After 17 years, the Keraly policy for intellectual property rights (IPR) is set to a comprehensive revision with a new traditional knowledge office, document system and IPR mission to launch IP management.
The proposal of the IPR policy prepared by RS Poe Raj, the main scientist at the Csir-National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) in Thiruvananthapuram, proposes extensive reforms focused on the modernization of the state administration.
Mental property (IP) is defined as a “product of the mind”, and IPR is a legally enforceable exclusive right granted its creators for a limited period of time.
Other key proposals in the proposal include the establishment of the Academy of IPR and the necessary education of intellectual property in schools and universities.
“The 2008 policy has focused primarily on the protection of traditional knowledge. Now we are trying to expand our scope by aligning it with the IPR national policy. The current efforts are more to strengthen existing rights in expanding politics,” said Raj.
Traditional knowledge-quality centuries of old practices, healing wisdom and innovation passed through indigenous and local communities-they are increasingly vulnerable at the time of globalization. Incorrect, exploitation and commodification of such knowledge of the external parties without proper recognition or consent have caused significant ethical and legal concerns.
“The commodification of indigenous knowledge without the relevant recognition or compensation is seriously ethical. The government has committed itself to preventing direct and indirect abuse of traditional knowledge that forms an essential part of our cultural heritage,” the proposal of politics said.
“The focus of the IPR policy of 2008 was the traditional knowledge protection. The scope of this document is proposed that it be expanded in accordance with the IPR national policy, 2016. I presented my proposal” IPR and traditional knowledge policy 2025 “at the brainstorm meeting last month,” said Mr. Raj.
The ” Committee on the proposal of the IPR policy was ordered to specify this zero proposal, “he added.
He also stated that the proposal proposes to include IPR as a mandatory subject in the university and school curriculum. The IPR Academy is also on the anvil.
“The traditional knowledge document system (TKDS),“ Mission IPR ”and the traditional Keral (KTKA) knowledge office are other key peaks,” said Raj.
To ensure this valuable heritage, this policy proposes to create a traditional knowledge document system (TKDS). It enters details, such as the geographical location of knowledge, the community that is held, the nature of knowledge and any community protocols associated with its use.
In an effort to strengthen the ecosystem of the IP state, this proposal also orders that all research organizations and educational institutions, including schools, set up specialized IPR cells and IP management committees.
Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSE) was set up by a six -member committee designed by the revised IPR policy for the state. The head of the committee is headed by N. Anilkumar, chairman of the Council for Biodiversity of Keral, with a member of Poe Raj.
Published – April 25, 2025 22:10
