About IPEM Law Academy

IPEM made a modest beginning in the year 1996, with Management and Computer Application Programmes. Today the IPEM Group of Institutions is in the forefront of imparting knowledge in the fields of Law, Education, Management and Information Technology. The IPEM Law Academy is NAAC Accredited and Affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut and approved by the Bar Council of India. IPEM Law Academy offers LL.B (3 years) and B.A.LL.B (5 years) courses. The LL.B (3 years) course was introduced in 2005 and B.A.LL.B (5 years Integrated) course was introduced in 2012. IPEM has completed 25 years of its existence. The Law Academy is organizing an International Seminar on “Intellectual Property Rights: The Contemporary Issues” (ISSOAW 2021) to celebrate the Silver Jubilee Celebration of IPEM Group of Institutions.

Concept Note

Intellectual Property (IP) is the fuel that powers the engine of prosperity, fostering invention and innovation. The increasing significance of intangible assets in the global economy is forcing business organizations to actively manage their IPas a key driver for building and sustaining their competitive advantage and achieving superior performance.

Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) provides for the right to benefit from the protection of moral and material interests resulting from the authorship of scientific, literary or artistic productions, which is otherwise known as the Intellectual Property Right (IPR) of a person. Intellectual Property Rights are the rights given to persons over the creations of their minds: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names and images used in commerce. They usually give the creator an exclusive right over the use of his/her creation for acertain period of time.

The importance of Intellectual Property was first recognised in the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883)and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1886).

Both the treaties are administered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)and India is a member to both. Besides these Conventions, India is also a member of other important WIPO-administered Treaties and Conventions relating to IPR. In the year 1994 an agreement on Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) emerged from the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations and the final act of these negotiations created the World Trade Organisation (WTO). India has been a WTO member since 1 January, 1995 and is also a signatory to the TRIPS agreement of WTO.

 It is true that Intellectual Property is the root of intellectual development of any country. With the robust development of IPR, the old and some of the existing management constructs and approaches are required to undergo amendments from time to time. From striking a balance between IP rights protection and public policy to promoting IP rights education, the Indian legislature has made efforts to implement better IP rights enforcement and protection through various legislations like The Trade Marks Act,1999,The Patents Act,1970 (as amended in 2005), The Copyright Act, 1957, The Designs Act, 2000, The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection)Act, 1999, The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout DesignAct, 2000, The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Right Act, 2001,and even The Information Technology Act, 2000. Litigation regarding trademarks, copyrights, and patents has set new precedents, with the Indian courts adopting international principles and rulings to protect IP rights in order to deter infringers. There are certain issues prevailing in the domain of IPR, for instance, the amendment of Patents Act in the year 2005 does not allow the granting of patent for inventions involving new forms of a known substance unless it differs significantly in properties with regard to efficacy, another issue is of Compulsory Licencing (CL) for the foreign investors in India which has impacted India EUFTA negotiations.

Although India has made a number of changes in its IPR regime to increase efficiency and has also gained a hike in the Global Innovation Index ranking, still it needs to go a long way in improving its IPR regime on a global scale.

Sub- Themes

The Organizing Committee welcome original thematic papers, case studies, surveys, project proposals, action plans, best practices, etc. relating to, but not limited to the following subthemes:

Jurisprudential Aspect of IPR

  • Development of different components of IPR at International and National Level
  • WIPS, WTO, TRIPS, International Treaties and Conventions related to IPR
  • Intellectual Property & Sustainable Development
  • Intellectual Property in Trade & Development
The Emerging Issues in Patents

  • Pharmaceutical Patents and Public Health Issues in the legislative framework on Patent
  • Licensing Policy in Patents
  • Patent of life forms
  • Patent Reforms: Utility and Software Patents
Trademark Laws & Challenges
  • Non Conventional Trademarks
  • Domain Names and Trademarks
  • Trademark Registration and Challenges
  • Emergence of Designs and Trademark Laws
Copyright: A Right of Every Creator
  • Copyright in the Digital Era
  • Copyright Issues in Cyberspace: Liability of the Developer of New Technology
  • The Interplay between Copyright & Design Act in India
  • Licensing and Royalty Issues in Copyright
  • Challenges in enforcements of Intellectual Properties in India
Legal Recognitions to various IPR's
  • Plant Variety Protection as an IPR
  • Different Systems of IPRs Globally on Plant Variety Protection
  • Piracy of Design Deceptive Similarity
  • Geographical Indication and Protection of Traditional Knowledge
  • Geographical Indication in Food and Biodiversity
Call for Papers
We cordially invite Articles and Research papers from all academicians, researchers, advocates, social activists and students pursuing law or any other academic degree. Interested participants may submit their abstracts and full papers for the International Seminar on the following e-mail id:internationallawseminar@ipemgzb.ac.in
Submission Guidelines
  • The working language of the seminar and presentation shall be done in english only.
  • Co-authorship is permitted, subject to a limit of maximum two authors per submission.
  • The author (s) are required to send abstract of their paper, upon selection of which they will be required to send their paper.
  • The Abstract must contain the highlights of the full paper and should not exceed 300 words. The soft copy of the abstract shall be submitted along with a cover page.
  • Author(s) Name(s), University/Organization, Paper Title, Email Address and Mobile Number, to be stated clearly in the cover page of the Paper.
  • No part of the paper should have been published earlier nor should it be under consideration for publication. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
  • Author (s) will be required to fill the registration form after the selection of their abstract.
  • In case of co-authorship at least one author must attend the Seminar to present the paper.
  • An author may submit only one Article.
Formatting Guidelines
  • The text should be in Times New Roman, font size 12, spacing 1.5. The footnotes shall be in Times New Roman, font size 10, single spacing
  • A uniform citation format must be followed for footnotes
  • One inch margins on all sides should be maintained.
  • The paper should not be less than 3000 words and may exceed up to 5000 words inclusive of footnotes and abstract.
Submission Process
All submissions must be made in soft copy to the afore mentioned e- mail id ( internationallawseminar@ipemgzb.ac.in) with the subject of mail as “Abstract/Paper Submission for International Seminar on IPR”, on or before the last date of submission. All submissions must be made in word document format. The body of the email must contain details of the Author and the Title of the Paper.
Publication Opportunity
Papers guaranteeing merit after Plagiarism check shall be published in the form of Commemorative Volume as Book with ISSN number and/or in our reputed journal with ISSN number. The Organizing Committee reserves the discretion of the selection of the paper.
Participation Guidelines
  • Persons interested in attending the seminar (Not required to make any submission), may also register for the same for which they will be awarded Certificate of Participation.
  • The persons interested in participating will be required to fill the registration form through a link provided along with the brochure.
Important Dates
  • Date of Seminar: 17 December 2021
  • Last Date of Abstract Submission: 30 September 2021
  • Confirmation of Abstract: 5 October 2021
  • Last Date of Full Paper Submission: 30 October 2021
  • Last Date of registration: 5 December 2021
Registration Fees
The fees can be paid by any of the modes: PayU, Money, RTGS/NEFT, UPI, PayTM
For Indian Candidates
  • Academicians/ Industrialist: 2000 INR
  • Research Scholar: 1500 INR
  • Students: 750 INR
  • Attendees only: 500 INR
For International Candidates
  • Academicians/ Industrialist: 50 USD
  • Research Scholar: 50 USD
  • Students: 25 USD
  • Attendees only: 20 USD
Payment Details
  • Online Via E-Conference Website 
  • IPEM Bank Details for NEFT/RTGS/ Net Banking/SWIFT only
  • Name : "LAKSH EDUCATIONALSOCIETY-UNIT IPEM”
  • Bank Name : "Punjab National Bank"
  • A/C Number: 51465015001378
  • IFSC Code : "PUNB0514610"
  • MICR Code: 110024640
  • Branch Code : IMS LAL Kaun Ghaziabad-201009
For any further query, Contact
  • Ms. Sonam Singh: +91- 8077751574 or sonam.singh@ipemgzb.ac.in
  • Ms. Shraddha Shukla: +91- 9634610559 or shraddha.shukla@ipemgzb.ac.in
  • Mr. Chetan Prakash: +91- 9758565283 or chetan.prakash@ipemgzb.ac.in
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