IIT Roorkee | 6th International Biennial CNF | Management of Intellectual Property Rights and Strategy (MIPS), Apply by 27 January 2024!
Overview:
IIT Roorkee is inviting applications for the 6th International Biennial Conference in the series of Conferences being organized under the name “Management of Intellectual Property Rights and Strategy (MIPS). Interested candidates can apply.
Objectives of the Conference:
The conference will focus on the following specific objectives:
- To create a platform for the collaboration of experts from Academia and the IP industry.
- To Identify enablers and barriers in the effective Management of Academia-generated IP.
- To propose a standard methodology for identifying Best Practices in Managing Academic IP and Early Stage Innovation in Indian HEIs.
Subthemes of the Conference:
- Understanding the role of Academic IPRs in National Economies.
- IP Analytics: From the lens of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep learning
- Green IP: Achieving Sustainability through IP
- Best practices in Strategic Management of IPRs
- IP quality, valuation, and its branding
- IP for Youth and Sports
- Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity
- IP Strategies and Competitiveness
- Academia, IPR and NEP 2020
- Reverse Innovation: Novel Strategic Move from Emerging Economies?
- Standardization and pooling through IPR
- Public institutions, requirements, and intergenerational equity of IP
- Rationales and paradigms in the role of IPR
- Utility Patents: India’s Preparedness and Road Ahead, etc.
Submissions:
The submissions should be prepared as per guidelines and templates are available at www.iitr.ac.in/mips2024. These abstract files should be sent to ipr-chair@iitr.ac.in. Details for registration will be sent separately to shortlisted abstracts.
Shortlist Process
MIPS encourages papers that are work in progress, advanced papers, and practitioner cases. MIPS welcomes a multitude of research methods and differentiates itself from other conferences with its blend of the latest academic scholarship and industry practitioner cases.
Every extended abstract that is submitted online would undergo a double-blind peer review process and be identified as suitable for Poster / Presentation / Proceedings. All accepted extended abstracts will be published as an abstract book proceeding of MIPS 2024. At least one author of the shortlisted submission has to register for the conference. Selected and reviewed submissions would be accommodated in the Research / Practitioners / Case study stream. The earlier editions of MIPS were published as Vol I and Vol II, with select papers being shortlisted for special issue publication in International Journals.
Conference Awards
In order to enhance, expand, and acknowledge the quality of IPR research occurring, MIPS recognizes the submission with two sets of awards – for the practitioner and the academician. Full papers are a must to be eligible for the conference awards.
Conference Components
The conference provides the ideal opportunity for emerging researchers in the IPR domain to interact with experts and practitioners through a doctoral colloquium, themed tracks, and keynote sessions. Separate workshops and tutorials are also being planned as part of the pre-conference. To enable the industry and practitioner's participation, the conference has separate case study tracks across the various industries and also application style papers that apply the various research models into reality.
Proposals for workshops, and tutorials <500 words related to IPR are also invited and sponsorship is welcome. Please contact us at ipr-chair@iitr.ac.in
Registration Fees:
| Category | Early Bird | Regular |
| Students | Rs 3000/- | Rs 4000/- |
| Facility | Rs 5000/- | Rs 7000/- |
| Corporate | Rs 7500/- | Rs 10,000/- |
| International | USD 200 | USD 250 |
Important Dates:
Extended Abstract Due:
January 27, 2024
Review Status:
January 31, 2024
Early Registration:
Upto February 04, 2024
Regular Registration:
From February 05 to February 20, 2024
Conference Dates:
February 23 - 24, 2024
Pre Conference Workshops / Tutorials:
February 22, 2024