The business management world over has undergone sweeping changes over the last few years. These changes have been heavily leveraged by IP, which has become the core area for any growth of any corporate. At the same time, the scope and definition of intellectual property is expanding with the growth of international trade & globalization of economic activities. In fact IP has emerged as the 'Low Investment Growth Mantra' and therefore needs clear understanding. IIPRD has been established precisely to assist the business houses in strategizing the growth by leveraging IPR’s through Creation, Promotion, Protection, and Commercialisation of Intellectual Properties. IIPRD has a legacy of about ten years and has a team of experts from each IP field that undertakes its activities in three broad categories in order to be single point destination for all IP needs:-
Educational & IP Training
IIPRD provides industrial training and education in the field of Intellectual Property Rights on its own and in collaboration with various Government and International Agencies. IIPRD has been regularly holding National/ International Seminars/ Workshop/ Symposiums, to educate and sensitize Indian Industry with National and International happenings in the Intellectual Property sphere. In this direction, IIPRD has held scores of National and International Programmes. During the year 2007, IIPRD organized 5 National and 5 International Seminars/ Workshops at all cosmopolitans in India on its own and in collaboration with various Govt./ Pvt./ International Establishments such as CSIR , European Patent Office and Sughrue Mion of USA among others. To go through the educational programs during the year 2007, the speakers from the best of the International IP Firms & Establishments such as Fullbright & Jaworski LLP (USA), Ladas & Parry (USA), CRA International Inc. (USA), Sughrue Mion, PLLC (USA), European Patent Office, Hankel, Feiler & Hanzel (Europe), D Young & Co. (UK) among others had joined IIPRD. The Institute has also conducted tailor made educational programmes of one-day to six day duration for better-known corporates at their premises such as Indian Oil Corporation and Wockhardt Ltd. among others.
IP Offshoring and Legal Services
Intellectual Property Laws regulate the creation, use and exploitation of all mental and creative works. Cost of getting an IP is pittance in comparison to the cost of defending it. It is not surprising that infringement law suits are proliferating and therefore the right legal step at every stage can save fortunes. To assist all Indian and International Firms with superior quality intellectual property services that ensure protection of intellectual property and minimize the likelihood of litigation, IIPRD provides complete legal support services for identifying, creating, promoting, protecting and commercializing their Intellectual Properties globally. IIPRD has various IP divisions for catering to National and International clientele and has a strategically positioned and fast growing full service IP Law firm Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys that caters to complete legal and litigation support to corporates across technology domains through its team of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys having comprehensive understanding of Indian IP Laws and capability to define an appropriate legal strategy. IIPRD, on the other side, assists corporates and International Law firms for complete Outsourcing support on Intellectual Property Matters through its team of Attorneys and Professions having expertise in US and EP Law practices.
IP Commercial Services
Intellectual Property is enjoying great economic value with the new economic paradigm becoming dominant. This value would further enhance as more and more mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances go through and business networking expands. IIPRD provides a platform and medium to all establishments to commercialize Intellectual Property. In this regard IIPRD has created well established cells that have rich experience in the field and undertake tasks in right perspective to give real insight to the management through IP Due-diligence, IPR Audit, IP Valuation, Transfer of Technology, Managing IPR-Risk, Protecting and Investigating theft of Intellectual Property, Verification of Royalties and License fee among other cognate and allied subjects. To go through these tasks Institute has integrated international network with its associations in many parts of the world who collaborate to execute the above services, globally. IIPRD also assists and provides support to corporate houses to set up IP Cells/Centers and create IP Culture to leverage Intellectual Properties for business growth.