World IP Day: Workshop organized by Dept. of Mechanical Engg. and R&D Cell along with VTPC and KSCST
26-Apr-2022
World IP Day workshop on 'Patent filing, Trademark & Industrial Design, Geographical Indications' was organized by Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Research Development Cell, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Mangaluru in association with Visvesvaraya Trade Promotion Centre (VTPC) and Karnataka State Council for Science & Technology (KSCST) on 26th April 2022.
During the inaugural ceremony, Dr. Rajesha S, Principal welcomed the dignitaries and participants. He also briefed about the World IP day and gave valuable inputs to youth. Smt. Prabhavathi Rao, Facilitator, Intellectual Property Initiatives and Geographical Indication Cell, VTPC, Govt. of Karnataka, in her presidential remarks enlightened participants about different business strategies, ideas for the youth to think on innovation, design and patent filing and their importance. This was followed by a session on IPR awareness by Dr. S Manjappa, Director-R&D and Consultancy. His session was about the importance of Patenting and copy right protection and IPR which helps young innovators to think on next level business strategy.
First session was facilitated by Dr. Farah Deeba, External Panel Member, Visvesvaraya Trade Promotion Centre (Government of Karnataka Centre for Export Promotion) who remarked on 'Overview of IPR Spectrum with a deep dive on Trademarks and Industrial Designs as powerful IP tools'.
Second session was handled by Smt. Prabhavathi Rao, Facilitator, Intellectual Property Initiatives and Geographical Indications Cell, Visvesvaraya Trade Promotion Centre, (Government of Karnataka Centre for Export Promotion) on the topic - 'Familiarize yourselves with Geographical Indications: A significant IP tool impacting the grassroots'.
Third session was on 'Introduction to patents and its protection in Academics' which was handled by Mr. B Vivek Anand Sagar, Consultant and IP Attorney, Karnataka State Council for Science & Technology (KSCST).
Participants from various institutions and industries had participated in the event. The event was coordinated by Dr. Harsha Kumar M K and Prof. Ajith B S, from the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.
