DPIIT Chair on Intellectual Property Rights

The DPIIT IPR Chair at NLSIU is dedicated to promoting teaching and research excellence in the area of Intellectual Property (IP) laws. This Chair is supported by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

Mission & Objectives

The Chair aims to promote public interest in the area of intellectual property through diverse activities including –

  • Teaching: Offering IP courses for students and professionals.
  • Research: Conducting cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research on fundamental and emerging areas of intellectual property laws.
  • Dissemination: Engaging in diverse knowledge dissemination activities to raise awareness and deeper understanding of IP issues among different stakeholders.
  • Capacity Building: Undertaking capacity building measures for a balanced IP regime that promotes both creativity and public interest.

Key Activities

Teaching: Teaching activities include offering survey courses in the area of IP, advanced seminars, and training workshops for professionals covering various aspects of IP such as
copyright, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets.

Research Initiatives: Researchers and scholars associated with the Chair undertake research projects in diverse areas of IP. Current areas of research focus include copyright exceptions in
the context of emerging technologies and review of software patent related provisions, in the context of AI related developments.

Workshops and Conferences: Chair organises public lectures, workshops, and conferences to facilitate interactions and collaboration among academics, practitioners, and other stakeholders.

Internships: The Chair offers internships wherein students are given an opportunity to work as part of the activities of the Chair. Interested students may contact the Chair with an updated CV and a motivation letter (not more than 1000 words) clearly describing their motivation for application.

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DPIIT IPR Chair Professor: Dr Arul George Scaria

Team

Dr. Arul George Scaria

Publications

Report

The Rise of FOSS in India: Empirical Evidence and Insights from Cross-Sectoral Case Studies

Dr. Arul George Scaria, Dr. Suryaprakash Mishra, Shubham Shinde, Rashi Singhal

July 11, 2025

The report analyses the adoption of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in India, primarily through case studies across four sectors (healthcare, education, finance, and software and IT services) and different types of organisations (start-ups,...

News

Roundtable on Copyright and Generative AI Training | By DPIIT IPR Chair, NLSIU & Columbia Law School

August 1, 2025

The DPIIT IPR Chair on Intellectual Property Rights at NLSIU, in collaboration with Columbia Law School’s Programme on Science, Technology & Intellectual Property Law, is organising a Roundtable on Copyright and Generative AI Training. The...

‘All Things Policy Podcast’ Interview with Rashi Singhal | ‘The State of FOSS in India’

September 2, 2025

Rashi Singhal, Academic Fellow at NLSIU, has been featured in an episode of the ‘All Things Policy’ podcast by Takshashila Institution. The podcast episode is titled ‘The Rise of FOSS in India.’ Abstract  Over the...

Special Lecture | Fostering Innovation, Production and Access to Pharmaceutical Products in Developing Countries by Prof. William W. Fisher | Organised by the DPIIT IPR Chair, NLSIU

September 27, 2024

The DPIIT IPR Chair, National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is organising a special lecture to be delivered by Prof. William W. Fisher, WilmerHale Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Harvard Law School, on September...

National Webinar | Copyright & the protection of expression in the media and Entertainment Industry

June 10, 2023

The National Webinar is jointly organised by DPIIT IPR CHAIRS : WBNUJS, NLSIU, GNLU, IIT Roorkee and Tezpur University. Overview Technology and innovation are driving in the media and entertainment industry. This includes everything from...

Roundtable On Trade Secret Protection in India: Road Map for a Legislation

February 15, 2022

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India) along with the Chair on Intellectual Property Rights and CIPRA, NLSIU, is organising a Round Table on ‘Trade...

Round Table on Intellectual Property as a Security Asset for Credit: Issues and Prospects

October 28, 2020

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, GOI along with the Chair on IPR and CIPRA, NLSIU is organising a Round Table on ‘Intellectual Property as a Security...
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