ABOUT THE COURSE: Intellectual property (IP) help universities to improve their ranking, establish an innovation ecosystem, incubate knowledge-based start-ups, earn additional revenue and measure research activity. Managing intellectual property at Universities can be critical as regulatory authorities push for establishing innovation ecosystems and IP centres. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked all universities to set up IP centres. The National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranks institutions based on the number of patents applied for, granted and commercialised. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) awards points to institutes with an innovation ecosystem and a facility for identifying and promoting IP. Both the UGC and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) recommend changes to the curriculum with a focus on IPR education in technical institutes. Every stakeholder in an university, be it the administrators, the professors, the researchers or the students, now need to know the basics of intellectual property and learn how to identify, protect, manage and commercialise them. Those who take this course should be able to: a) Identify the different types of intellectual property generated by universities; b)Understand the need for an innovation ecosystem and the benefits it brings to universities; c)Know the requirements for setting up an IP centre and get practical training on how IP centres function; and d)Learn how startups can be incubated in universities.
This course will include practical training (optional) on the setting up and running an IP centre using a free account at www.techgrapher.com INTENDED AUDIENCE: University administrators, Professors and Students INDUSTRY SUPPORT: UGC requires all universities to have IP Centres. This course will help all the universities to know how to set up an IP Centre
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ABOUT THE COURSE: Prof. Feroz Ali is the Department of Industry Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry Chair on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. He teaches intellectual property laws and business laws. He is the author of three books on patent law. He is a practicing advocate at the Madras High Court. He litigates and counsels in intellectual property law, corporate law and competition law but his primary focus has remained in patent law. He has appeared before the Supreme Court, the High Courts, Intellectual Property Appellate Board and the Patent Offices. Feroz Ali is the chief mentor at LexCampus, a platform for intellectual property education and training and Techgrapher, a platform for managing intellectual property.
COURSE LAYOUT:
Week 1: The Entrepreneurial University Week 2: Innovation Ecosystem Week 3: Intellectual Property Centre Week 4: Incubating Startups
HAND BOOK ON PATENT LAW:
Handbook on Patent Law – The Patents Act, 1970
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SPECIAL FEATURES:
Cross References: Acts and the corresponding rules are cross-reference.
Color Coded: Bi-coloured print for easy identification
Wider Margin: For capturing notes
Case laws: All cases are freely accessible at www.casefora.com
CERTIFICATION EXAM :
The exam is optional for a fee.
Date of Exam: March 31st 2019 (Sunday).
Time of Exam: Morning session 9am to 2 noon; Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.
CERTIFICATION:
Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of Best 3 out of 4 assignments
E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.
