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R.Neethu

Education

University of Kerala, India.Graduated in Law ( B.A.L, LL.B – First Rank, First Class)

London School of Economics and Political Science.(LSE)- LL.M in Intellectual Property Right Law with courses in the fields of Patent Law, Copyrights , Trademark law and Legal Regulations of Information technology in EU & US and International & Comparative Jurisdictions.

Research Fellow

  • Research (Guest)Fellow with Fellowship at Max Planck Institute of Intellectual Property and competition Law, Munich, Germany. ( area of work: Harmonization of Trademark Law )
  • Global Trust Fellow- ERC- Buchmann Faculty of Law

Publication and Extension activities

  • Reconceptualising Fair use under European and Indian trademark law- Delhi Law Review Vol.31 : 2012
  • My Religion My copyright NCSIR Nov 2013
  • Cross Domain Technologies : Directions in Managing Intellectual Property Laws ; International Conference on Innovation, Management and Technology"Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Sovereign Trusteeship and Multilateral protection of Intellectual Property Law- Working paper Series Global Trust Project,2013.
  • “Managing Intellectual Property Laws in Cross Domain Technological arena: A spyglass for India and Europe,accepted for the second Conference on Intellectual Property , Iona College, New Rochelle, New York (2010)
  • Land Bill and Public Purpose , Economic Times, 12- 02-2010.
  • High court-vis a vis – The Subordinate Judiciary", Law Z vol 4, March 2007.
  • Geographical Indications – Perspectives and concerns.

Bar Council News, vol-4 ,oct.2005

  • Uk's National Patent Strategies and the Features of Its
    Patent Abuses : Some Scattered Thoughts
  • I Remember him’’ , recollections on cartoonist Abu Abrahm --The Indian Express, DEC.14, 2002
  • Regular contributor and art editor to HAC(Holy Angels Convent School)magazine.

Seminars and Paper presentation

  • Buchmann Center for law University of Tel Aviv , ‘Sovereign Trusteeship and Multilateral protection of Intellectual Property Law’, Dec 11 , 2013 .
  • International Conference on Air and Space Law: Mcgill university and National Law University –Nov 13-14 2010
  • Convener and main organizer of National Seminar on Current Developments in Intellectual Property Rigts, KIIT, 26-02-2010.
  • Woman and the law , a talk on woman’s right in India, KIIT University , March 8-2010
  • ‘ Contribution of the High Court Judgments to Environment jurisprudence’ paper presentation on the 50th year of the High court of kerala.------28-10-2006
  • Organised seminar on ‘Marxian thoughts Underlying legal jurisprudence’; presented paper on role of Marxism in Indian legal thought.
  • Presentation in student symposium , ‘ Transplantation of Human Organs Act,1994 with reference to illegal kidney sales in the state of Kerala
  • Presentation in student symposium : ‘GOVERNANCE AND STATE ACCOUNTABILITY IN-POVERTY ALLEVIATION’.
  • Copy right and Value of Labour : An analysis 22 Oct, 2007, London School Of Economics.
  • Seminars Actively Participated
  • EU- India Trade and Investment Development Programme ( TIDP) , workshop ( March 1-2, 2007)
  • women- empowerment: a human rights perspective, jointly organized by Department of Law ,University OF Kerala & Vigil India 23rd Nov 2001
  • Seminar on Environment protection and preservation, jointly organized by C.P Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation & Ministry of Environment and

Forests, 1-12-2001.

  • Integration of Human Rights and Development, jointly organized by Department of Law, University of Kerala & WTO and Dispute Resolution Centre, CityUniversity, Hong Kong,3rd Dec 2003.
  • National Seminar On Education as Human Right, organized by Department of Politics, University of Kerala, 20th APRIL
  • Pharma and IP , London school of Economics.

Scholarship /Grant

1)Recipient of “Cultural Talent Search Scholarship” awarded by the government of India (June 1995 to march 2003)

2) Sri Ratan Tata Trust Travel and Assistance Grant (2007)

3) Fellowship, Max Planck Institute of Intellectual Property and competition law

Work Experience

Student Ambassador

Worked as student Ambassador for London School of Economics

Voluntary services

Voluntary services in Homeless care for destitute.

Office assistance ship

Completed voluntary legal assistance and office assistance at Law firms as a part of the curriculum practical training.

Legal Practice.(24-12-2006 to 18-9-2007)

Law Commission -Research Coordinator

Co-ordinator /Researcher----Appointed Coordinator of research for , Legal educational reforms commission appointed by the Government of Kerala, as a part of a education project under Ministry Centre state Relations.

Asst. Professor, School of Law,KIIT University

Program Coordinator : Cry – KIIT program on family and child welfare .KIIT IP Initiative, BPRD project on cost-benefit analysis of prison administration.

Asst. Professor of Law ,COLS(College of Legal studies) UPES

Extra-Curricular Activities

Painting--- Established painter , conducted 5 solo and participated in several group exhibitions, won National and International awards for the same.

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