Intellectual Property Advisory Committee (IPAC) of the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa was established in 2009 with prime objective of Ìýencouraging the utilization of results of research and Development for national development by converting innovative findings to practical applications while protecting intellectual property rights. Prof. Hiroomi Homma from the Toyohashi ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´, Japan along with International Center for Engineering Education Development (ICEED)Ìý for ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ industry collaboration were instrumental in developing an IP Policy and Technology Commercialization policy for the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´.Ìý
The IPAC is mainly handling policy matters pertaining to intellectual property rights and commercialization of inventions and Intellectual Property Assessment Committee (IPaC) isÌýprocessing applicationsÌýfor intellectual property rights up to filing at the National Intellectual Property OfficeÌý.Ìý
IPAC is presently chaired by Prof. JAKS Jayasinghe, Senior Professor attached to the Department of Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering. Other members of the Committee include a Council Member and a Professor or a Senior ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ Staff Members representing each academic department of the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´. Meetings of the IPAC and IPaC are presently convened once a month.
