Dr Nitin Shukla, NCL-CSIR, Pune, gave a special lecture on April 26, 2022, on World Intellectual Property Day. The title of the presentation was "IP protection in publically funded labs: Journey from lab to market ."  This lecture was organized under the Aazadi Ka Amrit Mahotsava-AKAM. Dr Nitin explained the importance of IP protection and explained  Copyright, Industrial property such as Trademarks, Patents, Industrial designs, etc. She shared her NCL experiences with various aspects of the innovation cycle & recommendations, which are essential for the researchers. Finally, the session ended with an interactive question & answer.