In its first ever endeavour in spreading awareness on IP Enforcement in India, the US Embassy has tied up with CII to organize a Series of Seminar & Workshops on IPR Enforcement from April 26 to May 10 in four metros Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai & Kolkata.

The Objective is to share US Perspectives on the best practices adopted in IPR Enforcement , create a Platform for Public Private Partnership for effective enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights and facilitate the development of a road map for combating counterfeiting & Piracy in India

The three-day programs will include one-day IPR-awareness seminar on IPR enforcement, giving an overview of the IPR situation in India followed by two-day workshop on experience and information-sharing for focus groups of Enforcement agencies in each metro city. The Leading experts in IPR Enforcement from US will address the Program in all four metros. In addition to US expertise, technical experts involved in IPR enforcement and aggrieved industries will also address the Seminar.

This will be the first time that the U.S. has participated in an IPR enforcement-training program of this type in India. The collaborated efforts to improve the IPR enforcement climate in India will benefit tremendously from this program. While a single program will not, by itself, affect piracy levels, we expect this effort will leverage broader engagement on IPR issues and raise IPR awareness, ultimately resulting in more stable or reduced piracy rates. Through this program, Indian governments and private sector enterprises will be able to expand their dialogue with U.S. counterparts on best IPR enforcement practices, and facilitate institutional linkages between GOI/private industry and USG agencies.

From the Technology & IPR Desk