About DPIIT IPR Chair

Department for Promotion of Industries and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, launched a Scheme for Pedagogy & Research in IPRs for Holistic Education & Academia (SPRIHA) in the year 2016 under which IPR Chairs have been set up in select universities and academic institutes. This was in accordance National IPR Policy launched by the Government of India in 2016, which proclaims, as one of the objectives under section 7.2 as, “Strengthen IP Chairs in educational institutes of higher learning to provide quality teaching and research, develop teaching capacity and curricula and evaluate their work on performance based criteria."

MNLU Mumbai has been selected by the DPIIT as one of the 12 universities/organizations for setting up IPR Chairs in the country.

DPIIT has formulated the norms for establishing and functioning of the IPR Chair under SPRIHA. Accordingly, the University has appointed Dr. W. M. Dhumane, Former Senior Joint Controller of Patents and Designs as IPR Chair Professor with effect from 10th June 2020.

Objectives and Functions

The objectives for creation and institution of IPR Chairs under SPRIHA are to encourage the study of, education in and research on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR),as well as to promote outreach in IPRs, as elaborated below:

• Promoting IP education by introducing IPR course at undergraduate level, post-graduate degree/diploma course on IPR, Certificate courses in IPR and Distance learning/Online courses on IPR;
• Foster research in IPR-related matters and highlight the policy relevance thereof;
• Conducting Studies commissioned by DPIIT
• Creation of IPR knowledge database, repository of case-studies on IPR matters etc.;
• Develop, formulate and collate inputs/ recommendations of industry, practitioners and academia on IPR issues for policy makers;
• Providing Scholarships for conducting research in new and emerging IPR are as of interests;
• Preparation of repertoire of resources/tool kit/guidance/instruction materials for various levels of IPR Courses;
• Facilitate filing of IPR applications to further strengthen IP as a key driver for India's knowledge driven economy;
• Focus on research on industry-academia mutual relationship and cooperation as well as identify the communication gaps between academia and industries in effective technology sharing/joint research etc.

Latest Updates

Report of the Activities conducted by DPIIT IPR Chair, MNLU Mumbai and Centre for Research in IP, MNLU Mumbai - Dec. 2020 to Mar. 2021

Interim Report of the Activities conducted by DPIIT IPR Chair, MNLU Mumbai and Centre for Research in IP, MNLU Mumbai - Apr. 2021 to Sept. 2021