Sept 9 : The World trade Organization envisages free trade of products in a transparent and competitive environment leading to smooth trading activities. Several agreements on Agriculture tariffs, subsidies, sanitary measures and intellectual property rights have come under a single roof of World Trade Organization (WTO) as GATT agreement.
More than 100 countries including India knowingly or unknowingly entered in to this global trade regime to promote economic development across the globe. WTO forces member countries to open up their economy to a free flow of imports and exports. Market access, domestic market and TRIPS are the key elements pertaining to WTO in the Agriculture sector.
Recently in the post WTO era intellectual property rights acquires more importance. United Nations has started world intellectual property organization (WIPO) at Geneva in order to address the emerging issues. UNCTAD (United nations council for trade and development) is funding projects on IPR issues for getting sustainable results. Patenting, copyrighting and trade marking should be emphasized now a days. As a sequel to growing importance given to IPR issues, there is a trend towards IPR in the educational and career sector within the country and abroad. Globally various types of courses catering the need for addressing IPR issues at different levels are available in the higher education sector. Post graduate; post diploma and certificate courses on IPR are available in the country and abroad.
Even though any graduate can join for the programme, science and engineering graduates will be given preference during admission process. Major objectives of this programmes are to disseminate information on national and international IPR issues, to create awareness on IPR among scientists, professionals, academicians, government officials, planners and entrepreneurs and to popularize the documentation and administrative procedures on IPR. These courses are very much useful to Lawyers, research students, professionals, engineers, scientists, brand managers, chartered accountants, regulatory officials and company secretaries. Courses cover wide areas like different patent laws, protection, copyrights, etc.
IPR experts can ensure rights of creators and owners of intellectual property throughout the world. They can carry out tasks like administering international treaties and assist the governments, organizations, farmers, industries and private sector in the emerging IPR issues. There is increasing career potential for IPR professionals in different domains like patent laws, trade marking, patenting, geographical patents, regulatory system, etc. which is an emerging area of research. So there is great potential for scientists and teachers and lawyers in the higher education sector. Many professionals can diversify their activities related to IPR issues. Lawyers can specialize in patent laws and can work as consultants.
Different courses on intellectual property rights are available in the country.
Indira Gandhi national Open University has recently started one-year postgraduate diploma in intellectual property rights in collaboration with WIPO. Details can be had from www.ignou.ac.in.
Rajeev Gandhi institute of Intellectual property rights based at IIT, Kharagpur has LLB, MBA and Post diploma programmes with specialisation in IPR. The programmes cover wide areas like Patent law & Practice, IP specifications & Transactions, copyright, Drafting and IP management, registration, commercialisation and technology.
Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara Law college, Mangalore has one year post diploma programme in IPR.
Many institutions are conducting four to six months certificate programmes in intellectual property rights.
They are
1. SVKM institute of intellectual property studies, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai-56 Email- info@iips.ac.in
2.Academy of intellectual Property studies, Mumbai-104
Email- info@aips.ac.in
Post graduate Diploma programmes in IPR are available in Australia, Philippines, New Zealand, England, Ireland, The Netherlands, USA and Canada.
Collaborative programmes in IPR are available at Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai in association with University of Washington. Visit -www. Giipinfo.com
Japanese patent office and Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation is offering training and awareness programmes in intellectual property protection in India.
Canadian, Australian and UK institutions are offering advanced post graduate and post diploma programmes in IPR.
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