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Program Objectives

• To spread, enhance and share the knowledge in the Intellectual Property Rights.
• To provide quality inputs in the area of Intellectual Property Rights, to working professionals and individuals who have completed their education and willing to contribute in this area.
• To develop documentation / specification / claim writing expertise in the area of Intellectual Property Rights.
• To equip participants of the BII Industry Program in Intellectual Property Rights to be able to spread awareness in this area by sharing the knowledge with others.
• To be a platform for interchange and exchange of knowledge in this area by organizing interaction with Companies and program members.
• To make available a pool of competent professionals in the area of Intellectual Property Rights.

Program Methodology

• Prospective Participants join the program by submitting participation form with necessary participation fee.
• Delivery of Program Kits and Participation material to the participant.
• The participant will go through the program kit and participation material by himself and through BII's centralized support.
• The participant with support of BII and his own initiative will participate in the program by:
  • Self Study of Program Kit and other issued material.
  • Time Bound Preparation of a Research Report on the allocated topic through BII and his own resources (e.g employer, academic institution, library, internet etc). Submission of Research Report to BII .
  • Time Bound Completion and Submission self analysis work books to BII .
  • Interacting with other participating members and organizations through BII Blog at http://www.biinoida.blogspot.com
  • Spreading awareness about Intellectual Property Rights Ares with others through knowledge sharing.
  • Time Bound Completion of the Program
  • Receiving Citation & Experience Certificate from BII about objectives achieved during the program.

Program Areas

Module I- Biomedical Intellectual Property Management

• Intellectual Property Rights
• Patent
• Patent Search
• The Patenting Process
• Key Issues
• Cost & Benefits of Patents - Economics Theories
• Scientific Exchange in Genomic Research
• Intellectual Property Strategy in Bioinformatics
• Patent Trial System
• Broad Biotechnology Patents
• Treaties / Conventions Relevant to India
• TRIPS and Pharmaceutical Industry - Issues and Prospects
• Glossary of Intellectual Property Rights Terms
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Contact Information for Patent Office
• Flowchart for Patent Application Processing
• Basis of Patentability
• Non Patentable Inventions
• Patent Application Procedure in India
• Exclusive Marketing Rights
• Compulsory License
• Infringement of Patents

Module II- Biotechnology Regulation

• Laws Related to Biotechnology Intellectual Property
• The Biological Diversity Act - 2002
• The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act 2001
• Geographical Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999

Module III- Intellectual Property Law

• The Trade Marks Act,1999
• The Patents Act,1970 as Amended by The Patents(Amendement) ACT,2005
• The Copyright Act,1957
• The Designs Act,2000
• The Geographical Indications of Goods(Registration & Protection) Act,1999
• The Protection of Plant varieties & Farmers' Rights Act,2001
• The Semicondustor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act,2000
• The Biological Diversity Act,2002

Module IV- Intellectual Property Rights

• Intellectual Property Rights Introductory
• Copyright
• Trademarks
• Patents
  • Historical overview of Patent law
  • Concept of Patent
  • Patentable Inventions
  • Rights & Obligations of Patent Holder
  • Special Categories
  • Infrigement & Remedies
  • Offences & Penalties
  • general
• Industrial Design
• Passing off
• Geographical Indication
• Protection of new plant varieties & farmers rights
• Protection of Biological Diversity
• Confidential Information
• WTO & Intellectual Property Rights
• The Information Technology ACT,2000
• Registration of Lay-Out Design

Program Duration

The program duration is 12 months.

Eligibility

The eligibilty for the industry program is graduation in any discipline.Highly interested participants in final year can also apply.

How To Join

In order to join BII Industry Program on Intellectual Property Rights the prospective participant has to submit the necessary form. Down Load Now

BII Blog

BII Blog - is an open interactive knowledge platform for you. It is meant to be a platform "Of the Participants, for the Participants by BII". BII Blog will provide the following facilities:

• Knowledge interchange and exchange among the users.
• Web based resources.
• Information sharing on jobs, events etc.
• Other activities of mutual interest among the users.

So, through this Synchronous Discussions - computer mediated communication (CMC) participants are able to communicate with other participants of the Institute to share news, views, comments and opportunities in the domain area.

BII Blog is available on website. The link is http://www.biinoida.blogspot.com. All program participants are provided access to BII Blog.

Program Fee

BII Program Participation Fee for this program is Rs 10000 (for participants based in India / USD 750 ( for overseas participants ). Payment is to be made through Demand Draft / Telegraphic Transfer in favor of Bioinformatics Institute of India

Examination Fees

Every student has to pay Rs.200/- per module as examination fees . Examination fee for overseas participants is USD 25 Per Module

Deliverables

Program Deliverables include:
Training Kits comprising of Reference Materials and Free Lecture CDs, Support via Internet, Email and Telephone and Information exchange via BII Blog.

BII Lecture CDs

BII Courseware

CAREER PROSPECTS

IPR is an appropriate course for lawyers, scientists etc. to enhance their career avenues and knowledge. IPR Program would provide scientists the well – structured information related to patentable inventions, copyright violations against any original research, papers, articles etc.
Today IPR is progressing as a muscle of law and protection against one's ability and creativity with the following job prospects:

Writers: They draft applications and intellectual property licensing agreements as well as various kinds of legal documents such as drafts, appeals, etc.

Counselors: Give opinion to the clients for protecting their intellectual property in the form of trade marks, copyrights, patents, industrial designs etc. and render advice pertaining to infringement thereof.

Scientists or Engineers: The patent lawyers having technical background to understand the patents specifications on innovation in the patent applied for.

Good advocates: They protect the intellectual property of their clients before the Intellectual Property Tribunals, Courts, and before the Customs Organisations.

Some of our students are associated with the following renowned companies

Company Name	Company Name
Panacea Biotech Ltd	Elder Pharma Ltd
Glaxosmithkline	Lupin Ltd.
A.I.I.M.S.	Bio-Rad Laboratories (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Ranbaxy Lab Ltd.	Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.	Pfizer Ltd
L&T Information Tech. Ltd.	Polaris Software Lab Ltd.
Wipro Technologies	Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Merck India	Charak Pharmaceuticals
CRRI	UTI Bank Ltd.
GVM College of Pharmacy	Harihar Fertilizers
Rexin pharmaceutical	Uttaranchal Institute of Technology
Crompton Greaves Ltd.	Sesa Goa Ltd.
DAV College

Evaluation

At the end of the duration of a program, participants go through a well defined evaluation process which is held on an all India basis.

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India and other Countries	USA and Canada
Program Co-ordinator Industry Program In Intellectual Property Rights Bioinformatics Institute of India C-56 A/28, Sector - 62 Noida - 201301, UP(INDIA) Tel : 0120 - 4320801/02 Mob : 09810535368	Jitendra Chaudhary INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC COUNSELLOR +91-9818473366
E-mail : info@bioinformaticscentre.org	Email: global@bioinformaticscentre.org

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