In a world increasingly propelled by technology, university research is the foundation of any nation's economic growth. University take concerted efforts to align its focus with the national goal of achieving technological self-reliance by encouraging interdisciplinary research and institutional collaborative research.To provide a self-sustainable ecosystem, where, Intellectual Property stimulates creativity and innovation for the benefit of all, CCSHAU has set up an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Cell in year 2005 to deal with available and growing knowledge wealth in the University. The Cell is working with the objectives of protecting the innovations and creating awareness about IPRsamong scientists and students of the University through workshops, seminars and training course on IPRs.

To fulfil the idea of self-sustainable ecosystem, the IPR Cell provides assistance to the researchers of the university in obtaining and enforcing IPRs in the form of patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial designs, etc. The cell supports the rapidly growing activities on IP education and management in this University. As the Cell gains experience, it would also act as a think tank on policy matters related to IPR in India with special emphasis on issues relevant to the local area and promoting the technologies and IPs for the benefit of agriculture & farming community.

With an objective of integrating IPR with the education process to enhance the quality of thinking, propagate a culture of regard and respect for IPR, ensure speedy and accurate identification and protection of innovations arising out of the research work carried out in the university, facilitate transfer of knowledge and technology from the university to industry and enhance the scope of their commercialization, the cell is offering IPR education to all postgraduate students of various degree programs.

The Cell aims to offer assistance to grass-root innovators in the local area to realize the commercial benefits of their innovations. The Cell also aims to offer continuing service for review of IP issues in national and international collaborations of university; non-exclusive agreements with firms; creating awareness among students and faculty, researchers from university on importance of IPRs in research and development; providing patentability opinion on inventions; preparation of documents for filing of IPR applications and follow-up thereafter; coordinating with experts like advocates, agents etc. for various IPR needs including IPR watch, oppositions, litigations etc. The IP services including advisory services on various IPR, IP management, reviewing IP policy of the University, organizing various capacity building workshops/conferences on IPR etc, would be carried out. Setting up structured processes to identify, facilitate and develop innovation will be processed.

The Business Planning & Development (BPD) Unit has a vision and mission of promoting and commercializing the university technologies useful for the development of society and generating revenue for protecting IPRs and promoting further innovations. The unit will strivehard to provide a mechanism and environment where a win-win situation for all stakeholders including University, Innovators, private partner and society may be obtained through promoting efficient technologies with attractive revenue generating and sharing model in place.

Last Updated :-Tue, Sep 26 2023