On the eve of the World Intellectual Property Rights Day, an Intellectual Property cum Science and Technology Club was inaugurated at Rayat and Bahra Institute of Engineering and Bio-Technology, Sahauran, on Tuesday. The club aims to spread awareness among the masses about the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The club has been established in association with Punjab State Council for Science and Technology. Dr S K Salwan, vice-chancellor of the Punjab Technical University, who laid the foundation stone of the club, spoke about the relevance of IPR in the modern days when patenting and copyrighting a product, idea or concept has become an important issue. Gurharminder Singh, a scientist from the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, while highlighting the vital aspects of patenting rules, said that patenting and securing rights over one's intellectual contribution is a fast catching practice and thus awareness about intellectual rights is a must. Prof C M Bahl, Managing Director, Rayat and Bahra outlined the aim of the group to institutionalise its reverence for intellectual property by organising a dedicated club. Sardar Gurvinder Singh Bahra, Vice-Chairman of Rayat and Bahra Group, appreciated the idea of promoting the cause of IPR through a club and encouraged members to foster a spirit of enterprise and innovation by showcasing the great discoveries and inventions in the light of intellectual property. Professor P K Sharma, coordinator of the club, said that with the world getting smaller thanks to IT and web-enabled services, understanding IPR can be beneficial for industrious, enterprising and innovative professionals.