Strengthening Innovation Culture: IP Awareness & Patent Filing Workshop at SRM TRP Engineering College

We are pleased to highlight the successful conduct of the IP Awareness & Patent Filing Workshop, organized by the R&D Cell to promote intellectual property literacy and research commercialization within the academic ecosystem.

Date: 14 February 2026
Time: 9.30 A.M. – 4.00 P.M.
Venue: 5th Floor Seminar Hall, SRM TRP Engineering College

Resource Person:
Dr. Mary Mangaiyarkarasi, Patent Officer, SRM Group of Institutions, Irungalur, Trichy.

Focus Areas:
Patentability criteria, patent drafting and filing procedures, structured prior art search methodologies, design registration, copyright in academic works, AI-related IP considerations, and SRM IP Policy (ownership, commercialization & revenue sharing).

Hands-on Session:
Practical prior art search using Google Patents, PATENTSCOPE (by World Intellectual Property Organization), and INPASS.

Outcome:
Enhancing faculty and researcher awareness on IP protection, fostering innovation-driven research, and strengthening institutional IP culture.

Together, advancing innovation, protection, and research excellence.