Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with the Ministry of Micro Small & Medium Enterprise, (Mo MSME) Govt. of India has established an Intellectual Property Rights Facilitation Centre (IPFC) at Indore ,Mysore and Gandhinagar. This is the first of its kind in the state to be launched with a primary objective to “Boost IP culture” which would enhance the intellectual capital that is vital for the economic development of the state.

Ø       Objectives

·         To enable MSMEs from the corresponding states in understanding, Identifying & using Intellectual Property for Competitive Advantage.

·         To Provide Services such as IP Protection, IP Awareness & Training, Counseling & Advisory Services.

·          To hand hold MSME for identifying Intellectual Property in their day to day business & leverage it for Business Excellences.

·          To provide MSME, the strategic Management of Technology and IPR

·          To create a delivery mechanism for comprehensive awareness & training in IPR to all stake holders of IP in the corresponding states.

Ø       Focus area

·         IPR Training and Awareness

·         IP Protection facilitation Services

·         IP Management Services

·         Value added services

o        Technology Refinement and Market Assessment

o        IPR Information & Advisory services

o        IP clinics for MSME