Aviskar – National Level IP Essay Writing Competition-2022 on the theme “Role of Youth in Innovating for Better Future through IP”, by DPIIT-IPR Chair, Osmania University: Register by April 24!

About the organizer/college/university

The DPIIT-IPR Chair is established at Osmania University under the SPRIHA scheme of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. The IPR Chair aims to promote IPR Culture and contribute to IPR research and knowledge. The DPIIT-IPR Chair at Osmania University looks forward to collaborate with academics, researchers and industry to promote effective utilization of IPRs. Prof. (Dr.) G.B. Reddy, Professor of Law, Osmania University is the DPIIT IPR-Chair Professor at Osmania University.

Details about the event/opportunity

The DPIIT-IPR Chair at Osmania University, is organizing ?vi?k?r –National Level IP Essay Writing Competition on the theme “Role of Youth in Innovating for Better Future through IP” with the primary objective of creating awareness and promoting discourse on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). The Essay Competition is one of the events being organized by the IPR-Chair to celebrate the World IP Day 2022 (26th April).

Eligibility

Students pursuing UG/PG/Diploma Course in any discipline, from any University or its affiliated College recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) are eligible to participate in the Competition. [Age Limit: up to 25 years]

Guidelines

• Word limit for the Essay is 2000 words, exclusive of the footnotes. Co-Authorship is NOT permitted.
• Text must be in Times New Roman font; Size 12; Justified; 1.5 spacing – Footnotes must be in Times New Roman font; Size 10; Justified; 1 spacing. Any uniform method of citation may be followed.
• Essay manuscript must be an original and unpublished work of the Author. All essays would be checked for similarity and those with similarity index more than 10% would be liable for rejection.
• Author shall not disclose any information regarding the identity, including, but not limited to name, institutional assistance, professional details, etc., within the body of the manuscript.
• The manuscript submitted in the Essay Competition shall be original work of the author and the same shall not be published or submitted for publication elsewhere, and not infringe any other copyright.
• The DPIIT IPR-Chair Osmania University retains absolute discretion in marking the manuscripts submitted in the Essay Competition and selecting the Winners.
• The ownership over the copyright of the essay submitted for the Competition and selected for the Publication in the OU IPR Forum Blog shall be transferred to DPIIT IPR-Chair, Osmania University and the author shall only retain the moral rights over their work.
• In case of any dispute, the decision of DPIIT IPR-Chair, Osmania University will be final and binding.
• Interested Candidates shall Register for the Competition by filling the Registration Form (Google Form) within 24^th April, 2022 – 11:59 PM.
• The Registered Candidates would be provided link for submission of the Manuscript of the Essay by email on 25^th April, 2022 and the submission shall be made within 26^th April, 2022 – 11:59 PM.

Registration

Interested Candidates shall register by submitting the Registration Form (Google Form)

Registration Form:  CLICK HERE

Mode

The Competition is organized in an Online/Virtue mode. The DPIIT IPR-Chair, Osmania University is situated at Hyderabad.

Prizes

• 1st Prize: Rs.5,000/- cash prize and Certificate
• 2nd Prize: Rs.4,000/- cash prize and Certificate
• 3rd Prize: Rs.3,000/- cash prize and Certificate

Participation Certificate would be provided to all the candidates making successful submissions.

The RESULT will be declared on 30^th April, 2022 in an Online Event. 

Deadlines

Registration Due Date: 24th April, 2022

Submission Due Date: 26th April, 2022

Contact Us

Dr. S. B. Md. Irfan Ali Abbas (9848885394)

University College of Law, Osmania University.

Mr. A. Srinivasa Rao (8297399898)

Advocate & IP Attorney, Hyderabad.

Mr. B. Nagaraj (9700802342)

Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Website:  https://ouipr.in/

Email:     iprchairou@gmail.com ; info@ouipr.in

Important Links

BROCHURE

Join Kanooniyat’s WhatsApp group to get notified immediately. Also, check us out on Instagram and LinkedIn