DPIIT launches website and mobile app

Question: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recently launched a website and mobile App for which of the following section:
(a) Internal trade
(b) Intellectual Property Rights
(c) Online trading
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b)
Related facts:

  • Secretary Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Guruprasad Mohapatra launched the website and mobile application [Learn to Protect, Secure and Maximize Your Innovation] on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in New Delhi on 14th October, 2019.
  • The website and App has been developed by Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM)-DPIIT in collaboration with Qualcomm and National Law University (NLU), Delhi.
  • This is an important project taken up by the Department as both the website and App will be very useful to the startup community which holds great promise for India and its economy.
  • Startups are more tuned into investment and risk taking but lack legal knowledge and today when we are on the threshold of the fourth industrial revolution the interface between technology and law is growing and therefore it is very essential that a specialized website and App is available to help startups with the IP process.

L2Pro:

  • The modules of this e-learning platform [L2Pro India IP e-learning Platform and the L2Pro India Mobile App] will aid and enable youth, innovators, entrepreneurs and small and medium industries (SMEs) in understanding IPRs for their ownership and protection, integrate IP into business models and obtain value for their R&D efforts.
  • The L2Pro has been successfully implemented in Germany, United Kingdom, Italy and France, benefiting immensely from close collaboration with respective IP organizations and public research institutions.
  • The learning app has been customized for India in order to ensure that innovation which is fundamental to startups are protected, managed and commercialized.
  • The L2Pro India IP e-learning platform will have 11 modules for three different levels: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced. Each module comprises of e-text for understanding concepts, short animated videos of the concepts, links to additional resources on the subject and quizzes for assessment and grading the learner’s knowledge and understanding of the subject.

Links:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1588022