About the Chair
Facilitating intellectual property education and research since 2018.
A Chair instituted by DPIIT, Government of India
The Chair on IPR is instituted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, with the vision to “facilitate intellectual property education and research”.
The Chair on IPR was instituted by the DPIIT at NLU Delhi in October 2018. The overall objectives of the IPR Chair are laid out in the Scheme for Pedagogy and Research in IPRs for Holistic Education and Academia (SPRIHA).
The IPR Chair at NLU Delhi focuses on the intersection of IP law and public policy in India and on international IP issues that pertain to India.
The team
Dr. Yogesh Pai
Associate Professor of Law, NLU Delhi; Director, WIPO–NLUD–IPO Joint Masters/LL.M. Degree Programme on IP Law and Management. PhD on Standard-Essential Patents dispute resolution (CUSAT). Former Thomas Edison Fellow (CIP2, George Mason University), WTO regional expert and WIPO Academy tutor; has served on Government committees on compulsory licensing, utility models and copyright.
Mr. Eashan Ghosh
IPR Chair Professor, National Law University Delhi. Author of Imperfect Recollections: The Indian Supreme Court on Trade Mark Law (Thomson Reuters, 2020).
The Chair works through NLU Delhi’s Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition (CIIPC) together with Research Assistants and student interns. For queries write to ipr.chair@nludelhi.ac.in.
The Chair over the years
- Oct 2018Chair on IPR instituted at NLU Delhi by DPIIT under SPRIHA.
- 2019–2021Colloquia, symposia and policy submissions on copyright reform, academic patenting and the TRIPS waiver.
- Jun 2023Dr. Yogesh Pai speaks at the WTO Academic Symposium on TRIPS @25, Geneva.
- Aug 2024Launch of the WIPO–NLUD–IPO Joint Masters/LL.M. in IP Law and Management.
- Feb 2025First Vidhi Pragati National IP Moot Court Competition with DPIIT.
- Sep 2025First batch of 61 graduates from the Joint Masters/LL.M.
- Feb 20262nd Vidhi Pragati — 32 teams; WIPO delegation visits.
- Feb 20273rd Vidhi Pragati National IP Moot Court Competition.