The capital today concluded a comprehensive three-day convention ‘The IP Leadership Forum 2014’, conceptualized and organized by IP Fame – an Intellectual Property specialists' group in association with Lex Witness - India’s first Magazine on Legal and Corporate Affairs. The summit saw an impressive participation of both national and international IP professionals getting into an in-depth dialogue on Intellectual property (IP) challenges being faced by diverse sectors in India.
IP Leadership Forum stretched over 7th – 9th January 2014 and included various group sessions as well as panel discussions with a single key focus i.e. ‘Promoting respect for Intellectual Property and stimulating creation of IP Rights’. More than 90 speakers and 100 delegates who became a part of this congregation at the end echoed together on the requirement and importance of a strong and balanced IP system to foster an environment which is conducive for development of technology and trade in India and ensuring long-term economic survival and success.
The increasing significance of intellectual property in the backdrop of a progressively globalized and optimistic Indian economy has in chorus placed greater strain on the IP institutional arrangement. A boost in foreign investment and trade has already accelerated the demands of producers and R&D departments of Pharma industries to seek exclusive rights over technology, products, designs and ideas as an indispensable tool for gaining access in competitive markets.
Sharing his thoughts on the success of IP Leadership Forum, Navin Agarwal, CEO, IP Fame said, “I am glad on the response that we have received from the global as well as regional leaders working in the field of IP and its security. It has boosted our pledge towards the awareness on Intellectual Property as a concept and we shall continue to come up with more such knowledge sharing platforms aimed to successful commercialization of IP.”
Commenting on the take-home message from IP Leadership Forum, Shyam Grover, Group Editor & CEO, Lex Witness said, “IP Leadership Forum came out to be a great opportunity to understand the growing IP culture worldwide and for us, India, it attested that to scale up the process of IP establishment and capture value from the scientific and technological creations to bring India in the league of developed nations remains a challenge to be addressed as efficiently as possible.”
PBA Srinivasan, Editor-in-Chief, Lex Witness said, “IP Leadership Forum was a well thought-out dialogue between the East and West of the world and it surely resulted in a lot to ponder upon for modernization of IPR administrative structure. I congratulate all the participants for their valuable support.”
IP Leadership Forum 2014 brought on table more than 90 speakers including both international and national entrepreneurs and industry experts. The Inaugural Session was graced by eminent figures like Pravin Anand – Managing Partner, Anand & Anand, Shyam Grover – Group Editor & CEO, Lex Witness – India’s 1st Magazine on Legal & Corporate Affairs, Prof. Dr. Ranbir Singh – Vice Chancellor at National Law University, Delhi, Narender K. Sabharwal – Former Deputy Director General at WIPO & Chairman – FICCI IP Committee (India), Robert L. Stoll – Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (USA), Edmond Simon – Director General at Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (Netherlands) and Matthew Bryan – Director, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Legal Division, World Intellectual Property Organization graced the event and shared their thought process with the participating audience.
The event was put together in cooperation with eminent organizations like Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Society of Indian Law Firms, Lex Witness – India’s first Magazine on Legal and Corporate Affairs, Patent Agents Association, The Centre for Internet & Society and PHD Chambers. It is being supported by Anand and Anand Associates as knowledge partner; Nishith Desai Associates as legal partner; Khaitan & Co. as platinum sponsors; CPA Global as gold sponsor; K&S Partners, Shah Net Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Lex Innova as Silver sponsors; Vossius & Partner, Nakamura & Partners, Marks & Clerk Singapore LLP, Daniel Advogados, Fanelli Haag & Kilger PLLC, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Adams & Adams, Krishna & Saurastri Associates, Bird & Bird, Ingenious e-Brain Solutions, V.O. Patents & Trademarks, Banner & Witcoff, Smart & Biggar Fetherstonhaugh, Questel, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP, Dannemann Siemsen, S.S. Rana & Co., Auromaa Associates, Diaz Reus, ZeusIP, Carpmaels & Ransford LL, Aranca, Winthrop & Weinstine, Conversant Intellectual Property Management, TT Consultants, Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson (HSML), WIPS, Evalueserve, Cowan, Debaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, Maikowski & Ninnemann, MCDermott Will & Emery, INTTL Advocare, Avidity IP, SBGK Patent and Law Offices, RNA, Di Blasi Parante & Associados and JA Kemp as strategic sponsor; Siddhast Intellectual Property Innovation Pvt. Ltd. as delegate kit sponsor; Linc Pens & plastic Limited as Pen Sponsor; Menteso as Gift Sponsor; Spicy IP, Legaldesire.com, Advocate Khoj as media sponsors; BLACKPEN LCC as litcom partner; Tirth ‘N’ Tours Private Limited; Le Meridien as hospitality sponsor and Young Mirchies as event management firm.
For the Editors
About IP Fame:
IP Fame is Kolkata based group of top-most seasoned IP professionals primarily focused towards awareness of Intellectual property rights throughout India. Its motto is to stitch the innovators, scientists, lawyers, corporate houses and all other IP honchos into a single thread and create the platform for socio-economically backward people by identifying their talents and thus protecting their creation.
IP Fame aim to highlight the hidden IP strengths of India in front of the western world. People across the globe reunite through this platform into a single core and share their knowledge, techniques and exchange their ideas for a better tomorrow. The company is a subsidiary of Tirth N Tours Private Limited. (ipfame.co.in)
About Lex Witness:
WITNESS is a high quality monthly magazine with the power of fresh and original content that deals exclusively with subjects on legality. Some of India top-notch practitioners and experts contribute in WITNESS on subjects relevant to all stakeholders in this profession.
WITNESS, ever since its inception in 2009, has become India's most credible platform for the legal luminaries here to opine, comment and share their views. With an interesting blend of opinion pieces, commentary, reportage, analysis, interviews and movements, Lex Witness is a monthly magazine that reaches out to the entire fraternity of General Counsel/ Corporate counsel and lawyers and law firms besides key decision makers, luminaries, experts, policy makers, bureaucracy and the industry captains in India. (www.witnesslive.in)
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