TRIPS & Vaccines
Even if WTO waives IP on vaccines, India will face challenge translating this into mass production
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New 3rd Vidhi Pragati National IP Moot Court Competition — 5–7 February 2027 at NLU Delhi. Details →
CIIPC – IPR Chair · National Law University Delhi
DPIIT Chair on Intellectual Property Rights
Facilitating intellectual property education and research — at the intersection of IP law and public policy in India.
2018Instituted at NLU Delhi under DPIIT’s SPRIHA scheme
Instituted byDPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India
SchemeSPRIHA — Pedagogy & Research in IPRs
EstablishedOctober 2018 at NLU Delhi
FlagshipVidhi Pragati IP Moot · Feb 2027
Flagship · With DPIIT, Govt. of India
Vidhi Pragati National IP Moot Court Competition
The Chair’s national moot court, organised with DPIIT and CIPAM. The 2026 edition drew 32 teams and was won by NLSIU Bangalore, with a final bench including Justice Prathiba M. Singh of the Delhi High Court. The 3rd edition takes place on 5–7 February 2027.
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5–7 Feb 2027 · NLU Delhi
₹3.25 lakh prize poolCopyright & Trademark32 teams in 2026
About the Chair
Where IP law meets public policy
The Chair on IPR was instituted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) at NLU Delhi in October 2018. Its objectives are laid out in the Scheme for Pedagogy and Research in IPRs for Holistic Education and Academia (SPRIHA).
The Chair focuses on the intersection of IP law and public policy in India, and on international IP issues that pertain to India. It works together with NLU Delhi’s Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition (CIIPC) as the CIIPC – IPR Chair.
2018Chair instituted at NLU Delhi
61Graduates, first WIPO–NLUD–IPO Joint LL.M.
32Teams at Vidhi Pragati 2026
5Policy submissions to Government
Focus areas
What the Chair works on
IP & Public Policy
The core focus of the Chair: how intellectual property law shapes, and is shaped by, public policy in India.
International IP & India
WTO, WIPO and TRIPS issues that pertain to India, including the TRIPS COVID-19 waiver debate.
Access to Medicines
Vaccine equity, technology transfer and the WIPO-WTO-WHO trilateral work on medical technologies.
Copyright Reform
Submissions on the Copyright Act, 1957, the Copyright Amendment Rules and access to knowledge.
Standards, Patents & Competition
Standard-essential patents, licensing, and the interface between IP and competition law.
IP Education
IP teaching across LL.B., LL.M. and online programmes, in line with SPRIHA and NEP 2020.
Our work
Events, education & policy
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Events
Symposia & Colloquia
Round-tables, special talks, international delegations and colloquia on pressing IP questions.
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Education
Educational Outreach
The WIPO–NLUD–IPO Joint Masters/LL.M., IP courses across LL.B. and LL.M. programmes, SWAYAM and the Vidhi Pragati moot.
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Policy
Policy Outreach
Submissions and comments to Government and Parliament on copyright reform, academic patenting and IP education.
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All news & eventsNews & updates
Delegation9 Mar 2026
Delegation visit from the World Intellectual Property Organization
WIPO delegates met NLU Delhi leadership, addressed students of the WIPO–NLUD–IPO Joint Masters/LL.M., and joined a roundtable on IP enforcement and counterfeiting.
Delegation18 Feb 2026
WIPO delegation visit to strengthen the Joint Masters/LL.M. partnership
WIPO officials met around 70 enrolled students of the WIPO–NLUD–IPO programme and NLU Delhi leadership.
Moot Court6–8 Feb 2026
2nd Vidhi Pragati National IP Moot Court Competition
32 teams competed on trademark and copyright. NLSIU Bangalore won; MNLU Mumbai and HNLU Raipur were runners-up. The final was judged by a bench including Justice Prathiba M. Singh, Delhi High Court.
Resources
All resourcesRecent publications
TRIPS & Vaccines
What’s the point of continuing a discussion on the unworkable TRIPS COVID-19 waiver proposal?
The IPKat · Jul 2021
TRIPS & Vaccines
Not so ‘IP ‘IP Hooray’ at all! (with Prashant Reddy T.)
Economic Times — Op-ed · May 2021
TRIPS & Vaccines
WTO IP Waiver Too Simplistic: Global Vaccine Tech-Transfer Needs Other Strategies
Express Pharma · Apr 2021
Programme
WIPO–NLUD–IPO Joint Masters/LL.M.
India’s first joint IP Masters/LL.M.
Offered by the WIPO Academy, the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) and NLU Delhi, on two tracks — an LL.M. for law graduates and a Master’s for non-law graduates.
2Tracks: LL.M. & Master’s
70Enrolled, first edition
61Graduated, Sep 2025
Policy
Policy outreach
Action Taken Note on Para 14.12 of the 161st Report on the subject ‘Review of the Intellectual Property Rights regime in India’
Implementation of National Education Policy 2020 on aspects of Intellectual Property Education and Training — Comments by the IPR Chair, National Law University Delhi
Joint Academic Submission on the proposal to amend the Copyright Act, 1957
Submission on Copyright Amendment Rules
On file with the author
In collaboration with
DPIITMinistry of Commerce & Industry
CIPAMCell for IPR Promotion & Management
WIPO AcademyWorld Intellectual Property Organization
CGPDTMIndian Patent Office
JETROJapan External Trade Organization
Leadership
About & teamPeople behind the Chair
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Dr. Yogesh Pai
Director, CIIPC
Associate Professor of Law; Director, WIPO–NLUD–IPO Joint Masters/LL.M. Programme. Former Thomas Edison Fellow at CIP2, George Mason University.
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Mr. Eashan Ghosh
IPR Chair Professor
IPR Chair Professor, NLU Delhi; author of Imperfect Recollections: The Indian Supreme Court on Trade Mark Law.
Internships with the IPR Chair
Paid, on-campus internships (₹10,000 per month in the 2026 cycle) and rolling applications for LL.B. and LL.M. students interested in IP.