The Dept. of Commerce and Dept. of Economics, C.K.B. College jointly organized a National Webinar in collaboration with Intellectual Property Rights Cell, Tezpur University & IQAC, C.K.B. College, Teok on “INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN CONTEMPORARY WORLD” on 5th July 2021. The Resource Person for the webinar was Dr. Juri Borbora Saikia, Research Officer, IPR Cell, Tezpur University. The webinar was specially targeted to students, scholars, academicians, and others. The aim was to impart knowledge about intellectual property rights (IPR) and what role do they play in the contemporary world.

In brief, the webinar included the areas mentioned below-

·        Meaning of IPR

·        Examples of IPR

·        Creators of IP

·        Types of IPR

·        Impact of IPRs on the contemporary world.

·        A brief talk on Geographical Indications.

·        How one can contribute to IP.