The Centre for Advocacy, Practice and Research in Intellectual Property (CAPRIP) organised a half-day seminar on ‘Revisiting the Indian Trade Secret Legislation Requirement’ at Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU) on Saturday.
The seminar began with a welcome address by the Vice Chancellor of DNLU, Prof Manoj Sinha. Prof Anindya Sircar (DPIIT Chair and Professor, NALSAR University of Law) spoke about industrial perspectives on trade secrets in India.Prof Ghayur Alam (DPIIT Chair and Professor, NLIU Bhopal) elaborated on ‘Best Practices for Trade Secrets in India and other Countries’.Amit Dubey, Advocate, Madhya Pradesh High Court, explained the concept of ‘Trade Secrets’ from a legal practice point of view.
The event concluded with Gargi Chakraborti, Associate Professor at DNLU, discussing India’s current position on trade secrets and future requirements, highlighting the differences between trade secrets and patents.The seminar was moderated by Shruti Nandwana, Assistant Professor.
DNLU will send a report on the seminar to the Law Commission of India for the development of a trade secrets legal regime in India.In the afternoon, another event titled ‘Capacity Building Programme on Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources Protection in Madhya Pradesh’ was jointly organised by CAPRIP and the Centre for Studies in Tribal and Indigenous Communities (CSTIC).
Prof Saba Hussain, People’s University; Saurabh Maru; and Nandini Maravi, Former MLA, Sihora; Urmila Bharti, Member, Tribal Advisory Council, along with representatives from several tribal communities and other resource persons, interacted with the community to understand the ground realities of ‘Traditional Knowledge’ and its related prospects.
They also discussed the legal understanding of the Biological Diversity Act (BDA), 2002.Resource persons shared their expertise on BDA-related legal aspects and spread awareness. Both events successfully addressed important aspects related to trade secrets and traditional knowledge, as well as their current protection regime in India.
