Dehradun, – Second day of National Level Intellectual Property (IP) Yatra Programme was organized by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) with the support of the Office of the Development Commissioner MSME, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Govt. of India on 21st December 2023 at Hotel Madhuban, Dehradun.
The program was addressed by Dr Rajendra Dobhal, Vice Chancellor, SRHU where he apprised the importance of scouting ideas and converting ideas into a product and finally commercializing and protecting it. He further highlighted that there is a lack of scientific knowledge in the society and this is the reason for less innovation and discoveries in India. Clinical trials are at sub-zero level in our country and the need of the hour is to build a complete ecosystem for IPR promotion and development.
Dr Asha Kapoor, Independent Agriculture Consultant highlighted the role of IPR in Agriculture and also explained the importance of breeders rights in agriculture. She further highlighted that the State of Uttarakhand has recently added 18 products under GI tags.
Dr Sanjay Aggarwal, Dean, Dolphin University apprised the participants that an innovative idea can take business forward and ideas should only be shared once it has been protected from getting copied by others.
Dr Rajeev Kurele, Associate Professor, Faculty of Ayurveda, Uttarakhand Ayurved University & Expert Member, ASU Drug License Panel, Govt. of Uttarakhand highlighted the importance and role of IPR in AYUSH sector and huge business opportunity in this sector for budding entrepreneurs in the herbal sector.
The programme was also chaired and graced by Mr Hemant Kochhar, Chairman, Uttarakhand State Chapter, PHDCCI and Dr H P Kumar, Advisor, PHDCCI.
The programme was graced by Ms Kanchan Zutshi, Director, PHDCCI and Mr Vishal Kala, Resident Director, PHDCCI.
Mr Vasant Chandra and Mr Prem Veer Singh from United and United also deliberated on enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights and consequences of IP infringement in India.
The technical session was followed by Helpdesk Camp where the IP experts resolved the queries of MSMEs and Start-ups and discussed their queries in detail.
The programme was attended by MSMEs, Start-ups and Students from various universities.
