Gandhinagar 10 December 2024: Dhirubhai Ambani University (DAU) – School of Law, with the IP Promotion and Outreach Foundation, hosted the National Seminar on Navigating the IP Landscape, addressing evolving technologies, and their impact on intellectual property (IP) law. Distinguished speakers included the Hon’ble Justice Subramonium Prasad, Prof. Srividhya Ragavan and Shri Prakalpa Sharma. There was an enthusiastic turnout of lawyers, educators, and industry professionals across Gujarat in the University campus, in addition to 200+ online participants from 30+ cities in 15 states.
Hon’ble Justice Subramonium Prasad, Judge of the High Court of Delhi, stated in the inaugural address, “IP rights must protect innovators, but we must remember all innovations are built upon previous discoveries, creating a chain of human ingenuity spanning generations. IP rights are a commitment to reward creativity, while ensuring that fruits of human ingenuity benefits not just individuals or corporations, but society as a whole. In effect, this transforms the blessings of Goddess Saraswati into prosperity that Goddess Lakshmi represents.”
Prof. (Dr.) Tathagata Bandyopadhyay, Director-General of DAU, delivered the welcome address, stating, “The School of Law will create a unique niche in the Education space like the ICT Program at DA-IICT, offering programs at the intersection of law, technology and management, benefitting individuals and corporations.”
Prof. Srividhya Ragavan of Texas A&M School of Law gave great insights on IP strategies, observing, “Using IP correctly adds tremendous value to innovation. Thus, as an innovator, your product and services will only maximize on using legal and IP rights strategically. And as a lawyer, your oath requires you to help clients maximize the value of their creations as well.”
Shri Prakalpa Sharma, Deputy Registrar (Law) at IIT-Kanpur, discussed challenges in trademark law and data privacy, and highlighted the importance of “thorough research being key to lawyers’ never-ending quest to stay updated with legislations, case laws, and global best practices.”
In his closing address, Prof. Dr. Avinash Dadhich, Founding Director of the School of Law, gave his vision of fostering legal literacy and legal capacity building. He emphasized the institution’s focus on industry-academia collaboration, equipping industry with the knowledge and cutting edge research and enabling students to prepare for legal global challenges.
