KIET Group of Institutions has organized an Online workshop on IPR-Patents, Designs & Trademarks filing procedures under the National IP Awareness Mission (NIPAM 2.0)on 21-07-2023. The event was conducted in association with the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.This workshop was conducted with an objective of spreading awareness of IPR and facilitating the creation and commercialization of IP assets.

The speaker of the event was Mr. Alok Mishra, working as Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs, & NIPAM Officer, Patent Office, New Delhi.

The programme commenced with the welcoming of Dr. (Col) A. Garg-Director, KIET Group of Institutions, Dr. Manoj Goel-Joint Director, KIET Group of Institutions, Prof. (Dr). Vibhav Sachan, Dean R&D-KIET Group of Institutions, Prof. (Dr). K. Nagarajan- Principal, KIET School of Pharmacy & Associate Dean Patents, Prof. (Dr). Binkey Srivastava, Head, KIET school of Management and Head Alumni Engagement Cell and Mr. Alok Mishra ji-Distinguished guest and Eminent Speaker for the Workshop, participantfaculty members and students’ participants by Dr. Richa Goel, Associate Professor, KIET School of Pharmacy.

Mr. Alok Mishra delivered his talk by giving deep insight into various types of Intellectual property rights and their applications. He then explained the process of registration of startups, the process of getting your ideas patented, and gave several examples to illuminate the importance of getting a trademark. He encouraged faculty members and students to innovate, invent and patent by speaking about various inventors, inventions and examples such as Nano, Jaipur Foot, drones, etc.

Mr. Alok Mishra also went into detail on various related technical jargon such as trademark, copyright, terms of protection, and SICLD. In the end, he also conducted small quizzes and games and made the session very interactive for the participants.

We thank the Ministry of Commerce & Industry for this learning opportunity for our faculty members and students.

Around 115 participants (faculty and students from all departments of KIET and other institutions) attended the National Workshop.