Dr. Jayanta Ghosh

• CENTRE FOR REGULATORY STUDIES, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY,
  THE WEST BENGAL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JURIDICAL SCIENCES,
  Research Fellow, September 2019 – till date.
• AMITY LAW SCHOOL, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA,
  Assistant Professor, August 2018 – July 2019.

• Law and Technology
• Intellectual Property Law
• Information Technology Law
• Data Protection and Data Security
• Public Policy

• Natungram Wooden Doll
• Shantiniketan Batik
• Lac of Purulia
• Begampuri Cotton Handloom Saree
• KolkattiJewelery

• From September 27th2019 to till now: working as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Regulatory Studies, Governance and Public Policy, The W.B National University of Juridical Sciences.
• From September 2021 to till now: Working as a Visiting Faculty to teach Introduction of Intellectual Property Law to the Department of Law, Sister Nivedita University, New Town, Kolkata, India.
  
• From November 2020 to till now: Working as a Visiting Faculty to teach Cyber Law and Intellectual Property Law to the Electronics and Communication Department, Techno Main Salt Lake, Kolkata, India.
  
• From November 2019 to till now: Working with academic committee member of International Trademark Association (INTA).
  
• From Aug 2018 to July 1, 2019: Worked as an Assistant Professor Gr. I of law at the Amity Law School, Amity University Kolkata, India, teaching Intellectual Property Laws to UG & PG (copyright, IPR in Pharma Industry, Trademark and Design, Biodiversity Law & Introduction to Intellectual Property).
  
• From Dec 2013 to Aug 2018: Gained experience in teaching assistantship experience with research at Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur on different subjects, these are Information Technology Law, Constitutional Law, Copyright Law and Contract Law.
  

• Working on a project on “Geographical Indication mapping of West Bengal: Rapid Survey” as a Co-Principal Investigator (Jan 2021 – Initiated) funded by the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences.
• Worked in the project titled “A Study on Carbon Sequestration & Oxygen generation potential of common tree species in the WBNUJS and the city of Kolkata in and around the few sites, conducted by by Centre for Regulatory Studies, Governance and Public Policy, The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata with Techno India University, West Bengal (2020).”
• Worked as in the project titled “Impact Assessment of Government Welfare Schemes for PVTG’s of West Bengal.”
• Worked in the project titled “Path Finding Study on Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expression amongst the PVTG’s of West Bengal.”
• Worked in a project funded by TATA STEEL Co. on Study on Biodiversity in and around the Noamundi Iron Mining Zone of TATA Steel (March 2020, Completed).

• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
  Reviewer
• SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
  Reviewer
• ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
  Reviewer
• NUJS JOURNAL OF REGULATORY STUDIES
  Editorial Board Member
• JOURNAL OF LEX REVOLUTION
  Editorial Board Member
• JOURNAL DE JURE NEXUS LAW JOURNAL
  Editorial Board Member
• VSRD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF JUSTICE & LEGAL STUDIES
  Editorial Board Member

• Indo-Canadian Shastri Scholarship – 2017
  Centre for Law, Technology and Society, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Canada
• Scholarship of DAAD and BMBF – 2017
  Institute for Legal Informatics, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
• Partial Scholarship awarded to attend World Youth Forum on Ethics in Innovation 2017 and Conference Series on Ethics in Innovation 4.0 – 2017
  Max Planck Institute for innovation and Competition, Munich.
• DAAD Organisation and Leibniz University Hannover, Germany for attending International Summer School in IT Law (INSITU 2016)
  Leibniz University Hannover, Germany

Book:

• “Live in Relationship & Hindu Marriage: A Critical Legal Analysis” LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing House, Germany, ISBN: 978-3-659-69993-1 (2015).

In progress (Books):

• “Inclusive wealth generation through IP commercialization”, Editor, Thomson Reuters 2022, (forthcoming).
• Non-Conventional Trademark in Intellectual Property regime of India, Thomson Reuters 2022, (forthcoming).

Scholarly Articles:
Forth Coming

• “How far Data Mining is Legal!” Book Chapter in Book title Legal Analytics, publisher CRC Press, Thomson Reuters, (2022)(Forth Coming).
• “Big Data Analytics in Industry 4.0 in Legal Perspective: Past, Present and Future” Book Chapter in bool title “Recent Advances of Digital Transformation: Industry 4.0 to Society 5.0” Published by Springer, Chapter 7, (2022), (Forth coming).
• “Legal implication of blockchain technology in public health”, Book Chapter in Book Title Digital Health Transformation with Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence, Publisher CRC Press, Thomson Reuters. (2022) ISBN: 9781032161181, Chapter 16, (Forth coming).

2022

• Paper presented on “Economic growth to Employment generation with implementation of Geographical Indications: A socio-legal analysis with special reference to West Bengal, India” held on 9thto 12thFeb, Fourth IP and Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference organised by WIPO Academy, World Intellectual Property Organisation, World Trade Organisation, Ahmed Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malayasia, School of Law, Texas A&M University, School of Law, University of Geneva, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technology University.
• Paper presented on“Economic Impact Assessment of Geographical Indications in West Bengal: A Future Roadmap towards Commercialization” held on 26-28th Feb, MCIP 2021 organised by Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur.
• Paper presented on “Artificial Intelligence (AI) impact on Data Ownership Conflict with Trade Secret” for presentation at the Third IPIRA Conference to be held Online, on 24-27 March 2021.
• Presented Paper on “Power Play of Artificial Intelligence upon Intellectual Property Rights” at the National Law Conclave organised by North Bengal University, West Bengal on 30th November & 1st December 2019.
• Presented paper on “Artificial Intelligence and market competition in shaping future for Intellectual property Domain” at the First IP and Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference, held at Ahmed Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia, on 31st January-1st February, 2019 organised by Ahmed Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia, School of Law, Texas A&M University, School of Law, University of Geneva, WIPO Academy, World Intellectual Property Organisation, World Trade Organisation.
• Presented paper titled on “Rights of Women and Children in Virtual World: An Overview” in International Seminar on “Global Enactment of Justice for Women and Children: Issues and Challenges” at Geeta Institute of Law, Panipat held on 18th November, 2018.
• Presented paper titled on “Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence – Perplexing Rights” in 3rd Works-in-Progress Conference “IPScholars Asia”, organized by School of Law, Singapore Management University from 1st March & 2nd March 2018.
• Paper Presented on “Privacy and Data Protection as a Perspective of Human Rights: A Jurisprudential Analysis” in 14th ASLI Law Conference, Manila, Philippines, organized by University of Philippines on 18th to 19th May, 2017.
• Paper Presented on “Data Protection- A Different Dimension of Human Rights and Intellectual Property Law”, International Conference on International Law And Intellectual Property Laws, Faculty Of Law-I, Delhi University And The Indian Society Of International Law, New Delhi, 22-23 March 2014.
• Paper Presented on “A Comparative Analysis of Data Protection and Approach of India” International Conference on ‘Comparative Law and Development’ Faculty of Law-I, Delhi University, New Delhi, 21-22 March 2014.
• Presented and participated in the faculty development programme at the Indian Institute of Legal Studies, Siliguri held on 6th June 2019.
• Attended workshop on “The East India – US Symposium on Intellectual Property Rights” organised by AUTM Foundation and AAPIOIX, USA, the American Consulate, Kolkata on 28-29 June 2019.
• Paper presented on “21st Century Law Students Prerequisite and Appropriateness” at the All-India Law Teachers Congress, Annual Conference on Human Rights & Clinical Legal Education, 1-2 June 2019, Indian Society of International, Law, New Delhi.
• Presented Paper on “Development and Sustainability on virtual world: Human Rights Perspective” at the National Seminar on Human Rights and Administration of Justice held on 13th April 2019, organised by Amity Law School Kolkata, Amity University Kolkata.
• Presented Paper on “Information Technology and Environment: A legal interphase” In the National Seminar on Environment and Public Health: Issues & Remedies held at Amity Law School, Lucknow Campus on 24th-25th January, 2019.
• Presented Paper on “Prudent water management through application of information technology: A Legal Policy” in National Seminar on “Environmental Justice Through Sustainable Water Resource Management: Issues, Challenges and Solutions” held on 29th-30th December, 2018.
• Participated in 6th World Intellectual Property Forum 2018 at Pullman New Delhi, held on 14th to 16th November 2018.
• Video Presentation on “Data Protection and Big Data security of on Implementation of new Technologies: A comparative approach” in Indialics2017 Conference, at Centre for Studies in Science Policy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi – 110067, India, from 2nd Nov. to 4 Nov. 2017.
• Paper Presented on “Trips and Data Protection Laws: A Comparative New Legal Manifestation”, National Conference on The Evolving Regime in Intellectual Property Protection, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Public Health Foundation of India and Third World Network under the umbrella of Health Economic Association of India (HEAI), 2nd -4th November 2015.
• Paper Presented on “Intellectual Property Rights and New Technology” UGC Sponsored National Seminar On “Intellectual Property Rights: Emerging Issues and Challenges” P.G Department of Law, Sambalpur University, Odisha, 8th March 2014.
• Paper Presented in “Protection of Right to Know Under Human Rights and Constitutional Law” National Seminar on Right to Information: Perception, Perspective & Promotion at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab, Feb 2013.
• Paper Presented in “Role of Enforcement Agencies Envisaged Under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993”, National Seminar On Human Rights and Law in India: Issues and Challenges at Hidayatullah National Law University, Chhattisgarh, Raipur on 19th Jan, 2013.
• Paper presented on “Terrorism and Legislative measures for the protection of Human Rights”- UGC sponsored national seminar on ‘Terrorism- Issues and Challenges’ at Lajpat Rai Law College, Sambalpur, Odisha on 17-18 march 2012.

• Invited as a resource person to speak on “IP Policies Application For Start Up India” in online national webinar conducted by IQAC of MDSD Girls College under Paramarsh Scheme of UGC held on 27th Sept 2021.
• Invited as a resource person to speak on “Consumer Protection Act 2019 and Product Liability” on Five-day Course on Mediation with Special refence to Consumer Protection Act 2019” course of Consumer to the President/ Member of the District Forum, West Bengal at the WBNUJS, Salt Lake, West Bengal held on 20th September 2021.
• Invited as a resource person to speak on International Refresher Course on “Emerging Jurisprudence of Intellectual Property Rights and Policies: Recent Trends & Challenges Around the Globe.” on “Impact of IPR in Educational Institution” at The Neotia University, West Bengal scheduled to be held on 14th September 2021.
• Invited as a resource person to speak on “Introduction to IPR and Patent creation” for one day webinar on “IPR Managing Patents in Educational Institution” at Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal scheduled to be held on 51th June 2021.
• Invited as a resource person on a Training Workshop on Advanced Intellectual Property Rights scheduled to held on between 11th March 2021 to 12th March 2021 at Manipur in order to Extensive practical knowledge on Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Biodiversity, and Geographical Indication for the proper enforcement to safeguards against counterfeits, piracy, and infringement of Intellectual property.
• Invited as a resource person on a Training Workshop on Advanced Intellectual Property Rights on 8th March 2021 to 9th March 2021 at KTDS Police Training Academy, Narsingarh, Tripura in order to Extensive practical knowledge on Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Biodiversity, and Geographical Indication for the proper enforcement to safeguards against counterfeits, piracy, and infringement of Intellectual property.
• Invited as a resource person workshop on “State Development Advanced Intellectual Property Rights” The workshop was held on 9th March 2021 with officials associated with the Government of Tripura at the conference Hall of Industrial Building.
• Invited as a resource person on “Roundtable Discussion on Geographic Indication and Its New Trends” to organise by DPIIT IPR Chair, WBNUJS in association with Centre For Regulatory Studies, Governance and Public Policy, WBNUJS, Kolkata, on 3rd February, 2021 at WBNUJS.
• Invited as a resource person on Carbon sequestrations project at Kingston Law College.
• Invited as a resource person of the 1st Regional Consultation on “Cyber Crime against Women – Do Indecent Representation of Women’s Act, Information Technology Act and Other Prevailing Laws Suffice” for Eastern Region on 31st August, 2020, organised by National Commission for Women, New Delhi.
• Invited to deliver webinar lecture titled “Road Infrastructure and Land Acquisition Rehabilitation Resettlement Act” organised by JIS University held on 28th May 2020.
• Invited to deliver online lecture on Faculty development Porgramme organised by Techno India University on “Intellectual Property in academia” to be held on 21st May 2020.
• Delivered webinar lecture titled “E-Commerce and Consumer Protection in the Covid -19 situation” on “Efficacy of Consumer Protection Amendment Act 2019 and CCPA” organised by JIS University held on 29th April 2020.
• Moderated Online Workshop Event on the World IP Day 2020, titled “Intellectual Property Issues on 21st Century” organised by The IPThink- Tank held on 26th April 2020.
• Invited as a resource person to speak on “E-Commerce and Consumer Protection” on refresher course of Consumer to the President/ Member of the District Forum, West Bengal at the Administrative Training Institute, Salt Lake, West Bengal held on 14th Feb 2020.
• Invited as guest to deliver special lecture on “Artificial Intelligence and Law” at School of Legal Studies, The Neotia University on 7th February, 2020.
• Invited as a Speaker on Symposium cu workshop on “Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expression” to speak on Biodiversity Law at Nazrul Manch, Raniganj, West Bengal held on 25th January 2020.
• Invited as a resource person “Impact of Digitization with special reference to women” at Workshop on Protection of Women & Children in Digital Era, 2019 organised by Surendranath Law College, Kolkata on 14th December 2019.
• Invited as a speaker to deliver a lecture on” Counterfeiting and piracy of Intellectual Property: A Policy Perspective” at the Workshop on Protection of Brands & IP: The Fight against duplicates and Piracy organised by NASCAP, MHRD IP Chair and CRSGPP at NUJS on 13th December 2019.
• Invited as a resource person to deliver a lecture on ‘Contemporary issues on Child rights’, organised by Human Rights Law Network on 2nd December 2018 at ‘The Antelope, Ho Chi Min Sarani, Kolkata’

• National GI Drive Mission, WBNUJS, Secretary.
• International Trademark Association (INTA)- World’s leading index of trademark, intellectual property and branding professionals.
• Data Security Council of India, Kolkata Chapter
• Successfully completed Short-Term Course on “Industrial Relation, Make in India and Skill India: Issues and Challenges” Organised by Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur as Quality Improvement Programme Sponsored by AICTE, from 27th May to 31St May 2018.
• Successfully Completed Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN) course on “Renewable Energy: Law and Policy Perspective” organised by Indian Institute of Technology in collaboration with Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) from May 07 to May 18, 2018.
• Attended Short Term Course on “Industrial Relations & Make in India: Emerging Trends” Organised by Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law & Department of Humanities and Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur as Quality Improvement Programme Sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource and Development from 11- 17th July 2015.
• Successfully completed the International Summer & Winter term 2014, organised by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur on “BIOFUELS- Policy & Law” in the month (23rd June to 4th July, 2014).
• Internship in National Human Rights Commission for one Month (14th May 2012- 12th June 2012) & worked on the Project namely, “Importance and Role of optional protocols to International Convention in Indian Context”.
• Visited various NGOs, Tihar Jail, prepared reports on these visits, had interactive sessions with members of NHRC, attended sessions on functioning of various divisions of NHRC, made presentation on human rights scenario in Tripura & Odisha, attended lectures on human rights of women, children, disabled, refugees, LGBTQs, etc. delivered by distinguished personalities in their respective fields, interacted with the Delhi police. Actively vouch the thought on Debate relating to Right to education Act, 2009.