Vrikshham Foundation’s Patent & Innovation Summit 2024

Vrikshham Foundation’s Patent & Innovation Summit 2024 started on a promising note at the MM Convention Centre, Saveetha Dental College Campus, Chennai, with the key speakers stressing on the importance of celebrating outstanding inventions and innovations.
Setting the context for the flagship event, Ms Rekha Suresh M P, Founder, Vrikshham Foundation, emphasized the need to promote awareness on patents and innovations along with the dissemination of knowledge on intellectual property rights (IPR) among all segments of society. 
Dr Asha Sundaram, Principal, Saveetha School of Law, in her special address, noted that students are the future innovators and they have the ability to shape the emerging technology. 
Former Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court T Raja, the Chief Guest of the summit, emphasized the critical role of robust intellectual property rights in safeguarding innovation with a pointed reference to the link between innovation, economic growth, and societal progress, highlighting the need for a supportive environment and a strong legal framework.
The judge also quoted Indian Patent Act stating that frivolous things can’t be patented and wanted three important things to be followed while patenting—novelty, utility and nonobviousness.