Activity
COOPERATION UNDER BRICS AGREEMENT
2024–25
The O/o. CGPDTM also participate in various IP meetings under the BRICS multilateral agreement. The BRICS meetings attended in the year 2024 are as follows:
a) The O/o. CGPDTM participated virtually in the 16th BRICS Heads of IP Offices (HIPO) meeting held from 10th October to 11th October, 2024 under the chairship of Russia. The BRICS IP Offices approved the following documents:
- Project proposal by ROSPATENT "The role of IP offices in technological development and identifying breakthrough technologies".
- Project proposal by CNIPA-China "Comparative Study of Practices Concerning Product Indications".
- Project proposal by CNIPA-China "Common Statistical Indicators".
- Project proposal by O/o CGPDTM-India "Traditional Systems of Medicine and Knowledge for use in Modern Science".
- Project proposal by O/o CGPDTM-India "AI and Machine Learning Intervention in Trademark and Design".
- "BRICS Patent Information Services Report" prepared by CNIPA-China.
b) IP BRICS Examiners' Training Program on "Development of Universities and Research Institutes, Incentives, Patenting and Commercialization" was organized virtually from 9th December to 13th December 2024.
2025
BRICS IP Cooperation Activities
| S. No. | List of events/meetings as per IPBRICS Calendar | Date | Brief Inputs |
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| 1 | INPI's Project 1st Meeting – online | 17.02.2025 | This meeting was organized by INPI, Brazil, chair of IPBRICS where they presented the brief of their new project proposal related to AI. Focal Point and team members attended the meeting. |
| 2 | 1st CGM – online | 04.06.2025 | Member countries gave presentations on ongoing projects followed by discussions. HIPO informal meeting, discussion on operational guidelines amendments and project proposals related to copyright were also held. |
| 3 | HIPO Informal Meeting – Geneva | 08.07.2025 | CGPDTM could not attend the meeting as it was not included in the schedule of the Indian delegation deputed for WIPO GA 2025. |
| 4 | 2nd CGM – online | 06.08.2025 | Discussion took place on preparation for ICT Workshop, upcoming HIPO meeting, operational guidelines amendments and projects. |
| 5 | ICT Workshop – online | 13.08.2025 | Member countries presented on topic "The Use of Artificial Intelligence to automate activities in the examination of different IP assets". From India, Shri. Karan Adhikari and Shri. Saurabh Nair delivered the presentation. |
| 6 | 3rd CGM – online | 15.09.2025 | Discussion on prior preparation of HIPO meeting and agenda, draft amendments in operational guidelines and projects. |
| 7 | HIPO Meeting – Rio de Janeiro | 22–23 September 2025 | Prof.(Dr.) Unnat P. Pandit, CGPDTM and Shri. Kishor R. Kadbe attended the meeting. New project proposals and final reports on concluded projects were approved. India's project "BRICS IP Horizons: Unleashing the Potential of a Decade's IP Multilateral Collaboration" was finalized. |
| 8 | Examiners Training – online | 1–5 December 2025 | IPBRICS Examiners training program was organized by Chair, INPI Brazil. Examiners and Officers of Patent Office and Trade Marks Registry of India participated and Controllers and Registrars delivered presentations. |
2026
India has formally assumed the Chairship for BRICS and the O/o CGPDTM has assumed the chairship for IP BRICS.
| S. No. | List of events/meetings as per IPBRICS Calendar | Date | Event Details |
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| 1 | The O/o CGPDTM successfully convened the 1st Meeting of IP BRICS on March 13, 2026. The Coordination Group Meeting of focal points of IP BRICS Offices was chaired by Ms Suchetana Bhattacharyya (Focal Point of IP BRICS, India). Through the productive review of the Agenda items under discussion, a collaborative tone for the year ahead was established. |
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| 2 | The Exchange Symposium on ICT-Enabled FinTech Innovation And Financing Intangible Assets was successfully convened at IIM Ahmedabad, Ventures on April 27, 2026. The event featured a hybrid dialogue, where the O/o CGPDTM and prominent FinTech industry experts of India were joined online by international delegates from INPI (Brazil), CNIPA (China), EIPA (Ethiopia) and Rospatent (Russia). In line with India’s 2026 theme, Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability, the session focused on how IP-backed innovation and diverse industry expertise can drive shared global prosperity. | 27 April 2026 | View Details |
| 3 | The IP BRICS framework successfully hosted its virtual ICT and Digital Transformation Workshop. Representatives and experts from BRICS IP Offices came together to discuss how AI and Machine Learning are revolutionizing image-based searches for trademarks and industrial designs. Aligning with the spirit of #BRICSIndia2026, the session underscored the power of digital transformation, collaboration and knowledge-sharing in building modern, future-ready IP systems. | 13 May 2026 |
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