<p>The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Council at ASSOCHAM is intensively involved with issues pertaining to protection and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. It has taken decisive steps in raising the levels of awareness about Intellectual Property Rights amongst the citizens of India. In this regard, ASSOCHAM&rsquo;s constructive contributions span various capacity building exercises and training programs for the industry, the judiciary, and the law enforcement agencies. Further, the IPR council is a platform for continuous interaction between the industry and the Government with a view to providing an interface for businesses to resolve their issues pertaining to IPRs.</p>
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  <p>Under ASSOCHAM National Council on IPR, ASSOCHAM IPFC(AIPFC) is working to create awareness about the role of Intellectual Property for comprehensive awareness &amp; training in IPR to all stakeholders. AIPFC has been involved to enable MSMEs for identifying their intellectual property and to provide services such as IP protection, Counseling &amp; Advisory services to leverage their business venture to excellence. It has been extensively involved in providing strategic Policy &amp; Advocacy services to the MSMEs for the management of their IPRs &amp; Technology. AIPFC is focusing on enabling MSMEs in understanding, identifying &amp; use intellectual property rights for building competitive advantage and business excellence.</p>