IPR NEWSLETTER

VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 1
TNETNOC FO ELBA
PROF. UNNAT P. PANDIT
1 APPOINTED AS THE CGPDTM

EXPANDING THE HORIZONS OF

IPO
3

INAUGURATION OF NIPAM
4

A BRIEF ON INTELLECTUAL
7 PROPERTY

GLIMPSES OF NIPAM OFFICERS

15 SPREADING AWARENESS ACROSS
INDIA

AMENDMENTS IN THE FEE

31 STRUCTURE

ONLINE WORKSHOP FOR

UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES ON IPR
32

WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION AT

36 IP OFFICES
Prof. Unnat P. Pandit assumes charge as Controller General of
Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM)

Prof. Unnat P. Pandit has assumed charge as CGPDTM on

April 5, 2022. Mr Pandit has formerly served as Officer on
Special Duty to then Commerce & Industry Minister, Smt.
Nirmala Sitharaman at Department of Industrial Policy &
Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of
India. He has also served as a Former Member of the IPR
Think Tank constituted by the Department of Industrial
Policy and Promotion (DIPP), the Government of India to
draft the National IPR Policy of India. On the front end, he
is engaged in various initiatives, multidimensional planning
CGPDTM, DPIIT, MoCI (GoI), Prof and expansion of AIM Programs including Atal Tinkering
of IP Innovation &
Entrepreneurship @JNU || Labs, Atal Incubation Program, Atal Community Innovation
Formerly Dean, ABVSME-JNU,
Centre and Atal New India Challenges, like to build the
Program Dir. AIM, NITI Aayog,
Member IPRTT, OSDtoCIM GoI| creativity and innovation ecosystem via nurturing the
Head IP, Pharma Ind. |
MSc,PhD,BCJP,LLB,PGDPL,ExeGM
startups, innovation design to serve society with tech-
P(IIML) driven solutions, Incubation and Entrepreneurship.

As a Program Director of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), he was engaged in planning,

implementation and monitoring of various central government initiatives on Innovation,
Entrepreneurship, Startups, Incubation and Intellectual Property Management, Public Policy
and initiatives/programs taken up at NITI Aayog – A policy think tank of Government of
India.

He has Managed Innovation Exhibitions organized in partnership with Israel, Singapore and
Russia partners. Engaged in planning execution of Three Champions of Change events,
Global Entrepreneurship Summit organized in India. He was also Head of IP at Cadila
Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Deputy Manager (IP Management) at Dr. Reddy’s Lab and lecturer
at U B Bhagat Science Mahila College, Amreli, Gujarat; JRF at B V Patel PERD Centre and
Research Fellow at Dept of Chemistry MK Bhavnagar University. He is also professionally
associated as a Board Member of National Biodiversity Authority, Ministry of Environment,
Forests and Climate Change, Govt of India; Member of Innovation Committee Constituted
for CSIR Re-orientation by DSIR, Ministry of Science & Technology; Member of Screening
cum Expert Committee for CSIR, DSIT GoI Units namely, TKDL, URDIP and 4PI; Member of
SAC for Women Scientist Scheme-C (WOS-C) under ‘Women in Science and Engineering-
Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing (WISE-KIRAN) division
of Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 1

India, which is implemented through TIFAC; Board member of Forum on Indian Traditional
Medicine (FITM) in RIS established by Ministry of AYUSH; Member of Research Advisory
Board, National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Ministry of Culture, Govt of India;
Member of Academic Advisory Council constituted for Online Courses (SWAYAM) by AICTE,
Ministry of Education, GoI; Member of Expert Group to draft the IPR Course, MHRD
Innovation Cell, AICTE, Ministry of Education, GoI; Member of a National Level Committee
constituted for setting up of Innovation Hubs under SPoCS Scheme by National Council of
Science Museums (NCSM), Ministry of Culture, Govt of India; Member of Advisory
Committee of National Talent Search Scheme (NTSS), NCERT, Ministry of Education, Govt of
India; Member of a Task Group on Skill & Education to design a road map for "COVID-19
Impact: Perspective Plan for Haryana", formed by Govt of Haryana; Member of State Apex
Committee for IPFC, Education Department, Government of Gujarat; Member of Drafting
Committee of New Innovative Startup Policy, Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC), GNCT of
Delhi; Former Member of Expert Committee on National Center of Excellence Animation
Visual Effect, Gaming and Comics, Information & Broadcasting Ministry, Govt of India.

His academic associations include: Chairperson, IPM Cell Committee and Academic Council
Member of Jawaharlal Nehru University; Trustee, Research for Resurgence Foundation
enabling Intellectual Property driven Bharatiya research; Member of the Board of
Governance, University of Jammu SPV Foundation, University of Jammu, J&K; Member of
Governing Council, BMS Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore, Karnataka;
Honorary Visiting Professor of IP and Innovation at SGT University, Gurugram, NCR Delhi;
Distinguish Fellow of Sanrachna - A research-driven Innovation & Knowledge economy
policy think tank of India; Member of Board of Governance, C V Raman Global University,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha; Former Dean of Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and
Entrepreneurship (ABVSME) at JNU; Former Member, Academic Council, and Member,
Research Council, Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad; Former Member,
Academic Council, National Resource Centre (NRC) of UGC-HRDC-SGB Amravati University;
Former Member of Advisory Board, Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, Gujarat National
Law University. He has published 16 research paper/scientific review articles in journals of
international and national repute among which 08 are patent applications filed with patent
office on different scientific inventions wherein 3 patents are granted. He has written three
books on Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam with the focus of readership among school and graduate-level
students. These books are dedicated to students and youth of India in memory of Dr. Kalam.
The books are: “Do You Know: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam?”; “Prerana Ki Udaan”; “Prerana nu
Zarnu”: Dr Abdul Kalam in Gujarati by Rashtra Aaradhan, Ahmedabad - The book is also
under translation in different regional languages i.e. Assamese, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam
and Tamil - to make the book available for visibility challenged people, the publication will
also be typed in Braille which may be the first book of Dr. Kalam available in Braille.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 2

Dr. Pandit is professionally engaged with various startups, institutions in advising, consulting
on development and deployment of various innovative technologies, Intellectual Property,
Innovation and Incubation Management, Business Strategy, Startup Mentoring, Technology
Licensing & IP due diligence, commercialization, Govt Grants Management and Corporate
social responsibility linked to community initiatives & societal needs.

Source: http://www.unnatpandit.com/UP-V2/UP-V2/content/img/UnnatPanditProfile.pdf
https://www.jnu.ac.in/content/unnatppandit

Expanding the horizons of IPO

The field of Intellectual property is quite dynamic. We are seeing many developments in the
field of intellectual property. Still there exists a gap between the creation of intellectual
properties and their protection. The creator or the owner of intellectual property rights in
many cases, does not have sufficient knowledge or have improper knowledge about the
ways to protect intellectual property rights.

Hence there comes a need to educate the people about the protection of Intellectual
Property Rights.

The creator or the owner of intellectual property right must know the advantages of
registering IPRs.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 3

Hence, the office of CGPDTM, under the banner of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, on the
occasion of 75 years of completion of Independence on 15th August 2022, has started a
mission called as NIPAM that stands for National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission so
that people become aware about their IPRs and the protection of such IPRs.

This program for IPR awareness called as NIPAM, shall definitely bring a great impact in the
registration of IPRs.

NIPAM covers a vast range of students of colleges and schools. The student of the day is the
future of the world. Educating the students about their IPRs means more IP creation in
future.

Let us spread the knowledge about IPR in every nook and corner of the country on the
occasion of 75 years of completion of Indian Independence under the initiative of Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav of Government of India.

Inauguration of NIPAM
On 8th Dec 2021, Shri Anurag Jain, Secretary, DPIIT inaugurated the National Intellectual
Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) after a short briefing by Shri Rajendra Ratnoo, Joint
Secretary, DPIIT & Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) ,
Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

After the inauguration, a training session was conducted by Dr Usha Rao, Deputy Controller
of Patents & Designs, on general IPR, Dr Pankaj Borkar, Deputy Controller of Patents & Designs,
on Patents, Dr J K Pradhan, Deputy Controller of Patents &Designs, on Designs, Shri A P

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 4

Srivastava, Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs, on SCLD and Dr P K Pandey, Deputy
Registrar of Trademark and G.I, on Trademark and G.I and Shri Hemant Khosla, Deputy
Registrar of Copyright, on Copyrights.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 5

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 6
Official Twitter handle of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM)
office under Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India had announced the
launch of National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM). The said post in the
twitter is as follows-

“National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) launched.

A National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) under the initiative of the
Government's "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav", has been launched by Shri Anurag Jain, Secretary,
DPIIT on 8/12/2021.”

Further, from the said official handle another tweet posted which is “The pan-India
ambitious mission aims to provide awareness on intellectual property and its rights to 1
million students. It aims to inculcate the spirit of creativity and innovation to students of
higher education (classes 8 to 12)” & it aims to ignite and inspire students of
college/Universities to innovate and protect their creations. Sh Jain emphasized importance
of role of a strong IPR ecosystem in advancement of a country and said it is a tool for a IP
holder to become "Job giver rather than job seeker" and “Sh. Rajendra Ratnoo, Joint
Secretary, DPIIT and CGPDTM motivated the officers of CGPDTM to spread awareness on
intellectual property so that a more conducive environment of innovation and creativity is
established in the country.”

A Brief on Intellectual Property

PATENTS
Patent is an exclusive right granted by the Government to the applicant for his disclosed
invention of industrial product or process which should be new, non-obvious, useful and
patentable as per the patentability criteria laid down in the national law. A patent offers
technical solution to a technical problem. In lieu of disclosure of invention, the Government
provides legal protection to the inventions for a limited term for applicant’s invention.
The Government gives the territorial right for the invention in the country where it is
granted.

Key Takeaways:

 Patent right is granted for a limited period of time i.e. 20 years from the date of
filing. It gives territorial right, exclusive right and can been forced only in the country
where it has been granted.
 The patent right may enable the patentee to derive material benefit, to which
he/she is entitled, as a reward for his intellectual efforts and compensation / royalty
for expenses incurred in research and experimentation relating to his invention.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 7

  Patent right gives protection against infringement and creates possibility of assigning
or licensing of the right and enables the patentee to take legal action against any
person who is exploiting/infringing the patented invention without consent or
license from the patentee.
 The patent protection means that the invention cannot be commercially made, used,
distributed, imported or sold by others within the patent owner’s consent.
 The grant of patent right by the government does not mean that the government
itself would automatically enforce the patent right. It is up to the patentee/assignee
to bring an action, usually under civil law, for any infringement of the patent rights.

Examples:

The LED or Zing bails are smart bails using modern

technology. The functionality of these bails is designed
in such a way that it can determine if the bails have
been dislodged off the stumps. On successful
dislodging, the bails light up (within the 1/1000th of a
second), indicating that the dislodge process has been
completed, thereby, allowing the umpires to award
the correct verdict. It was approved for international
use by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2013.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
Design means only the features of shape, configuration, pattern, ornament or composition
of lines or colors.

It must be applied to any article, whether two dimensional or three dimensional or in both
forms, by any industrial process or means, which in the finished article appeal to and are
judged solely by the eye.

Such a design is registrable, provided it is new or original and not contrary to public order
or morality or does not contain obscene or scandalous matter.

Benefits:

 Registration of a design confers upon the registered proprietor the exclusive right to
apply a design to the article in a class-in which the design has been registered.
 Industrial Designs are of great commercial value because design of the article can
often be a unique selling point. When companies are competing at equal price and

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 8

 functionality, Design is the differential that matters for achieving market advantage
and competitiveness.

Examples of designs:

COPYRIGHT
Copyright is a branch of intellectual property which gives author of an original creative work
exclusive right to copy and distribute or authorise copying and distribution of the creative
work. The creative work can be literary or dramatic ranging from books, photographs,
paintings, sculptor, music, cinema, drama to architectural drawings, computer programmes,
database, advertisements and maps. In India law of copyright is governed by the Copyright
Act, 1957 and the Copyright Rules, 2013. Copyright protects expression of ideas rather than
ideas themselves.

What can be protected under Copyright?

Copyright subsists throughout India in following kinds of work:

 original literary works such as novels, poems, plays, reference works, newspaper
articles; dramatic; musical and artistic works such as paintings, drawings,
photographs, and sculpture;
 cinematograph films; and
 sound recording.

What rights are conferred by copyright?

Copyright is a bundle of rights divided into two categories:

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 9

Economic rights: This enables the owner of rights to gain financial incentives through
commercial exploitation of their works. Economic rights include authorizing or prohibiting:

o reproduction of work in any material form

o to issue copies of the work to the public
o to perform the work in public
o to make any cinematograph film or sound recording in respect of the work
o to make any translation of the work
o to make any adaptation of the work
o to sell or give on commercial rental
o to communicate the work to the public
o to make any adaptation of the work

Moral rights: Author of a copyrighted work enjoys following moral rights:

o Right to paternity: refers to a right of an author to claim authorship of work

and a right to prevent all others from claiming authorship of his work.
o Right to integrity: empowers the author to prevent distortion, mutilation or
other alterations of his work, or any other action in relation to said work,
which would be prejudicial to his honour or reputation.

Term of Copyright:

Copyright subsists in any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work till the lifetime of the
author plus sixty years. In any anonymous or pseudonymous work, copyright shall subsist
until sixty years from the year next following the year in which the work is first published. In
case of cinematograph films, sound recordings, Governement work or works of international
organisation copyright shall subsist until sixty years following the year when it was
published.

Registration of Copyright:

The author or publisher of, or the owner of or other person interested in the copyright in,
any work may make an application in the prescribed form accompanied by the prescribed
fee to the Registrar of Copyrights for registering the work by entering particulars of the
work in the Register of Copyrights.

Benefits of Copyright Registration:

Under the Copyrights Act, registration of a Copyright is prima facie evidence of its validity.

This registration of copyright is important to prevent infringement and initiate enforcement

proceeding with the aid of Police and Customs authorities.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 10

Registered copyright user can prevent the importation of pirated goods with the help of
customs authorities.

Copyright registration enables the author of the work to take recourse of remedies provided
in the Copyright Act alongwith common law remedy.

TRADEMARK
Trade mark is a mark which provides distinctive identity to a particular goods or service so
that it can be distinguished from similar goods and services. Trade mark is a kind of
intellectual property meaning a mark capable of being represented graphically and which is
capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one person from those of others and may
include shape of goods, their packaging and combination of colours. Mark includes a device,
brand, heading, label, ticket, name, signature, word, letter, numeral, shape of goods,
packaging or combination of colours or any combination thereof. In India law relating to
trademarks are governed by the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and the Trade Marks Rules, 2017.

Importance of trademark:

Trademarks help to create a unique identity of the goods or services in market.

Trademarks convey the standard of quality associated with a particular business.

Trademarks help consumers to identify goods in respect of its origin.

Trademarks help to associate a business’s reputation with its products in market and
ultimately help in building brand value.

Filing of Trademark for Registration:

Who can file?

A person who claims to be the proprietor of the trade mark in relation to goods and /or
services may apply for the registration of a Trade Mark. The person may be a legal or natural
person.

Procedure:

A proprietor of the mark can apply before the Registrar of Trade Marks online or physically
through the Trade Marks registry of appropriate jurisdiction on prescribed form
accompanied with prescribed fee.

Term of Trademark registration:

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 11

The registration of trademark is initially for ten years and can be renewed from time to
time.

Rights conferred by registration:

Registration of a trademark gives to the registered proprietor of the trade mark the
exclusive right to the use of the trade mark in relation to the goods or services in respect of
which the trade mark is registered and to obtain relief in respect of infringement of the
trade mark in the manner provided by the Trade Marks Act.

Registration is prima facie evidence of validity in all legal proceedings relating to a

trademark.

No action can be initiated for the infringement of unregistered trademark. Proprietor of a

registered trademark can avail all the remedies under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 available
to enforce and prevent infringement.

GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
Geographical Indication refers to any indication that identifies the goods as originating from
a particular place, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristics of the goods is
essentially attributable to its geographical origin. e.g., Darjeeling Tea, Basmati Rice,
Kanchipuram silk, Nagpur oranges, Makrana marble, Blue Pottery of Jaipur, etc.

To ascertain whether product qualifies as a Geographical Indications, It should conform to

five main parameters:

1. Originating from a particular Geographical Area;

2. Linkage with Geography and the product (Direct / Indirect);

3. Reputation of the Product (Local / National / International);

4. Historical Origin

5. Uniqueness and Quality of the product.

Advantages of Geographical Indications

For a Producer:

A producer of a good which has been accorded the status of a geographical indication has
various commercial advantages. The producer becomes the sole seller of the

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 12

commodity, and in the case of having a single “principal place of business” can even be said
to have a monopoly.

According to rule 3 of the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection)

Rules, 2002, a “principal place of business” is basically the place from where the business
regarding the GI registered good takes place. If multiple places are occupied for the purpose
of business, they are included. The term also applies for those goods which have not been
accorded the status as per the Act.

GI registration provides the registered producer and the authorized user the exclusive right
to protect the registered GI on the specified goods. GI registration is a producer friendly
legislation, aimed at protecting the industry for unique goods, whose uniqueness exists due
to their geographical location. GI, as a type of Intellectual Property (IP), has a lot of
commercial value.

For a Consumer:

A good which has a GI tag is associated with immense reputation in terms of quality and
prestige. A consumer gets value for their money when they buy a good with a GI tag, as the
tag ensures that the product has all the features associated with it. For example, the taste of
real Darjeeling tea is different from that of those trying to pass of their products as the
same.

The majority of goods applying for GI Registration belong to the micro, small and medium
enterprises, which majorly originate from the rural areas. GI registration aids the enterprises
to increase their market share, which otherwise would have been dominated by the large
businesses. Hence, the consumers get authentic goods instead of generic and mass
produced goods.

SICLD
Intellectual Property Protection Acts such as Industrial Designs and Semiconductor
Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act 2000 (“SICLD” hereinafter) rarely attract our attention.
"Semiconductor Integrated Circuit (SIC)" means a product having transistors and other
circuitry elements, which are inseparably formed on or inside a semiconductor material or
an insulating material and designed to perform an electronic circuitry function.

Also called chip or microchip, these IC chips form an integral part of every electronic device
like computers and processors, television, electronic watch, mobile phones, CNC machines
etc. SICs are fabricated from a complex series of semiconductor layers, dielectrics and other
circuit elements interconnected on a substrate. The layout-design of a semiconductor

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 13

integrated circuit (SICLD) means a layout of the arrangement of transistors and other
circuitry elements interconnected and expressed on a semiconductor integrated circuit.

India heavily depends on semiconductor imports to meet industry needs. Until last decade,
80-90% of semiconductors were imported from countries such as China, Japan, and Korea
among others. With initiatives like “Make in India”, “Digital India” and other efforts by the
government, promotion of local semiconductor manufacturing is logical.

Overview of “SICLD”

Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout-Design (SICLD) Registry: Statutory body under

Office of the CGPDTM.

SICLD or SIC topography is an IPR governed by SICLD Act, 2000 and SICLD Rules, 2001

Easy to file and process - Only few documents and the layout-design in a suitable format are
required with filing fees.

The criteria for registration of an integrated circuit layout design are that it should be:

o Original,
o Distinctive,
o Capable of being distinguishable from any other layout design,
o Have not been commercially exploited anywhere in India or in a convention country

The registration of a layout-design shall be only for a period of ten years counted from the
date of filing an application for registration or from the date of first commercial exploitation
anywhere in India or in any country whichever is earlier.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 14

Glimpses of NIPAM Trainers spreading awareness across India

From Left to right: Mr. Kuldeep Jangir, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at St. Xavier’s
College Mapusa, Goa; Rosary College of Commerce & Arts, Navelim, Goa.

Mr. Arpit Jain, Examiner of P&D delivered a lecture on basics of IPRs at Govt. College of Arts, Science &
Commerce, Khandola, Goa.

Mr. Arpit Jain, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at St. Gonsalo Garcia College of Arts &
Commerce, Vasai, Maharashtra.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 15

Mr. Mahendra Dongre, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at Govt. Higher Secondary School,
Ramakona, Distt. Chhindwara, M.P.

From Left To Right: Ms. Mehak Batra, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at Guru Nanak
College of Science, Arts & Commerce, Mumbai; Govt. College Deotalab, Rewa, M.P.

Mr. Jitendra Choure, Asst. Controller of P&D delivered lecture on basics of IPRs at Nabira Mahavidyalay, Katol,
Maharashtra

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 16

PG University Guna, Madhya Pradesh published a booklet related to IPR on the occasion of IPR Seminar by Mr.
Jitendra Choure, Asst. Controller of P&D.

From Left to right: Mr. Hemant Khosla, Deputy Registrar of Copyrights delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at
Moradabad Institute of Technology, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh; Mr. Dharmendra Pal, Examiner of P&D
delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at Govt. Co-Ed Secondary School, Delhi
IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 17
Mr. R.K Meena, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at GSSS, Bhajera, Alwar, Rajasthan.

Mr. Shailendra Singh, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at Kamla Devi Sarvodaya Vidhyala,
Seohara dist. Bijnor

Mr. Shailendra Singh, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at Invertis University, Bareilly

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 18

Mr. Ashish Prabhat, Examiner of P&D delivered a lecture on basics of IPRs delivering lecture on basics of IPRs
at IFTM University, Moradabad

Ms. Nikita Tiwari, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs.

From Left to right: Ms. Prachi Prateeti, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at University of
Ladakh; Mr. Bharat Goyal, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs RCU Govt. PG College.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 19

Ms. Shally Chaudhary, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at Sam Higginbottom University of
Agriculture,Technology and Science, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

Mr. Rahul Dhakad, Mr. Raj Kumar Meena and Mr. Sunil (Examiners of P&D) delivered a lecture on basics of
IPRs at G. D Goenka University.

Mr. Rahul Dhakad, Examiner of P&D delivered a lecture on basics of IPRs at Bhiwani, Harayana.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 20

From Left to right: Ms. Nitya Tyagi, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at Gyandeep Senior
Secondary Schhol, Haryana and GSSS, Sadhwa, Himachal Pradesh.

Mr. Hemant Khosla (Deputy Registrar of Copyrights), Ms. Chhavi Garg, Ms. Nitya Tyagi and Mr. Bharat Goyal
(Examiners of P&D) delivered lecture on basics of IPRs at GSSS, Jassur, Himachal Pradesh.

Ms. Chhavi Garg and Ms. Nitya Tyagi (Examiners of P&D) delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at GBSSS, Nurpur,
Himachal Pradesh

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 21

Ms. Chhavi Garg, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at Govt. Girls Senior Secondary School,
Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh.

Mr. Surajit Paula and Mr. Sunil Sharan Yadav (Examiners of P&D) delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at School
of Legal Studies and Governance, Rajasthan.

Mr. Hariprasath P., Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at PSG institute of technology,
Coimbatore

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 22

From Left to right: Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan A, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at GRT
Institute of Technology, TIRUTTANI, Coimbatore; Mr. Abhishek Singh, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on
basics of IPRs at VTU, Belagavi.

Mrs. B Sindhuja, Examiner of Trademark delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at Government Law College,
Tirunelveli

Mr. Madhan Raj, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at Manakulavinayagar institute of
technology, Puducherry.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 23

Mr. Anumod S, Examiner of P&D delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at Govt college, karyavattom, Trivandrum.

Mr.Varaprasad, Asst. Controller of P&D (GPM) delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at NNR school of
engineering, Hyderabad.

Mr. Prasenjit Paul and Mr. Sankhadeep Pal (Examiners of P&D) delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at Bhudeb
Sriti

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 24

Mr. Prasenjit Pal and Mr. Sankhadeep Pal (Examiners of P&D) delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at Boys
Secondary High School

Mr. Koushik Pal and Dr. Sagar Khan (Examiners of P&D) delivering lecture on basics of IPRs at Mary Immaculate
School, Berhampore Murshidabad.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 25

Newspaper Clippings

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 26

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 27
IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 28
IPR Awareness Session at University College of Science, Saifabad, Osmania University, Hyderabad

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 29

From Left to right: IPR Awareness session at Nalanda College of Pharmacy, Nalgonda, Telangana; IPR
Awareness session at NNR school of engineering, Hyderabad by Mr. Varaprasad, Asst. Controller of
P&D (GPM).

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 30

How to Register for the NIPAM Awareness Program?
1. Go to the website:
https://ipindiaservices.gov.in/events-ipr/home/home.aspx
And click on the “Request for Participating in NIPAM Awareness Program”.
A page will open:

2) You can register as an organization or fill in the details as an individual.

3) Read and accept the terms and conditions

4) Press the submit Button.

5) Your request will be processed.

Amendments in the Fee structure for Patent Filing

One of the goal of the ongoing Intellectual Property related awareness programme is to
make the students, participants of the educational institution to make aware about the
initiative taken by the Government to increase the patent filing. One of the such inititaive is
to reduce the fees for educational institution which are required to be submitted for patent
processing.

Patents Rule Amendment dated 21/09/2021 reflects the below mentioned changes in fee
schedule.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 31

Filling details Before (₹) Now (₹)
Basic filling fees 8000/- 1600/
Request for examination 20000/ 4000/
Request for early publication 12500/ 2500/

The above table clearly shows the fees have been reduced to 1/5th of the earlier fees which
will reduce the patent processing cost.

The advantage of filling of the Request for expedited examination is that the examiner shall
make the report ordinarily be within one month but not exceeding two months from the
date of reference of the application where in case of normal examination request the time
line is be within one month but not exceeding three months from the date of reference of
the application provided the application has already been published or request for early
publication has already been filed.

**"“educational institution” means a university established or incorporated by or under

Central Act, a Provincial Act, or a State Act, and includes any other educational institution as
recognised by an authority designated by the Central Government or the State Government
or the Union territories in this regard".

Launch of Online workshop for Universities and colleges on

Intellectual property rights
University Grants Commission organised online workshop for Universities and Colleges on
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav campaign on 17th January,
2022. Smt. Neeta Prasad, Joint Secretary (ICC & Vig.) Department of Higher Education, Ministry of
Education, Shri Rajendra Ratnoo, Joint Secretary, DPIIT & CGPDTM, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
and Prof. Rajnish Jain, Secretary, UGC addressed the Inaugural session. Delivering the welcome
address, Prof. Rajnish Jain, Secretary, UGC highlighted the importance of IPR and its importance in
the image of the country and its relevance in building the knowledge pool of the country and its legal
aspects. He shed light on the historical aspect of India’s position as creator and innovator. He also
expressed hope in the day’s deliberations in creating awareness about IPR.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 32

Keynote address was delivered by Shri Rajendra Ratnoo, Joint Secretary, DPIIT & CGPDTM,
Ministry of Commerce & Industry who said that there is a need for converting energy into
synergy by coming together. He also said that there was a need to collaborate instead of
working in silos. He further stressed that innovation and creation in both art and science
need to be promoted and that collective cultural heritage needs to be protected.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 33

3 months of NIPAM Mission
We have received innumerable feedbacks related to National Intellectual Property
Awareness Mission, some of which are mentioned below-

We express our deepest gratitude to you for being a Guest Speaker on the Topic “Intellectual
Property Rights Awareness” Seminar organized for our College by your office of the Controller
General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks, Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry
DPIIT on 18th December, 2021 at 10.30 a.m.
Principal
DPM's Shree Mallikarjun and Shri Chetan Manju Desai College,
Canacona, Goa

This is to extend our sincere gratitude for delivering an insightful, informative and thought provoking
lecture as Guest Speaker on Intellectual Property Rights Awareness Programme held on 18th
December 2021 at DCTs Dhempe College of Arts and Science, Miramar, Goa. It was really a splendid
presentation which exposed students to the field of intellectual property rights. All the students
appreciated and benefited from your knowledge on the subject. We look forward to your
cooperation in promoting professional education in the future.

Prof. Vrinda Borker

Principal

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 34

On the behalf of the Panjab University Alumni Association, I thank you for accepting our request to
be invited on “IPR Awareness Programme” and your benign presence during the event. It was a very
splendid event for Panjab University alumni. We know that your time is valuable and we are grateful
that you have shared a part of it with us. We look forward to your participation in future events too.
I am really grateful to you for your inspiring thoughts for your alma mater and we request you to
keep in touch with us.

Regards
Prof. Anupama Sharma
Dean, Alumni Relations
Panjab University
Chandigarh

I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to you for accepting our invitation to be the Resource
Person and delivering an informative talk to the students and faculty members on the topic
“Intellectual Property Rights (Patents, Designs, Trademarks, Copyrights and geographical
Indications)” on 20th Dec, 2021. Thank you for sharing your experience, time and expertise; your
session was exceedingly interactive, enriching, enlightening and well appreciated by all. We look
forward to associate with you in various such initiatives in the future as well.

Prof. Savio. P. Falleiro

Fr. Agnel College Of Arts & Commerce, Goa

Thank you very much for such a nice and interactive session. I am very much happy to share that
many participants were very delighted to hear from you.

With regards
Dr. Jignasa
(Associate Prof., SVNIT, Surat, Gujarat)

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 35

Women’s Day Celebration at IP Offices
Every year women’s day is celebrated on March 8th and the day is celebrated for women’s
achievements in their respective fields. She is a loving mother, a funny friend, a caring sister,
a wonderful wife, and so on. She is a woman who handles everything and works 365 days
without any break. Intellectual Property offices across India have celebrated it with great
enthusiasm this year. Below are the glimpses of the event:

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 36

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 37
IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 38
Editorial Team:
Jitendra Choure (Asst. Controller of P&D), Arpit Jain, Subrat Sahu, Mahendra Dongre,
Kuldeep Jangir, Debasish Ghosh, Nitesh Modanwal, Chhavi Garg, Jaspreet Kaur, Neha
Gupta, Mehak (Examiners of P&D), Ranjeet Tripathi, Saurabh Choudhary (Examiners of
Trade mark)
Write to us at – [email protected] or [email protected]

Call us at – 9867452324 (whatsapp number, you can send articles and webinar related
information)

Corrections and Clarifications-

(1) In the recent newsletter of CGPDTM the GI of Odisha is misspelled and also the state name.

IPR Newsletter, Vol. 2 Page 39