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Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists
The aspirants can enroll in the Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists by Swayam and have an in-depth learning on the patent law to scientists and engineers.
Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists certification course offers candidates a good understanding of the law of patent. The course offers the aspirants a better grip of learning on the fundamentals of the analysis. Experts will be conducting the sessions and exposing them to various industries based on their experience.
All the terms have been discussed with examples in the course. Discussion forums have been kept for every module so that the candidates are able to have crystal clear learning on every terminology. Quizzes comprises questions which are on the topic held by IIT Madras . Requirements of patentability have been laid emphasis on during the patent law for engineers and scientists nptel online course.
The Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists training also comes with certification where the candidates can use the certificate for applying in any of the industries. The candidates will gain skills on drafting a patent specification and several implementations of person skilled art. The video lectures can be watched depending upon the availability of the course.
The Highlights
- Undergraduate as well as postgraduate level
- Elective course
- Course has no fees
- Verified course
- For 12 weeks the course will continue
- Government certified programme
Certificate of completion by IIT Madras and NPTEL
Programme Offerings
Courses and certificate fees.
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR | yes |
- There is no Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists certification fee.
- There is a registration fee for Rs.1000 for the end term exam of candidates seeking certification.
Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists fees detail
Fees Category | Amount in Rs. |
Certification fees | Free |
Exam Fee | Rs. 1000 |
Eligibility Criteria
The aspirants enrolling in the Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists certification course must have a background degree in science or technology.
Certification Qualifying Details
An end term examination has been designed in the Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists certification by Swayam , and NPTEL and IIT Madras for helping the candidates receive certification. In every module, there is an assignment. The candidates need to give all assignments. The average marks will be calculated for the assignments considering the score for the best 8.
The score must be at least 25% in the assignments. The end-term exam will be held after the candidate's complete syllabus. The score for the end-term exam must be 75%. If the candidates just have the assignment score or the end term exam, either of one. They will not be given the certificate.
What you will learn
- The Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists certification syllabus offers learning on the various grounds for grant of compulsory license.
- The candidates will learn about the office of patent and how it was established.
- The participants will acquire learning on
- Basic understanding for drafting a patent specification will be cleared by the experts taking the course.
- The course will help candidates learn about the specifications of provisional patents.
- The course also offers knowledge on wrongful obtaining of the invention and mention of inverters.
- The aspirants will be gaining insights on the division and dating of applications.
- The candidates will be learning about the new amendments made in the rules.
- During the intellectual property law for engineers and scientists, the students will be taught about the patentability of inventions statutory exceptions to patentability.
- The course will also help the aspirants have firm knowledge on restoration of lapsed patents.
Who it is for
The list of the aspirants given below can take the training successfully for Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists certification:
- The students like the ones becoming engineers or scientists .
- The aspirants seeking for certification in this domain can also register for the course.
Admission Details
The candidates need to follow all the steps below for Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists classes.
Step 1: The participants need to copy paste the link or open the link in the browser.
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_hs15/preview
Please note: Candidates can apply once the enrollment opens.
The Syllabus
- Introduction to the Indian Patent System Patent Laws as Concepts
- Understanding the Patents Act, 1970
- Understanding the Patents Rules, 2003; Preliminary Sections
- Preliminary Rules
- What’s New in the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2016
- Easy way to read the Patents Act and Rules
- Patentability of Inventions Statutory Exceptions to Patentability
- Novelty and Anticipation
- Inventive Step
- Capable of Industrial Application
- Person Skilled in the Art
- Patent Specification Provisional and Complete Specifications
- Structure of a Patent Specification—Title, Abstract, Description, Claims, etc
- Reading a Patent Specification—Fair basis, Enabling Disclosure, Definiteness, Priority
- Introduction to Patent Drafting
- Patent Prosecution: Patent Applications Patent Application—Who Can Apply
- True and First Inventor
- How to Make a Patent Application
- What to include in a Patent Application
- Types of Patent Applications
- Patents of Addition
- Dating of Application
- Patent Prosecution: Publication and Examination - I Publication of Application
- Request for Examination
- Examination of Application—First Examination Report
- Patent Prosecution: Publication and Examination – II Expedited Examination of Application
- Search for Anticipation—Procedure, withdrawal of Application
- Consideration of Report of Examiner
- Patent Prosecution: Powers of Controller Powers of Controller—Examination Stage
- Consideration of report by examiner
- Refuse or Amend Applications
- Division of Applications
- Dating of Application, Anticipation, Potential Infringement
- Putting Applications in Order
- Amendments during Prosecution
- Patent Prosecution: Opposition Pre-grant opposition
- Post-grant opposition
- Wrongful obtaining of invention
- Mention of Inventor
- Opposition in General
- Patent Prosecution: Practice at the Patent Office- I Secrecy Provisions
- Grant of Patents
- Rights Conferred by Grant
- Rights of Co-Owners
- Term of Patent
- Restoration of Lapsed Patents
- Patent Office and Patent Prosecution, Surrender
- Revocation—Grounds for Revocation
- Register of Patents, Patent Office and its Establishment
- Patent Agents
- Use and Acquisition by Government
- Compulsory Licensing
- Compulsory Licensing—Working of Patents
- Grounds for Grant of Compulsory License, Revocation
- Patent Licensing
- Patent Enforcement
- International Arrangements and Other Miscellaneous Provisions
- Intellectual Property Appellate Board
- Declaratory Suits
- Infringement Suits
- International Application—Convention Application, PCT Application, Application Designating India, Multiple Priorities, PCT Timeline, Fees, Application
- In Relation to Grant of Patents; Timelines, Application, Examination, Publication etc.
Evaluation process
A proctored exam in any centre offered by Swayam shall be conducted that will be held at the end of a course. The stdeunts shall have to acquire passing marks combined in both assignments, and the proctored examination. The final exam score must be 75% out of 100, and the 25% has to be secured on an average in the 8 assignments out of the total 12.
Instructors
Iit madras frequently asked questions (faq's).
The candidates will be able to add it to their CV or resume and get better jobs and hike in salary.
The teacher for the course has been mentioned on the information of the tutor on the website.
No, there are assignments, quizzes, and learning materials for every module.
The candidates can ask their query to the administration or the help desk if they approve for the same.
The assignments and quizzes cannot be skipped for moving to the next module.
The candidates can have a look at the topics covered during the course on the website.
The aspirants can reach the help desk or the administration if they have any such plan of leaving the course.
There is no fee for receiving the certificate for the course, only the end term exam has fees of Rs.1000.
The total time period of the course is 12 weeks, the candidates will be completing the course in this period.
Once the aspirants complete the course successfully and are done with the end term exam they will receive it on their mail id.
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Patent law for engineers and scientists - reminder for assignment.
Dear Participants, We have received "73" submission for "Assignment 12"so far. The due date for the Assignment 12 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of "2018-04-18, 23:59 IST" also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade. -NPTEL Team
Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists: Examination Pattern
- Section I is of 20 Marks and consists of 20 True and False questions. Each question is of 1 Mark.
- Section II is of 40 Marks and consists of 20 Multiple Choice Questions with one option correct. Each question is of 2 Marks.
- Section III is of 40 Marks and consists of 20 Multiple Select Questions with more than one options correct (at least two options correct). Each question is of 2 Marks.
Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists : Hall ticket for April 28/29 NPTEL Online Certification exams is now available for download
Dear Candidate: If you have registered and paid successfully for the April28/29 NPTEL Online certification exams, your Admit Card/Hall ticket is now available at http://nptelonlinecourses.i itm.ac.in/ Login with your registered Google-enabled account email id (used to access the course on the portal and used for registering for the exam) and its password to access the link. Click on April exam to download the hall ticket(s) for the April28/29 exams, from the link. 2. You can also download it from the alternate link given below: https://cdn3.digialm.com//EFor ms/configuredHtml/885/54105/lo gin.html Please try to access both the links to download your hall ticket: if you are not able to find your hall ticket in both the links, kindly write to us at [email protected] Note that you will be able to login here, only if you have a valid registration for exams on April 28/29, 2018. Please download hall ticket, take a print out and along with a original ID card, carry it with you to the exam venue (The exam centre address is displayed in the hall ticket). Read all instructions given in the admit card/ hall ticket carefully and follow them. Download hall tickets for all the exams you have registered for - in case you don't get the hall tickets for any particular course, please write to [email protected] . IMPORTANT: 1. Change of shift, course, exam center, exam city is NOT POSSIBLE. 2. You WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to write the exam if you are showing up at the exam center which is not allocated to you by mistake or by intention. 3. Candidates will not be allowed to write the exam without Hall ticket and proper id proof. Proof on the mobile phones or soft copy of hall ticket is NOT PERMITTED. NPTEL Team wishes you the very best for the certification exam.
Dear Participants, The Due Date For Assignment 11 is already Closed. Assignment 11: Submissions "145" We have received "32" submissions for "Assignment 12" so far. The due date for the Assignment 12 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of "2018-04-18, 23:59 IST" also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade. -NPTEL Team
Feedback Week12 - Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists
Dear learner Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it. We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form. Would help us tremendously in gauging learner experience. Here is the link to the form: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/ nocprofile/super_admin/weekly_ feedback/form_login.php Thank you. -NPTEL team
Dear Participants, We have received "44" submissions for "Assignment 11" so far. The due date for the Assignment 11 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of "2018-04-11, 23:59 IST" also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade. -NPTEL Team
Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists Week 12 Assignment Deadline 18 April 2018
Hello Everyone, We are pleased to announce that Week 12 lectures and assignment has been released. This is the last assignment for the course. This unit shall deal with Patent Enforcement , International Arrangements and Other Miscellaneous Provisions There shall also be a small assignment of 10 points after the lectures. Please note that the deadline for submitting the assignment is 18 April 2018. Best of Luck Regards Roshan
Dear Participants, The Due Date For Assignment 10 is already Closed. Assignment 10: Submissions "151" We have received "30" submissions for "Assignment 11" So far The due date for the Assignment 11 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of "2018-04-11, 23:59 IST" also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade. -NPTEL Team
Week 11 - Feedback - Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists
Dear Participants, The Due Date For Assignment 9 is already Closed. Assignment 9: Submissions "160" We have received "48" submissions for "Assignment 10" So far The due date for the Assignment 10 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of "2018-04-04, 23:59 IST" also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade. -NPTEL Team
Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists - Week 11 Assignments due on 11 April 2018
Hello, Week 11 assignments are LIVE now. This unit shall deal with compulsory licensing. There shall be a small assignment of 10 points after the lectures. The due date for submission of the assignments is 11 April 2018. Best Roshan
Week 10 - Feedback -Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists
Dear Participants, We have received "53" submissions for "Assignment 9" so far. The due date for the Assignment 9 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of "2018-03-28, 23:59 IST." also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade. -NPTEL Team
Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists - Week 10 Assignments due on 4 April, 2018
Hello, Week 10 Contents are LIVE now! This unit shall deal with Patent Office and Patent Prosecution. There shall also be a small assignment of 10 points after the lectures. Please note that the deadline for the submission of the assignments is 4 April 2018. Best Roshan
Dear Participants, The Due Date For Assignment 8 is already Closed. Assignment 8: Submissions "176" We have received "28" submissions for "Assignment 9" so far. The due date for the Assignment 9 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of "2018-03-28, 23:59 IST." also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade. -NPTEL Team
Week 9 - Feedback - Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists
Dear Participants, We have received "57" submissions for "Assignment 8"so far. The due date for the Assignment 8 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of "2018-03-21, 23:59 IST." also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade. -NPTEL Team
Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists - Week 9
Hello Everyone, We are pleased to announce that Week 9 lectures and assignment has been released. This unit shall deal with Patent Prosecution: Practice at the Patent Office. There shall also be a small assignment of 10 points after the lectures. Please note that the deadline for submitting the assignment is 28th March 2018. Please feel free to drop in your queries on the forum and we would be answering them as soon as we can. Best of Luck Regards Roshan
Dear Participants, The Due Date For Assignment 7 is already Closed. Assignment 7: Submissions "222" We have received "26" submissions for "Assignment 8" so far. The due date for the Assignment 8 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of "2018-03-21, 23:59 IST."also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade. -NPTEL Team
Last date for Exam registration extended till March 15, 2018 - 1 pm (Thursday) - Hurry up and register today!!
Dear Candidate Due to technical issue there was some problem with the exam form since yesterday. Now the issue has been fixed. Last date for exam registration has been extended till March 15, 2018 - 1 pm (Thursday) Last date for making the payment individually - March 16, 2018 - 1:00 PM (Friday) If you have not yet registered for the exam, login to the form and apply for the exam today! If you have filled the form but not done the payment, Please complete the payment before March 16 1:00 pm. Register for the exam today at: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/ For other details about exam registration, please check our previous announcement. NOTE: NO EXTENSIONS BEYOND THESE DATES WILL BE GIVEN. -NPTEL Team
Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists- Week 8- Assignment Deadline: 21 March 2018
Hello Everyone, Week 8 lectures and assignment has been released. This unit shall deal with Opposition of Patents. There shall also be a small assignment of 10 points after the lectures.
Dear Participants, We have received "75" submissions for "Assignment 7" so far. The due date for the Assignment 7 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of " 2018-03-14, 23:59 IST." also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade. -NPTEL Team
Week 8 Feedback - Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists
Dear Participants, The Due Date For Assignment 6 is Already Closed Assignment 6 Submissions:"233" We have received "41" submissions for "Assignment 7"so far. The due date for the Assignment 7 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of " 2018-03-14, 23:59 IST" also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade. -NPTEL Team
Reminder- Patent Law Live Session: Today
Hello Everyone! This is a quick reminder for today's LIVE webinar for Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists. The details for the same are as below Course: Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists Course Instructor: Prof. Feroz Ali Time: Mar 8, 2018 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM Link for PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/849622681 Meeting ID for apps: 849 622 681 Ask your doubts and queries here: https://goo.gl/forms/gE2PY6Ta3eCJorn82 Since the session shall be of 30 mins, please do send us your questions in the above-mentioned form. Do join us! With warm regards, Roshan
Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists :Exam and Certificate Format
Dear student The certification exam will be conducted at designated centres in the city chosen by you. You have to register for the exam by filling up the form, paying the exam fee, appear in person and score >= 40% to get the certificate. Register for the exam today at: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/ Exam registration form closes on March 14, 2018 - 5 pm (Wednesday). For other details about exam registration, please check our previous announcement. Type of exam: Computer based exam You will have to appear at the allotted exam centre and produce your Hall ticket and Government Photo Identification Card(Example: Driving License,Passport, PAN card, Voter ID, Aadhaar-ID with your Name, date of birth, photograph and signature) for verification and take the exam in person. You can find the allotted exam center details in the hall ticket. The questions will be on the computer and the answers will have to be entered on the computer; type of questions may include multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, essay type answers, etc The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively around 10 - 16th April 2018 . We will notify the same through email. FINAL CERTIFICATE: The final score = 25% assignment score + 75% final certification exam score. The final score will determine if you will/will not receive a certificate. 1. Final score < 40%: NO certificate 2. Final score between 40% -59%: Certificate of type "Successfully completing the course" 3. Final score between 60% -89%: Certificate with tag "Elite" printed at the top 4. Final score of 90% and above: Certificate with "Elite" tag and the gold medal printed on it. Please click the link here for certificate format: https://goo.gl/ZogyXm -NPTEL Admin
LIVE Q&A Session 1: Patent Law for Engineers & Scientists
Hello Everyone, We will be conducting a Live Webinar for this course to clear your doubts and queries so far. The details of the session are as below: Course: Patent Law for Engineers and Scientists Course Instructor: Prof. Feroz Ali Time: Mar 8, 2018 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM Link for PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/849622681 Meeting ID for apps: 849 622 681 Ask your doubts and queries here: https://goo.gl/forms/gE2PY6Ta3eCJorn82 Please send in your questions that you would like the professor to answer. Since the session will only be for 30 mins, we would request you to send your questions using this form so that we can answer as many questions as possible. We would also request you to limit your doubts and queries to the lectures covered so far i.e. from Weeks 1 to 6. We will be having one more similar session at the end of the course. Instructions for setting up zoom 1. Please login using the link above provided at least 15 minutes before the session. 2. You will be required to download the zoom.us software and sign up for the platform. 3. Once the download is complete, the above session link can be used to join the webinar. 4. Alternatively, you can download the zoom.us app on your mobile devices and join the webinar using the meeting ID. Please note even if you are not able to join us Live for the webinar, we will be recording the entire session and posting it on the course page and YouTube. Do join us! We will meet you on Thursday, 8th March 2018 at 4:00 pm . And don't forget to send us your questions through the form much in advance. With warm regards, Roshan
Week 7 Feedback - Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists
Patent law for engineers and scientists- week 7- assignment deadline: 14 march 2018.
Hello, Week 7 Lectures are LIVE now!!
We are pleased to announce that Week 7 lectures and assignment has been released. This unit shall deal with the second part of Patent Prosecution: Powers of Controller There shall also be a small assignment of 10 points after the lectures.
Please note that the deadline for submitting the assignment is 14 March 2018.
Please feel free to drop your queries on the forum and we would be answering them as soon as we can.
Best of Luck
Dear Participants, We have received "75" submissions for "Assignment 6"so far. The due date for the Assignment 6 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of " 2018-03-07, 23:59 IST." also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade. -NPTEL Team
Last date for Exam registration extended - Hurry up and register today!!
Dear Candidates Last date for exam registration has been extended till March 14, 2018 - 5 pm (Wednesday) Last date for making the payment individually - March 15, 2018 - 5 PM (Thursday) The certification exam will be conducted at designated centers in the city chosen by you. You have to register for the exam by filling up the form, paying the exam fee and appear in person to get the certificate. Hard and soft copy of Certificate will be awarded only to those candidates who register for the exam, attend the certificate examination and whose Final score > 40% Register for the exam today at: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/ For other details about exam registration, please check our previous announcement. -NPTEL Team
Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists - Reminder For Assignment Dear Participants, Due date for assignment 5 is closed.total submissions :256 We have received "28"submissions for Assignment 6 so far. The due date for the assignment 6 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of " 2018-03-07, 23:59 IST." also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade. -NPTEL Team
Week 6 Feedback - Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists
Patent law for engineers and scientists- week 6- assignment deadline: 7 march 2018.
Hello, Week 6 Lectures are LIVE now!!
We are pleased to announce that Week 6 lectures and assignment has been released. This unit shall deal with the second part of Publication and Examination covering expedited examination, search for anticipation and consideration of the report of the examiner. There shall also be a small assignment of 10 points after the lectures.
Please note that the deadline for submitting the assignment is 7 March 2018.
Dear Participants, Due date for assignment 4 is closed. Submission for Assignment 4: completed 264 . We have received "72" submissions for "Assignment 5" so far. The due date for the assignment 5 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of " 2018-02-28, 23:59 IST." also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade.
Dear Participants, Due date for assignment 4 is closed. Submission for Assignment 4: completed 411 . We have received "40" submissions for "Assignment 5" so far. The due date for the assignment 5 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of " 2018-02-28, 23:59 IST." also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade.
Dear Participants, Due date for assignment 1, 2 and 3 are already closed. Submission for Assignment 1: 412 Submission for Assignment 2: 338 Submission for Assignment 3: 283 We have received "67" submissions for "Assignment 4" so far. The due date for the assignment 4 is fast approaching. If you are yet to attempt it, do it at the earliest so as not to miss the submission deadline of " 2018-02-21, 23:59 IST." also please note that the marks of the assignments will be considered in evaluation of the final grade. -NPTEL Team
Week 3 Feedback - Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists
Patent law for engineers and scientists - week 5 assignment due on 28 february 2018.
Hello Everyone, We are pleased to announce that Week 5 lectures and assignments have been released. In this week we shall cover the topics relating to Patent Prosecution: Publication and Examination and there shall also be the assignment of 10 points for week 5. You can access the course here-- https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_hs20/unit?unit=46&lesson=48 Please note that the deadline for the assignment is on 28 February 2018. Additionally, please note that the deadline for submitting the Week 4 assignment is 21 February 2018. You would need to submit your assignments before the due date for it to be considered for evaluation. Please drop in your doubts and questions on the Forum and we would be answering them as soon as we can. All the Best Roshan
Week 4 - Feedback - Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists
Week 4 Dear learner Thank you for continuing with the course and hope you are enjoying it. We would like to know if the expectations with which you joined this course are being met and hence please do take 2 minutes to fill out our weekly feedback form. Would help us tremendously in gauging learner experience. Here is the link to the form: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/ nocprofile/super_admin/weekly_ feedback /form_login.php Thank you. -NPTEL team
Patent Law – Week 4 assignment due on 21 February 2018
Hello Everyone,
We are pleased to announce that Week 4 lectures and assignments have been released. In this week we shall cover the topics relating to Patent Applications and there shall also be an assignment for 10 points. You can access it here https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_hs20/unit?unit=36&assessment=141 The last date for submitting assignments is 21 February.
Additionally, please note that the deadline for submitting the Week 3 assignment is 14th of February. You would need to submit your assignments before the due date for it to be considered for evaluation.
Please drop in your doubts and questions on the Forum and we would be answering them as soon as we can.
All the Best
Patent Law: Week 2 Assignment Question 2
Hello All, The answer to question 2 of the assignment should have been option 2. However, due to an error, both options 1 and 2 reflect the same. The answer (option 2) should have been ideally "Statement 1 is false, 2 is true" We regret the oversight. Also, we shall not consider the particular question for final evaluation. With warm regards, Roshan
Week 3 : Feedback
Patent law for engineers and scientists: week 3 assignments deadline- 14 february 2018.
Hello Everyone, Hope you are all up to speed on the course lectures and the assignments. The lectures of Week 3 and the assignments have been released on the portal. You can also access the course using this link https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc18_hs20/unit?unit=26&lesson=28 In this week we shall cover the topics related to patent specifications and shall be followed by a 10 points assignment. The deadline for week 3 assignment is 14 February 2018. Also, please note that the deadlines for submitting Week 1 and Week 2 assignments are 5 & 7 February 2018 respectively. You would need to submit your assignments before the due date to consider it for evaluation. Feel free to write to us on the "Ask a Question" tab on your portals if you have any doubts or queries. Good Luck Roshan
Week - 1 feedback
Dear learner Thank you for enrolling to this NPTEL course and we hope you have gone through the contents for this week and also attempted the assignment. We value your feedback and wish to know how you found the videos and the questions asked - whether they were easy, difficult, as per your expectations, etc We shall use this to make the course better and we can also know from the feedback which concepts need more explanation, etc. Please do spare some time to give your feedback - comprises just 5 questions - should not take more than a minute, but makes a lot of difference for us as we know what the learners feel. Here is the link to the form: http://nptel.ac.in/noc/ nocprofile/super_admin/weekly_ feedback/form_login.php Thank you. - NPTEL team
Week - 2 feedback
Patent law for engineers and scientists: week 2 videos and assignment 2 is live.
Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists: Week 2 videos and assignment 2 is live The lecture videos and assignment for week 2 are live. The deadline date for Assignment 2 is Feb 7th, 11:59 pm.
Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists: Week 1 videos and assignment 1 live
The lecture videos and assignment for week 1 are live. The deadline date for Assignment 1 is Feb 5th, 11:59 pm.
Reminder 1:REGISTER TODAY - CERTIFICATION EXAM FORM IS NOW OPEN!
Dear Student: Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the April 2018 certification exam . The registration for the certification exam is open only to students who have enrolled in the course. Registration is open from 09th January 2018 (Tuesday) until March 07, 2018 10:00 AM (Wednesday) . The certification exam registration URL is: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/ (If you want to register for the exam for this course, login here using the same email id used to enroll to the course) Dates of exam: April 28 and April 29, 2018 Session: [Afternoon] For this course there is no ” Forenoon ” Session. You can register for a maximum of 4 course exams (same day of exam – 2 sessions. Same center will be allocated for both the sessions). Exam Session time: Forenoon: 9.00 AM -12.00 PM ; Afternoon: 2.00 PM - 5.00 PM Examination Cities: The exam is to be conducted in several cities across India whose list is available on the registration form. Click here to access the list of exam cities: http://nptel.ac.in/pdf/examcities_final.pdf Registration fees: Rs 1100/ - (Students belonging to the SC/ST category can avail a 50% fee waiver - please select Yes for the SC/ST option and upload the correct Community certificate) Students belonging to the PwD category can avail a 50% fee waiver - please select Yes for the option and upload the relevant Disability certificate. Mode of payment: Online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking or via SPOC of college HALL TICKET: The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively between 10 - 16th April 2018. We will confirm the same through an announcement once it is published. Final score on certificate: 25% of assignment score + 75% of certification exam score. Award of certificate: Hard and soft copy of Certificate will be awarded only to those candidates who register for the exam, attend the certificate examination and whose Final score >= 40% The final score, assignment score and exam score will be printed on the certificate. The certificate will also have a link to the NPTEL website ( http://nptel.ac.in/noc ), where on logging in, your scores and e-certificate will be available for verification (Appropriate announcements will be made). Please do regularly submit assignments to get a good final score. IMPORTANT NOTES 1) FOR CANDIDATES WHO WOULD LIKE TO WRITE MORE THAN 1 COURSE EXAM:- you can add or delete courses and pay separately – till the date when the exam form closes. No changes will be entertained after that. 2) FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE PAYING VIA THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF YOUR COLLEG E:- 1. In the exam form, you will fill all the details and also upload photo, signature. 2. Ensure that you had selected your college name correctly from the drop-down list in the form. 3. Payment of exam fees - click on the tab - 'PAY VIA SPOC'. The SPOC has to now confirm to NPTEL that he/she will pay fees on your behalf. If the SPOC says NO, you will be intimated via email. Then it becomes your responsibility to come back to the exam form and make the payment. If you do not pay the exam fees within the prescribed time, you will not be able to write the exam. Please read the instructions carefully before submitting the form. In case of any queries please write to us at [email protected] Thanks & Regards, NPTEL TEAM
Week 0 - Assignment - Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists
Dear Learner, Assignment 0 has been released in the portal. you can find this assignment under the topic how to access the portal. This assignment is for your practise purpose and will not be added to your grading. You can check your answers. Thanks
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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 ...
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The deadline date for Assignment 2 is Feb 7th, 11:59 pm. Patent Law For Engineers And Scientists: Week 1 videos and assignment 1 live. The lecture videos and assignment for week 1 are live. The deadline date for Assignment 1 is Feb 5th, 11:59 pm. Reminder 1:REGISTER TODAY - CERTIFICATION EXAM FORM IS NOW OPEN!
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