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Chandigarh (The Hawk): Dr Indu Pal Kaur, Professor of Pharmaceutics and Chairperson UIPS, Panjab University Chandigarh was awarded with the prestigious NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AWARD 2021 & 2022 for being the “Top Indian Individual for Patents Filing, Grant & Commercialization”. Out of a total of more than 200 applications under the category (male and female), she had highest points and was awarded under the Female category. She is also selected to receive “WIPO Medal for Inventors” conferred by World Intellectual Property Organisation. The award was given by Mr Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and is instituted by the Office of the Controller General of the Patents Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM), under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The award carries a citation, medal and a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and was formally presented by the distinguished guests, including Mr Goyal, Mr Anurag Jain, Secretary, DPIIT; Prof. (Dr) Unnat P. Pandit, CGPDTM, Shri Hemang Jani, Secretary, Capacity Building Commission & Board Member, Karmayogi Bharat, Ms. Shruti Singh, Joint Secretary, DPIIT; Mr Ravi Jha, Private Secy to Minister, DPIIT at a formal function organised at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi on 15th October 2022. The award is for Individual with highest number of patents filed, granted and commercialisation in the country for the past four years. The criterion of evaluation was 10:40:40:10 i.e. Filing: Grant: Commercialization: Economic significance. Jury comprised of high profile professionals from diverse fields including CGPDTM, IP professionals, Representatives of DPIIT and Ministry of Commerce & Industry, DPIIT-IPR Chair and R&D professionals. Prof. Kaur has b ...