My Profile
Active Members
TodayLast 7 Days
more...
Awards & Gifts
Online Exams
Fresher Jobs
Our fresher job section is exclusively for fresh graduates! Find jobs for freshers in major Indian
cities including Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune or Kochi
Resources
Find educational articles, blogs, discussion threads and other resources.
Colleges
Find details about any college in India or search for courses.
Advertisements
|
Higher studies in Intellectual Property Rights
Posted Date: 01 Jun 2008 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: Career Guidance
|
Posted By: Karthika M Member Level: Gold
Rating:  Points: 3
|
|
|
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) are statutory rights that allow the owner or creator/inventor of a product or work to prevent others from commercial exploitation for a specific duration.
Courses and scope
The courses in IPRs are mainly geared towards the latest technology trends, strategies in intellectual property laws etc. IPRs have assumed increasing importance in every facet of life as a result of new developments in modern science and technology as well as challenges arising from competitive nature of international trade. Intellectual assets such as patents and trademarks play increasing a pivotal role in fostering innovation and economic growth in a knowledge based economy. With the application of IPRs in new technologies such as biotechnology, effective management and exploitation of intellectual assets are essential to business performance and competitiveness.
The number of courses in the area of IPRs is limited.
Prominent institutes
The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property law under the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, is a prominent institute providing three-year full-time residential LLB degree course in IPRs and one-and-a-half year full-time residential Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Intellectual Property Law (PGDIPL).
Entry qualification for both these programmes is a first class BE/B.Tech./ Bachelor's degree in Medicine/equivalent or first class Masters Degree in Science or Pharmacy or MBA with science and engineering background. Both these courses are conducted on a self-financing basis. Contact address: Head, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, c/o Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur Pin: 721 302. Website: www.iitkgp.ernet.in.
Selection is on the basis of performance in the admission test, group discussion and personal interview. It is one of the best higher study options for graduates and Postgraduates in Biotechnology or Bioinformatics.
The National Law University, Jodhpur (www.nlujodhpur.ac.in) conducts a Master in Intellectual Property Law (four Semester) course for those interested in Intellectual Property related practice or careers as patent attorneys.
Selection is based on an entrance test. Graduates in any subject with 55 per cent marks in aggregate are eligible for admission. In addition, a degree from a law shall be preferred.
The ICFAI Law School, under the ICFAI University, Indira Nagar, Dehradun, Uttranchal - 248 006, conducts PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights.
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad - 201 001 conducts a PG Diploma course in Management of Intellectual Property Rights.
Distance Education
The National Law School of India University, Bangalore - 560 072, (www.nls.ac.in) , offers a one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights Law (PGDIPRL) through the distance education mode. Any graduate from a recognised university is eligible for admission.
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) conducts a PG Diploma course in Intellectual Property Rights (PGDIPR) for graduates. (www.ignou.ac.in)
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad - 27, (www.nalsarpro.org) , conducts a one year non-residential web-based PG Diploma programme in Patent Law, Cyber Laws, Medical Laws for any graduate.
Job prospects
However, it is better to go for regular courses, such as those conducted by IIT Kharagpur or National Law University, Jodhpur. Potential employers are FMCGS and durable goods industries, law firms, software companies, pharmaceuticals and Biotech companies and institutes involved business on agriculture, science and technology, etc. Opportunities are also available in patent offices.
|
Responses
|
| Author: Raghav 14 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 0 | Good and informative article
raghav
|
|
|