Ms. Deepika Chhangani

Assistant Professor

Specialization: Intellectual Property Law                       

Contact Details:

E-Mail Id: Deepika.chhangani@nmims.edu ; deepikaresearch15@gmail.com

Mobile No.: +91-9769094250 

Academic and Professional Qualifications:

• D. (Chapter Writing Going on) – School of Law, Christ University (June, 2020 – Present)
• M. (Intellectual Property & Information Technology), Department of Law, Mumbai University (2013-2015) (Highest Marks in Dissertation)
• A. LL.B. (Hons.), Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Patiala, Punjab (2007-2012) (CGPA: 9) (Certificate of Merit:4)

Areas of Research Interest:

• D. Thesis Approved Title: Copyright Infringement on OTT Media Service Platforms under Copyright Act, 1957: A Special Reference to Cross – Border Disputes
• Areas of Research Interest: Technological Advancements and Copyright Law, TK, TCE, Folklore and its interconnections with Copyright Law, IP and Business Studies, Economics of Tort Law and Political Landscaping of Constitutional Law Matters

Work Experience (Academic & Research):

• Working as an Assistant Professor in Law at Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, NMIMS (June, 2017-Present)
• Visiting Faculty – IP Law, MBA (Law), School of Business Management, NMIMS (2018)
• Research and Project Coordinator at Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) (February, 2017- April, 2017)
• Teacher Associate (Law) at Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) (July, 2015 – December, 2016)
• Faculty of Law, Law School Tutorial, Career Launcher, Patiala (April, 2011-April, 2012)

Courses Taught:

• Intellectual Property Law
• Intellectual Property Management
• Traditional Knowledge, Farmers and Breeders Rights
• Trademarks Law (LL.M.)
• Entertainment Law
• Law of Tort
• Drafting, Pleading and Conveyancing (Clinical)
• Moot Court (Clinical)
• Constitutional Law – I (LL.M.)
• Election Law

Teaching Pedagogy and Innovation:

• Socratic Method, Visual Stimulation Aids, Flipped Classroom, Case Study Method and Inquiry – Based Learning

Total Teaching Experience:

• 8 Years

Industry Experience:

• IP Associate at Agnihotri and Jha Associates (February, 2013 – September, 2013)

Fellowships, Achievements, Awards and Honours:

• Resource Person, 4^th Edition of Faculty Development Program on IPR, Research and Academic Integrity, 20-26^th February, 2023 organised by MNLU Mumbai (Topic: Challenging Domains of Fair Use under Copyright Law vis-à-vis Chat GPT as Language Model)
• Special Invitee in International Consultative Workshop on Orphan Drugs Regime in India, MNLU Mumbai, 5^th November, 2022
• Awarded Third Best Memorialin Surana & Surana, National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition 2010, organized by Army Institute of Law, Mohali.

Academic:

Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular:

• Judge in 4^th Surana & Surana and RGNUL International Moot Court Competition, August 2021

• Mentor, Trademarks & IP for Start – Ups, Atal Incubation Centre (AIC), NMIMS
• External Evaluator, MBA (Law) Dissertations, School of Business Management, NMIMS (2019 – Present)
• Judge, NILS Business and Human Right Moot Court Competition (Asia Pacific Rounds), MNLU, January, 2018
• Judge, RGNUL National Moot Court Competition, RGNUL Patiala, 2017 

Summits, Conferences and Seminars Attended:

• Best Paper Award for Contemporary Identity Crisis of OTT Platforms under Copyright Law: An Analysis, 6^th International Conference on Multi – Disciplinary Research Studies and Education (ICMDRSE-2023), 19-20^th May, 2023, Malaysia (Hybrid Mode)
• Research Paper titled ‘The Traditional Knowledge Bill, 2016: Biopiracy and Protection of Cultural Rights’; Christ University Law Journal (UGC-Care Listed), 25^th July, 2023 https://doi.org/10.12728/culj.22.3

• International Paper Presentation on Bypassing Geo-Blocking and Copyright Infringement on OTT Platforms: Exploring Legal and technological Solutions under Copyright Law in 1^st International Conference on Contemporary Engineering, Technology and Management (ICCETM-2023), 04-05^th December, 2023 (Hybrid Mode) 
• International Paper Presentation titled ‘Competition Law and Oil and Gas Sector in India: A Critical Analysis’, Oxford Symposium on Population, Migration and the Environment, St. Hugh College, Oxford University, UK.
• International Paper Publicationtitled ‘Competition Law and Oil and Gas Sector in India: A Critical Analysis’, Journal of Academic Perspectives, ISSN 2328-8264 (2018) https://www.journalofacademicperspectives.com/back-issues/volume-2018/volume-2018-no-2/

• International Paper Publication titled‘Cyber Bullying and the Young Generation: A Socio – legal analysis of the Human Rights Regime in Australia’, Universality of Human Rights: Current Scenario, Department of Law, Mumbai University, E – ISBN: 978-93-5267-851-8 (2016)
• International Paper Presentation titled "Driving Trends in Intellectual Property Valuation: Through Brands Rewired Process”, MIPS’2014, IIT Mumbai, February, 2014.
• Research Paper titled ‘Celebrity Endorsements and IP Valuation in India: A comparative legal study of India and USA’, Entertainment Law Jurisprudence: Contemporary Perspectives, Imperial Publications, ISBN: 978-93-5346-271-0 (2018)
• Research Papertitled ‘Conventionality v/s Unconventionality: Critical Analysis of Recent Developments in Trademark Law’, Legal Development and Policy Review, Law League, MNLU Mumbai (2019)
• Paper Presentation titled "Technology and Mercurial Social Media Networking: Science of today’s Indian Celebrities”, Faculty of Law, MS University, Baroda, March, 2014
• Magazine Article titled "Delhi High Court’s Judgment in Samsung Electronics Case: Legal Issues in Parallel Imports” in ‘Lex Witness’, May, 2013.
• Book Publication Cyber Space and Intellectual Property Rights - Special reference to Internet and file sharing, Co-authored with Dr. Marzena Walasik, Published by Shineeks, Deeper Knowledge Publishers, Las Vegas, USA,

Workshops and Professional Training Programs Attended:

• International Colloquium for Socio-Legal Research: Tools and Techniques, organised by Global Academy of Law – Tech Education & Research India, Jusfocus Resrach Institute, Netherlands with GNLU; 8-9^th September, 2023 (Online)
• 4 Week Faculty Induction/ Orientation Programme for ‘Faculty in Universities/Colleges/Institutes of Higher Education’ organised (under the Ministry of Education’s Pt. MM Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching) by Teaching Learning Centre, TLC Ramanujan College, University of Delhi (19^thJuly, 2021 – 17^th August, 2021)
• 2 Week Refresher Course on ‘Research Methodology’ organised (under the Ministry of Education’s Pt. MM Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching) by Teaching Learning Centre, TLC Ramanujan College, University of Delhi (20^thJuly, 2021 – 3^rdAugust, 2021)
• 5 Day Faculty Development Programme on ‘Law and Economics’ organized by Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Patiala, Punjab (26-30^thJuly, 2021)
• 1 Week FDP on ‘E – Learning Platforms’ by Electronics & ICT Academy, IIT Guwahati (Initiative under Ministry of Information & Technology) (7-14^thSeptember, 2020)
• MOOC Course titled‘Internet Giants: The Law and Economics of Media Platforms’ by University of Chicago Law School (September, 2020)
• MOOC Course titled ‘Academic Literacy’by Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology (September, 2020)
• MOOC Course titled‘Understanding Research Methods’ by University of London (August, 2020)
• Attended Workshop ‘Syllabus Preparation, Teaching and Evaluation Methods and Research Capacity Building Workshop for Law Teachers’ at Saveetha University, Chennai, 2 – 4th July, 2015

Service to the Institution and Administrative Responsibilities

• Convener, Alumni Committee (2023-Present)
• Co – Convener, Board of Studies and Academic Council Coordination Committee (2021-2022)
• Handled deliberations for Course Outlines in respect to AOL (Assurance of Learning) Compliance and Benchmarking System
• Handled Course Structure Credit Reduction in respect to BCI Legal Education Rules, 2008
• Co – Convener, Moot Court Committee (2021-2022)
• Handled hosting of 4^th Edition of International Moot Court Competition, 2022
• Convener, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (2021-2022)
• Currently working on 1^st Edition of International Mediation and Negotiation Competition, 2023
• Co – Convener, Innovation, Start - Up and Entrepreneurship Committee (2021-2022)
• Handled Stakeholders Associations in conducting seminars on Funding and Branding of Start-Ups