:35pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (KNN) The University of Delhi will have an Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre (IPFC) to cater to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) under the new intellectual property rights (IPR) policy, said a report from ToI.
According to the report, the centre will train MSMEs and give advice on means for IPR protection apart from helping them create IPR-driven business strategies and perform patentability assessment to find out the commercial potential of the project and its usefulness for creating business for the enterprises.
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) IPR chair professor (technical) Rekha Chaturvedi said establishing an IPFC for MSMEs at university level is useful because it can encourage interaction between industry and academia which might lead to collaborative R&D and technology transfer at a later stage.
Emphasising the need for an IPFC for MSMEs, Chaturvedi said these organisations generally do not have in-house IPR cells.
"Without being aware, they might be using the designs of already existing products or using protected software unknowingly. This is a positive step to avoid infringement and to bring greater awareness about copyright-related issues among the MSMEs," the report quoted her as saying.
DU's Intellectual Property Rights Cell was established in 2008 with a view to help researchers, inventors and creators manage their intellectual property rights through the legal machinery and also to manage its commercial aspects. (KNN Bureau)
According to the report, the centre will train MSMEs and give advice on means for IPR protection apart from helping them create IPR-driven business strategies and perform patentability assessment to find out the commercial potential of the project and its usefulness for creating business for the enterprises.
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) IPR chair professor (technical) Rekha Chaturvedi said establishing an IPFC for MSMEs at university level is useful because it can encourage interaction between industry and academia which might lead to collaborative R&D and technology transfer at a later stage.
Emphasising the need for an IPFC for MSMEs, Chaturvedi said these organisations generally do not have in-house IPR cells.
"Without being aware, they might be using the designs of already existing products or using protected software unknowingly. This is a positive step to avoid infringement and to bring greater awareness about copyright-related issues among the MSMEs," the report quoted her as saying.
DU's Intellectual Property Rights Cell was established in 2008 with a view to help researchers, inventors and creators manage their intellectual property rights through the legal machinery and also to manage its commercial aspects. (KNN Bureau)
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