Constantly
on their toes, the vibrant members of HMV IIC are eager to offer maximum
participation in the Innovation initiative of MHRD. The team attended a virtual
session on “Why IP is important in Academia?” under the sagacious guidance of
Principal Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Ajay Sareen and Dr. Anajna Bhatia, In Charge IIC.
Dr. Abhay Jere, CIO MoEs Innovation Cell and Dr. Mohit Gambhir, Direction
Innovations, MoEs innovation Cell shared their views on the role of
Intellectual Property in the academics. They discussed about the best
approaches to determine invention and novelty by prior searching and provided
guidance in using the electronic patent databases. They presented a unique
practical approach for assessing the monetary value of ideas and invention
ownership. The session provided practical advice on patent writing, filing, and
prosecution, using copyrighted material, protecting material with copyrights,
crucial IP legislation, business models, and new trends and changes to pave an
easy way to the journey through the IP process. Reinforcing
the view, Principal Dr. Ajay Sareen stressed upon the importance of IP for
academic members to gain greater awareness and knowledge of the various issues
involved with IP resulting from their research and inventions. The line between
academics and industry has grown thinner and a large amount of crossover exists
due to corporate funding of academic research and collaborations between company
and educational institutions. As commercialization has become inseparable from
research, there is now an essential need for academics to have a greater
understanding of the processes involved. Dr. Anjana Bhatia also motivated the
members to keep abreast with the changing situation and keep themselves
updated. The session was attended by Dr. Rakhi Mehta, Lt. Sonia Mahindru, Mrs.
Alka, Mrs. Lovleen Kaur, Mrs. Navneeta, Dr. Meenakshi Duggal, Mrs. Protima
Mander, Dr. Jaspreet Kaur, Ms. Harpreet Kaur, Dr. Simmi Garg, Mr. Vidhu Vohra,
Mr.Ashish Chadha & Mr. Rishabh Dhir along with the students.
