Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind that could be scientific invention, literary and artistic work, and symbol, name, image, and design for which a set of exclusive rights like copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets are recognized under the corresponding fields of IP law. Intellectual property creation and its protection are very important issues in recent days, especially for institutes involved in R & D activities. So far university has filled more than 110 IPRs, from which 34 patents are granted, 29 patents are published and 26 patent applications are in process to file, along with 16 copyright application, and couple of trademark applications are under process.
The University has established Intellectual Property Right Cell (IPR Cell) on 15th January 2017 as per the guidelines received from Rashtriya Uchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), Govt. of Maharashtra vide letter dated 20/12/2016 to ensure protection of created intellectual property by the stakeholders of the university. The University has constituted a panel to support the activities of IPR Cell, which constitutes the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor as the ex-officio Chairman, one coordinator and internal / external expert members.
About IPR Chair (Under SPRIHA)
An IPR Chair has been sanctioned to KBCNMU, Jalgaon for which the project proposal was submitted by Prof. V. V. Gite under the ‘Scheme for Pedagogy & Research in IPRs for Holistic Education & Academia’ (SPRIHA) of Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Gov. of India, New Delhi. For conducting various activities of IPR Cell, this Chair is in receipt of funds worth Rs. 1.27 Cr in 2023 (revised as Rs. 1.67 Cr. in 2025). KBCNMU is the only public state university to grant such project in Maharashtra. Under this project, Prof. D. G. Hundiwale has been appointed as IPR Chair Professor along with Dr. Sarang S. Bari and Mr. Mayur K. Patil, appointed as Research Assistants I & II respectively. These four-membered team of IPR cell boosted the activities of IPR sensitization, that reflects from the increased number of IPR filings from faculties of the university campus.