India Legal Forum Presents Webinar Series on "Intellectual Property Rights: an Overview and Its Implications in the Pharmaceutical Industry.”
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ALL INDIA LEGAL FORUM ALL INDIA LEGAL FORUM PRESENTS WEBINAR SERIES ON "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: AN OVERVIEW AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY.” Event collaborators ABOUT THE ORGANISER: All India Legal Forum, the brainchild of several legal luminaries and eminent personalities across the country and the globe, is a dream online platform which aims at proliferating legal Knowledge and providing an ingenious understanding and cognizance of various fields of law, simultaneously aiming to generate diverse social, political, legal and constitutional discourse on law-related topics, making sure that legal knowledge penetrates to every nook and corner of the ever-growing legal fraternity. All India Legal Forum also houses a blog that addresses contemporary issues in any field of law. We at All India Legal Forum don’t just publish blogs, we also guide the authors when their research paper is not up to the mark. HONORARY BOARD: All India Legal Forum is pleased to have support of diverse group of eminent personalities, comprising: Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri, Justice Mukundakam Sharma, Justice Bellur Srikrishna, Justice S.L. Bhayana, Justice Amarnath Jindal, Dr. Vinod Surana, CEO and Partner, Surana and Surana International Attorneys, Mr. Ajit Prakash Shah, Former Chairman, 20th Law Commission of India, Mr. Rishabh Gupta, Partner, Shardul Amarchand and Mangal Das, Mr. M S Bharath, Senior Partner, Anand and Anand Associates, Mr. Safir Anand, Senior Partner, Anand and Anand Associates, Mr. JLN Murthy and many more. ABOUT THE WEBINAR SERIES: All India Legal Forum after conducting a successful Webinar Tri-Series on the Cyber Laws now has come up with another First National Mega Webinar Series on Intellectual Property Rights. It is scheduled to take place online on Google Meet on 20th, 21st, 22nd, 26th and 29th of December, 2020 with main theme IPR and its Implications on the Pharmaceutical Industry. We bring this webinar for you to enhance and add on to your existing legal knowledge about IPR and Pharmaceutical Industry with special emphasis on its significance in the time of Covid-19. The topic has been chosen not just to enhance the knowledge of the participants but also to shed light on the importance of IPR in the Pharmaceutical Industry during this crisis. More than any other technological area, pharmaceuticals match the description of globalization and need to have a strong IPR system. Participants can participate in the webinar from any place with the use of their Computer, Laptop and Mobile phone with a good internet connection. We expect to make it an enjoyable and enriching experience for all the participants. We hope you are as excited as we are. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Ms. SAKSHI PAWAR IPR Lawyer, Sleepiz AG & Former Associate, Trilegal Topic - Role of IPR in the Pharmaceutical Industry Date and Time – 20th December, 2020, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Ms. Sakshi Pawar is an experienced Intellectual Property Lawyer at Sleepiz AG and a Former Associate at Trilegal. As a patent analyst in Sleepiz AG, she has drafted various service agreements, confidentiality agreements and agreements for licensing of technology or for collaboration and research and has streamlined trademarks, copyrights and trade secret policies of the companies and assisted in international trademark filing; policies for copyright on software of the company as well as for use of open source software; and drafting employment agreements/ confidentiality agreements to ensure protection of trade secrets of companies. She has extensively researched the relevant patent laws of EU, USA, PCT and India to ensure compliance within each jurisdiction. ABOUT THE WEBINAR: The Webinar titled ‘Role of IPR in the Pharmaceutical Industry’ shall discuss on the importance of IPR as a prerequisite for pharma companies for identification, planning, commercialization, and protection of inventions. ADVOCATE ANMOL SHARMA Former Adv., Pathfinder Law Firm & Adv., Delhi HC. Topic – Fundamentals of IPR Date & Time – 21th Dec. 2020, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Advocate Anmol Sharma has practiced under several prominent Law firms and has gained invaluable experience in different kinds of legal matters spanning civil, criminal, and corporate laws. He has also appeared before the Hon'ble Delhi High Court for quashing of multiple F.I.R. and in appeals of several civil suits and has drafted several petitions/ applications/complaints about cases filed in Hon'ble District Courts. He is a quick learner who adapts to challenging situations comfortably. In addition, He also possesses good oratorical skills to put forward his point of view effectively. ABOUT THE WEBINAR The Webinar titled ‘Fundamentals of IPR focuses on covering the basic forms of intellectual property protection including patents, trademarks and copyrights. Ms. SHENOY RUJITHA T R Assistant Professor of Law, NLUO TOPIC – MERGER AND ACQUISITION OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES IN INDIA AND US: CONCERN OF ACCESS TO MEDICINE DATE AND TIME – 22ND DECEMBER, 2020, 5:00 PM TO 6:00 PM Ms Shenoy Rujitha T. R. has specialised in Intellectual Property Rights and Commercial Law, and is pursuing her Ph.D. on ‘Patentability issues in Emerging Technologies’ at Inter University Centre for IPR Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology (IUCIPRS, CUSAT). She has worked as a guest lecturer at School of Legal Studies, CUSAT for one year and assistant professor at Gujarat National Law University for more than three years. Before joining NLUO she was teaching intellectual property laws at the post-graduate level at IUCIPRS, CUSAT for more than two years. She was also a consultant for Green Peace India Society for research on ‘patents and related laws, with special emphasis on patents on agricultural products’ and recipient of IPR Justice Ayyangar summer fellowship of CUSAT. She has presented papers in national and international conferences and has published in national and international journals. ABOUT THE WEBINAR: The Webinar titled ‘Merger and Acquisition of Pharmaceutical companies in India and US: concern of Access to medicine’ aims at discussing Mergers and Acquisitions as an instrument for expanding one’s business and its impact on the accessibility of medicines in India and the US. Mr. VIJAY PAL DALMIA Adv. At Supreme Court of India, Partner at Vaish Advocates Associates. Topic – Nuances of IPR, Registration and Protection. Date and Time – 26th December 2020, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Mr. Vijay Pal Dalmia is a lawyer practising before the High Court of Delhi and the supreme Court of India and is one among the partners of the firm Vaish Associates Advocates. He acquired his Law Degree in the year 1986 from the University of Delhi. He is also a registered Patent Agent with the Controller of Patents, Government of India. He has been advising and litigating for national and international clients in the field of Intellectual Property Rights, information and technology, cyber-crimes, dataprotection, secrecy, media and entertainment, and sports. Mr. Vijay Pal Dal has also acted as Additional Public Counsel, Government NCT of Delhi and its affairs involving Union of India for a period of 5 years. ABOUT THE WEBINAR The Webinar titled ‘Nuances of IPR, Registration and Protection’ seeks to illustrate the importance for all innovation-based bodies to regulate research and development duly aligned with an IP profile and the need to ensure that the amount of resources spent on research is well justified and allows efficient room for the creation of Intellectual Property and space for its efficient management. Ms. DIVYA SINGH RATHORE Assistant Professor of Law, NLU Odisha Topic – Folklore and the IPR Regime Date and Time – 29th December 2020, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Ms. Divya Singh Rathore graduated in law, LL. B. degree from Faculty of Law, Delhi University, Delhi in 2011 and completed her Masters of Law degree from National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), University of Law, Hyderabad in the year 2013.She started her career as Deputy Manager, Law in Bank of Maharashtra, and has published numerous scholarly research articles in different National and International journals of repute and participated in various National and International conferences and seminars. Her research interest lies in Intellectual Property Rights Law generally and Traditional Knowledge & Copyright specifically. She has practical experience of Banking and Insurance Law with special focus on Recovery procedures. ABOUT THE WEBINAR The Webinar titled ‘Folklore and the IPR Regime’ intends to confer modern technological advancements that have facilitated commercial exploitation of works of art, craft, and knowledge of traditional societies and their folklores and to highlight the need for the effective legal protection of folklore, to give traditional communities and governments greater control over the use of folkloric works. ELIGIBILITY We welcome all students as well as professionals for the webinar DATES OF THE WEBINARS THEME-INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 1. The Webinar on the Topic of Role of Intellectual Property Rights in the Pharmaceutical Industry will be held on the 20th December 2020 at 5:00 PM. 2. The Webinar on the Topic of Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Rights will be held on the 21st December 2020 at 5:00 PM. 3. The Webinar on the Topic of Merger & Acquisition of Pharmaceuticals Companies in India & US: concern of Access to medicine will be held on the 22nd December 2020 at 5:00 PM. 4. The Webinar on the Topic of Nuances of IPR, Registration and Protection will be held on 26th December at 11.00 AM. 5. The Webinar on the Topic of Folklore and the IPR Regime will be held on the 29th December at 3.00 PM PERKS All the registered participants will be provided with 5 E-certificates of Participation. REGISTRATION - Google form link click here - The Last date of registration is 19th December, 2020 (Saturday) at 11:59 PM - Registration fees – Rs 120/- only - Paytm and Google Pay at 7014286027 - After payment of the registration fees kindly send a screenshot to the above mentioned number and same is to be uploaded in Google Form.