Dr. Kuhu Tiwari is an Assistant Professor at IILM University, specializing in Intellectual Property and Technology Law. She brings extensive teaching experience, having previously served at Hidayatullah National Law University and Christ University. Additionally, Dr. Tiwari has significant research experience, gained as a full-time Ph.D. scholar at IIT Kharagpur.
Dr. Tiwari has actively contributed to international forums, participating in esteemed conferences such as the INTA–Trademark Colloquium, Akron IP Colloquium, and IPIRA. She was also recognized with the Young Asian IP Scholar Award at the 5th Asian IP Works-in-Progress Conference, organized by the Applied Research Centre for the Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia (ARCIALA) at Singapore Management University (SMU) and City University of Hong Kong. She has also been a Co-Organizer(with Prof. Irene Calboli, Prof. Althaf Marsoof, Dr. Ana Penteado & Ataul Karim) for past three year of the Online IPIRA Academic Colloquium.
Dr. Tiwari has numerous publications to her credit, including contributions to the Oxford Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice.
Academic Qualification
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Ph.D, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (2023)
– Area of Research: Intellectual Property & Drug Laws
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LL.M, National Law University, Jodhpur (2014)
Intellectual Property and Technology Laws
- BA,LL.B, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)
Research and Scholarly Publication
- Tiwari, K. and Bhattacharya, N.S., 2020. Pharmaceutical Trade Marks: An Evaluation of Regulatory Intricacies and Challenges. Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, 15(9), pp.738-748.
- Tiwari, K. and Bhattacharya, N.S., 2022. Judicial Navigation of Drug Name Regulation in India. Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (JIPR), 26(5), pp.269-276.
- Singh, N., Bandyopadhyay, T.K., Sahoo, N. and Tiwari, K., 2021. Intellectual property issues in artificial intelligence: specific reference to the service sector. International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, 13(1), pp.82-100.
- Tiwari, K., Bhattacharya, D. and Sahoo, N., 2022. Revisiting the Justification of Trademark Protection for Single Drug Compositions: A Critical Analysis from a Regulatory Perspective. Akron Law Review, 55(2), p.3.
- Shrivastava, Tiwari, 2015. Media’s Right: Freedom of Speech Muzzled. Bharati Law Review, http://docs.manupatra.in/newsline/articles/Upload/49EC44DC-9177-4C04-8EF2-81D8336E7FCB.pdf
Book Chapter
- Bhattacharya, N.S. and Tiwari, K., 2022. A Study on the Quality Control and Enforcement of Registered Geographical Indication Goods in India. In Geographical Indication Protection in India: The Evolving Paradigm (pp. 27-47). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
Conferences Participated
- INTA Academic Trademark Scholarship Symposium organised by INTA, 2023 ‘Analyzing Non-Traditional Pharmaceutical Trademarks From Branded and Generic Perspective’.
- Third IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference organised by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia, Texas A&M University School of Law, and the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva, in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Academy, WIPO, and the World Trade Organization (WTO), 2021, ‘Post Patent Carry-Over Effects of Pharmaceutical Branding: Persuasion or Information.
- 5th Asian IP Works-in-Progress Conference organised by the Applied Research Centre for the Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia (ARCIALA) School of Law, Singapore Management University (SMU) and School of Law, City University of Hong Kong, 2020, ‘Protection of Non-Conventional Pharmaceutical Trademarks: A Generic Hub’s Perspective Through the Lens of Indian and Chinese Laws’.
- Second IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference organised by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia, Texas A&M University School of Law, and the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva, in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Academy, WIPO, and the World Trade Organization (WTO), 2020, ‘Non-Conventional Pharmaceutical Trademarks in Different Jurisdictions’.
- National Conference on Reach for Gold: Intellectual Property & Sports, organised by Chanayak National Law University, Patna, 2019, ‘A Study on Evolving Paradigms of Sports Trademarks’.
- National Seminar on Role of Ethics, Values & Morality in Law in 21st Century, organised by Hidayatullah National Law University, 2015, ‘Justifying Genetic Engineering: The Pain & Gain Theory’.
- UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights: Emerging Issues & Challenges, organised by The Department of Law, Sambalpur University, Odisha, 2014, ‘Granting Compulsory License for essential Facilities: Is it a justified Remedy?’.
Award
- Young Asian IP Scholar Award at the 5th Asian IP Works-in-Progress Conference organised by the Applied Research Centre for the Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia (ARCIALA) School of Law, Singapore Management University (SMU) and School of Law, City University of Hong Kong.
Co-curricular Activities
- Reviewer of the Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL), NALSAR, Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (JIPR) (SCOPUS).
- Co-Chaired (With Dr. Ana Penteado) a Panel Discussion on “The Future and Relevancy of Patents: Asian Perspectives” organized by University of Colombo, Faculty of Law, Sri Lanka.
- Coordinated an NPTEL course as teaching assistant on ‘Legal and Regulatory Issues in Biotechnology’ – Course ID- noc21- lw04, under the supervision of Dr Niharika Sahoo Bhattacharya.
- Co-organized (with Prof. Irene Calboli, Prof. Althaf Marsoof, Dr. Ana Penteado and Ataul Kareem) the Online IP and Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Academic Colloquium – 2021,2022 and 2024,
- Coordinated(student coordinator) a two day workshop on ‘legal & Regulatory Challenges in Pharmaceutical Industry’ organized by the IIT Kharagpur.
- Received honorarium for participated in IP Scholars Forum organized by the University of Akron, United States on December 9th and 10th 2021.
- Presented as a guest lecture on the topic ‘IP and Biotechnology’ for the Certificate Course on IPR and Innovation : A Vision for Exploration and Incipient Technologies organized by Amity Law School Noida, from 16 Jun to 25 Jun 2022.
