Short WIPO Course on Patent Drafting
 

The IPR cell of IIT Bombay organized an eight-day continuing education programme on patent drafting from 10-18 April, 2006 in collaboration with World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

This programme addressed conceptual and practical aspects of drafting and filing patents. The core skills imparted included drafting of descriptions and claims, compliance with procedural requirements and skills development for working with inventors. The course aimed at building capacity in a field that is critical to IP asset development in India. This workshop targeted participation from academic institutions, Indian research institutes, Indian SMEs, and government funded research organizations.

Prof Dipan Ghosh, Deputy Director IIT Bombay inaugurated the programme and the inaugural address was given by Dr G S Jaiya, Director, SMEs, WIPO. Some of the other distinguished faculty included Ms Cynthia Cannady, WIPO, Mr Marcus Englehard, Boehmert & Boehmert, Germany, Mr Tom Ewing, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, Mr Sanjay Prasad, IP Value Managemnet Inc., Mr S Majumdar, S Majumdar & Co., Mr R R Hirwani, Head URDIP, CSIR, Pune and Prof (Ms) Karuna Jain, SJMSOM and IPR Cell Coordinator, IIT Bombay.
 
 
Intellectual Property Day Celebrated

The Intellectual Property Day was celebrated on 26 April 2006 at IIT Bombay. The chief guest and keynote speaker for the event was Dr Gopa K Nair, Ex-President of Indian Drug Manufacturers Association. He spoke on "Research and Other Exemptions under Patent Laws", a topic of relevance to all faculty
and members of the IIT community.

Research and other exemptions such as teacher's, are of considerable importance to researchers in academic settings. This exemption also known as the Bolar provision, is an exemption to the rights conferred by patents. Accordingly, despite the patent rights, performing research and tests for regulatory approval does not constitute infringement for a limited period before the end of patent term. Teacher's exemption like ‘fair dealing’, refers to the extent that academics
and students can use intellectual property rights in digital works, web sites, and similar publications that have been created using institutional resources, or which are considered to be topically related to the courses taught or the research undertaken.