Workshop on “Patent Search, Filing, and Enforcement”

Chandigarh, November 14, 2024: DST-Centre for Policy Research (CPR), Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva organised a Workshop on “Patent Search, Filing, and Enforcement”. 

More than 200 IP professionals, academicians, and researchers attended the online workshop, which gave insights into essential elements of IP protection strategies, and patent application filing, including the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and patent commercialization. The event brought forward the Technology and Innovation Support Centers' (TISCs) role in India. 

Christine Bonvallet, Director of the PCT International Cooperation Division, Patents and Technology Sector, WIPO, Geneva praised India's growth in accelerating innovation. 

Prof. Kashmir Singh, Coordinator, DST-CPR, PU highlighted the necessity to raise awareness about IPRs and motivate researchers to file good quality patents. 

Tomoko Miyamoto, Head of the Patent Law Section, Patent Law Division, WIPO highlighted patents as a necessity for technological progress.  She stressed that incremental innovations are crucial for exploiting the use of patents fully and for that knowledge of patent infringement is necessary. 

Anjali Aeri, Counsellor, PCT International Cooperation Division, PCT Legal and International Affairs Department, WIPO gave detailed information about the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). She stressed that licensing is the key to innovation commercialization. 

Margherita Marini, IP Commercialization Specialist, IP Commercialization Section, IP for Business Division, WIPO explained various strategies for doing commercialization of innovations. Ms. Giulia Ragonesi, Legal Officer, Building Respect for IP Division, Global Challenges and Partnerships Sector, WIPO highlighted the need of enforcement laws in harmonizing the IP ecosystem. 

Halm Efua, Head, TISC Development Section, Technology and Innovation Support Division, Technology and Innovation Support Division, IP for Innovators Department (IPID), WIPO, shared key insights of  WIPO Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) and highlighted the success stories of TISC in India such as one at Punjab State Council of Science and Technology (PSCST). 

Dr. Dapinder Kaur Bakshi, heading the PSCT led WIPO TISC in Punjab shared the best practices of TISC in carrying out the promotion of IPRs in India. 

Taegeun Kim, Senior Program Officer, PCT International Cooperation Division, PCT Legal and International Affairs Department, WIPO explained different takeaways for Patent Search and Substantive Patent Examination.