Report on IPR Awareness Programme for plastic ... - UNIDO-ICAMT

government for obtaining the various IPRs. Interest was also evinced on the
Government of India schemes for reimbursement of costs for obtaining intellectual
property rights. There were some who already had obtained patents. Most had
trademarks registered. They, of course, were unaware of the wider importance and the
real economic value of Intellectual Property Rights.
12. One could say with confidence that the programme achieved the target of
generating interest in the Plastic Cluster about IPRs. Participants realised that they had
been creating IP during the course of their business and protecting them appropriately
would give them competitive edge. They also realised that while using IP belonging to
others they must take proper permissions, otherwise they would get penalised.
Participants are now eager to learn more about the IP system, how they can secure
their IPs and how effectively they can use the IP for business competitiveness. In order
to bring lasting effects, the programme needs to be followed up with more programmes
in the future. These could be of more advanced level than the one already held. Two
firms which showed special interest in learning more about Intellectual Property rights
are 21st Century Packaging , Rama Road, New Delhi and Prayag Polytech Pvt Ltd. ,
Rajendra Place, New Delhi
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