With the advancement of engineering Science and Technology, and the proliferation of knowledge in developed and developing countries, inventions and creations have become a daily affair. The caution to safeguard the individual’s product of human intellect from abuse or misuse has necessitated a legal security cover. The incubation centers in almost all HEIs seek legal assistance to protect the inventions and the interests of the inventor and the laws concerned are called Intellectual Property Rights. Adi shankara institute of engineering and technology kalady, with the intention of creating awareness among the Faculty and the Research Scholars, has launched the IPR Cell on 25.06.2018 with an Orientation program on Intellectual Property Rights. The IPR Cell of our college is committed to encourage the creativity and innovation that happen on its premises leading to generation of Intellectual Property. This Cell extends its services to the in-house scholars as well as the common public of our locality.

Co-ordinator - Dr. P Jenopaul, Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Email - ipr@adishankara.ac.in

IPR Policy

Academic and Research Institutions are concerned with successfully managing projects and research initiatives and the protection of their IP Rights which will benefit all stake holders. 

Salient Features of the Policy

• Right to be in joint name: -The patent shall be taken in the joint names of the college and the inventor
• The inventor may retain ownership if the IP is developed without use of college resources and time.
• The expenses in connection with the registration of any I.P.R. shall be borne by the college.
• Any profit accruing from the patent shall be shared between the college and the inventor as per policy.
• The person responsible for the invention or discovery shall render free service to the college in connection with the exploitation of the patent. The terms on which patents may be offered for exploitation shall be determined solely by the college
• The college faculty and students may publish their research outputs provided that are not copyrightable/patentable intellectual property.
• The process to be followed for filing a patent has been explicitly defined in the policy, and is to be followed for an efficient process. 

Obligations of the Inventor

• Disclose the invention in a thorough manner.
• Have trust on the IPR. cell and provide information as and when asked for.
• Provide assistance throughout the period of intellectual property rights procedures.