Awareness of Intellectual Property – ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair
Institute Technology Management Unit, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair conducted an awareness programme of intellectual property on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day. Creativity & Innovation is celebrated by World Intellectual Property Organisation on 26th April, World Intellectual Property Day. Theme of this year was Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity to tap out the innovative potential of women group for the widest possible range of talents needed to solve the pressing problems facing humanity. During the programme, the experience on ‘’can do’’ attitude of women inventors was shared by five experts viz., Dr. Smitha, G.R. Sr. Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengalore on utilization of flower waste into Agarpati, biofuels, bioethanol, pigments; dyes; polyhydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate production, biosurfactants production, sugar syrup and incense sticks; Dr. Laly, S.J., Sr. Scientist, ICAR-CIFT, Cochin on Identification of formalin in fish and fish products where in Consumers can check the fish for adulteration using rapid detection kit “CIF Test"; Dr. T.P. Swarnam, Pr. Scientist, ICAR-CIARI, PortBlair on systematic efforts to develop intellectual property, Dr Rajeshwari Shome, Pr. Scientist, ICAR-NIVEDI on systematic thought process that lead to development of ELISA based IPR and commercialization to control brucellosis at national level and Dr. Pooja Bohra, Scientist, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair on processing and value addition of underutilized horticulture crops particularly Garcinia dhanikariensis and andamanica, mango ginger paste and blood fruit and woody pepper. These explorations have given an avenue for commercialization of these IPs and conservation of underutilized crops in these islands. Commercialization is the process of bringing Intellectual Property to the market so that the patented or IPR product can be exploited in return of business profits and growth. The programme was chaired by Dr.E.B.Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CIARI who addressed the gathering that there is always gender equality in possession and exploration of IPs however number of women scientists is less which will definitely be increased in due course of time. The programme was organized by Dr. T. Sujatha, Sr.Scientist & ITMU i/c. Total number of participants were 63 including scientists, technical and administrative officers.
The programme ended with vote of thanks proposed by Dr.Arun Kumar De, Sr.Scientist ICAR-CIARI.