Chandigarh Management Association (CMA) organised an interactive session on ‘‘Patents and IPR-An Overview” at Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan. Dr. Neelima Jerath, Executive Director of Punjab State Council of Science and Technology was the main speaker.
While speaking on the occasion, Dr. Neelima said that everyone, who matters in scientific circles, is aware of intellectual property rights (IPR) and the importance of shielding scientific discoveries, with commercial possibility, in a network of patents. She expounded on the technicalities of patent protection, the significance of appraisal of intellectual property and the need to ensure that ‘inventors’ get the benefit of its commercial success.
Dr. Neelima Jerath said that a patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. Patent protection means that the invention cannot be commercially made, used, distributed or sold without the patent owner's consent. .She elaborated this by giving many case studies. She said that the protection is granted for a limited period, generally 20 years.Other who spoke on the occasion were Dr. PK Vasudeva, past president of CMA and Er. M.L.Garg, Executive Member of CMA
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