The Intellectual Property Analysis and Advocacy Centre (IPAAC), under the aegis of Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Shri Krishna Deva Rao and the Registrar (I/C) Dr. Yogesh Pratap Singh, successfully organized a Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights Management and Awareness in collaboration with CIPAM (Cell for IPR Promotion and Management), Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. Held during the course of 2 days, 5 esteemed practitioners in the field of Intellectual Property Rights addressed the students of National Law University Odisha to give them the required practical knowledge about the field and the practice.

Mr. Shubham Istrewal (Assistant Manager, CIPAM), Dr.Prithipal Singh (Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs), Ms. Sukku (Senior Patent Associate, SS Rana & Co.), Mr. Vikrant Rana (Managing Partner, SS Rana & Co.), Mr. Rajiv Suri (Partner, RNA Technology and IP Attorneys) were the respected resource persons for this Workshop. They covered various aspects of IP Rights including but not limited to Patents, Trademark, Copyrights, Designs and Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights.

The event kicked off with the first session primarily focussing on the IPR Regime observed in India and the initiatives taken by Government in furtherance of one of the country’s primary goals which is to protect the IP Rights in India. Mr. Shubham Istrewal, being the Assistant Manager of CIPAM, was also in the best position to explain the role of CIPAM in order to extend help to the Government for this purpose. The second session was taken by Dr.Prithipal Singh who encapsulated the recent trends this country has witnessed in terms of patent, copyright and trademark applications signalling towards a higher rate of protection of IP Rights. He also spoke extensively about the changes which have happened in filing and grant process of these IP Rights. Ms. Sukku was then called upon to profess the budding lawyers about the existing practice of patents. Being someone who has been in the advocacy process of Patents, she chose to speak about the drafting and the procedure observed in Patent Application and Examination thus providing an outlook to the students which is not just textual but practically applicable. Mr. Vikrant Rana then took up the theme of designs, its registration process and the overlap of designs with other Intellectual Property Rights. The audience kept the esteemed speakers engaged with insightful questions into the practice throughout the first day.

On the second day, we welcomed Mr. Rajiv Suri on the dais for imparting his knowledge on Trademarks. He spoke in detail about Trademarks; its origin, its requirements, its importance, application procedure, objections thus covering end-to-end aspects of the subject. He gave recent examples of Trademarks infringement which really engaged the audience to be more involved in the session. Mr. Shubham Istrewal then concluded the Workshop by professing on the Commercialization of Intellectual Property and how it is a valid part of the management of IP Rights. The session covered important aspects such as specific contractual terms in the agreements, ownership aspect of the Intellectual Property, its transfer and the importance of confidentiality and partnerships.

The event was very popular among students as it gave an insight into the practical application of the knowledge they are gaining theoretically. This practical knowledge would be extremely beneficial for them if they choose Intellectual Property Rights as a field of profession. In the end, IPAAC thanked the Dignitaries for gracing us with their knowledgeable personas and were willing to share their invaluable knowledge. CIPAM was extremely helpful to IPAAC in organizing this session and this workshop would not have been a success had it not been extreme co-operation from CIPAM. This Workshop helped the students to broaden their horizons for both knowledge and scope for future employment in the field of IPR.

The CCI-NLUO Competition Advocacy Workshop was conducted on 22^nd February. A resource person from the Competition Commission of India, Ms. Jyotsana Yadav, was present to conduct the workshop. The workshop was divided into three sessions – 1) Introduction to Competition Law, 2) Cartel Enforcement and Leniency Sheme – Case Study, 3) Abuse of Dominance. The case study session was a lively and engaging moment between the students and the resource person as practical incidents were presented to them and they were made to apply the knowledge attained by them during the session to try and solve the problems. At the end, students were allowed to ask Ms. Yadav whatever they wanted to know about making a career in competition law and Ms. Yadav encouraged feedback from the students on the session. On the whole, it was a productive afternoon for both, Ms Yadav as well as the participants.

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Greetings from Friends Beyond Species – Society for Advancement of Animal and Environmental Welfare!

The Committee had organised the 1st NLUO National Essay Writing Competition on Animal and Environmental Law and Policy, 2019 in the previous semester. 

The Results of the same have been declared and are as follows:

 

POSITION	TITLE OF THE ESSAY	AUTHOR(S)
1st Prize	Situating Hydropower in an Ecologically-Sensitive Framework	Kumar Ritwik and Padma Venkataraman (National Law University Delhi)
2nd Prize	Mitigating Man-Wildlife Conflict in the Urban Society due to the Shrinking Wildlife Diaspora	Nirmala Upadhyay (Advocate, Guwahati High Court)
3rd Prize	Invasive Alien Species and Ecosystem Sustainability in India	Bhavya Upadhyay (Symbiosis Law School, Pune)

23rd Informal Discussion Group Session

Topic – Working with the Constitution: A Reality Check

On 1st February, 2020 the Informal Discussion Group of NLU Odisha organized a guest lecture with Mr. Abhinav Sekhri, who is a practicing lawyer in New Delhi. This time the session took place in the conference hall in the admin block. The lecture commenced at 3:10 pm and continued for 1:30 hours, with one hour reserved for the lecture and half hour for the question answer session.

The main focus of the session was on section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The guest believed that section 144 acts as a blanket which can cover every act. Thereafter, he stated that the objective of section 144 is to take away the ability of an individual to perform lawful activities as the situation demands for a temporary period. Thereupon, he discussed the parameters for justified use of section 144 and stated that therein the police have to use their minds, the victims have right to be heard and to appeal against the order. The guest also made certain references to the laws in US.

According to the guest, another gap in section 144 is that the police action under this section does not require any evidence. He stated that the number of people committing a crime would be more than the number of people who are actually punished by the law. In the case of section 144, the grounds on which people are arrested is based on the discretion of the police. The guest believed that unchecked police power is leading to disproportionate effects.

Further, the guest discussed the case of Anuradha Bhasin v Union of India where a series of orders under section 144 were passed in Kashmir. It was also stated that section 144 can be used in apprehension of danger as well. Later, the case of State of Bombay v Kathi Kalu was also discussed. It was held that mere questioning of the accused by a police officer will not amount to coercion and custodial investigation cannot involve a lawyer.

In conclusion, the guest said that there’s a lot of gap between imagination and reality. Police powers are necessary but if they are too broad, they are going to be violated and there would be indiscriminate use of powers. The question-answer session began at 4 pm. The first question was related to the source of rights of the victims. The guest answered that the major source are the statues. Then a member in the audience suggested that surveillance can be used to prevent police brutality. Then another question was whether provisions of section 144 have been challenged in the court. The guest believed that it is difficult to take down section 144 unless the vacuum created due to its removal can be filled.

The session culminated with handing over the token of gratitude to the esteemed guest by our Registrar Dr. Yogesh P. Singh.

The Centre for Maritime Law, NLUO and Paradip Port Trust are pleased to announce the International Conference on Maritime Law, 2020 in collaboration with HP Law-Advocates, Mumbai to be held on February 22nd & 23rd, 2020. The Conference intends to act as an intellectual, productive, learning space for all academia, researchers, students, specialists, industrialists and enthusiasts of Maritime Law.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The Conference is one of its kind and is being conducted on an international level with the aim of assessing the application and regulation of the current international and national maritime legal regime vis a vis the ever-growing maritime industry. This requires a platform for dialogue, resolution of issues and innovation that the Conference intends to offer.

The Centre thus decided on the theme of the Conference to be “Reshaping the New Horizons:

Maritime Law Perspective in 21st Century” keeping in mind the current trends of the contemporary Maritime Industry.

We, hereby, cordially invite all those interested in this dynamic field to be a part of this distinguished discourse and participate as Attendees for the same.

The Registration fee for the same is Rs. 600

In order to register as an Attendee, kindly fill this Google Form.

Payment Details:

Student: Rs 600

Academician/Scholar/Professionals: Rs 800

The following modes of payment shall be accepted:

1. NEFT

Account Holder: Registrar, National Law University, Odisha

Bank: State Bank of India

Account No: 33807919875

IFSC Code: SBIN0017678

2. UPI: 9312765808@upi (verify as Arth Singhal)
3. Google Pay: arthsinghal24@oksbi

4. Paytm: 9312765808 (verify as Arth Singhal)

• Make the required payment of registration fee using UPI, Google Pay or Net Banking and fill in the Transaction ID in the Google Form.
• Submit the form and send the screenshot of the payment receipt to icml@nluo.ac.in to confirm your registration as an Attendee for the International Conference on Maritime Law 2020

Note: There is limited no. of seats available for attendees and we shall be accepting the registration on first come first serve basis.

To mark the anniversary of the adoption of India’s Constitution on November 26, 1949, in 2015 the Government decided to observe 26th November as ‘Constitution Day’ or Samvidhan Diwas. On this day in 1949, the Indian Constitution was adopted which came into force on January 26, 1950 marking the beginning of a new era in the history of India.

The ‘Constitution Day’ will be a part of year-long nationwide celebrations starting from 26th November, 2019 during which a number of activities with special emphasis on Fundamental Duties have been planned by UGC throughout the year with the active participation of HEIs. [For details: https://kartavya.ugc.ac.in/default.aspx<]

As the part of a yearlong celebration, UGC MHRD has nominated National Law University Odisha as the State Coordinator for the State of Odisha. For the celebration, there are different competitions/activities which are proposed by UGC which are to be conducted till 26^th November 2020.  These competitions include debating competition, moot court and mock parliament. Additionally, activities and competition like video/poster making competition, skit, tree plantation, workshops, lectures, panel discussions etc would be also be organised. As mandated by UGC the events have to be on the theme of fundamental duties as enshrined in the Constitution of India.

Dr. Owais Hasan Khan (owaishasankhan@nluo.ac.in<), Assistant Professor of Law, has been appointed as the Nodal Officer from NLU Odisha to coordinate the smooth conduct of the yearlong celebration.

 Event Calendar

UGC Letter to NLUO