SCHOOL OF LAW, KIIT UNIVERSITY

CENTER FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STUDIES

Integrating techno legal sphere of law

Policy Paper
CAMPUS XVI, KIIT UNIVERSITY, BHUBANESWAR751024

CENTRE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STUDIES KIIT UNIVERSITY KIIT University is one of the youngest institutions to be awarded the deemed university status under Section 3 of the UGC Act of 1956 in India. It has travelled a fascinating journey from being a technical institute to a multidisciplinary university. It has 25schools providing more than 50 academic programmes, catering to more than 20000 under-graduate, post-graduate and doctoral students. Students from nearly 20 countries are pursuing their students here while student researchers from KIIT are engaged in academic activities in more than15 countries. Along with the excellent infrastructure, the University provides a diverse environment to the students engaged in multiple disciplines for the wholesome personality development, a fact that puts KIIT in league with the best institutions of the country. SCHOOL OF LAW, KIIT UNIVERSITY School of Law, KIIT University (KSOL) was established in 2007 to meet the growing demand for legal professionals in the wake of globalization and rapid expansion of Indias economy. Academic programmes of the School are recognized and approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI), the apex body regulating the legal education in India and UGC. At present, KSOL is the only law school in India having specialized honours courses in Business Law, Constitutional Law, Crime and Criminology, Intellectual Property Law, Taxation Law and International Law. Legal education is multidimensional; it requires not only procedural skills but also a deep understanding in various epistemologies. Legal studies are now mixed with management or scientific analytical skills to advance rationale and judicious thought. The curriculum of KSOL has evolved upon these paradigms. As an institution of excellence, KSOL is dedicated to nurturing students into leaders by inculcating in them the intellectual and ethical values that will mould them into socially responsible professionals as an instrument of social change to confront the challenges thrown up by an increasingly industrialized and complex milieu. KSOL is constantly innovating to ensure new and better ways of training professors of the legal fraternity of tomorrow, who would be competent as well as worthy of public trust.

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PREAMBLE
The Centre of Intellectual Property Studies (CIPS) is being established with a view to integrate a techno-legal sphere of law such as intellectual property and to pursue fundamental and applied research in this field, which, it is believed, will be of significance to the institution, the industry and the academia. This Centre aims to provide a common platform to research persons, academicians, industry personnel, policy-makers, legal practitioners and students to discuss the multitudes of activities relating to traditional and upcoming areas related to intellectual property law and practice. With increasing allocation and investment of resources nurturing innovation and creativity becoming crucial to developmental strategies adopted by entities the world over, harnessing, protection and controlled dissemination of the creations of human intellect have become indispensable tools aimed at social and commercial value addition. CIPS, like KIIT University, of which it is a part, places due emphasis on promoting multidisciplinary studies and research, and it is envisaged to be a forum for facilitating knowledge transfer and collaborative research amongst a broad spectrum of stake holders, contributories and beneficiaries.

Article 1: Aims and Objectives of the CIPS:

This Centre is hereby established to cater to the following objects:1. To contribute to the existing body of knowledge by undertaking dedicated research in hitherto unexplored domains of intellectual property laws and by consolidating the knowledge so acquired. 2. To organise campaigns, seminars and workshops aimed at sensitizing and propagating awareness regarding intellectual property and its significance. 3. To enhance communication between policy makers, organizations, academics and managers on points of critical understanding and research on intellectual property. 4. To build an IPR law database for effective networking between all stake holders.
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5. To develop an automated mechanism to register and protect extant and future IP.

Article 2: Activities and Events: 1. The Centre proposes to undertake research projects and working
paper series in the diversified field of intellectual property, collaborative or solely, with such research specifically focusing on relatively unexplored and novel areas in this field.

2. The Centre endeavours to conduct workshops and training sessions

for stimulating young minds and spread IP awareness amongst the general masses.

3. The Centre seeks to collaborate with other organizations in order to

discover and assist in the recognition and acknowledgement of creativity and innovativeness in the deprived and marginalised sectors of society. 4. The Centre seeks to conduct Conferences, Seminars and other allied competitions such as Essay Competition, Quiz Competition etc. in the field of intellectual property. 5. The Centre seeks to conduct Industry-Interactive workshops that would consist of initiating dialogue between members of the industry, academia, Government officials and other stakeholders, to exchange their knowledge over the current issues on intellectual property. The Centre also seeks to initiate a dialogue amongst all the stakeholders and to work together to shape a policy group advocating the need and importance of a dynamic intellectual property recognition and protection system for sustaining economic growth. 6. The Centre proposes to publish an annual journal, such journal publishing the research undertaken by the Centre in the year for which it is published, along with contributions from other stakeholders / researchers in this domain. 7. The Centre will review the syllabi of the Intellectual Property Law General and Honours courses as offered at the School of Law, and will suggest improvements and modifications towards developing a model curriculum best suited towards the needs of the institution and the students.
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Article 3: The Selection/Appointment of Members:

1. There shall be Chairperson for this Centre who shall head all the works proposed to be undertaken. The Director, School of Law, shall be the Chairperson of the Centre. 2. There shall be an Advisory Committee / Steering Committee that shall look into relevancy and viability of the research proposals and projects proposed to be undertaken within the ambit of the Centre and shall guide the Centre through its workings. 3. There shall be a Mentoring Committee that shall look into the selection procedure of the Project Leaders/Team Leaders and Research Assistance for the Centre. Provided that for the purpose of constitution of the Advisory / Steering / Mentoring Committee, the Chairperson shall have the sole authority to nominate from time to time as many number of persons he/she so desires, and that such persons so nominated shall retain their membership as per the subjective satisfaction of the Chairperson. Such members can be nominated from amongst the staff of the University, or the industry or from such other relevant sectors, as the Chairperson so desires. The Chairperson shall nominate from amongst all the members, one such member who shall act as the Co-ordinator for the Centre, and who shall report directly to the Chairperson for all tasks and responsibilities so assigned to him / her. 4. The students pursuing IPR Honours Course in School of Law, KIIT University shall be the ad hoc members of the Centre. Explanation:- For the purposes of the above, there shall be process of selection of Research Assistants by the Committee as per the project undertaken. 5. The students pursuing LL.M. and Ph.D. or other Doctoral Courses in IPR and Allied fields shall be invited for the post of Research Assistant and Project Leader. Explanation 1:- The Criteria for selection of Research Assistant shall be two-fold, firstly academic credentials and the research skill of the applicant; this may be judged by the number of publications, or may

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be asked to submit a short write-up. The criteria of selection may vary as per the need of the project. Explanation 2:-The Mentoring Committee shall have a final say in the matter of selection. Proviso 1:- If any Member, including Research Assistants, is found indulging in any activity deemed to be against the aims, objectives, reputation or benefit of the Centre, the Chairperson shall have the discretion to act in any manner deemed appropriate in light of such circumstances. Proviso 2:- All CIPS members have to attend at least two-third of all the meetings of the Centre, and shall actively participate in the events proposed to be organized, and researches proposed to be undertaken. Non participation in the meetings may lead to summary disqualification of membership of such person. 6. In interpreting and implementing this policy statement, if any such situation arises which might be detrimental to the effective functioning of the Centre, the Chairperson is authorised to use his/ her discretionary powers to resolve such difficulties as he/ she so deems fit. Submitted this on the Fourteenth day of September, 2013.

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