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Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala was an invited speaker at the International Conference on Changing Landscape of Science & Technology Libraries (CLSTL 2025), discussing AI, Copyrights, and Libraries.
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala delivered a session on Trademark and Global Branding Issues at the AICTE ATAL Faculty Development Program on IPR & Entrepreneurship at Dayananda Sagar Business Academy, Bangalore.
Mr. Gaurav Mishra spoke on authorship and ownership issues in AI-generated music at the National Workshop on "IP & Music: Legal Harmonies and Industry Challenges" organised by Alliance School of Law, Bangalore.
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala delivered a presentation on accessibility and disability at VisionMate Foundation, focusing on making public spaces accessible.
Recognised by IAM Media in the IP Strategy 300 list for excellence in Intellectual Property strategy and management.
Expert session on Intellectual Property strategy for startups, organised by Telangana AI Mission (T-AIM) and NASSCOM with helpdesk support and preferential IP pricing.
Sanjeeth Hegde and Rahul Kulkarni conducted sessions on IP commercialisation and trademark/copyright at a 3-day workshop organised by HKE Society in collaboration with CIPAM.
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala conducted training on Intellectual Property and business value at NSRCEL India Innovation Challenge Design Contest for engineering students.
Four-module, 8-hour masterclass attended by over 600 participants covering patentability, process, and commercialisation of AI technologies.
Dr. Kalyan's journey featured on UNESCO's Story4Development platform, highlighting his contributions to IP law and accessibility.
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala and Nitin Nair discuss the significant increase in AI-related Patent filings in India on World IP Day.
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala delivered a lecture on Patent law rationale and life cycle at National Law School of India University, Bangalore.
Webinar on Copyrights and accessibility focusing on the Marrakesh Treaty, organised by DST Rajasthan.
Ms. Anjali Santhosh conducted a webinar on Patent basics, types, and registration process for 200+ Law and Economics students at Kristu Jayanti College.
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala delivered a session on fundamentals of Intellectual Property at IIM-Bangalore.
Opinion piece on the need for updated Copyright frameworks to address streaming services and digital content distribution.
Article on the evolution and business value of Patents in India published in IEEE India Council Newsletter.
Ms. Vinita Radhakrishnan spoke on FTO analysis at the "Leveraging IPR in Biotech and Pharma Sector" workshop organised by Bangalore Bioinnovation Center and NLSIU.
Dr. Kalyan quoted on the rise of companies using names similar to established brands.
Nitin Nair spoke on protecting Software inventions in India at Centre for AI & Robotics (CAIR), DRDO, Bangalore.
Ms. Vinita Radhakrishnan discusses strategies for protecting firm innovations from copycats.
Sanjeeth Hegde participated in a panel on creating investment-ready IP at the MIPS conference at IIT Bombay and NITIE Mumbai.
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala quoted in Forbes article on the surge in patent filings by Indian startups.
Dr. Kalyan Kankanala organised a seminar for inventors from Cisco, Samsung, Wipro, and Unilever on patentability, business value, and infringement risks.
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala quoted on patentability of cattle trade devices in The Hindu.
Article on trade secret protection for data science, analytics, and intelligence assets under Indian law.
"Indian Patent Law and Practice" cited in "Patents and Mobile Devices in India: An Empirical Survey".
"Genetic Patent Law and Strategy" cited in "A Quantitative Approach to Determining Patentable Subject Matter" by Yuqing Cui.
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala delivered a TEDx talk on "What Motivates Inventors? Patents or Passion".
Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala spoke on Intellectual Property valuation at CII Chennai for MNCs, corporates, MSMEs, and R&D institutions.
Dr. Kalyan participated in a panel on compulsory licensing and working of Patents at IHIPP Annual IP Symposium at General Electric.
Dr. Kalyan spoke on Copyright issues in Indian media at the "New Media and Old Metaphors" Symposium at Nova Southeastern University, Miami.
"Indian Patent Law and Practice" cited in Washington University Global Studies Law Review.
Dr. Kalyan interviewed by The Hindu on the increase in Patent filings in Karnataka.
Dr. Kalyan presented on the value of 20-year Patent term for mechanical industry at MIPS international conference at IIT-Bombay.
Research paper on extracting business value from Intellectual Property published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Rights.
Dr. Kankanala served as Guest Editor for JIPR special issue on "Leveraging IP for Business Advantage".
Dr. Kankanala appointed as National Expert on Intellectual Property for United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
"Gene Patent Law and Strategy" cited in article on patent policy and natural products.
Dr. Kalyan spoke on knowledge based businesses, processes, and ecosystem at IIM-Bangalore.
Dr. Kankanala's book "Genetic Patent - Law & Strategy" introduced and featured on SpicyIP.
Research paper co-authored with Arun Narasani on parameters for software patentability published on SSRN.
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