Indian Chamber of Commerce

NATIONAL CONFERENCE
on
‘ENFORCEMENT OF IPR REGIME – CREATING A
FRAMEWORK THROUGH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY’
in association with

Government of India, Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

PRINCIPAL KNOWLEDGE PARTNER: WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION

12th March 2011, Hotel Hindusthan International, Kolkata

The programme*

Inaugural Session: 10AM – 11AM

10:00 AM Welcome Address Indian Chamber of Commerce
10:05 AM Theme Address Mr N G Khaitan
Advocate, Khaitan & Co.
10:15 AM Keynote Address Mr Kurush N Grant
Executive Director, ITC
10:25 AM Guest of Honour Shri Javed Akhtar (confirmation awaited)
10:35 AM Special Address of Dr Guriqbal Singh Jaiya
Director
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Division,
WIPO
10:50 AM Inaugural Address Shri P H Kurian, IAS, Controller General of
Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, Government of
India
11:05 AM-11:15 AM Concluding Remarks Mr D K Rahut, Deputy Controller of Patents &
Designs, Government of India
Tea Break (11:15AM-11:30AM)

Session I: Challenges on Counterfeiting & Piracy for FMCG Sector

Distinguished Speakers
Mr Gautam Banerjee, Advocate, Khaitan & Co
11:30 AM -12:30 PM Mr Rajendra Misra, Associate General Counsel, ITC
Mr Jayanta Deshpande, IP Manager, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (confirmation
awaited)
(12:25 AM-12:30 PM – Q/A)

Session II: The Development of New Technologies and Preparedness of Indian

Entertainment Industry for IPR Protection
12:30Pm - 1:30 PM
12:30PM-12:40 PM : Chair: Mr M K Chakrabarti, Managing Partner, MKC & Associates
12:40PM Anti-Piracy Laws Mr Apurv Nagpal, MD & CEO, Saregama India
-12:55PM
Piracy-A Serious Threat to Mr Arijit Dutta, Managing Director, Priya
12:55PM-1:10PM
Indian Film Industry Entertainments Pvt. Ltd.
Indian Film Industry – Prof. Sanjay Mukhopadhyay, Dept. of Film
1:10PM-1:25PM
Today & Tomorrow Studies, Jadavpur University
(1:25 PM-1:30 PM – Q/A)
(1:30Pm-2PM -Lunch)
 Session III: IPR Initiatives in the Pharmaceutical Sector
Distinguished Speakers
Strengthening Ms. Krishna Sarma, Managing Partner, Corporate
Pharmaceutical Patent Law Group
Protection
Trends in Pharma Industry Dr. Mahalaxmi Andheria
2PM - 3PM in Developing Countries – Senior General Manager- Intellectual Property Cell,
In relation to IPR, its Panacea Biotec Ltd.
benefits and costs”
Countering Counterfeiting Mr Kaushik Banerji
of drugs Head-IP
Zydus Research
(2:55 AM-3:00 PM –Q/A)

Session IV: Protection of Software and Hardware Related Innovations

3:00PM – 4:15PM
Chair: Dr N R Banerjea, Chairman, West Bengal Electronics Industry
Development Corporation Ltd. (WEBEL)
Address: Dr. Pinaki Ghosh
Principal IP officer
Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Enforcement Issues in light Dr. Viswanathan Seshan
3:00PM – 4:00PM of Sec. 107A of the Indian Country Manager, IP&S-India
Patents Act” Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
Dr. Aravind Chinchure
Managing IP at
General Manager – Innovation and Head-
Indian Companies-
IP
Opportunities and Challenges
Reliance Innovation Leadership Centre
Address: Mr Shreya Matilal
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur
(4:00 PM– 4:10 PM Q/A)
4:10 PM – 4:15 PM Vote of Thanks ICC
Networking over Tea / Coffee
*Speakers’ names subject to confirmation and last minute change.
KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS
Principal Sponsor
KHAITAN & CO. CORPORATE LAW GROUP