The slides very concisely reflect some of the issues with IPRs, especially those related to patents in the 21st century.

1. INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY IN A
CONFUSED
CENTURY
Prof. Saurabh Siddhartha

2. ORIGINAL INVENTIONS
BUTTON
SAFETY PIN
TELEPHONE
CALCULATOR
WHEEL
AEROPLANE
ETC….

3. INNOVATIONS
*DESIGNER BUTTONS
*SAME SAFETY PIN WITH PLASTIC CAPS
*MOBILE PHONE
*COMPUTER/LAPTOP/PALMTOP
SAME CONCEPT OF WHEEL, JUST REFURBISHED
FIGHTER JETS
ETC………

4. DOUBTS
-SOME TRIBALS USED ANIMAL TEETH AS BUTTONS
-SAFTEY PIN WAS QUITE ORIGINAL THOUGH
- TELEGRAPH+RADIO WAVES +TELEPHONE =WIRELESS TELEPHONE/MOBILE
-ABACUS PRE-DATES CALCULUS
- SOME MAY FIND MECHANICS TO BUILD AEROPLANE IN VIMAANSHAASTRAM OF INDIA
, ALSO FLYING TECHNOLOGY IN CHINA

5. 21st Century
-AI CONTROLLED FANS,BULBS,SPEAKERS
-LAPTOP IS STILL AROUND 2 POUNDS HEAVY
-WE USE SIMILAR BUTTONS IN OUR SHIRTS
-CAMERA TO VGA TO MEGAPIXEL TO ULTRAPIXEL

6. LIST OF ISSUES WE FACE TODAY
● LESS ORIGINAL INVENTIONS AND MORE INNOVATIONS/REFINEMENTS LEADING
TO MORE E-WASTE AND UNNECESSARY CONSUMPTION BY CREATING ARTIFICIAL
DEMAND
● MORE PATENTS, LESS QUALITY PATENTS
● PATENTS HARDLY GO THROUGH VALUATION PROCESS, SOME ARE
UNDERVALUED, SOME ARE OVER VALUED.
● INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND VALUATION IS NOT IN VOGUE IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
● LACK OF BRIDGING BETWEEN IT ACT AND PATENT ACT

7. THANKS