| Name of the Program |
| FDP on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) |
| Type of the Program |
| Faculty Development Program |
| Conducted by |
| Medical Education Unit (MEU) along with IPR committee
Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre |
| Date/Time |
| 17/9/2021 2 to 3 pm |
| Venue |
| Dr B. C. Roy Conference Hall (Relayed through Google Meet) |
| Target Audience |
| Faculties, Post graduates, CRRIs威而鋼 > |
| Number of participants attended |
| 85 |
| Name of the Guest Speaker |
| Mrs. Elizabeth Puthran, Patent Attorney, Puthran and Associates, Chennai |
| Objective of the Program |
| To sensitize the faculties on Intellectual property Rights |
| Topics Covered in the Program |
| Scientific session:
· Convertibility & Commercialization
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| Resource Persons involved |
| Welcome address : Dr. S. Revwathy (Dean)
Felicitation : Dr. N. Balasubramanian (Deputy Director) Dr. R. Vijayakumaran (Medical Superintendent) Dr. P. Karthick (Additional Medical Superintendent) Guest Lecture : Mrs. Elizabeth Puthran, Patent Attorney, Puthran and Associates, Intellectual Property Attorneys, Chennai Vote of thanks : Dr A. Suguna (IPR coordinator)
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| Detailed report of the program |
| The Medical Education Unit and IPR committee of Trichy SRM Medical College had organized a Faculty development program on “Intellectual property rights” on 17.09.2021. The conception of an idea for such an innovative program was by our Honorable Chairman, Dr.R.Shivakumar which was successfully executed by the chairperson of MEU and IPR- Dr. S. Revwathy (Dean). Guidance for organizing the program was given by Dr.E.Kamala, Associate Professor of Anatomy and MEU Coordinator. Guest lecture was given by Mrs. Elizabeth Puthran, who is a Patent Attorney of Puthran and Associates, from Chennai. The program lasted from 2 pm to 3:00 pm.
The Inaugural ceremony started with Thamizh Thai vazhthu and a welcome speech by Dr. S. Revwathy, Dean of Trichy SRM Medical college Hospital and Research Centre. The guest speaker was introduced by Dr. B. Venkatachalapathy, Dean Research of SRM group of Institutions. Session was started by the guest speaker with the introduction of importance of IPR in healthcare industry, types of IPR highlighting on Copyrights and patents. It was followed by sensitization on the filing process, duration of protection, infringements and about prior art search. Session was concluded with special mention on Convertibility & Commercialization (Technology transfer) and encouraged the participants to register more IPR in Institutes name in future. The FDP was brought to an end with the feedback and questioning session from the participants. Dr. A. Suguna, Associate Professor of Community Medicine and IPR coordinator thanked one and all for their participation and valuable inputs. |
