Intellectual property rights and development : a national perspective.

IPR and development: a national perspective; Intellectual property rights in Indian agriculture; Access and benefit sharing - Indian experience; Intellectual property - challenges of use and abuse; Intellectual property rights and development: a national perspective; Creating value from IPR - the chitra experience; Protection of plant varieties and farmers' right act; Policy framework of the government of Kerala for promoting IPR for total development; Protection of geographical indications and socio-economic development - the Indian story; Public - private dichotomy of IP for industrial development; Protection of traditional knowledge and Sui Generis system; Protection of geographical indications of specialty goods of Kerala; Mapping the road ahead - ancient ayurveda in the TRIPS Era; Traditional medicines and intellectual property issues; Role of PIC-Kerala in promoting IPRs in the state; Programme schedule of the focal theme session.