Govt launches IPR enforcement toolkit for police

Toolkit will be a ready reckoner for police officials across the country in dealing with IP crimes

Last Updated : Jan 09 2017 | 4:12 PM IST

The Commerce & Industry Ministry has launched IPR (intellectual property rights) enforcement toolkit, jointly prepared by Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), for police on Wednesday.

The toolkit will be a ready reckoner for police officials across the country in dealing with IP crimes, specifically trademarks (TM) counterfeiting and copyrights piracy. In addition to details of offences under various laws, it provides for checklists for registering a complaint and conducting search and seizures. It also lays down general guidelines for search and seizure in case of IP crimes. This toolkit will be provided to all state police departments across the nation and will assist them in dealing with the cases relating to trademarks and copyrights infringements.

CIPAM is working to ensure effective implementation of the National IPR Policy 2016. Several measures have been taken by CIPAM to strengthen the IP ecosystem in the country. The National IPR Policy recognises that awareness about IPRs and respecting IPRs is very crucial in a healthy IP ecosystem.

In order to strengthen the Enforcement mechanism, CIPAM has also organised seven batches of training programmes for police officials in Andhra Pradesh and a three day training programme for APOs and police officials in Uttar Pradesh. CIPAM has also written to all the state police and judicial academies to undertake training of police and judicial officers on enforcement of intellectual property rights.

CIPAM is actively facilitating international engagements in the field of IPRs. It recently signed two MoUs on IPRs with UK and Singapore. It had also organised India-USA Workshop on Protection of Trade Secrets to discuss various aspects related to trade secrets and its impact on industry.