Kerala to set up traditional knowledge authority under revised IPR policy

Kerala to set up traditional knowledge authority under revised IPR policy

After 17 years, Kerala’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy is set for a comprehensive revamp, featuring a new Traditional Knowledge Authority, a Docketing System, and the launch of Mission IPR to boost IP administration. The draft IPR policy, prepared by R.S. Praveen Raj, Senior Principal Scientist at the CSIR–National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) in Thiruvananthapuram, proposes wide-ranging reforms …

Strengthening Innovation: Kerala’s Vision For IPR And TK - Data Intelligence

Recently, a committee to revise Kerala’s 2008 IP and TK policy was formulated. The Committee will work on the draft 2025 policy and revise the policy for the state after 17 years. Looking at the draft version of the 2025 Policy, SpicyIP Intern Advika Singh Malik highlights its key recommendations and compares it with the previous policy from 2008. Advika is a third-year law student at Symbiosis Law School, Noida. She is interested in pursuing IP…