Two-day conference on IPR begins in Delhi

A conference on innovation and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) pertaining to the information and communication technologies (ICT) kicked off here today.

The two-day international conference is being organized by Jindal Initiative on Research in IP and Competition (JIRICO) and Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) of O P Jindal Global University.

As a run-up to the global conference, a pre-conference interaction was held between academicians,legal practitioners, lawmakers and industry experts at the Taj Mahal Hotel.

M V Rajeev Gowda, Rajya Sabha member and adjunct faculty of IIM Banglore, chaired a panel discussion yesterday.

"The current government is quite focused in this direction and has come up with a national IPR policy, but that's not enough. We need a research-favorable culture in institutions and an ecosystem where innovative start-ups can flourish," Gowda said.
 

"We need a proper IPR framework, transparent legal systems and a supportive policy environment. And most importantly, an innovation culture that abstains from plagiarism and shortcuts," he added.