TWO-DAYS MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE on WOMEN & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: ACCELERATING INNOVATION & CREATIVITY!
April 26-27, 2023 (Hybrid Mode)
Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla
ABOUT HPNLU
The Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla was established by an Act of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha in the year 2016 (Act 16 of 2016). In the seven years of its foundation, HPNLU, Shimla has seen tremendous growth and has undertaken a good number of innovative measures to enhance its academic potential. Led by the visionary scholar of law, the Vice- Chancellor Professor (Dr.) Nishtha Jaswal, the University has been proactive in organizing a series of events encompassing a wide spectrum of socio-legal issues.
CENTRE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (CIPR)
CIPR is a newly established centre in the HPNLU family. IPR is a burgeoning research field. The scope of Agriculture-IPR, Sports, Health, and Music Industries, GI, Traditional knowledge, trademarks is very wide in the northern region of the country. Hence, there is an abundant need of Education, Promotion, and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in a globalized, competitive world.
THEMES
- IP Policy :
a. Examining the legal and policy frameworks that impact women’s IP
and innovation
b. Advocating for policy changes to better support women’s IP and
innovation
c. The role of IP in promoting women’s economic empowerment and
human rights
d. The intersection of IP and gender equality in international
developments. - Traditional Knowledge and IP:
a. The role of traditional knowledge in women’s innovation and creativity
b. Strategies for protecting and preserving traditional knowledge in IP
systems
c. The impact of IP on traditional knowledge and Indigenous women’s
rights
d. Best practices for engaging with traditional knowledge holders and
respecting Indigenous women’s IP rights. - Women, IP and the Law:
a. The legal framework for protecting and enforcing women’s IP rights
b. The impact of intellectual property law on women’s innovation and
creativity
c. Examining the gender gap in legal representation and strategies to
address it
d. The intersection of IP law with other legal areas, such as employment
law and discrimination law, and their impact on women’s IP and
innovation.
THEMES - Innovation in IP amongst women entrepreneurs:
a. Examining the participation of women in Patents and Trademarks
b. Studying the contribution of women entrepreneurs in specific IP
areas
c. Examining the gender disparity in community-based industries
related to IPR and women’s entrepreneurship
d. Women as Primary patent Holder - Competition Law and IP Rights:
a. Critically examining the link between competition law and IP
concerning women’s rights
b. Studying the goal of IP rights to encourage innovation by women
c. The impact of competition law on women’s IP rights - Copyright and Entertainment industry:
a. Examining the relationship between the filmmaking process and IP in
relation to women’s involvement and rights
b. IP Rights in the music industry and the participation of women
c. Gender disparity in copyrights and other related rights
d. Studying the creative trends in Fashion, design and art-related IP and
women’s contribution therein. - Geographical Indications :
a. Role of women recognized in the legislative definitions of GI
b. GIs , Social development and Women
c. Cosmetic industry and women - Women’s IP rights and IT Law:
a. Interplay between IT Law and women’s IPR
b. Contribution of women towards link between IPR and IT Law
*THE TOPICS ARE NOT LIMITED TO THESE ABOVE MENTIONED THEMES
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The title of the paper should be followed by Name, Designation, Name of the Organization / University / Institution, Email address and contact details along with an Abstract not more than 300 words. It is mandatory to mention Email addresses, as all future correspondence will be through it. Name and details of Co-author (Co-authorship is allowed up to a maximum of 2 authors), if any.
The paper should be in doc./docx. format.
The paper must be in a single-column layout with margins justified on both sides.
The subheading should be in font size 12, bold and Times New Roman, left-aligned.
The main text should be in font size 12, Normal, Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing and justified.
The length of a paper should not be less than 3500 words (excluding footnotes).
All references must be in the form of footnotes with font size 10, Times New Roman, 1.0 spacing and should be according to the HPNLU Citation Style.
The submissions should not have more than 10% Similarity Index.
All the submission should be made via Google Form Link
Any submission violating the above stated guidelines will be rejected.
So, it is advised that the author(s) must stick to the mentioned guidelines.
ELIGIBILITY
Students, Academicians, Research Scholars and Professionals from related fields are eligible to participation the conference.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Certificates will be awarded to the registered participants who will attend the full Conference. In case of co-authorship, each author is required to register and pay the registration fee individually.
REGISTRATION FEE
Students/Research Scholars: 500 INR
Academicians/Professionals: 1000 INR
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