World Intellectual Property Day Commemoration Session

The Intellectual Property Analysis and Advocacy Centre (IPAAC), National Law University Odisha organized a Commemorative Event for World Intellectual Property Day on the 27th of April 2025, at 2.00 P.M. to celebrate the theme of the year “IP and music: Feel the beat of IP”.
The event commenced with Welcome address by Dr. Rujitha Shenoy followed by the lecture by Mr. Abhijit Kumar, Lecture, University of Leicester whose expertise lies in intellectual property rights, and teaches IP-related modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The Session witnessed discussions with respect to the nuances of Intellectual Property Laws and how it protects the music industry and the challenges faced in the era of AI. The Session attended by faculties and students ended with discussions on gaps in the IP Laws in protecting the folk music and probable solutions to it.