A workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) held at CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here has called upon the scientific community to document traditional knowledge in a judicious manner to guard against their misuse by vested interests by various means including bio piracy.
The workshop was held at CSIR-NIIST campus here earlier this week in connection with World IPR Day, for which this year’s theme was “IPR and Sustainable Development Goals - Building our common future with innovation and creativity.”
In his inaugural address, Dr. G.M. Nair, President, Kerala Academy of Sciences and Director, Central Laboratory for Instrumentation and Facilitation (CLIF), University of Kerala, highlighted the importance of enhancing the awareness about IPR in general and patents in particular. He also cautioned against the misuse of traditional knowledge including bio-piracy and the need for documenting the traditional knowledge in a judicious manner.
