India, July 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The Ministry of Culture is actively engaged in promoting Intellectual Property (IP) awareness and protection in relation to India's rich cultural heritage. To this end, the Ministry is planning to set dedicated IP cells within its academies, centres, and constituent units to educate artists about IP rights, facilitate IP registration, and support Geographical Indication (Gl) registration of traditional products such as musical instruments. As part of its broader mandate to preserve and promote tangible and intangible cultural heritage, the Ministry emphasizes the recognition and safeguarding of the IP associated with cultural expressions.
Ministry also collaborat...