The Patent laws are taught as a part of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) paper at the Delhi University's Law Faculty, and some science courses in the university also include a chapter on the topic.
Delhi University mulling to begin certificate course on patent laws
Delhi University has announced that it is planning to begin a certificate course on patent laws to help students to make their research a tangible product and give them a basic knowledge about filing for patents. This will be the first that such course will be offered at the varsity. It must be noted that the Patent laws are taught as a part of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) paper at the Delhi University's Law Faculty, and some science courses in the university also include a chapter on the topic.
Delhi University has also formed a committee to frame the syllabus and other rmodalities for a course on patent laws. A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention. The committee will be headed by Daman Saluja, Professor at Medical Biotechnology Laboratory, Delhi University’s B R Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research. Saluja said "the course will help the students understand what should be kept in mind while filing for a patent, as many students are not aware of what is patentable and what is not."
"In higher education, there is a lot of research that has a tangible outcome, however, people aren't aware of it… How to make their research a tangible product? People do not know about patent rules and patent laws. DU is planning to start a certificate course in this regard that will fill this gap," she added.
"The certificate course will likely be a three-four month programme during which the students will be taught basics about patent laws and what to take care of while filing for the patent, Saluja said. The course will come in handy for science students who want to learn about patent laws for their research," she said, as reported by NDTV.
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