Media Release

Mangaluru, Jul 22: The department of commerce, school of commerce, finance and accountancy of St Aloysius (Deemed to be University) in association with RGNIIPM, Government of India, Nagpur under the National IP Awareness Mission (NIPAM) organised an online workshop on the theme ‘Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) & Patents and Design Filing’ on July 22 in Eric Mathias Hall off the University.

The session was led by Dr Bharath Suryavanshi, assistant controller of Patents & Designs, RGNIIPM Nagpur. He explained key concepts of IPR such as patents, design protection, trademarks, geographical indications, copyright, and trade secrets.

Around 250 participants attend the programme and learnt about the common mistakes made by inventors and the importance of protecting innovations before publication.

Overall, the workshop created awareness on IPR filing procedures and encouraged students to explore opportunities in the field of innovation and patenting.

The programme was coordinated by Dr Caroleena Janefer and Dr Bharathi R, assistant professors of the department of commerce of St Aloysius (Deemed to be University).