About the Institute
Chanakya National Law University [CNLU] is an autonomous law school in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established in 2006 by the Government of Bihar as a public university dedicated to the field of legal education.
About CIRF in IPHD
The Centre has been established with the aim to disseminate knowledge and promote research in the field of Intellectual property rights and related fields. Intellectual property is a creation of the mind. It is in the form of copyright, patents, Trademarks, design, integrated circuit lay out design, trade secret, and geographical indications, biotechnological inventions, traditional knowledge, inventions related to plant varieties, farmers’/ plant breeders’ rights. Every type of intellectual creation is socio-economic oriented. But there is a requirement of protection to the creators for their economic and moral rights involved in it. At the same time, the dissemination of intellectual property knowledge among society is essential. The industry also requires connection and involvement.
Topic for Essay
Intellectual Property Commercialisation
Who can Participate?
All students or academicians of any discipline may send in their submissions.
Submission Guidelines
- Word Limit – 1500 words
- Plagiarism Similarity should not be more than 10 %
- Citation Style – Standard Indian Legal Citation available here.
- All submissions are to be made on cirf.journal[at]gmail.com addressing the Director of the Centre, Prof. Dr. S C Roy.
Submission Deadlines
Last Date: 15th March 2021
Awards
Top 10 articles will be published on the CNLU website, IP Blog.