INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR
MKSSS’s Sitabai Nargundkar College of Nursing for Women, Nagpur
INTRODUCTION
The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Cell / Policy of MKSSS’s Sitabai Nargundkar College of Nursing for Women, Nagpur is established to promote, protect, and manage the intellectual creations generated through academic, research, and innovative activities undertaken by faculty members, researchers, and students.
In the field of nursing and healthcare education, intellectual property includes research publications, innovative clinical practices, teaching-learning modules, educational software, manuals, care protocols, health education materials, copyrights, patents, designs, and other scholarly works developed within the institution.
Objectives of IPR Cell / Policy
To create awareness about intellectual property rights among faculty and students.
To protect innovations, research findings, and academic resources.
To promote ethical publication and prevent plagiarism.
To support copyright, patent, and design registration.
To encourage innovation in nursing education and clinical practice.
To safeguard institutional and individual ownership rights.
PURPOSE OF THE IPR FRAMEWORK :-
To create awareness regarding the ownership, protection, and ethical use of intellectual assets, while encouraging innovation and original contributions in nursing science and healthcare services.
THE INSTITUTION PROMOTES IPR THROUGH:
IPR awareness programmes and workshops
Research publication guidance
Copyright and plagiarism awareness
Support for patents and copyrights
Innovation documentation
Faculty and student orientation on IPR
Ethical use of research and academic materials
The IPR policy ensures that all innovations, inventions, original teaching resources, research tools, and scholarly outputs developed by faculty and students are appropriately documented and protected under applicable laws and institutional guidelines.
SPECIAL EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO:
Copyright protection of educational content
Patent filing for healthcare innovations
Ownership of research outputs
Ethical publication practices
Prevention of plagiarism
Recognition of authorship and inventorship
The institution encourages faculty and students to develop innovative solutions in areas such as patient care, nursing education, simulation-based learning, community health interventions, and healthcare management systems, and supports them in securing legal protection for such intellectual contributions.
Through the IPR framework, the college aims to foster a culture of innovation, creativity, academic integrity, and responsible knowledge sharing, contributing to the advancement of nursing education and healthcare research.