DIMAPUR As part of the ‘National Science Day’ celebration, the Nagaland Science and Technology Council (NASTEC), an autonomous body under the Department of
Kohima, Aug. 31 (EMN): Many citizens of Nagaland are still ignorant about Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and its advantages, the outcome of which has let others infringe upon the indigenous and traditional rights of the people, according to Gihukali Chishi, Technical Assistant of Patent Information Centre (PIC), Nagaland Science and Technology Council (NASTEC). He said that various indigenous traditional knowledge and bio-piracy matters are gaining significance in the legal story due to lack of proper documentation and lack of awareness about IPR-related issues among the people of the state. “Many people are still unaware of IPR and its advantages in taking rights for their intellectual property. Slowly, people are infringing our indigenous and traditional rights,” she said while presenting an overview of the IPR in the Nagaland context. She was speaking during a talk held virtually on “Intellectual Property Rights”, organised by NASTEC under the aegis of the Department of
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