Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), and in particular Patent is playing a key role in the current
knowledge based economy of any country. In the last year, from India nearly 45,000 patents
have been filed. But out of these, 70% of patents have been filed by multinational company and
OR foreign individuals and the rest by Indian researchers. In the year 2015 onwards China is filing
nearly 10,00,000 patents in each year. Out of which nearly 20% patents have been filed by
multinational company and OR foreign individuals and rest by Chinese researchers. The reason
for this big difference be.tween India and China patent filing is due to difference in IP literacy
among the research community. In China, IPR is the compulsory subject at school level. Due to
this many professional working in the field of IPR and patents are available in China.
Under the visionary leadership of Honb. Prof. (Dr.) Navin Sheth, Vice Chancellor of GTU is
continuing its IP literacy programmes, University has so far organized more than 100
workshops in last eight years and by that way provided training to nearly 8,000 faculty
members and students for the Basic to advance level of IPR as well as conducted workshops
for students too. GTU has introduced ”Patent Search and Analysis Report (PSAR) Generation”
compulsory to BE (Sem 7) and M. Pharm (Sem 3) students. Further, “Patent Drafting Exercise
(PDE)” is introduced in BE (Sem 8). Due to these efforts 356 patents have been filed by GTU
students and faculty member so far.
Further, to increase the skilled human resource that are not only technically sound but also
having in-depth knowledge of IPR and patents, GTU has launched “Post Graduate Diploma in
IPR” course from September 2014. First batch completed their course in August 2015, Second
batch completed their course in Sept 2016, Third batch had completed their course in
September 2018, fourth batch had completed their course in December 2019, and Fifth batch
will be complete in June 2022. This course has received a huge response from participants. And
many pass out students are working in IP field based on learning from the course. Here by
admission for 6th Batch of PGDIPR Course (2022-2023) has been started.
Program Outcomes (POs)
- Students gain comprehensive knowledge of national and international IPR laws including patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs, geographical indications, and trade secrets.
- Ability to understand filing procedures, registration processes, documentation, and legal formalities for various IP rights in India and globally.
- Develop skills to draft patent specifications, copyright applications, trademark filings, licensing agreements, and legal documents related to IP.
- Enhance awareness of research, innovation, and technology transfer while understanding the importance of protecting intellectual property in academia and industry.
- Apply ethical practices in handling IP issues, respecting ownership rights, and ensuring compliance with legal standards.
- Use IPR knowledge in startups, business strategy, branding, technology commercialization, and entrepreneurship development.
- Ability to identify IP-related issues, infringement cases, and disputes and suggest appropriate legal or strategic solutions.
- Understand international treaties (WIPO, TRIPS, etc.) and emerging areas like digital copyright, cyber law, and software IP.
Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs)
- Apply knowledge of patent, trademark, copyright, design, and GI laws to real-life cases in industry, research, and business.
- Prepare and draft patent specifications, trademark applications, copyright registrations, licensing agreements, and other IP-related legal documents.
- Manage intellectual property assets in organizations and understand commercialization, technology transfer, and licensing of innovations.
- Identify infringement issues, ensure legal compliance with IPR regulations, and suggest appropriate protection and enforcement strategies.
- Support research and innovation by conducting patent searches, prior art analysis, and IP audits for academic and industrial projects.
- Utilize IPR knowledge for startups, branding, innovation management, and professional consultancy in IP-related services.