Department
of Industrial Policy and Promotion has constituted a IPR Think Tank to draft the
National Intellectual Property Rights Policy and to advice the Department of
Industrial Policy and Promotion on IPR issues.
2. The
composition of the IPR Think Tank will be as follows:-
i.
Justice (Retd) Prabha Sridevan, Chairperson, IPR
Think Tank;
ii.
Ms. Pratibha M Singh, Sr.Advocate, Singh &
Singh Law Firm, Member;
iii.
Ms. Punita Bhargava, Advocate, Inventure IP,
Member;
iv.
Dr. Unnat Pandit, Cadila Pharmaceuticals
Limited, Member;
v.
Shri Rajeev Srinivasan, Director, Asian School
of Business, Thiruvananthapuram, Member; and
vi.
Shri Narendra K. Sabarwal, Retired DDG, WIPO,
Member and Convener.
3. The
terms of reference of the IPR Think Tank will be as follows;-
i.
To draft National Intellectual Property Rights
Policy.
ii.
To identify areas in the IPRs where study needs
to be conducted and to furnish recommendations in this regard to the Ministry.
iii.
To provide views on the possible implications of
demands placed by the negotiating partners.
iv.
To keep the Government regularly
informed about the developments taking place in IPR cases which have an impact
upon India's IPR Policy.
v.
To advise the Government on best
practices to be followed in Trademark Offices, Patent Offices and other
Government Offices dealing with IPR in order to create an efficient and
transparent system of functioning in the said offices.
vi.
To prepare periodic reports on best
practice followed in foreign countries.
vii.
To highlight anomalies in the present IPR
legislations and to advice possible solutions to the Ministry.
viii.
To give suggestions on the steps that may be taken
for improving infrastructure in IP offices and Tribunals.
ix.
To examine the current issues raised by industry
associations and those that may have appeared in media and to give suggestions
to the Ministry on such issues.
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