KANNUR: The Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Kannur University, is organising a workshop on `Awareness generation on intellectual property rights (IPRs) protection' at Thalassery on November 2.

Head of the Department M. Haridas said at a press conference here on Tuesday that former Kerala University Vice-Chancellor B. Ekbal would inaugurate the workshop at Hotel Pearlview Regency at Thalassery at 10 a.m. on Thursday. University Vice-Chancellor P. Chandramohan would preside over the function.

Dr. Haridas said the IPR protection assumed importance for the State as the biodiversity-rich Western Ghats formed part of it.

The workshop was being organised in association with the Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment with the objective of creating awareness among scientists, students and the public on the IPR protection, he added.

Technical session

In the technical session, there would be lectures on biodiversity-related legislations and IPR issues, the role of copyright and trademark in market economy and also the role of patent information centre.

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