National Law University Delhi
Centre for Innovation,
Intellectual Property
and Competition

About the Centre

A centre for the study of ideas

Set up at National Law University Delhi in 2015 to study innovation, intellectual property and competition, each in its own right and where they meet.

Established
2015
Filings
12
Collaborators
9

The Centre

Establishment and objectives

The Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition, CIIPC, was set up in 2015 with the aim of supporting academic and policy oriented dialogue in the individual and intersectional areas of innovation, intellectual property and competition.

Since its inception, CIIPC has undertaken research on contemporary issues in these areas. Its research projects cover both niche areas and questions relating to extensively discussed areas of law and policy.

A key feature of the Centre is its emphasis on empirical and interdisciplinary approaches to research. These approaches are intended to provide holistic insights into issues relating to innovation, intellectual property and competition.

Areas of research

CIIPC has undertaken projects in diverse areas, including open science, open innovation, the relationship between intellectual property and startups, the interface between patents and competition law, and working requirements of patents.

The Centre is also involved in developing open access textbooks on intellectual property and competition law.

Although its focus is largely on science and technology related issues, CIIPC also contributes to research in non technology driven areas such as trademarks and geographical indications.

The Centre works alongside the IPR Chair at National Law University Delhi, and many of its events and internships are run jointly as CIIPC–IPR Chair.

What the Centre claims

Written the way a patent claims an invention: one independent claim, and the claims that rest on it.

  1. 1

    A centre for the study of ideas, set up at National Law University Delhi in 2015, comprising:

    1. research into how the law rewards invention;
    2. research into how the law keeps markets open; and
    3. academic and policy-oriented dialogue on where the two meet,

    wherein each is studied in its own right and at its intersection with the others.

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    The centre of claim 1, wherein the research is empirical and interdisciplinary.

  3. 3

    The centre of claim 1, wherein its attention, while largely on science and technology, extends to trade marks and geographical indications.

  4. 4

    The centre of claim 2, wherein what it learns is made open, including open-access textbooks on intellectual property and on competition law.

  5. 5

    The centre of any preceding claim, wherein no grant is accepted on conditions that may influence its research freedom or academic independence.

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    The centre of claim 5, wherein the support it receives is disclosed in the work it supports.

Collaborators

The website

Design and development

Yug Nema

This website was designed and developed by Yug Nema. Its idea comes from letters patent, the open letters that once announced a grant to anyone who read them, under seal: so the Centre’s work is set like a law report and drawn like a patent sheet, and what the Centre says in its own voice carries its seal.

Corrections and suggestions about the site are welcome at ciipc@nludelhi.ac.in.

On LinkedInHow the site is made

On the record

Every event in the Centre’s record since 2016.

  1. 2015The Centre is set up at National Law University Delhi.
  2. 31 Mar 2016Workshop: Fifth Annual IP Teaching Workshop, 2016
  3. 1 Apr 2016Roundtable: First Annual Roundtable on Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition
  4. 11 Nov 2016Workshop: WikiEdit2016
  5. 9 Mar 2017Workshop: First Asia Pacific Workshop on Empirical Methods in Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition
  6. 1 Jul 2017Roundtable: Second Annual Roundtable on Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition
  7. 22 Mar 2018Conference: Back to Basics: The Role of Property in the IP System
  8. 24 Mar 2018Workshop: Seventh Annual IP Teaching Workshop, 2018
  9. 22 Aug 2018Course: Certificate Course on IP Licensing and Competition Law
  10. 25 Aug 2018Workshop: SEPs, Patent and Antitrust Issues in the High-Tech World
  11. 27 Sep 2018Report: Open Science India Report
  12. Oct 2018Milestone: The DPIIT Chair on Intellectual Property Rights Is Instituted
  13. 3 May 2019Colloquium: Recent Reforms at the Intellectual Property Office: Patent and Copyright Administration in India
  14. 27 Aug 2019Talk: The Role of Standardisation and Licensing in a Successful Digital Single Market
  15. 14 Oct 2019Launch: Launch of the L2Pro India IP E-Learning Platform
  16. 11 Nov 2019Lecture: Bangladesh’s Compliance with the WTO TRIPS Agreement
  17. 19 Nov 2019Lecture: Lecture by Prof. Susan Carle and Prof. Christine Farley
  18. 2 Sep 2020Symposium: The WIPO–WTO–WHO Trilateral Study on Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation
  19. 11 Sep 2020Roundtable: The Global Implications of Unwired Planet v. Huawei: Lessons for India’s SEP Jurisprudence
  20. 18 Dec 2020Panel discussion: TRIPS Waiver Proposal: State of Play and the Way Forward
  21. 5 May 2021Panel discussion: IP and the Pandemic
  22. 25 Nov 2021Master classes: Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Free IPR Master Classes
  23. 16 Mar 2023Symposium: Ten Years of Novartis v. Union of India
  24. 5 May 2023Conference: World IP Day 2023: Women and IP — Accelerating Innovation and Creativity
  25. 25 Oct 2023Lecture: Rationalising Geographical Indications for Development in India
  26. 31 Oct 2023Symposium: India on the Moon: IP in Space — Challenges and Roadmap
  27. 18 Nov 2023Symposium: Two Decades of Working of the GI Law: Socio-Legal Challenges in the Indian Handloom Sector
  28. 14 Dec 2023Conference: Trade and Sustainable Development: Roles of Dispute Settlement and IPR
  29. 11 Jan 2024Visit: Visit of Mr Sherif Saadallah, Executive Director, WIPO Academy
  30. 23 Feb 2024Workshop: Academic Writing Workshop
  31. 21 Mar 2024Launch: Launch of the WIPO–NLUD–IPO Joint Masters/LL.M. in IP Law and Management
  32. 25 Apr 2024Roundtable: IP and Sustainability: Global Partnerships and the Evolving IP Landscape in India
  33. 16 Aug 2024Induction: Deeksharambh: Induction of the First Cohort of the WIPO–NLUD–IPO Joint Masters/LL.M.
  34. 7 Feb 2025Moot court: Vidhi Pragati National IP Moot Court Competition, 2025
  35. 28 Feb 2025Lecture: Enforcement of IP and the INTA Unreal Campaign
  36. 4 Apr 2025Roundtable: ADR in IP: Strengthening Enforcement through Mediation and Arbitration
  37. 4 Apr 2025Interaction: Interaction with a WIPO and CGPDTM Delegation
  38. 9 Apr 2025Presentation: Fast Fashion, Traditional Textiles and Intellectual Property
  39. 23 Apr 2025Talk: IP and Elections in Key Jurisdictions
  40. 21 Nov 2025Interaction: Interaction Session with a Japanese Industry Delegation
  41. 6 Feb 2026Moot court: 2nd Vidhi Pragati National IP Moot Court Competition, 2026
  42. 9 Mar 2026Roundtable: Roundtable on IP Enforcement with WIPO’s Building Respect for IP Division
  43. 24 Mar 2026Lecture: The Sounds of Rights: Protecting Music Copyright in a Digital World
  44. 27 Mar 2026Lecture: Breaking the Fake Chain: Law, Brands and Anti-Counterfeiting Tactics
  45. 12 Apr 2026Conference: Judicial–Industry Dialogue on Standard Essential Patents