One Day Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation, and Patents SIPRIP26

The one-day seminar on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation, and Patents 2026, organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Theivanai Ammal College for Women, Villupuram, aims to raise awareness and foster innovative culture in Research areas. The seminar will focus on the importance of intellectual property in driving technological advancements and economic growth. It will offer insights into patents, copyrights, and other IPRs, providing academicians and researchers with the knowledge to protect their creations and contribute to groundbreaking innovations. The event will also cover national and international patent filing procedures and recent trends in intellectual property.

Objectives:
· To provide a clear understanding of various types of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs).
· To guide participants on converting research and project work into patents.
· To explain the importance and application of copyrights and trademarks.
· To promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship through startups.
· To offer hands-on training in patent search techniques for innovation assessment.
· To know about available resources and funding support for patent filing.

WHO CAN ATTEND
Policy makers, College Principals, Administrators, Directors, Industrialists, IQAC Coordinators, Professors and Research Scholars.

Technical Session & Paper Presentation

Session – 1: 10.00 am – 11.15 am

Overview of Intellectual Property Rights Converting the Research/ Project works into Patents.

Resource Person : Prof. Dr. M. Kanthababu, Director, Centre for Research & Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Anna University, Chennai.

Session – 2: 11.45 am – 1.00 pm

Copyrights and Trade Marks Creating the Culture of the Start-Up.

Session – 3: 2.00 pm – 3.15 pm

Hands-on-Training on Patent Search for Innovation

Session – 4: 3.30 pm – 4.30 pm

Resources for funding to file patents.

Resource Person: Er.N.Kumutha, Project Scientist II, Patent Information Centre,Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST), Chennai

PUBLICATION OF PAPERS:
• Papers are invited on the theme and subthemes of the conference.
• A soft copy of the full-length paper with the abstract (not exceeding 5000 words or 12 pages) should be submitted (Specification: A4 size, MS Word, Times New Roman font with heading in font size 14 and the remaining text of size 12 with spacing 1.5 as a single file).
• The paper should include the title, author’s name, institutional address, corresponding author mail id and mobile number.
• The paper should be based on an original research work that has not been published. The full-length paper should be submitted on or before 08.01.2026
• The papers submitted to seminar would be peer-reviewed and published in Scopus Indexed/web of science depending on the norms of the Journal with an applicable publication fee.
• The seminar registration fee is exclusive of publication charges.

PAPER PRESENTATION TOPICS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO):
IPR and Patent | IPR and Copyright | IPR and Artificial Intelligence | Innovation Success | Innovation and Product Design | Technological Innovation Process | Entrepreneurship Development Programmes | Innovation, Competitions and Patents |Patent Filing

IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission of abstracts for paper presentation: 20.11.2025
Notification of acceptance of authors: 15.12.2025
Submission of full paper: 08.01.2026
Closing of Registration: 25.01.2026

REGISTRATION FEE:
• Participation: Rs 350
• Presentation Rs.500

Theivanai Ammal College for Women

Chennai - Trichy Trunk Road, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu 605602

Will be arranged in the nearby hotels (to be paid by the participant)