Amity University conferred with “Best University for Strong IP Ecosystem Award”
New Delhi. Amity University was conferred with the “Best University for Strong IP Ecosystem Award” during ASSOCHAM 4th IP Excellence Awards and Global Conclave, on the theme, “Innovative Bharat: India’s IP Ecosystem Paving the Future”.
Highlighting the significance of 4th IP Excellence Award, Pravin Anand, Chairperson ASSOCHAM National Council on IPR & Managing Partner, Anand and Anand , said, “Through the 4th IP Excellence Awards, ASSOCHAM would like to recognize enterprises that have used IP rights to develop solutions to make a positive contribution to the society, thereby highlighting the significance of creativity and innovation.”
Addressing the gathering, Hiroyuki Nakano, Senior Director (Intellectual Property Rights) & Regional Intellectual Property Attaché for South Asia, JETRO, averred, “intellectual Property is extremely crucial in today’s knowledge-based economy and India’s expanding IP Landscape and technological competitiveness, have resulted in a high number of patents granted in the recent years. Japan has made significant contributions to India’s Intellectual Property capabilities.”
He said, “The collaboration between the Intellectual Property Offices of India and Japan, has led to the recognition of India’s efforts in strengthening its IP regime in areas such as Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programme, which will facilitate the expeditated examination of patent applications. In addition, Japan has been providing training and capacity-building programs for Indian officials and stakeholders to enhance their skills and knowledge in IP management. Japan and India have also established a regular IP policy dialogue to discuss and address issues related to IP protection, enforcement, and promotion.”
Prof. (Dr) Unnat P. Pandit, Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM), Govt. of India, stated, “The government is trying to bring a lot of intervention for strengthening knowledge-based innovation in the country. The recently, declared YPO IP statistics reveal that India has recorded a 3-digit growth in patents this year. We need to collectively work towards more open, vibrant and inclusive IP infrastructure which can address the social needs at the grassroot level, to build an advanced IP Ecosystem in the country.”
“It is high time that we foster a culture of research and innovation in our educational institutions. We have enrolled 550 new examiners in our office to make sure that patents are timely granted to each applicant. We must strengthen the infrastructure at school as well as higher education level and enhance the incubation facilities, to be among the top ten countries in Global Innovation Index, from the current 39th position,” he added.
He announced the introduction of Certificate of Inventorship, where the inventor’s name will be mentioned on the certificate so that the contribution by the researcher is recognized in developing the invention and getting the protection from the Indian Patent Office.
Deliberating upon the theme, “Redefining the Future: The Imperative for a New IP Policy in India”, during a Panel Discussion, Dr. Smita Sahu, Director, Amity IPR Cell, said, “As India positions itself as a global hub for innovation and creativity, the need for a robust and forward-looking intellectual property (IP) policy has never been more critical. The need of the hour is to identify existing gaps and propose actionable strategies for developing a new policy framework that meets the demands of a rapidly changing global environment.”
She expressed her heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Ashok K. Chauhan, Founder President, Amity Education Group, for his vision to make Amity, the number one university, in research and Innovation and provide all necessary support.
