"Importance of Intellectual Property Rights in the Modern Era"
 

The theme of the lecture was, "Importance of Intellectual Property Rights in the Modern Era". In his speech,  Prof. Mehrotra explained the notion of IPR and its various types. He explained why IPR was so critical for a nation and how it was being protected and promoted by nations, including India.

 He said that increased R&D and more capital was required to develop cutting edge technology and these new technologies were being patented, which was generating resources for the countries. Thus, a healthy IPR regime was beneficial to the economic growth of the nation and development. Earlier, Prof. Sanjay Gupta, Head of Department, while welcoming Prof. Mehrotra, gave a brief introduction of IPR. The lecture was attended by faculty members, students and researchers of the Political Science Department. Dr. Jitendra Kumar proposed a vote of thanks to Prof. Mehrotra.