Uttam Kumar Gupta is an intellectual property law researcher with a keen interest in doctrinal and empirical legal studies, and in the regulation of new-age technologies. At the Council for Social Development (CSD), Hyderabad, he is associated with the ICSSR-supported longitudinal study on Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged rice varieties in India, where he contributes to systematic evidence synthesis, legal and policy analysis, field-based enquiry, and manuscript preparation.
He holds an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law from the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSoIPL), IIT Kharagpur, an LL.B. from the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, and a B.Sc. in Information Technology. His research engages with the intersection of law and emerging technology, including artificial intelligence, blockchain and quantum computing, and he has received Best Presenter awards for papers on AI, IP and law.
- Geographical Indications, traditional knowledge and rural livelihoods
- Intellectual property protection of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, blockchain and quantum computing
- Agricultural biodiversity, seed systems and the law of plant variety protection
- Access and benefit-sharing, biopiracy prevention and community rights
- Technology law, data governance and regulatory design
- Alternative dispute resolution, arbitration and access to justice
- Gupta, Uttam Kumar, and Padmavati Manchikanti. “Shadows of Ownership: The Timeless Struggle of Scriptwriters.” Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (JIPR) 31.3 (2026): 423?435.
- Uttam Kumar Gupta, Patent Pools in Action: Via Licensing Alliance, SCC Online Blog (Feb. 13, 2026), https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2026/02/13/via-licensing-alliance-patent-pool-aac-licensing-analysis/.
AREAS OF SPECIALISATION
Intellectual Property Law; Geographical Indications and Traditional Knowledge; Technology and Innovation Law; Arbitration and Dispute Resolution; Constitutional and Service Law.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS
- Best Presenter in the Individual Session: For the Paper titled “AI-Driven Education: Transforming Teaching, Digital Literacy & Ethical Publishing” at the International Conference on New Age Legal Dynamics: social media and Artificial Intelligence (AI) organised by UPES School of Law, Dehradun (2026).
- Best Presenter Award: For the Paper titled “AI-Powered Alternate Dispute Resolution for Smart Contracts: A Framework for the Indian Legal System” at the International Conference - Lex Ex Machina, organised by SRM University, Sonepat (2025).
- Special Mention Award: Outstanding Performance for research on “Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property & Algorithmic Competition” at RGSoIPL, IIT Kharagpur (2025).
- Presented a paper: “Safeguarding Ayurveda: Traditional Knowledge, Intellectual Property Rights, and Biopiracy Prevention in India” at ILFMS 2026 ? International Conference on Integrating Legal Frameworks and Management Strategies, organised by National Law University Tripura, Agartala & IIIJS UEM Kolkata (2026).