Education

Universities and public research institutions (PRIs) are the factories of the knowledge economy.Intellectual property (IP) adds another mechanism for universities to disseminate the knowledge that they generate and to have that knowledge used in the economic sector.

In order to make Pakistan a contemporary "educational-based country" and "intellectual property-based country", it is necessary to carry out the protection of intellectual property rights on education courses and the activation of basic educational methods in secondary and high schools and universities and create a mechanism to link such activation to the educational activities and distant education. Sustainable economic and cultural development is impossible without restructuring the national system of education. All this requires modernization of the national education system, reformation the institutional structure of the society, creation of a system of economic and judicial rules which stimulate the implementation of new methods of education including distant education and e-learning.

Intellectual property can be created by lecturer during the educational process (on lectures, tutorials, etc.) even without use of employer’s (university’s) facilities or assistance. This situation gives rise to a number of problems the most serious of which is the decision whom intellectual property rights will belong to. Teachers and tutors come within the definition of an employee. Employees are subject to the instructions of their employer. Giving lectures is a part of teacher’s and tutor’s normal duties but he may not be instructed by the employer (university) to publish lectures or produce a book. The question is whom the content of the lecture (including generated ideas) belong to.Copyright of the lecturer will be infringed when the content of his lectures is sold or offered or exposed for sale or hire. Copyright will not be infringed when a lecturer writes down quote from his or somebody’s lecture for discussion with the students during a tutorial. These are just some of the many issues faced by the Education sector in Pakistan and BSS is here to help.

Universities and other public research organizations are increasingly protecting their inventions – from genetic inventions to software – helping raise additional funding for research and spurring new startups. The rise in university patenting has occurred against a broader policy framework aimed at fostering a greater interaction between public research and industry in order to increase the social and private returns from public support to R&D. Brands Security Services of Pakistan has experience handling the Intellectual Property Portfolios of many well-known universities i.e. "Greenwich University" and many others. We not only help the university secure its IP about also help out with IP consultations for their students and incubators actively running at the University. We provide advice, support and resources to help universities and PRIs around the world tap into their IP and continue fueling the innovation that drives society forward.

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