Mar Gregorios College of Law is organising a two-day workshop on “From Heritage to Innovation: Effectiveness of Sui Generis Systems for the Protection of Traditional Knowledge” in collaboration with CSIR-TKDL and other institutions.
Eligibility
• Law students and legal professionals
• Undergraduate and postgraduate students
• Research scholars and Ph.D. scholars
• Academicians and faculty members
• Researchers working in Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge and related fields
• Professionals and individuals interested in Traditional Knowledge and its legal protection
Event details
• Understanding the concept, nature and diverse forms of Traditional Knowledge
• Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights
• Indian legal and policy frameworks for the protection of Traditional Knowledge
• International frameworks relating to Traditional Knowledge and genetic resources
• Sui generis systems for Traditional Knowledge protection
• Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) and defensive protection
• Traditional Knowledge, biodiversity and associated biological resources
• Prevention of misappropriation and unauthorised commercial exploitation
• Documentation and preservation of Traditional Knowledge
• Role of Biodiversity Boards and other institutional stakeholders
• Traditional Knowledge relating to food, AYUSH and indigenous medicine
• Protection of traditional art forms and cultural expressions
Other details
• Date: 23-24 September 2026
• Mode: Hybrid (Online & Offline)
• Venue: Mar Gregorios College of Law, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
• External Offline Participants: ₹600
• MGCL Student Participants: ₹500
• Online Participants: ₹300
• Registration and Fee Payment Deadline: 20 September 2026
• E-certificates will be provided to participants
How to apply
Interested participants may register through the prescribed registration form and complete the fee payment through the MGCL payment gateway.
