The International Seminar on Emerging Trends of Intellectual Property Rights
2021 is taking place on 17th April 2021 Online. The International Seminar on
Emerging Trends of Intellectual Property Rights is being organized by Law Mantra
Trust, The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, RGNUL-Punjab, CNLU Patna &
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur.
The Seminar aims to examine and analyze the Emerging Trends of Intellectual
Property Rights of today’s times. The International Seminar will be attended by
various international delegates and speakers as also representatives from the
national Diaspora representing the stakeholders in the digital ecosystem and alive
web. These would include representatives from the Central Government & State
Governments, various Ministries, Law Enforcement Agencies, Police, Business,
Information Technology, Corporate Sector, Academicians, Scholars, Service
Providers, International Organizations and distinguished thought leaders.
Objective
To provide a platform for stake holder like organizations working in international
and national level, legislatures, civil societies, researchers, practitioners,
academicians, activists and policy makers to deliberate and discuss on what is
required to build strategies and to address the constraints in inclusive practices
towards betterment of the society.
The Organizing Committee welcomes original papers, relating to, but not
limited to the following topics:
1. Current emerging trends in Intellectual Property Regime;
2. Intellectual Property challenges in the field of pharmaceuticals;
3. Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development;
4. Protection of Geographical Indication and Traditional Knowledge;
5. Procedural & Registration Aspect of Trade Marks;
6. Interface between IPR & Competition Law;
7. Geographical Indication & Protection of Traditional Knowledge;
8. Abuse of Dominant Position;
9. Copyright & Fair Use;
10. Law relating to Copyright and the Entertainment Industry;
11. Geographical Indication and Protection of Traditional Knowledge;
12. Intellectual Property challenges in the field of agriculture and
pharmaceuticals;
13. Challenges of Enforcement of Protection of Copyright Laws in the Digital
Era;
14. The interface between Designs and Copyright Laws.
Note: These Themes are not exhaustive; Authors are open to work on any topic
related to above-mentioned theme.
Procedure for Submission of Abstracts:
1. Abstract (of about 250 words) should be sent as an attachment in a word
file. Abstracts will be peer reviewed before they are accepted.
2. The following information, in the given format, should be send along with
the Abstract:
3. Name of the Participant, Official Designation/Institution Details, Address
and Email id, Title of Abstract
4. Submit your abstract to seminarnlus@gmail.com
Guidelines for Paper Submission:
5. The title of the paper should be followed by Name, Designation, Name of
the Organization / University / Institution and Email address. It is
mandatory to mention Email address, as all future correspondence will be
through it;
6. Name and details of Co-author, if any;
7. Chapter: Chapter should be in Times New Roman 12 point font and double
spaced. Main Title should be in full capitals, bold and centered 12 point
font. Sub-titles should be in sentence case, bold and 12 point font. Author’s
names should be in small capitals and centered 12 point font Footnotes
should be in Times New Roman 12 point font;
8. Citation Format: Please use footnotes rather than endnotes. Footnotes
should conform to The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi Style;
9. Submission of the abstract: A covering letter with the name(s) of the
author(s) and address, designation, institution/affiliation, the title of the
manuscript and contact information (email, phone, etc.) is compulsory to
submit. All submissions must contain an abstract of not more than 300
words with 5 Minimum Keywords;
10. Originality of Manuscripts: All the contributions should be the original work
of the contributors and should not have been submitted for consideration in
any other Publication. Any plagiarized work will be out-rightly rejected;
11. Copyright: The contributions presented to and accepted for publication and
the copyrights therein shall be the Intellectual Property of Law Mantra;
12. The title of the Chapter should be followed by Name, Designation, Name
of the Organization / University / Institution and Email address. It is
mandatory to mention Email address, as all future correspondence will be
through it;
13. Name and details of Co-author, if any;
14. The paper should be typed in MS WORD format (preferably 2007 or 2010);
15. The paper must be in single column lay out with margins justified on both
sides;
16. The length of paper should not be below 4,000 words (including
footnotes) and Should not Exceed more than 10,000 (Including
Footnotes).
Publication Opportunity
Selected will be published in book bearing ISBN, International Journal of Legal
Research and Governance (Print Journal) bearing ISSN and Law Mantra Journal.
(If Paper will Selected for Publication in Book bearing ISBN, Contributor have to
Contact Publisher and will have to pay charge if any one wishes to procure Hard
Copy of Book as per bill raised by Publisher ).
REGISTRATION FEE FOR PRESENTATION OF PAPER
Student Rs. 500/-
Faculty/Professional/Research Scholar/Other Rs 700/-
REGISTRATION FEE FOR FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS : NIL
Both Author and Co-Author have to register separately.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of Abstract – 25th March
Confirmation of Abstract Selection – 27th March
Registration – 09th April
Submission of Draft Paper (Proposed Paper)- 14th April
Seminar Date – 17th April
Submission of Final Paper – 2nd June, 2021
Publication of Selected Paper By March, 2022
Who Should Attend?
Students, Research Scholars/Faculties/Academicians, Corporate Delegates,
Business entities, Lawyers.
Rules for the Presentation:
1. No abstract or full paper shall be accepted after the last date of submission
respectively;
2. Participants/Paper Presenters have to register after the acceptance of
abstract with payment of required fees;
3. For participation, registration is mandatory on confirmation of the
participation. Only registered participants will be allowed to take part in
Conference;
4. All the registered participants will be provided a participation certificate;
5. Event will be hosted through Zoom/Cisco-Webex or any other Online
Platform.;
6. Technical Session will be organized through Google Meet/ Zoom/Cisco-
Webex or any other Online Platform.
Organizing Committee
1. Dr. Himanshu Pandey, Associate Professor of Law, MNLU-Nagpur. (Convenor)
2. Prof. (Dr.) S. C Roy, Professor of Law, CNLU, Patna.
3. Dr. Ragini P. Khubalkar, Centre Coordinator/In-Charge, DPIIT-IPR Chair,
Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur.
4. Dr. Abhinandan Bassi, Assistant Professor of Law, RGNUL-Punjab.
5. Dr. Geetika Walia, Assistant Professor of Law, RGNUL-Punjab.
6. Dr. Shailedra Kumar, Trustee Law Mantra Trust. (Member)
7. Mr. Aditya Mishra, Managing Trustee, Law Mantra Trust. (Member)
8. Ms. Akansha Jain, Joint Secretary, Law Mantra Trust.
HELPLINE:+91-9310053923 (Law Mantra Office)
Email: seminarnlus@gmail.com
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