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Govt working for age-appropriate intellectual property laws: Khalid
DHAKA, April 27, 2021 (BSS) – State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid has said that the government is working to have an age-appropriate law for preservation of intellectual property and its rights.
“The government is working to have a law to protect intellectual property rights so that intellectual property holders can be established and protected,” he said while speaking at a webinar titled “Intellectual Property (IP) and SMEs: Taking Ideas for achieving SDGs’ yesterday as the chief guest.
Intellectual Property Association of Bangladesh (IPAB) arranged the webinar.
The minister ardently appreciated organisers for arranging such a participatory session in presence of number of distinguished and high-ranked professionals from different sectors amid the tough situation of corona pandemic.
He also assured IPAB of his wholehearted support in need every time.
Industry Secretary K M Ali Azam and the Cultural Secretary M Badrul Arefin were present as special guests while former senior vice president of FBCCI and the Chairman of Bengal Commercial Bank Md Jashim Uddin was the guest of honor.
The President of IPAB, Shamsul Alam Mallick presided over the session.
In opening session, the Member (Secretary) of Planning Commission Sharifa Khan shared a presentation on event theme.
Besides Additional Secretary, DPDT Registrar Md Abdus Sattar, Additional Secretary Copyright Office Registrar Jafar Raja Chowhury also discussed about the functions, regulations, achievement and future plan of their respective offices.
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