IQAC:Policy for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

Purpose

In the recent years, there has been tremendous shift in the knowledge driven ecosystem and more emphasis has been given to higher education institutes to cater to research needs and do industry relevant research and facilitate technology transfer.

The college being one of the oldest premier educational institute offers variety of academic programmes in faculty of Arts and Science with recognized research centres.

The college has also been collaborating with industries for research, internships, collaborative research projects. The college has also established incubation center and has provided opportunities for young researchers and entrepreneurs.

Hence, a need was felt for a policy defining protection of intellectual property right. By doing so, the researches will have commercial value and will also provide solutions for industrial problems.

Scope of policy

The policy will include all research conducted in the college by students and teachers and also research output of incubation center.

Objectives

Promote, encourage and aid scientific investigation and research.
Facilitate the recording, monitoring and maintenance of college Intellectual Property portfolio.
Ensure that, economic benefits arising from the commercialization of Intellectual Property are distributed in a fair and equitable manner recognizing the contributions of the Inventors.
Provide platform for young researchers and entrepreneurs to nurture and nourish their ideas for benefit of the society.

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Policy

The policy will encourage and promote research in the college including incubation center and protect the intellectual property generated at all levels. the policy could be treated in following ways:

In case of college teachers (employees), all rights in Intellectual Property devised, made or created by an employee and student of the college in the course of his or her duties and activities of employment shall generally belong automatically to the teacher and researcher mentioning college affiliation.
If an employee of the college creates Intellectual Property outside the normal course of his or her duties of employment, with the significant use of college resources then, he or she will decide on transferring the rights to the College, as use of College Resources.
College employees (teachers/students) pursuing research activities at other institutions, in such case, the rights related to Intellectual Property, will governed by the agreement between the college and other institute.
Visiting Researchers or incubatees are required to transfer the IP rights to the College, which will be mentioned in the agreement with incubatees for activities arising from their association with the college/ incubation center.

The IPR Facilitation Cell

Sr. No.	Name	Designation
1	Dr. Ravindrasing Pardeshi	Principal and Chairman
2	Dr. Raj Hirwani	Advisor
3	Dr. Abhijit Papalkar	Member, Department of Chemistry
4	Adv. Paresh Chinchole	Member, Registered Patent Agent and Consultant
5	Ms. Rashmi Arya	Member, Principal Scientist, CSIR URDIP
6	Ms. Devaki Marathe	Member, Registered Patent Agent and Consultant
7	Ms. Nandini Kotharkar	Coordinator (Department of Biotechnology)

The Principal reserves right to make necessary amendments in the policy as and when required as per UGC and University Guidelines.