Course Name: Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists

Course abstract

The course shall give an in-depth understanding of patent law to engineers and scientists. This course will help person with a science background to understand the fundamentals of patent law, know the requirements of patentability, learn how to read and interpret patent specifications, analyze patent office procedures and court cases and develop the basic understanding for drafting a patent specification. This course will cover the syllabus of Paper 1 of the Patent Agent Examination conducted by the Intellectual Property Office, Government of India.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Feroz Ali

Dr. Feroz Ali is the Chair Professor on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. He teaches intellectual property laws and business laws. He is the author of three books on patent law. He is a practicing advocate at the Madras High Court. He litigates and counsels in intellectual property law, corporate law and competition law but his primary focus has remained in patent law. He has appeared before the Supreme Court, the High Courts, Intellectual Property Appellate Board and the Patent Offices
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 Course Duration : Jul-Oct 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 02-Aug-2021
 Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 17-Sep-2021
 Exam Date : 23-Oct-2021

Enrolled

2875

Registered

776

Certificate Eligible

340

Certified Category Count

Gold

1

Silver

10

Elite

48

Successfully completed

281

Participation

370

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
    Note:We have taken best assignment score from July 2020, Jan 2021 and July 2021 courses
Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

VIMALA ALLADA 93%

BHARGAV DESABHATLA 88%

Finvista Advisors

VEENA D 87%

Bharat Electronics Limited


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

MASTAN RAO KONGARA 81%

Bharat Electronics Limited

HARSHITA MALL 78%

S. S. Rana & Co.

P SELVARAJ 75%

SRI VENKATESWARA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

MATHESWARAN ALAGU 75%

KPR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

JAHANVI MIGLANI 75%

Faculty of Law, University of Delhi

SAGAR GHOSH 75%

DOLCERA ITES PVT LTD

DR LENINA SVB 75%

INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

PURUSHOTHAM HANUMANTHU 75%

Centre for IPRs, Andhra University


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

ABHISHEK SHARMA 72%

HARSHITA SINGH 72%

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & RURAL TECHNOLOGY

DEEPIKA S K 71%

M S RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DR DEEPALI VASHIST 71%

VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

SHRUTHI M 70%

Indian Institute of Science

DR VEERESH FUSKELE 70%

GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE BANSWARA

PADMASHREE TRIVEDI 70%

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 2875

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 775

Assignment Statistics



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Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.