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 GLOBAL IP CONVENTION 2012 ITAG organised Global IP Convention, 2012 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 5-8 January, 2012. The Conference was a phenomenal success with the presence of over 300 participants from all over the world. The very presence of 172 speakers from around the world and over 300 delegates has enabled us to touch a new milestone which is unique in the country and also at global level. We are profoundly thankful to all the learned speakers, sponsors and distinguished guests for making GIPC 2012 a grand success. We are especially thankful to Ms. Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO, our chief guest who travelled all along from United States to inaugurate the conference and for also being a speaker and chairperson in some of the technical sessions. We are similarly thankful to Ms. Jayashree Watal, Counsellor, IP Division World Trade Organization, Mr. Naresh Nandan Prasad, Executive Director & Chief of Staff, WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland, Mr. Narendra K. Sabharwal, Former Deputy Director General, WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland, Mr. P. H. Kurian, Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks, Indian Patent Office (IN) who delivered their inaugural address and enlightened the distinguished delegates during inaugural ceremony, igniting the confidence and by adding values to the deliberations which took place during the four days from 5-8 January, 2012 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. We are especially thankful to the team led by Prof. Sigram Schindler, Founder & CEO, TELES AG (Germany) for their enthusiastic contribution in the field of innovation through FSTP project. We are grateful to Mr. S. Chandrasekaran, former member of IPAB and former Controller General of Indian Patent Office and Mr. Shanti Kumar, former Joint Controller of Patents and Designs at the Indian Patent Office, Mr. V. K. Gupta, Director, TKDL, CSIR, Mr. R. K. Gupta, Head, IP Management Division, CSIR and Dr. Raj Hirwani, Director, CSIR-URDIP, for their wholehearted support and inspiration throughout the conference. We are also thankful to our distinguished learned speakers from USA, Canada, Germany, UK, France, Switzerland, Brazil, Australia, Singapore and from various parts of the world including the length and the breadth of India representing the world class IP attorney firms and top technology companies listed in fortune 500. We are also thankful to Dr. Aravind Chinchure, Dr. Vishwanathan Seshan, Mr. Shubhash Saraf and other members of the organizing committee to have been a source who has provided their valued advice for providing all round support to make the conference successful and historical events.
Dr. D. R. Agarwal, Director, ITAG Business Solutions Ltd. with Reliance Technolgy Group led by Dr. Aravind Chinchure had Reliance Innovation Council, during his interactive talk with them on IP Management issues on 3rd August, 2011 at Reliance Corporate Park, Mumbai. LEXITAG LEXITAG, the LPO wing of ITAG consisting of 25 inhouse team of lawyers from all over the country, met at New Delhi and at Secunderabad for brainstorming session. We plan to extend our services for litigation support in domestic market and paralegal in the international market in near future as a full fledged law firm. Dr. D. R. Agarwal’S Presentation at BIRAP at Science City, Kolkata Dr. D. R. Agarwal, Director, ITAG delivered his presentation "Role of Competitive Intelligence, Mining and Analysis in IP Management" on 16-17th September 2010 in the Workshop on Intellectual Property Management for Biotechnology Industry organized by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Program (BIRAP) in association with Biotech Consortium India Limited at Science City in Kolkata. Workshop: BIOSIMILARS - An Opportunity to Explore Organised by: ITAG Business Solutions Ltd. Hyderabad (22nd July, 2010) Bangalore (24th July, 2010) World Intellectual Property Day to be celebrated on April 26
This occasion was initiated by the WIPO in 2001 to make the general public aware of the role of IP in the economic, social and cultural development and to celebrate the contribution made by innovators and artists to the development of societies around the world. It was on this date (April 26) on which the Convention establishing the WIPO entered into force in 1970. WIPO and its Member States observe World IP Day with activities, events and campaigns intending to increase public understanding of what is IP and how it affects them. The theme of World IP Day in this commemorative year is “Innovation – Linking the World”. We at Itag have accumulated some words of wisdom and the creative thoughts of imminent personalities from the field of intellectual property. Please have a look. Paper presentation in the 7th International Symposium on Fuels and Lubricants (ISFL 2010) Paper presentation on “Optimizing Values of Patents in Oil and Gas Industry Perspective” (P065), by Mark Boland, Partner, Sughrue Mion, PLLC, Washington DC and Dr. Dhanpat Ram Agarwal, Director of ITAG Business Solutions Ltd, Kolkata, in the Technical session 12 of the theme “Leveraging IP” in the 7th International Symposium on Fuels and Lubricants (ISFL 2010), organized by Indian Oil in association with SAEINDIA and Petrotech at Silver Oak-II, on March 11th , 2010 in New Delhi, India.
Dr. D. R. Agarwal, Director, ITAG, is delivering lecture on Intellectual Property Management to participants on 15th and 16th February, 2010, at National Institute of Intellectual Property Management (NIIPM), Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India, Nagpur. 2nd International Intellectual Property Conference concluded in Bangalore ITAG Business solutions Ltd. organized the 2nd International Intellectual Property Rights Conference, held on 29th & 30th January 2010, at Bangalore. Many organizations took part from a diverse technological fields and were involved in exchange and sharing the global knowledge pool with leading experts from India and abroad. We, ITAG Business solutions Ltd. extend our sincere gratitude for making our 2nd International IPR conference a great success.
Mr. S. Chandrasekaran is inaugurating the conference by lighting the inaugural lamp.
Speakers with participants at the end of Day II in the recently concluded IIPRC 2010 at Bangalore.
Dr. D. R. Agarwal, Director with Anjali AERI, Yolande Coeckelbergs and Quan SIM, senior officers of the legal department PCT Division of WIPO, Geneva on 30th November, 2009.
Dr. D. R. Agarwal is with Judith Zahra and Andre NTAMACK, senior officer of the Trademark Division of WIPO, Geneva on 2nd December, 2009 STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH DOLCERA We believe in growth with partnership and strategic alliances. In our pursuit to achieve this goal, ITAG has entered into a strategic alliance with Dolcera, a global Knowledge Process Outsourcing Company founded in 2004 and based in Hyderabad, who provide service to clients in North America, Europe and Asia in different industries like software, semiconductor, networking, mechanical Engg, Chemical Engg etc.Dolcera is a pioneer organization in Patent research, analytics, business, market research and knowledge management. We hope our clients will benefit from our joint efforts in providing effective IP-Management services.
Team ITAG attended a one-day IPR Conference on “The Protection and Utilisation of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill” (Similar to “Bayh Dole Act” of USA) organized by National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) on 12th September, 2009. The Conference was aimed at generating awareness about the Bill and what it stands for. In the picture, Dr. D. R. Agarwal, Director, ITAG is presentinga memento to Mr. Joshua D. Sarnoff (Professor and Associate Director, Washington College of Law) and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha Bose (High Court, Kolkata). EVENTS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 2009
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED WITH INTANGIBLE BUSINESS ITAG has signed an Memorandum of Understanding with Intangible Business of London, UK for developing business in the field of Intellectual Property Valuation. The strategic alliance between the two organization will broaden the area of operation of ITAG in the Asia Pacific region and shall enhance the capacity and knowledge strength of both the parties. Utsav Australia and ITAG
Dr. D. R. Agarwal delivered a talk on “IP Policies and its framework for foreign companies in India” to Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) at Australian High Commission, New Delhi, India on 11th May, 2009. The Program was a part of Utsav Australia which is an initiative of Australian Government to promote trade and investment between the two countries. World IP Day Celebration
ITAG celebrated World IP Day on 26th April, 2009. We have sent a poster to WIPO IP Day Gallery, it was selected and published in the WIPO Web site. The annual event aimed to develop a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, this would stimulate innovation, reward creativity and contribute to economic development. These developments should also lead to the development of jobs and employment opportunities across the globe. |
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