Call for Papers | One Day Seminar on The Future of Intellectual Property: Emerging Trends and Challenges in IPR, Faculty of Law, Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur [Hybrid, 2 September 2026]
Faculty of Law, Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur.About Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur
Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur is a private university in Madhya Pradesh and the central India campus of the Mangalayatan group, which the brochure describes as a well-known brand in northern India that is expanding across the country. The Jabalpur campus was opened to cater to the growing popularity of Mangalayatan University, Aligarh, and is aimed at helping students and scholars of Madhya Pradesh and the neighbouring states of central India.
The campus sits at Barela, about 15 km from Jabalpur city centre, on NH 30, Mandla Road, Richai. The university runs a Faculty of Law offering BA LLB, LLB (Hons.), and one-year and two-year LLM programmes through its Department of Legal Studies and Research, and it is the Faculty of Law that is organising this seminar.
About the seminar
The Faculty of Law is organising a one-day seminar on The Future of Intellectual Property: Emerging Trends and Challenges in IPR on 2 September 2026. The seminar is sponsored by the M. P. Council of Science and Technology (MPCST), Bhopal.
The seminar aims to explore how rapid technological and global change is reshaping the way ideas are created, protected and commercialised. The brochure notes that as we move into 2026, innovations such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, Web3, biotechnology and big data are challenging traditional concepts of authorship, ownership and enforcement in IPR, while cross-border infringement, data rights, access to medicines and the protection of traditional knowledge are putting pressure on existing legal frameworks.
Through panel discussions, paper presentations and case studies, the seminar brings together academicians, legal professionals, industry experts, policymakers and students to discuss emerging trends, legal gaps and policy responses, with particular emphasis on the Indian context. The stated objective is to give participants practical insights and forward-looking perspectives on the evolving landscape of intellectual property rights.
Sub-themes
Papers are invited on the following sub-themes:
- AI, copyright and emerging issues in intellectual property law
- Digital IP enforcement, online infringement and intermediary liability
- Data ownership, trade secrets and intellectual property rights
- AI and the future of creativity
- Data, trade secrets and emerging business models
- IP for startups, MSMEs and academia
- Technology, law and society
- Economics and development
- Culture, ethics and sociology
- Policy and governance
- Education, behaviour and public awareness
- Emerging frontiers: Web3, NFTs, biotech, food security and social impact
Who can participate
The seminar invites papers on the above themes from academicians, legal professionals, industry experts, policymakers and students. The registration categories printed on the brochure and shown on the live registration form confirm that the seminar is open to:
- UG and PG students
- Research scholars
- Faculty, industry professionals and academia
There is no restriction to any particular institution or state, and the brochure does not prescribe a word limit or a formatting style for the abstract.
Registration fee and payment
The fee for participants is:
- UG and PG students: Rs 300
- Research scholars: Rs 750
- Faculty, industry professionals and academia: Rs 1,000
Payment is made to the university bank account before the form is filled, because the form requires both the payment slip and the UTR number. The account details printed on the brochure are State Bank of India, A/C No. 39524800107, IFSC SBIN0010824, Barela, Jabalpur. The brochure also carries an SBI Scan and Pay QR code for UPI.
The brochure records three conditions: the fee shown is for a single author, every additional co-author must register separately and pay the fee for their own category, and the registration fee is non-refundable.
How to register and submit the abstract
Registration and abstract submission happen together through one Google Form titled The Future of IPR-Seminar- Registration, linked from the brochure. The form is live and asks for:
- Name of the participant, department and organisation
- Email and WhatsApp number
- The registration charges category being paid
- The abstract document, uploaded as a file of up to 10 MB
- The payment slip, uploaded as a file of up to 10 MB
- The UTR number of the payment, and any remarks
The form requires a Google account sign-in, so participants should be signed in before opening it. Pay the fee first, keep the payment slip and the UTR number ready, then complete the form in one sitting.
Certificate of participation
A hard copy of the certificate of participation will be provided to participants who register and present their paper at the seminar in hybrid mode. The brochure separately confirms that co-authors who register and pay their own fee will also be issued a certificate of participation.
Organising committee
The seminar is held under the following organising committee, as printed in the brochure:
- Chief Patron: Shri Adv. Hemant Goyal, Chairman, MUJ
- Patron: Prof. Chinta Sudhakar, Vice-Chancellor (I/c), MUJ
- Co-Patron: Prof. B. S. Naga Kishore, Registrar, MUJ
- Program Coordinator and Convener: Prof. Ashish Mishra, MUJ
- Chairpersons: Prof. Ashish Mishra and Prof. M. Vasuja Devi, MUJ
- Co-Conveners: Prof. Neeraj Prakash Rai, Dr. Aishwarya Sharma and Dr. Pradeep Kumar Tiwari, MUJ
The committee members listed are Prof. S. P. Tiwari, Prof. S. S. Shukla, Prof. Rajesh Shukla, Prof. Vikas Pandey, Prof. Chandra Sekhar Singh, Prof. P. Kumar, Prof. Yogesh Dubey, Dr. Dinesh Mishra, Dr. Shivkant Prajapati, Dr. Ashutosh Saxena and Shri Vinit Jain.