The Centre for Intellectual Property Research and Advocacy (CIPRA)

Objectives
The Centre for Intellectual Property Research and Advocacy (CIPRA) was established with the objective of enhancing the intellectual property knowledge base and research capabilities of the country in general and the NLSIU in particular. The Centre attempts to achieve these aims through a two pronged strategy. Firstly, it attempts to disseminate information on intellectual property rights with a view to create awareness to the public in general. Secondly, it initiates research into relatively unexplored and novel areas.

Activities
The CIPRA has developed a website that contains judicial decisions of Indian and Foreign Courts (along with relevant head notes), a number of well-researched and innovative articles, highlighting recent trends and developments in intellectual property. The CIPRA seeks to highlight issues to focus on the IPR needs of developing countries.

The Centre also offers a Post-graduate Diplma course in Intellectual Property Rights through distance education mode.

Centre Co-ordinator : Dr. T. Ramakrishna
Professor of Law, NLSIU
Tel. No. : 080-23160532,533,535 (extn. 235)
Email : cipra@nls.ac.in
Website : http://www.iprlawindia.org