PU VC releases a Book on Intellectual Property
A book entitled ‘Intellectual Property: A Primer for Academia’ authored by Professor Rupinder Tewari, IPR-Chair Professor, PU and Ms Mamta Bhardwaj, Scientist-C, DST-Centre for Policy Research, PU, was released by Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh today. He remarked that that this book has come at a right time as IP is gaining strong foothold in higher education because we are living in a Technology-led era. Intellectual Property, especially patents, is a crucial vertical of Technology driven innovations.
PU VC acknowledged the academic and administrative contributions of Professor Tewari on his retirement after serving the alma mater for over 42 years. He appreciated the efforts put in by Professor Tewari in enhancing the innovation ecosystem of PU by bringing many schemes/programmes from the funding agencies of the government of India.
The authors stated that the present book offers a clear and focused view on all categories of IP such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, geographical indications, plant varieties etc. The book is unique as it provides additional information on national/international agencies dealing with IP, IP &Technology portals, institutions offering IP courses and patent status of higher education institutes in India.
