SKLTSHU gears up to protect horticultural heritage and innovations
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Hyderabad: Sri Konda Laxman Telangana Horticultural University is gearing up to file at least one patent every month to protect horticultural heritage and innovations. The Vice Chancellor, Dr. Danda Raji Reddy, said during a national workshop on ‘Protecting Innovations in Horticulture—Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Awareness Programme.
Dr. Reddy emphasised that it is essential to protect both farmer-led and institution-led innovations with the help of strong IPR laws. He said the university is to back innovations coming from its students and researchers by giving financial aid for patent applications. He also stressed the collaboration between different segments like science, law, and traditional community knowledge.
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Subhajit Saha, Head of Legal and IPR at Resolute for IP, in his keynote address said that the role of patents, IPRs, and Geographical Indications (GI) is immense in the promotion of horticulture. He further added that legal protection helps farmers and researchers by providing them rights over their work.
The event's organising secretary, Dr. Pidigam Saidaiah, highlighted the university's efforts to document Telangana’s rich horticultural heritage. The aim is to file GI applications to legally recognise traditional crops and farming practices in the state.
The focus of the workshop is to raise awareness about intellectual property and how it can save local knowledge, new techniques, and research in agriculture.