Online certificate course on drafting of patent specifications inaugurated in Tezpur University

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TEZPUR: Gujarat National Law University, in collaboration with Tezpur University, inaugurated an online certificate course on prior art search and drafting of patent specifications.

The five-day long course is designed with a view to imparting essential knowledge about relevant patent laws, teaching how to search for prior art before filing a patent application, and giving practical training on how to effectively draft patent specifications.

The course is open to participants from all fields. In the welcome address, Professor Dr. Pritam Deb, DPIIT IPR Chair of Tezpur University, underscored the importance of patents, the strongest form of IP rights, in the protection and promotion of commercially scalable, sustainable innovative efforts that seek to offer solutions to technical problems.

Professor Dr. S. Shanthakumar, Director of Gujarat National Law University, briefly commented on the pros and cons of prior art search, highlighting that it is a strategy decision that is taken by companies before filing their patent applications.

Professor Dr. Dhruba Kumar Bhattacharyya, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Tezpur University, said that drafting patent specifications requires special training and this course will enable the participants to acquire those skills.

The orientation session was conducted by Krishnam Goyal, (EQE Candidate, LL.M., Engineer, Registered Indian Patent Agent) and Vidushi Goyal who mentioned the various non-academic and academic career prospects related to patents.

Ilanangai, IPR Consultant, a registered patent agent, provided an overview of what topics will be covered during the course. She also highlighted that the course will provide hands-on experience on the drafting of patent specifications.

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