BHU, IIT Varanasi sign MoU to facilitate IPR filing on collaborative research

The five-year agreement was signed between Professor Arun Kumar Singh, BHU Registrar and Professor Vikash Kumar Dubey, Dean, Research and Development, IIT (BHU) Varanasi.

The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has collaborated with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) (BHU) Varanasi to facilitate intellectual property rights (IPR) filing on collaborative research in Science, Technology, and Humanities. The five-year agreement was signed between Professor Arun Kumar Singh, BHU Registrar and Professor Vikash Kumar Dubey, Dean, Research and Development, IIT (BHU) Varanasi. The agreement between BHU and IIT (BHU) Varanasi is a result of this commitment to the overall development of both institutions.

MoU to explore the intellectual properties of joint research and development

The agreement will encourage researchers from both institutes to come together and explore the intellectual properties of joint research and development. It will also give a fillip to IPR and patents covering multi-disciplinary or trans-disciplinary research.

The BHU has a very strong ecosystem for studies and research in Social Sciences, Humanities, and Sciences. IIT (BHU) Varanasi has been doing exemplary work in the area of Science and Technology. The collaboration of the two prominent institutions will open and offer multiple avenues for researchers who are keen to explore new products and IPR. As per the agreement, the two institutions will file joint Intellectual Property Rights. This understanding will also facilitate the researchers to share the complexities and difficulties of getting IPR or patents.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Sudhir Kumar Jain has been laying great focus on BHU getting into collaborations with other institutions in order to create new opportunities for students and faculty members and work towards cutting-edge research.

Professor Pramod Kumar Jain, Director, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, added, “It is a new era of collaboration of mutual interest between both Institutes”.

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