Vanercia Institute

Intellectual Property Rights: Patent Searching, Analytics and Drafting


Course Features

Course Instructor: Vanercia
Who should do it: Bachelors (Pursuing / Completed) and above
Assessment: Exams at end of course, Quiz and Assignments
Certificate: Yes

Course Details

The patent search is looking for the prior state-of-art knowledge of the invention which has been made available to the public domain. It could be in the form of patent, scientific publication (proceedings of the conferences, journal articles and reports, databooks, public discussions or news from any part of the world. The course is designed for all those professionals who don't have prior knowledge of patent drafting. The modules are designed to be very interactive and cover fundamentals of patent searching and analytics. Lots of practice sessions are included to make students through in the subject. Thus aspiring students and professionals can have successful and respectable careers which brings a great sense of achievement.

Career Options

A person having thorough knowledge of Indian patent act, patent searching and analytics, patent claims drafting skills and interpretation abilities are urgently needed by the industry and academia. The professional can work either as a consultant or join a law firm. He can also associate himself with the patent department of an academic institution or R&D based industry. Further, working in LPO (Legal Process Outsourcing) or a KPO (Knowledge Process Outsourcing) is another lucrative option.

Learning Outcomes

  • Course provides an introduction to intellectual property and rights granted for it.
  • The course describes in detail the procedures, rules and regulation to be followed for granting patents, copyright and trademarks.
  • The course enables students to develop skills to search for information regarding patents, copyright and trademarks, filing the application with the concerned authorities.
  • The project based training is also given which is designed on the requirement of academia and industry to increase their employability.
  • The course includes online-lectures, presentations and project-based training designed on the inputs from academia and industry.
  • Quiz and assignments based on modules covered, for practice.

Course Modules

  • Intellectual property rights and laws
  • Pharmaceutical industries and IPR issues
  • International and Indian patent act
  • Patent searching and Analytics
  • Patent claims drafting and Interpretation