Gazipur, Correspondent :
To celebrate World Intellectual Property Day, a seminar on “Intellectual Property Rights” was held at Bangladesh Open University (BOU) on Monday in the Lecture Gallery of the Conference and Training Center on the Gazipur campus.
Professor Dr. Abul Hasnat Md. Shamim, Treasurer of Bangladesh Open University, inaugurated the seminar organized by BOU’s Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). In his address as the chief guest, Professor Dr. AbulHasnat Md. Shamim said, “In today’s knowledge-based economy, intellectual property rights are among the most valuable assets of educational institutions.
To protect the creative work of researchers, teachers, and students and to benefit from it, it is very important to know and understand ‘Intellectual Property Rights’ information – patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. Innovation is the lifeblood of a university, but without a strong intellectual property management strategy, groundbreaking discoveries can remain unused or even be misused. The role of intellectual property rights is extremely important in the development of a knowledge-based society and an innovative economy.
A strong intellectual property protection system helps a country move towards a knowledge-based economy. Bangladesh Open University is working to deliver knowledge to a wider population. Our teachers and students are constantly playing an active role in creating new knowledge and developing innovative ideas. In this context, raising awareness about intellectual property rights and imparting knowledge about their protection is very important.”
He further added, “Intellectual property management is not just a matter of legal protection; rather, internal policies must be created so that universities can encourage innovation by creating a culture of awareness and active management. Effective intellectual property management also opens the door to commercialization possibilities. Strengthening the role of universities in national development and economic progress through strategic intellectual property management is now the demand of the time.”
