Intellectual Property protection plays a key role in gaining an advantageous position in the competition technological game for achieving economic growth. It has been increasingly felt that the immense traditional knowledge base associated with biological diversity of the state needs to be documented and bio-prospected on priority basis. Right for traditional knowledge of Geographical Indication, protection and promotion at international area is also unexplored area Thus, to scout, spawn, sustain and market these products, Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST), Dehradun have taken initiative in collaboration with National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), New Delhi and Patent Office, Delhi and following Seminars and workshop have so far been organized:

1. Regional Seminar on “Intellectual Property and Innovation Management in Knowledge Era”, 21st December, 2006, at Dehradun.

   Regional Sensitization Workshop on “How to Protect and Promote Rational Products- Handicrafts, Natural, Agricultural and Industrial Goods”, 22nd December, 2006, at Dehradun.

   Regional Seminar on “Intellectual Property and Innovation Management in Knowledge Era”, 17th -18th August, 2007, at Nainital.

   Regional Seminar on “Intellectual Property and Innovation Management in Knowledge Era”, 28th -29th January, 2008, at Almora.

   Regional Seminar on “Patenting in Biotechnology” 11th February, 2008 at Haridwar.

   Regional Seminar on “Intellectual Property & Innovation Management in Knowledge Era”, 12th -13th March, 2008 at Roorkee.

2. Regional Seminar on “Intellectual Property & Innovation Management in Knowledge Era”, 17th -18th March, 2008 at ATI, Nainital.

Some of the eminent expert from NRDC, New Delhi, Patent Office, Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and various industrial sectors like drugs and pharma, Biotechnology and software are as under:

1. Sh. S. Chandrasekharan, Controller General, Patents, Designs, Trademarks and Geographical Indications, Chennai.

   Sh. K.S. Kardam, Assistant Controller, Patent office, New Delhi.

   Prof. G.S. Prasad, Scientist, IMTECH, Chandigarh.

   Sh. C.M. Gaind, Senior Manager (IPR), NRDC, New Delhi.

   Dr. K.S. Bisht, Director (Research and Extension), Forest Research Institute, Dehradun.

   Dr. S. Maruia, Assistant Director General (IPR and Policy), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.

   Dr. Rajeshwari Hariharan, M/s K&S Partners.

2. Dr. O.P. Agarwal, Emeritus Scientist, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.

More than 1000 academicians, scientists and policy makers now have more information, orientation and facilities for protecting their intellectual browses. These carefully built programmes catering the need of matters of this area which are required in globalize economy with international agreement and obligations in the fields of IPR in the WTO regime.