A one-day workshop on Intellectual Property Rights was organized at CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), Chennai, on 23 October 2025. Dr. T. Pavan Kumar, Principal Scientist, Chemistry & IPR, CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT), Bhubaneswar, conducted the sessions.
Dr. N. Anandavalli, Director, CSIR-SERC, presided over the event and gave the welcome address. In her address, she briefed on the significance of intellectual property and the need to protect it.
The workshop was organized into two sessions. The first session covered topic such as Innovation Dynamics & IPR - Idea to Implementation (I2I), Anatomy of Patents - Structure, Scope & Significance (3S), Patentability Assessment Criteria, Commonality & Categorization (3C), Patent Search - Databases & Demonstration (2D). The second session included topics such as Patent Drafting – The CLAIM game, Patent Filing – Fees, Forms & Formalities (3F) and IP Commercialization – Mind to Monetization (M2M).
More than 100 Scientists and Technical Officers participated in the Workshop. The workshop was coordinated by Shri R.D. Sathish Kumar, Principal Technical Officer & Convenor IPM Cell, CSIR-SERC.