The National Law University, Delhi was established in 2008 with the initiative of the Delhi High Court in the National Capital Territory and is a premier Law University. The University presently offers a 5-year integrated B.A., LLB (Hons.) degree programme. LLM and Ph.D programmes are due to be launched in 2010. The Global Institute of Intellectual Property (refer to previous post on the same here) is a leading IP service company co-headquartered in New Delhi and San Jose, USA. GIIP was the brainchild of the legendary Silicon Valley entrepreneur and TIE founder, Kailash Joshi. GIIP provides consulting, technical, and training services covering IP generation, protection, commercialization and management. Hughes Communications India Ltd. is a premier Network Service Provider which offers a mix of satellite and terrestrial media solutions in the areas of Networking, System Integration, Managed Network Services, Security, Transaction Services, Intranet, Internet and real time Interactive Education.
SpicyIP Discount on Fees:
Readers of SpicyIP who wish to Register for the Programme will be entitled to a discount of 10%. Please note that you can avail of the discount only if you register through GIIP (and not the other partners). To avail of this discount, please mention that you heard of the programme through SpicyIP in your application (or please communicate this orally to the GIIP office during Registration).
Objective of the Programme:
The objective of the programme is to equip participants with the knowledge of various forms of Intellectual Property Rights and to create specific technical, legal and management skills related to their protection, infringement and commercialization. The programme will also help in understanding and appreciating the differences between Indian, US and European Patent Law.
Structure of the Programme and duration:
The programme consists of 240 hours of class room learning, 30 hours of ‘ON CAMPUS’ classes (at the end of Semester II of the program). Two classes (of 3 hours duration each) per week – one class on Saturday and one class on weekday (Wednesday/Thursday) will happen after office hours. There will be module related assignments, group discussions and examinations for each module of the Programme. The Programme will commence on the third week of November. The duration of the course is one year.
Faculty:
Highly qualified and experiences faculty including academicians from leading institutes, universities in India and abroad, practicing IP attorneys and patent agents, patent examiners from the US, EU and Indian Patents and Trademark Office, professors from GIIP, National Law University and IIT Delhi.
Profile of the Participants:
• Graduates / Post Graduates / PhDs of science, bio-sciences, pharmacy, IT, engineering or legal studies
• Practicing Professionals, lawyers, scientists, etc.
• Domain Experts, Inventors, Researchers, and Professionals dealing with IP and Patents issues
• Undergraduate (final year) students of legal, science, engineering are also eligible to apply.
• The program will require an excellent command over written and spoken English
Delivery Methodology:
• Online interactive lectures using PowerPoint presentations
• Exercises, Discussions
• Case Laws and Case Studies
• Assignments
• Semester End Examination
For more information on the programme and registration click here.
