One day workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights: Significance in Business and Research”
Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Mangaluru, in association with Visvesvaraya Trade Promotion Centre (VTPC), Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Karnataka and Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST), organized a day-long workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights: Significance in Business and Research”.
Inaugural session was started with a prayer by the college choir. Dr. Manjappa Sarathi, Director (R&D), welcomed the dignitaries and gave the keynotes about the workshop. He shared the benefits of launching intellectual property (IPR) cell in Sahyadri. Shri. Gokuldas Nayak, Joint Director, DIC, Mangaluru was the chief guest of the inaugural ceremony. He emphasized the importance of patenting in today’s world. He also added that India is the treasure house of knowledge and it is our duty to protect it by IPR. He appreciated Sahyadri for launching an exclusive IPR cell and also for organizing an IPR workshop for the benefits of researchers, faculties and students.
Smt. Prabhavathi Rao, Program Coordinator, IP Initiatives, VTPC, Dept. of Industries & Commerce, Government of Karnataka, shared the trends in Intellectual Property Ecosystem and also highlighted the initiatives from Government of Karnataka, Centre for Export Promotion towards this. Adding to that she gave a golden rule for patenting that anything which is pre-existing in digital form cannot be patented and also emphasized to respect others intellectual properties.The inaugural ceremony is followed by various technical sessions.
The first technical Session was on “Demystifying the Intellectual Property Rights Spectrum” by Dr. Arvind Viswanathan, Senior IP Specialist & Formerly with GE Caps, in which he introduced the various IP tools – Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Industrial Designs, Semiconductor layouts & integrated circuits, Plant Variety Protection, Geographical Indications, Traditional Knowledge and Trade Secrets. He also added the benefits of these tools to potential Inventors and Entrepreneurs and discussed how to leverage these tools effectively in their business and research. The significance of IP protection and respect for one’s IP was also highlighted.
This was followed by a session “Innovations in IP” by Shri Mohan S G, (Consultant, Patent Information Centre, Karnataka State Council for Science & Technology, KSCST). He spoke about the role of KSCST in promoting Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and various initiatives for stakeholders. He also highlighted that the criteria for filing patent are novelty, inventive step or non-obviousness and Utility. In addition he emphasized the importance of applying for a provisional patent whenever a novel idea strikes in one’s mind, which can prevent others from claiming his inventions. He also shared the number of patents filed from different institutions in India and added that he is looking forward to see Sahyadri in top 3 positions among other premium Institutions.
Afternoon session started with the topic “Intellectual Property and the Technology Space” by Dr. Farah Deeba, Senior IP Specialist and Former Principal Scientist, Monsanto. This session highlighted the IP Protection of computer software related Inventions, Copyrights, plagiarism and ethical issues in research.
In addition to this, Dr Deeba introduced the initiatives, such as, Creative Commons, Open Source Model of IP sharing and Copy left. The Session had also awaken academia on key alerts during the Research process and how one could as a Researcher ensure that any significant IP could be protected before making a publication. She highlighted the Mantra “Publish and Perish”, “File and Prosper”.
Dr Deeba’s next session was on the topic “Towards a robust IP Cell Management at Sahyadri”. In this session she highlighted the benefits of the launch of IP Cell at Sahyadri College with VTPC, Govt. of Karnataka and KSCST, as knowledge partners. She also explained the various steps involved in IP Cell Management and the way forward in nurturing the cell. She further discussed the institutional nurturing of IPR and provided a roadmap for IP Asset Development and Innovation Management. She also emphasized on the significance of IP Strategy, IP Policy, Key Elements of IP Cell, Significance of IP audit and other operational issues.
The last technical session was on “Patentability Subject Matter and Prior Art Search” by Dr. Arvind Viswanathan, Senior IP Specialist, formerly with GE Caps. This session focused on the process of patenting such as preview of patent filing mechanisms and procedures involved in it. He elaborated on what is patentable and not as per law. The concepts of Prior Art and Patent Search, the soul of the patenting system were also a part of the deliberations. The Technical Sessions were followed by a Panel Discussion and Valedictory Session.
Sahyadri is graced by the visit of Mr. Subramanian Sivakumar and Mr. M. Manjunath
Mr. Subramanian Sivakumar, CEO, Pratian Group of Companies, a serial entrepreneur, startup adviser and a servant leader, and Mr. M. Manjunath, an IT industry expert for two decades, visited Sahyadri Campus. They interacted with Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman and Mr. Johnson, Head of Sahyadri Hub for Innovations and Entrepreneurship – SHINE. They discussed about planning on establishing Center of Excellence at Sahyadri.
Both guests were spellbound by the student-centric initiatives of Sahyadri. They expressed their thoughts and suggestions as to how things could be taken forward and scaled up in order to benefit the organization and the nation.
Mr Subramanian Sivakumar specializes in Systems Approach to Innovation, Strategy, Designing Best Total Solutions, Breakthrough Cost Innovation, Digital Transformation Strategy, Software Architecture, Design, and Innovative Learning Models. He has worked on large complex projects, leading with enthusiasm and working with people and customers from different geographies, cultures and time zones.
Some of the companies that have professionally engaged him are Microsoft, Cisco, HP, Oracle, IBM, Siemens, GE, Accenture, Sun Micro Systems, Philips, Cerner and Amadeus. He has:
• Designed and implemented the Digital Strategy for one of the largest ecosystems in US Healthcare, integrating Healthcare professionals with IT professionals in a complex multi-vendor, multi-location delivery model. This platform has generated offers from investors in US to the tune of US$ 100 Million.
• Successfully scaled the Healthcare IT vertical in 24 months by hand-picking 135 ‘super talented’ engineers, and inspired the team to build a suite of products for the US markets.
• Designed a scalable and robust Talent Acquisition Model for assessing over 100,000 tech talent globally.
• Has mentored over 3,000 senior professionals in leading IT Majors and Fortune 500 companies on Design, Patterns, Software Architecture, Estimation and High Performance Code.
Mr. Subramanian envisions an interconnected world of Global Innovation Hubs which allows people from diverse cultures and skill set to solve global and hyper local problems. He places hope on young talent for breakthrough innovation and aspires to incubate a 1,000 successful startups.
Tomorrow at Sahyadri
Mu SIGMA is visiting Sahyadri to conduct a Pool Campus Recruitment Drive for the B.E./B.Tech students of 2019 outgoing batch from various disciplines of engineering like Computer Science, Information Science and Electronics & Communication.
Mu Sigma is an Indian Management consulting firm that primarily offers data analytics services. The firm's name is derived from the statistical terms "Mu" and "Sigma" which symbolize the mean and the standard deviation respectively of a probability distribution. Mu Sigma is headquartered in Bengaluru and has United States branch office in Chicago.
Scholarship notification
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) invites applications from students eligible for financial assistance under the following Schemes of Quality Improvement during financial year 2018-19.
1. OBC Postmatric/Food & Accommodation/Fee Concession
For the students of other backward communities (other than SC/ST & Minorities).
website: karepass.cgg.gov.in & www.backwardclasses.kar.nic.in
Documents to be submitted to the scholarship section in TWO sets are:
Application (Net Copy)
Fee Receipt
Caste & Income Certificate
Mandate form (available at copying center)
SSLC, PUC & All Previous semester marks card
Aadhar Card
Ration Card
Canara Bank pass book
Quote for the day
"You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself."
-
Swami Vivekananda
