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DIPP to suggest states to frame own IPR policy

The Dollar Business Bureau The Commerce and Industry Ministry wants states to come up with their own IPR policies in order to promote innovation and give a boost to the economy. The Union Ministry wants the States to help in creating awareness and enhance the new IPR policy. The CIM had convened a meeting with industry associations on Tuesday seeking their views and suggestions on the National IPR Policy.  A CIM official remarked that a good suggestion was made during the interactive session, which would be shared with the States so that they come up with their own IPR policy kind of document. "We will suggest state governments to consider this and prepare their own IPR policy kind of document," the official said. The ...

Pharma industry eyes on startups to spur growth

Startups should make better utilization of Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), set up by Government of India to encourage start-ups by means of mentoring and financial support, say experts Sai Nikesh | The Dollar Business Panelists of 'Collaboration models (Industry-Academia & Industry-Industry and beyond) discussion, on the second day of BioAsia 2016 in Hyderabad on Tuesday   Aided by a large number of scientists, researchers as well as governmental measures in terms of a comprehensive intellectual property rights (IPR) policy, Make in India, financial assistance programmes, and regulatory reforms, Indian life sciences industry is expected to see a brighter prospect in the near future, say experts. Taking note of the optimism within the industry, the Pharma Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil) along with KPMG ...

New IPR policy to push economic growth: Minister

The Dollar Business Bureau    The national Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy is in the offing and release of this policywill give India much-needed push in its economic growth and socio-economic developmental agenda,Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said. The Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution was speaking at the International Conference on Illicit Trade – Threat to National Security and Economy, organised by Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries Committee Against Smuggling & Counterfeiting Activities Destroying Economy ((FICCI CASCADE). Paswan said that the country’s views on IPR and enforcement laws domestically are increasingly important to its international trading partners and to prospective business investors. “Given the key role of technology, invention and innovation in India’s current ...

Govt to launch Intellectual Property Rights policy within two months

The Dollar Business Bureau In a move to address foreign investors’ concern and attract funding for innovation, the government on Monday said that it will come up with a completely new Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy within the next couple of months. “We have constituted a taskforce to work on the IPR regimes. They have given their recommendations. India, in the next two months, will be coming up with a completely new and one of the finest IPR policies in the world,” Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) Secretary Amitabh Kant said at the “Indo-German Business Roundtable” conference on Monday. His comment came after German business delegation highlighted some of their major concerns, including India’s complex customs clearance process, unavailability ...

New IPR policy to protect Indian innovation, says Commerce Minister

The Dollar Business Bureau The government is in the process of bringing in a new IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) policy to ensure that Indian patents are protected, said Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The government has set up a panel to formulate a new IPR policy in order to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in the country. The minister said that the proposed policy will make sure that the process of registering patent is easy and affordable even for small and medium enterprises. “Patent cannot be so expensive to register. Patent cannot be so beyond small and medium industries. You shall have it within the affordable category. We shall ensure that the rights are protected. And the new IPR policy which is yet to ...

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