An official release said on May 12 that the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry has accorded approval to establish the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) supported Technology Innovation and Support Center (TISC) at the campus.
Technology Innovation Center At Tezpur University
”The TISC shall be established under the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) TISC program that provides innovators in developing countries with access to locally based, high-quality technology information and related services, helping them to exploit their innovative potential and to create, protect, and manage their intellectual property (IP) rights,” informed the Tezpur University media cell.
It is mentioned Tezpur University is one of India’s few institutes to have received this designation. The university will collaborate with the Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) to carry out various intellectual property and innovation initiatives.
”Tezpur University is a nodal centre in the Northeastern region, constantly working in the field of Intellectual Property Rights for the past decade with numerous awareness and promotional activities through its Intellectual Property Rights Cell. The establishment of the Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) at Tezpur University will boost the ongoing IPR activities with the available services offered under this programme,” stated Prof. Pritam Deb, IPR Chair Professor at Tezpur University.
