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Vijay Iyer

Senior Science & Innovation Adviser

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25th May 2015 Mumbai, India

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Senior Science & Innovation Adviser

Celebrating World Intellectual Property Day in Chennai

On 25 April, I was in Chennai to speak at a seminar organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on ‘Leveraging intellectual property rights for a creative and innovative India’. Two reasons made the event momentous. One, celebration of the World Intellectual Property (IP) Day (26 April) and two, launch of a report mapping […]

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22nd May 2015 Mumbai, India

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by Vijay Iyer

Senior Science & Innovation Adviser

IP – savvy future judges

Imagine speaking to an audience of state level judges-in-training on intellectual property (IP)! Well, I had the honour of doing so at the Odisha Judicial Academy in Cuttack, Odisha on 11 April 2015. At the academy, newly recruited state judicial officers learn about, inter alia, the different areas of law, judicial attitude, aptitude orientation and […]

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15th May 2015 Mumbai, India

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Senior Science & Innovation Adviser

Engaging with police for Intellectual Property Enforcement

Recently, I spoke at a seminar on counterfeiting and smuggling at the Police Commissioner’s offices in Pune, Maharashtra. Several aspects such as socio-economic impact, legal remedies, and enforcement procedures were discussed. This programme was organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Sanjay Kumar, Joint Commissioner of Police, Pune, in his […]

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About Vijay Iyer

Vijay Iyer is a Senior Science & Innovation Adviser with the British Deputy High Commission Mumbai. He facilitates UK-India research partnerships in sectors including energy, health, and life sciences. Previously,…

Vijay Iyer is a Senior Science & Innovation Adviser with the British Deputy High Commission Mumbai. He facilitates UK-India research partnerships in sectors including energy, health, and life sciences.

Previously, Vijay was the Intellectual Property Attaché - India for the UK Intellectual Property Office. He facilitated UK-India commercial, academic and policy partnerships in intellectual property rights and worked with UK companies to ensure they fully understood the Indian policy scenario, including in support of initiatives such as Make in India. Vijay is a Registered Patent Agent in India.

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