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Shimla, April 28: Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU) organised a two-day International multidisciplinary conference on women and intellectual property; accelerating innovation and creating from April 26 to 27.
The conference was organised by centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) and Centre for Child and Woman Studies (CCWS) of the varsity in association with the Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology, and Environment (HIMCOSTE).
The conference was held to celebrate the world intellectual property day in symphony with the theme of the world intellectual property organisation.
Professors of international repute from renowned educational institutions from across the world and India graced the inaugural ceremony of the session in the HPNLU, Shimla campus at Shimla.
During the conference, various aspects of women and their contribution to the field of intellectual property were discussed. 80 participants from 30 institutions from across the world participated and presented papers during the conference through the online and offline medium.
In the inaugural session, Prof. Enrico Bonadio, Reader, City, University of London, Prof. M.K. Bhandari, Director, GALTER, and Prof. (Dr.) V.C. Vivekanandan, Vice-Chancellor, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur discussed the issues of representation of women in the field of IPR.
In the inaugural address, Prof. (Dr.) Nishtha Jaswal, Vice-Chancellor, HPNLU, Shimla highlighted the need for enhanced gender parity in the field of IPR.
A total of 6 Technical Sessions were organized during the Conference. During the first day of the Conference, a Plenary Session was organised in which the resource persons discussed about Geographical Indications with special reference to the State of Himachal Pradesh and also discussed how women play an important role in their promotion.
Further, a special Round-Table Consultancy (RTC) was organised to discuss how research projects in the field of IPR within Himachal Pradesh could be undertaken by the University.
Prof. Nishtha Jaswal in her valedictory address highlighted the nuances of the conference and discussed some of the common points discussed during the technical sessions.
The Conference was organised by Dr. Chandrika, Director, CIPR and Dr. Chandreshwari, Director, CCWS in association with the Himachal Pradesh Council of Science, Technology, and Environment.
Prof. S.S. Jaswal, Registrar, HPNLU, Shimla delivered the vote of thanks.
