Model IPRinternalise (TM) - Integrating Intellectual Property Rights in technical education

The present model "IPRinternalise (TM)'' seamlessly integrates Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in technical education, primarily in India, by incorporating the IPR process in all student projects from a very early stage so that the students get exposed to the significance of prior art searches, analysis of prior art in the context of the problem they are solving, developing solutions that are novel, have tailored inventive steps and are useful. Such an approach value adds to the "learning'' ability of the students and instills in them ethical values and trains them to observe, critically analyse and provide innovative solutions thereby making their educational process substantially comprehensive. The model "wIPRinternalise (TM)'' also provides a sustainable, cost effective and scalable process for the creation of a critical mass of networked IP literate personnel who are trained to work in "Communities of IP Practices''. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.