Police to protect Intellectual Property Rights

Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi today said that his department will protect the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the citizens, and in case of any violation, it will investigate the occurrence professionally.
He was speaking at FICCI's 'Roundtable on Copyright Enforcement Tool Kit' where he launched the Copyright Enforcement Tool Kit.
The Police Commissioner emphasized that copyrights are extremely important and must be respected and protected as they encourage innovation and creation.
Bassi assured the industry that the police department will protect the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the citizens.
He also urged the industry that in the quest for protection of IPR, it should not prevent dissemination of knowledge which is of society's good.

Speaking at the ceremony, Anil Rajput, Senior Vice President-Corporate Affairs, ITC, Chair, FICCI CASCADE Committee and Co-chair, FICCI IP Committee, said that the Tool Kit devised by FICCI is a compilation to assist in understanding the concept of counterfeiting and piracy by giving different modes in which it takes place and the threat it could pose on innovation, national security and competition.
The Kit also gives an outline of the regulatory framework for combating counterfeit and piracy in India, he said.
"The document will serve as a ready reckoner to the enforcement officials, which contains all the relevant provisions of law, methodologies to detect counterfeit products and a checklist for the police officials while enforcing copyright with relevant statistics and data," he said.