IPR Awareness – Creative India, Innovative India!

The scheme of IPR awareness – Creative India, Innovative India was launched from April 1, 2017 for duration of 3 Years (April 2017 – March 2020) by Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Key Features

• Objective of this scheme is to harness and promote awareness about IPR to take forward the National IPR Policy and enhance creativity, innovation, competitiveness and economic growth in India.
• Under this scheme, over 4000 IPR awareness workshops/seminars in academic institutions and the industry, including MSMEs and Startups, as also IP training and sensitization programmes for enforcement agencies and the judiciary.
• Pan India, including Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 cities as well as rural areas.

Funds

Funds to implement this scheme will be made available from the head ‘Intellectual Property’ under the head ‘Awareness Campaign’ which has already been approved in CIPAM’s DPR.