Indore: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre (IPFC) has organised one day training program on Patent Filing Systems- India, US & PCT mode on 22nd June 2012 at Vishisht School of Management, Indore. While welcoming the delegates, Mr. Sunil Vyas, Convenor CII State Panel on MSME Development & Director, Digital Integrator (P) Ltd had identified patenting as a strong economic driving force because it encourages businesses and individuals to find alternate means of accomplishing a task or process if they want to avoid paying royalties for using a patented technology.

Mr. G. D. Gidwani, Advisor Ideal International & Ex-Director SISI, told that the grant and enforcement of patents are governed by national laws, and also by international treaties, where those treaties have been given effect in national laws. Most of the countries are having well defined laws governing patents.

Ms. Ruchi Sharma, Asst Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore during her address said that rapid innovative technological improvements posed a challenge for protection of innovation and here comes the role of Intellectual Property Rights.

Mr. V. P. Sharma, Deputy Director, MSME-DI, Indore mention about the importance of well established patent laws at all levels- statutory, administrative and judicial. He further told that Govt. of India are putting lot many efforts to create awareness among Intellectual Property Rights. Ministry of Micro Small & Medium Enterprise (MoMSME) have several schemes giving financial assistance to innovators for seeking IP protection as well.

Mr. Naveen Narang, Managing Director, Vishisht School of Management, in his concluding remarks mention role of IPR in marketing & business. An efficient and equitable intellectual property system can help all countries to realize intellectual property’s potential as a catalyst for economic development and social and cultural well-being says Mr. Narang.

Delegates from various Industry and Academic research institutions from all over Madhya Pradesh had participated in the training program.