{"id":41712,"date":"2025-04-21T19:43:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T14:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=41712"},"modified":"2025-04-22T11:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T05:53:13","slug":"kerala-updates-ipr-policy-after-17-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/21-04-2025\/kerala-updates-ipr-policy-after-17-years","title":{"rendered":"Kerala\u2019s Intellectual Property Rights policy to be revised after 17 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Science and Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy of Kerala is set to <strong>undergo a thorough overhaul after a gap of 17 years.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) has constituted a <strong>six-member drafting committee<\/strong> headed by <strong>Chairman, Kerala State Biodiversity Board, for preparing the revised policy.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kerala had first formulated an IPR policy in <strong>2008<\/strong>, which will now undergo <strong>comprehensive revision.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The National IPR Policy 2016, and a 2024 direction <\/strong>by the Centre\u2019s Department of Science and Technology to the States to prepare State-level policies in line with the national policy has necessitated the revision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The draft policy recommends, the <strong>inclusion of IPR in school and university curricula as a mandatory subject.&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The establishment of an IPR Academy and a Kerala Traditional Knowledge Authority, the creation of a Traditional Knowledge Docketing System and a \u2018Mission IPR\u2019 for the IP administration of the State are other highlights of this draft.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Intellectual Property (IP) Rights<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intellectual Property (IP) is generally defined as the <strong>&#8216;Product of Mind&#8217;.&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a property that results from the <strong>creations of intellect in industrial, scientific, literary or artistic fields.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Intellectual Property Right (IPR)<\/strong> is the <strong>legally enforceable exclusive right<\/strong> granted to the owner of the intellectual property for a limited period.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>IPR <strong>rewards creativity &amp; human endeavo<\/strong>r which fuel the progress of humankind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Forms of IPR : <\/strong>Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Industrial Designs, Geographical Indications, Layout Design of Integrated Circuits, Protection of Plant Varieties &amp; Farmers&#8217; Rights, Protection of undisclosed information\/ Trade Secrets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"cbca77\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Forms-of-IPR.webp\" alt=\"Forms of IPR\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-41713\" style=\"--dominant-color: #cbca77; width:482px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Forms-of-IPR.webp 670w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Forms-of-IPR-300x227.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is an Indian Patent valid in other Countries?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No. <strong>Patent rights are territorial rights<\/strong>, which will be <strong>valid within the territory of the Country which has issued Patent.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hence, an Indian Patent, which is granted by the Indian Government, will be <strong>valid only in India.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT):<\/strong><br>&#8211; Patent Laws differ from Country to Country and there is nothing like \u201cWorld Patent\u201d or \u201cInternational Patent\u201d. However, there is an international filing system known as <strong>Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system.&nbsp;<\/strong><br>&#8211; When a PCT application is filed, an inventor of a member country of PCT can simultaneously obtain priority for his\/her invention in all the PCT member countries.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; <strong>India joined PCT in 1998.&nbsp;<\/strong><br>&#8211; All activities related to PCT are coordinated by the <strong>World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) situated in Geneva.&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong>World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>&#8211; It is a <strong>self-funding agency of the United Nations, <\/strong>that serves the world\u2019s innovators and creators, ensuring that their ideas travel safely to the market and improve lives everywhere.<br>&#8211; <strong>History:<\/strong> WIPO was established in <strong>1967<\/strong> by the<strong> WIPO Convention.<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>&#8211; <strong>Members:<\/strong> The organization has <strong>193<\/strong> member states including both developing and developed nations like India, Italy, Israel, Austria, Bhutan, Brazil, China, Cuba, Egypt, Pakistan, the U.S. and the U.K.<br>1. India joined WIPO in <strong>1975.&nbsp;<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> Geneva, Switzerland.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges in India&#8217;s IP Regime<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Patent Backlog:<\/strong> Despite increasing filings, patent examination and grant delays remain a significant issue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IP Infringement:<\/strong> Weak enforcement mechanisms, leading to rampant counterfeiting and piracy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Low Patent Commercialization: <\/strong>Many patents filed in India do not get commercialized due to lack of industry-academia collaboration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Global Competitiveness: <\/strong>India\u2019s innovation is dominated by foreign applicants, reflecting low domestic R&amp;D investments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>India\u2019s initiative&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>National IPR Policy 2016 <\/strong>encompassing all IPRs into a single vision document setting in place an institutional mechanism for implementation, monitoring and review of IP laws.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The policy encourages innovation and creativity by providing stronger protection and incentives for inventors, artists, and creators.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM):<\/strong> It has been set up to coordinate the implementation of the National IPR Policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM), <\/strong>a \ufb02agship program to impart IP awareness and basic training in educational institutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scheme for Facilitating Startups Intellectual Property Protection(SIPP):<\/strong> It is introduced to foster innovation and entrepreneurship by providing a supportive ecosystem for startups to protect and manage their IP assets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Atal Innovation Mission (AIM): <\/strong>It was set up by <strong>NITI Aayog in 2016 <\/strong>&nbsp;to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in India. AIM has created <strong>four programs<\/strong> to support these functions:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Atal Tinkering Labs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atal Incubation Centers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atal New India Challenges and Atal Grand Challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentor India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Concluding remarks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2019s impressive IP growth, marked by significant advancements in patents, industrial designs, and trademarks, underlines its commitment to fostering innovation and reinforcing its global economic presence.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This momentum supports India&#8217;s broader goals of economic expansion and innovation-driven development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/keralas-intellectual-property-rights-policy-to-be-revised-after-17-years\/article69471087.ece#:~:text=IPR%20policy%20of%202008%20will,emerging%20demands%20in%20the%20area&amp;text=The%20Intellectual%20Property%20Rights%20(IPR,a%20gap%20of%2017%20years.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy of Kerala is set to undergo a thorough overhaul after a gap of 17 years.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) has constituted a six-member drafting committee headed by Chairman, Kerala State Biodiversity Board, for preparing the revised policy.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Kerala had first formulated an IPR policy in 2008, which will now undergo comprehensive revision.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/21-04-2025\/kerala-updates-ipr-policy-after-17-years\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41712"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41737,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41712\/revisions\/41737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}