Global Law Firm Nixon Peabody Selects Anaqua’s PATTSY WAVE for IP Management

BOSTON, Dec. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property (IP) management technology, today announced that global law firm Nixon Peabody has selected Anaqua’s PATTSY WAVE platform as its new IP management solution.

Nixon Peabody will use the Anaqua platform to manage clients’ IP portfolios, including patent and trademark filing. The firm will also utilize the platform as an automated docketing tool, and will leverage additional Anaqua services related to annuities, patent analytics, and intelligent time capture.

With approximately 600 attorneys collaborating across offices in the U.S. and major European and Asian commercial centers, Nixon Peabody is one of the world’s largest law firms. The firm has a prominent and expanding intellectual property practice.

About Anaqua

Anaqua, Inc. is a premium provider of integrated intellectual property (IP) management technology solutions and services for corporations and law firms. Its IP management software solutions, AQX and PATTSY WAVE, both offer best practice workflows with big data analytics and tech-enabled services to create an intelligent environment designed to inform IP strategy, enable IP decision-making, and streamline IP operations, tailored to each segment’s need. Today, nearly half of the top 100 U.S. patent filers and global brands, as well as a growing number of law firms worldwide use Anaqua’s solutions. Over one million IP executives, attorneys, paralegals, administrators, and innovators use the platform for their IP management needs. The company’s global operations are headquartered in Boston, with offices across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Australia. For additional information, please visit anaqua.com, or on Anaqua’s LinkedIn.

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UVAS arranges ‘Christmas cake-cutting ceremony’ 

Lahore, December 21, 2022 (PPI-OT):Non-Teaching Staff Association of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore organised a ceremony for its Christian employees in connection with the Christmas at City Campus. Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad presided over the Christmas cake-cutting ceremony while Principal from Full Gospel Assemblies (FGA) Pastor Tariq Waris, Emeritus Prof Dr Masood Rabbani, Principal Officer City Campus Prof Dr Kamran Ashraf, President Non-Teaching Staff Association Asad Shah, Pastor Jawaid Younas, Dr Shahan Azeem and a large number of Christian employees and their families participated in the ceremony.

While addressing the audience, Prof Nasim Ahmad congratulated the Christian employees on celebrating Christmas. He acknowledged the role of Christian employees and their efforts/services in the development and enhancing the beatification of UVAS. He stressed on the equality and promoting harmony among all the employees of UVAS. He said UVAS ensures equal respect and rights to all its employees belong to any religion. He said it is the need of time to defeat all the hatreds and conspiracies and spread this massage that ‘we all are united and we are Pakistani’.

Pastor Tariq Waris said that we should participate in each other’s festivals to promote the message of unity. He also appreciated the role of UVAS and its tradition to celebrate Christmas ceremony every year in UVAS to encourage its Christian employees. He also talked about the golden rules, harmony, importance of education, massage of God and special pray for long live Pakistan.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Officer
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS)
Syed Abdul Qadir Jillani (Out Fall) Road,
Lahore – Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99211374, +92-42-99211449
Email: webmaster@uvas.edu.pk
Website: www.uvas.edu.pk

GCT holding three daylong events in three cities to entertain its 2,000 orphan students from flood-hit parts of Sindh 

Karachi, December 21, 2022 (PPI-OT):The non-profit Green Crescent Trust (GCT) has planned to hold three daylong events in three cities to entertain its over 2,000 orphan students, mostly from flood-hit areas and enrolled in its 160 charitable schools in the province. The three fun-filled events will be held in Karachi, Hyderabad, and Sukkur. These events are a regular feature of GCT under its Orphan Support Program (OSP).

“The OSP- fun-gala events are special annual feature of our continuing drive to support the orphan students enrolled in our charitable schools. Our support programme provides regular assistance to the underprivileged families of these students throughout the year,” said GCT CEO Zahid Saeed. He said that, this year the recreational activity had become all the more important for these students as they had been under enormous stress after witnessing widespread devastation in their native areas due to floods. He said the drive to educate children of the destitute families in the backward areas of Sindh had become more challenging requiring constant support from the concerned philanthropists due to the massive harm done to the educational infrastructure by floods.

Sindh Labour Minister, Saeed Ghani, and Karachi’s Commissioner, Muhammad Iqbal Memon, will be the guests of honour at the OSP gala in Karachi at a famous holiday resort on December 24. Over 1,100 orphan students from Karachi, GHARRO and Thatta will attend the recreational activity. Sindh Governor, Kamran Khan Tessori, will likely be the chief guest at Hyderabad’s OSP gala to be held at Rani Bagh on December 31. Over 720 orphan students from 15 districts will attend the event.

Sindh Local Government Minister, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, will likely be the chief guest at the OSP gala to be held at Benazir Park in Sukkur on 7th January 2023. Over 130 orphan students from three districts will attend the activity. GCT’s patron-in-chief Sardar Yasin Malik, its donors, and well-wishers will attend these events in large numbers.

For more information, contact:
Green Crescent Trust (GCT)
Office # 310 and 311, Plot # E1-RSM Square Commercial Area,
Block 7/8, Shaheed-e-Millat Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-34556238
UAN: +92-21-111-111-GCT (428)
E-mail: info@gct.org.pk
Website: www.gct.org.pk

IRD holds International Conference on Nation Building in Pakistan Prospects and Challenges 

Islamabad, December 21, 2022 (PPI-OT):A two-day international conference on “Nation Building in Pakistan Prospects and Challenges” jointly organized by Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Education and Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue (IRD), of International Islamic University (IIU) commenced on Wednesday at Quaid-e-Azam Auditorium, Faisal Masjid Campus, Islamabad.

Eminent scholars of national and international repute in education, sociology and mass media are participating in the conference. In different sessions of the conference, national and international experts, researchers, academicians and intellectuals discussed various challenges and solutions in the nation building process of Pakistan.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony Mufti Abdul Shakoor, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has said that educational institutions are vital for nation building. Federal Minister lauded the role of International Islamic University specially in building the national narrative of peaceful Pakistan across the globe.

Mufti Abdul Shakoor underscored the importance of the universities in solution of the problems, challenges of society and nation building process by giving examples from the regime of Hazrat Omer Farooq RA. He opined that Islamic economic system yields the creation of best society for nation building. He stressed that debates on this vital topic are the need of the hour while educational institutions are the best constructive platforms and universities must take such initiatives to solve the problems of our nation.

Keynote speakers of inaugural session Prof. Dr. Rasul Bakhsh Rais from LUMS and Prof. Dr. Shahid Siddiqui from Lahore School of Economics shared the challenges in nation building in Pakistan. Acting President, IIUI Prof. Dr. Nabi Bux Jumani, Vice President, (Academics), Prof. Dr. Zafar Iqbal, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sarwar, Dean Faculty of Education, Directors, senior faculty members and a large number of male and female students also attended the inaugural day of the two-day conference.

Dr. Rasul Bakhsh Rais, highlighted important factors of political and economic systems of the world and role of state in nation building. He said that a stable state has a stable nation. Dr. Rasul Bakhsh gave various examples of European nations on this occasion. He said that Islam has provided us with true directions and a way forward for nation building because Islam plays a fundamental role in giving us independence. Dr. Rasul opined that divisions in a society are challenges in nation building.

Dr. Shahid Siddiqui in his keynote address said that knowledge is a key indicator in nation building. Dr. Shahid discussed the significance of education and also talked about cultural diversity of nations across the globe. He explained that the role of state, education and culture is vital for building a nation. He enlightened on potential risks, prevailing problems in Pakistan and ground realities on this occasion. He opined that there is a dire need to realize that a better education and stable political system is imperative for nation building in Pakistan.

Prof. Dr. Nabi Bux Jumani Acting President, IIUI speaking during the inaugural session said that under the leadership and vision of Prof. Dr. Hathal Hamoud Alotaibi, Worthy President of International Islamic University Islamabad the university will keep playing its due role. He said IIUI will stand side by side with the state to provide a strong platform in achieving excellence in academics and producing a potential youth for nation building.

He vowed that in future IIUI will organize a Grand National dialogue for this purpose in which national and international educational institutions will be invited. He also added that the time has come to serve and build a strong nation. Dr. Jumani highlighted the causes and solutions to the problems in the way of unity of Pakistan. On this occasion Dr. Jumani also elaborated the role and activities of IRD in promoting research and dialogue.

Prof. Dr. Ayaz Afsar, Vice President (Academics) termed the conference vital for youth and emphasized that such conference is the need of hour and presence of eminent educationists is vital for youth attending the conference. Dr. Ayaz said that in any country education plays a key role for its development and added that presently media can play its due role for making the minds of the nation towards development. Dr. Ayaz also highlighted challenges for nation building on the occasion.

Prof. Dr. Zafar Iqbal, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences during his opening remarks talked about significance of education for nation building and highlighted adverse effects of colonization. He said that mental slavery is more dangerous than physical slavery as role of state in nation building and independence is pivotal. He added that creating awareness among masses is also a key indicator for nation building. At the end of the inaugural session of the first day of the international conference, the Federal Minister distributed shields among keynote speaker’s organizers of the conference.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations,
International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI)
Room No.118, Admin Block, New Campus,
H-10 Sector, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9019249
Fax: +92-51-9257909
Email: iiuipublicrelations@iiu.edu.pk
Website: www.iiu.edu.pk

PSB Approved the Coaching Camp of Pakistan Baseball Team to Participate in West Asia Baseball Cup 2023

Lahore, December 21, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Baseball Federation of Asia has allotted to host 15th West Asia Baseball Cup to Pakistan Federation Baseball (PFB). Syed Fakhr Ali Shah, President PFB while talking with media inform that Pakistan Federation Baseball is hosting 15th edition of the West Asia Baseball Cup in Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad from January 25 to February 1, 2023. Teams from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Palestine and Sri Lanka are participating in the event.

Syed Fakhar Ali Shah said that Pakistan Sports Board has approved one-month training camp of Pakistan Baseball Team at Islamabad. We are thankful to Secretary Sports for IPC and Director General PSB for their support to organize this camp. This camp will help us to prepare strong team of Pakistan and we will try to compete the best baseball teams of the region and raise the green flag.

He said that for training camp, the best, young and experienced players from all over Pakistan were selected. These players will get training under the supervision of experienced senior coaches. He added that baseball is a popular sport in Pakistan, but such official patronage and acceptance will take it to great heights. The soft image of Pakistan will be restored around the world.

For more information, contact:
Pakistan Federation Baseball
Punjab Stadium, Ferozepur Road,
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel. +92-42-353-41121
Fax + 92-42-357-11828
E-mail: pakistanfederationbaseball@hotmail.com

The Future of Human Work. An Opinion by IoBM’s CTO Dr. Imran Batada 

Karachi, December 21, 2022 (PPI-OT):ChatGPT was just launched recently on November 30, 2022, and has gained a lot of popularity. In just five days, it got over one million users. This is compared to Facebook which took 10 months to reach over a million users. This shows how many people rushed to go use the ChatGPT tool, which is an artificial intelligence chatbot software that can write codes, poems, essays, and much more. So: would that be the future of content writing?

AI continues to grow with each passing day. You just need to type a question or task in the tool, and it will give the right response based on the assignment. Before its launch, it had been properly trained to answer any query. ChatGPT is just like humans, and generates answers just like a natural language. You can easily mistake the tasks done by the tool as those done by a human. You can ask the ChatGPT AI tool to do anything for you. The tool can be used to boost human productivity in different sectors.

However, in as much as the tool is reliable it doesn’t have a way to verify whether what it has generated is true or not. However, it interacts in such an amazing conversational way that makes it appealing to most people. Even with the fear that it may take up some tasks done by humans, technology will grow and open up opportunities for people in other ways.

The beauty of this AI tool is that it doesn’t answer illegal questions like how to smuggle drugs or how to steal’, etc. Therefore, it was still made ethically for the sake of the users, and answers questions that are beneficial and not destructive. It is like talking to Alexa who is a phone assistant. ChatGPT is a great tool that can also work like Google Search by providing relevant simplified information based on queries.

However, the ChatGPT AI tool – while amazing – has a problem in fixing the issue of when it provides wrong answers. The training of the AI tool to decline some questions makes it not answer some questions to which it has answers.

During the tool’s training, trainers played both sides, the user and the AI assistant. This was to ensure that it functioned perfectly. It is a unique kind of chatbot in that it remembers previous prompts from a specific user which makes it viable to be used as a personalized therapist.

However, the AI tool has some limited knowledge of some events that have occurred and is therefore unable to provide relevant information. The training data may also suffer from algorithmic bias in which it would provide vague responses to things without really having the facts.

ChatGPT can produce impressively detailed text that can be used even in essays. However, this may not be readily accepted in academics as it can be termed as cheating. This can even affect the demand for knowledge workers.

Work that would have taken a whole day can be done within 30 minutes or an hour using the tool. Furthermore, most tech investors are pouring billions of dollars into startups specializing in the generative AI field to make it easier for computers to automatically create text, videos, photos, and other media.

Ideally, most web3 developers are shifting their attention from NFTs and crypto to open-source generative AI initiatives. ChatGPT was trained on a large amount of text data and learnt to recognize patterns that allow it to mimic different writing styles.

Open AI isn’t so elaborate on what they used to train their model but used web content, Wikipedia, and archived books. It offers some creative responses as compared to other language models made by other AI tech companies. The ChatGPT can even be used to power certain features in digital document software.

One other major challenge is that it is not reliable enough as a decision-making tool for legal research as it might not provide the right facts upfront. Additionally, it can lead to some big disruptions during web searches due to its query answers. If the chatbot continues to grow, Google might need to update its core search technology to remain in demand.

Due to the vast usage of the tool, it shows how people would prefer getting their questions answered upfront without having to query the search engine. Initially, even if people use the tool, they still go to Google to see what the results are.

At the moment, ChatGPT is free to use but, with time, the founders might need to monetize it. ChatGPT writes better than most students, and it can easily threaten human learning. Just like the calculator that helps in the calculation, the tool may help in content development.

ChatGPT is also doing great work in programming code. It even retraces steps humans have taken and offers advice that can be helpful to developers while doing their work. Surprisingly, it allows even users to write website code using the React tool and even parse regular expressions.

It’s like having a programming tutor. ChatGPT gives you a straight answer based on your query, while Google supplies suggested answers to questions and links to websites that seem relevant.

ChatGPT is a great AI tool that everyone can use – from students to professionals. It can be useful if you have limited time to do certain tasks. The development of AI tools is making people think out of the box about the kind of technologies that can boost workload and lessen repetitive tasks. At the end of the day, advanced technologies will ensure the growth of the world. The writer is CTO and director, Centre of Information Technology at IoBM. He tweets @imranbatada and can be reached at: Imran.batada@gmail.com

For more information, contact:
Institute of Business Management (IoBM)
Korangi Creek, Karachi, Pakistan
UAN: +92-21-111-002-004
Tel: +92-21-35090961-67
Fax: +92-21-35090968
Email: omer.iftikhar@iobm.edu.pk, mec@iobm.edu.pk
Website: https://www.iobm.edu.pk/