The DPIIT IPR Chair and the Centre for Intellectual Property Research and Advocacy (CIPRA) at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) are organising a one-day colloquium on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Access on Saturday, 21 November 2026.

The colloquium will feature four sessions addressing key policy issues concerning the affordability and accessibility of health technologies and agricultural innovation.

Programme Schedule

• 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Decision of the Kerala High Court in In Re Exorbitant Pricing of Life Saving Patented Medicines (W.P. (C) No. 18999 of 2022): Path Forward?
• 11:15 AM – 1:15 PM: Review of the IPR Chair Research Project, Innovation Landscape, Affordability and Accessibility of Cancer Medicines
• 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM: Lunch Break
• 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM: Reflections on the Draft Seed Bill, 2025
• 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Creating a Vision and Action Plan for an IP Clinic at NLSIU

All communications and queries regarding the event may be directed to .