Govt to step up IPR enforcement with toolkit for Police

While govt provided material to 7 batches of Andhra Police, it has also trained a team of UP Police

Stepping up enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights nationwide, the government is now planning to arm police forces with a knowledge toolkit to quickly identify and prosecute IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) violations.

The Cell for IPR Promotion and Management under the Commerce and Industry Ministry has prepared a toolkit in the form of a booklet which can be used as a ready reckoner for police forces across the country which are often poorly acquainted with IPR norms.

"Currently, police forces don't know how to handle IPR violations with the official curriculum only giving cursory knowledge of such issues." DIPP Joint Secretary Rajiv Aggarwal