Scheme for IPR Awareness – Creative India; Innovative India

Name of the scheme	Scheme for IPR Awareness -Creative India; Innovative India
Objective	To create awareness about Innovation and Intellectual Property rights To promote "National Intellectual Property Rights Policy, 2016
Launched by	CIPAM -Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (Through Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion)
Implementing Ministry	Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Area of coverage	Across India including Tier 1, Tier2 , Tier 3 cities and rural places
Duration of the project	3 years (2017-2020)
Outcome	Increased awareness of IPR Increase in number of Intellectual properties generated domestically
Expenditure of the scheme	29.7 Crores
India's rank in GII (Global Innovation Index)	66

Targets of Scheme

• To conduct awareness programs/ seminars about IPR, in collaboration with industrial organisations , academic institutions and other stake holders.
• To create a resource pool of IPR trainers, who would train public, judiciary and enforcement agencies
• To conduct workshops/seminars on promotion of Geographical Indications (GIs)
• To conduct awareness programs to highlight the ill effects of piracy and counterfeiting.

Fund Allocated

Program	No. of Events	Fund
Road shows and Awareness Programs	4005	23.5 Crores
Sensitization Programs for Enforcement Agencies and Judiciary	270	5.4 Crores
Training of IPR Trainers	40	80 Lakhs
TOTAL	4315	29.7 Crores

Categories of Events

• The Road shows and awareness programs are categorised into
• Industry Road shows
• Programs for Universities/ Colleges
• Programs for Schools
• Workshops / Events with eminent International speakers

The Sensitising programs for Enforcement Agencies and Judiciary are categorised into

• Sensitising of Police officials
• Sensitising of custom officials
• Sensitising of Judiciary

The training program for trainers are categorised into

• Training to IPR Trainers of general public
• Training to IPR Trainers of Enforcement Agencies and Judiciary

Recap of IPR:

• Intellectual Property Rights
• Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are the rights for creations of the mind, which are granted to the creators of ideas that are new and original (Intellectual property), by the respective governments.
• No one can use others’ IPR without their permission.

Types of IPR:

• Patents
• Copyrights
• Trademarks
• Industrial Designs
• Protection of Geographical Indications(GIs)
• IC Lay-Out Designs
• Trade Secrets
• New Plant Varieties

National Intellectual Property Rights Policy

• The Union cabinet approved the National IPR policy on May 12, 2016.
• The policy aims to promote innovation and entrepreneurship and to create awareness about Intellectual property rights.
• The policy is in compliance with the TRIPS (Trade related aspects of IPRs), an agreement of World Trade organisation.
• This policy enforces The Department of Industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) to be the nodal department for monitoring the implementation and the future developments of Intellectual property rights.