Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law

RGSOIPL

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

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About RGSOIPL ..................... Directors Message ................. Deans Message ..................... Admissions ............................. Programmes ........................... Moot Court ........................... Evaluation .............................. Law Library ............................ Research Centres ................... Conferences .......................... Faculty Profile ........................ Recruitments @ RGSOIPL ......
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About RGSOIPL
It is said that, Law is organic. The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSOIPL) moves several steps
ahead to say that-Legal education is organic too. As a brainchild of Mr. Vinod Gupta (former CEO of InfoUSA and life fellow of IIT Kharagpur) the school was setup in 2006. It is the only Law school in the country functioning under the IIT system. The school is located within the campus of IIT Kharagpur, 120 km from the city of Kolkata. The School has an academic collaboration with George Washington University Law School, USA. RGSOIPL has the unique feature of imparting traditional legal education along with contemporary law courses suited to match the demands of a global economy. The School presently offers Three Year full time residential LL.B. Program (Honours in Intellectual Property Law), recognized by the Bar Council of India. The school equips the students to inculcate the intricacies of traditional law subjects and thereby capitalize this knowledge to excel in advanced technology law courses including IP subjects. The school has been engineered to embody excellence in techno-legal education. The Law School is functioning from its own state of the art campus from the academic year 2008-09. The LL.B. course curriculum includes a study of 35 courses over a period of three years (including elective courses). In addition, moot courts, projects and seminars in each semester provide hands-on research experience thereby developing and enhancing pleading skills. Every student has to appear for a comprehensive Viva Voce at the end of second and third year. A compulsory dissertation in the final semester is a must to graduate. Thus, the young scholars acquire knowledge that prepares them astutely to enter the legal world. The school has been a host to several legal luminaries including Honble Mr. Justice U.C. Banerjee, Honble Mr. Justice A.K.Ganguli, and Honble Mr. Justice P.K.Ray who have delivered lectures to the students on various occasions. Guest lectures by legal experts, partners of reputed law firms, IP experts and erudite lawyers ensure that the students are exposed to the technicalities of legal practice. Prof.N.L.Mitra, Advisor to the Law School brings with him four decades of legal education experience to design the curriculum and to impart hands on education.

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Directors Message
he Legal education in India has a strong tradition of interfacing social sciences and law for a century. In the recent decades the emergence of technology as a driving force to deliver public goods has created an urgent need for professional lawyers who have a background and foundation in technology and science. This requires a new paradigm and the establishment of Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law is an essential step towards that goal. The new Law School will strive to impart the emerging interface of technology and law to the technology and science graduates. Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSOIPL), IIT Kharagpur, is the face of the new legal education that is evolving around the knowledge based economy. IIT Kharagpur is the oldest, largest and the most diversified of all the IITs and is currently rated as the best amongst them. It has a vast reservoir of knowledge and expertise in the highest realm of learning in science, engineering and technology. This environment enables and empowers the new breed of lawyers with technical and science background to disseminate the complex issues of Justice and Rights in the knowledge era. The School enables engineers, doctors, science and management graduates to pursue their legal education hitherto not available. The legal education imparted to them aims to set new standards in legal education with specialization in Intellectual Property Rights and other branches of Law. RGSOIPL is the right destination for organizations which are into innovation and commercialization of IP. As a scientist, engineer and technologist if one is looking to build an exciting global career in IPR , a Law degree from RGSOIPL should be your right choice. The Law programme also opens up careern opportunities in various branches of Law apart from IPR.

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Deans Message

Globalization has brought in unprecedented opportunities and challenges. Technology has been the key driver in
the process of Globalization. Such technology driven economies need to manage governance with appropriate legal regimes. The interface of Technology and Law has thrown in new challenges and requires a new jurisprudence. The challenges require a new breed of Jurists who have the technical background and a sharp legal acumen to legislate, adjudicate and frame the policies of such interface of science, technology and law. It is in this context the setting up of the first law school in the IIT system, the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law is a concerted effort towards the capacity building of professionals who are both lawyers and technologists. The School set up with the generous contribution of the Vinod Gupta Charitable Foundation headed by Mr.Vinod Gupta an alumni of IIT Kharagpur is a pioneering attempt to create a space for scientists and technocrats to pursue a professional law degree approved by the Bar Council of India. The Law School is set up in an environment of proven excellence in technology, where the students can interact and interface with the leading researchers and students of various technical branches at IIT Kharagpur. The first batch of law graduates of the School have already made their mark and are practicing with leading law firms and the future graduates will serve the Bar in the years to come filling the gap of technology law interface. RGSOIPL is well equipped with a state of the art moot court hall, a law library, a video conferencing hall, an auditorium and a wifi campus in the IIT campus. The Faculty drawn from multi-disciplinary areas of technology and law have the research and teaching skills at par with the best institutes of the world. The residential school with its well structured programme will be a key to legal career and will raise the bar of legal education in the country.

Prof. V. C. Vivekanandan

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Admission Procedure
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law is the first of its kind law school to impart legal education with IP specialization within the IIT System bringing synergy among science, technology, management and law. The School offers a Six-Semester, Three-Year Full-Time residential programme leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Law with Honours in Intellectual Property Law with the requirements of the Bar Council of India.

Programme
Curricula of the Programme has been prepared based on the requirements of the Bar council of India. In addition several specialised courses in law and Intellectual Property Rights are offered.

Eligibility for Admission

First Class Bachelors Degree in Engineering / Technology / Medicine or equivalent or First Class Masters Degree in Science or Pharmacy or First Class MBA Degree with any of the above

Admission Procedure
Admission is a two-step process: 1. All India written test for entrance is conducted at Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hydrabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. The institute reserves the right to cancel/reallocate any of the centres in case of insufficient number of qualifying candidates at a particular centre. 2. From the list of qualified candidates from the entrance test, the final selection of candidates is made on the basis of Group discussion / Personal interview at Kharagpur and other centers as may be decided by the Institute from time to time.

Application Forms
The admissions are open generally in December - January every year announced in major Newspapers and in the Websites - www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in and www.iitkgp.ac.in. The application to be submitted online. The hard copy of the filled in online form must accompany a draft of Rs.1000/- for General Category or Rs.500/- for SC/ST/PH Category drawn in favour of "IIT Kharagpur " payable at Kharagpur and should be sent to the Dean RGSOIPL on the prescribed date mentioned in the admission notification. For further details contact : Dean Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 721302 Phone: +91 - 3222 - 282237 FAX: +91 - 3222 - 282238 admissions@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

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Programmes
LL.B ( Hons.) Intellectual Property Law 3 year full time residential programme

Semester I
SL
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Subject Code
IP61001 IP63001 IP63003 IP63005 IP63007 IP63009

Subject Name
Jurisprudence (Legal method, Indian legal system, and basic theory of law) Law of Contract Law of Tort including MV Accident and Consumer Protection Laws Constitutional Law I Property Law Family Law I Total

Lecture
5 5 5 5 5 5 30

Tutorial
1 0 0 0 0 0 1

CRE
0 1 1 1 1 1 5

Total
6 6 6 6 6 6 36

Semester II
SL
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Subject Code
IP63002 IP63004 IP63006 IP63008 IP63010 IP63012 Copyright Family Law II

Subject Name

Lecture
5 5 5 5 5 5 30

Tutorial
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CRE
1 1 1 1 1 1 6

Total
6 6 6 6 6 6 36

Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act Constitutional Law II Law of Evidence Law of Crimes Paper I: (Penal Code) Total

Semester III
SL
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Subject Code
IP73001 IP71001 IP73003 IP71003 IP73005 IP73007 IP78005 IP79001

Subject Name
Law of Crime Paper II: (Criminal Procedure Code) Company Law Public International Law Administrative Law Special Contract Law of Patent-I Seminar Internship (For observance of trial, interviewing techniques and preparation of documents-4 weeks) Total

Lecture
5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0

Tutorial
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

CRE
1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0

Total
6 6 6 5 6 6 2 1

30

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Semester IV
SL
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. IP74002 IP71004 IP78006 IP79006

Subject Code
IP73002 IP73004 IP71002

Subject Name
Environmental Law Principles of Taxation Law Labour and Industrial Law I Elective I Elective II Law of Patent- II Biodiversity and Farmers, Breeders Right Seminar Summer Internship (Eight weeks) Total

Lecture
5 5 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 30

Tutorial
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

CRE
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6

Total
6 6 4 4 4 6 4 2 2 38

Semester V
SL
30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. IP73013 IP71005 IP77002

Subject Code
IP73009 IP73011

Subject Name
Labour and Industrial Law II Alternate Dispute Resolution Elective III Elective IV Trade Mark and Design Other Forms of IPR creation and registration Project Dissertation (Seminar + Viva Voce) Total

Lecture
5 5 5 5 5 5 0 30

Tutorial
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CRE
1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6

Total
6 6 5 5 6 5 2 35

Semester V
SL
37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. IP71008 IP73008 IP78008 IP77002

Subject Code
IP73006 IP71006

Subject Name
Law of Patent-III Professional Ethics & Professional Accounting system Elective V Elective VI IPR Transactions and Technology Transfer Drafting, Pleading and Conveyance Comprehensive Viva Voce Project Dissertation (Seminar + Viva Voce) Total

Lecture
5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 30

Tutorial
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CRE
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 8

Total
6 5 5 5 5 6 2 4 38

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Elective - I
SL
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Subject Code
IP72002 IP72004 IP72006 IP72008 IP72010 IP60010 WM60002

Subject Name
Banking Law (Business Law Group) Human Rights Law and Practice (Constitutional Law Group) Private International Law (International Law Group) Criminology (Crime & Criminology Group) Music and Entertainment Industry Law (Intellectual Property Law Group) Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights (Institute Elective not for LL.B) Water Governance & Policy Issues

Lecture
4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Tutorial
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CRE
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total
4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Elective - II
SL
1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7.

Subject Code
IP72012 IP72014 IP72016 IP72018 IP72020 ID60002

Subject Name
Competition Law (Business Law Group) Law on Education (Constitutional Law Group) Humanitarian and Refugee Law (International Law Group) Forensic Science (Crime & Criminology Group) Life Patents (Intellectual Property Law Group) Infrastructure Regulatory Issues

Lecture
4 4 4 4 4 4

Tutorial
0 0 0 0 0 0

CRE
0 0 0 0 0 0

Total
4 4 4 4 4 4

Elective - III
SL
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Subject Code
IP72001 IP72003 IP72005 IP72007 IP72009

Subject Name
Insurance Law (Business Law Group) Health Law (Constitutional Law Group) Law of Sea and International Water (International Law Group) Penology and Victimology (Crime & Criminology Group) IPR Management (Intellectual Property Law Group)

Lecture
5 5 5 5 5

Tutorial
0 0 0 0 0

CRE
0 0 0 0 0

Total
5 5 5 5 5

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Elective - IV
SL
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Subject Code
IP72011 IP72013 IP72015 IP72017 IP72019

Subject Name
Investment Law (Business Law Group) Interpretation of Statutes and Principle of Legislation (Constitutional Law Group) International Criminal Law and International Criminal Court (International Law Group) Women & Criminal Law (Crime & 5 Criminology Group) IPR in SMEs (Intellectual Property Law Group)

Lecture
5 5 5 0 5

Tutorial
0 0 0 0 0

CRE
0 0 0 5 0

Total
5 5 5 5 5

Elective - V
SL
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Subject Code
IP72022 IP72024 IP72026 IP72028 IP72030 IP72032

Subject Name
Corporate Governance (Business Law Group) Comparative Constitution (Constitutional Law Group) IMF & World Bank (International Law Group) IT Offenses (Crime & Criminology Group) Emerging Trends in IPs (Intellectual Property Law Group) Agriculture and Law

Lecture
5 5 5 5 5 5

Tutorial
0 0 0 0 0 0

CRE
0 0 0 0 0 0

Total
5 5 5 5 5 5

Elective - VI
SL
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Subject Code
IP72034 IP72036 IP72038 IP72040 IP72042

Subject Name
Bankruptcy & Insolvency (Business Law Group) Fiscal Responsibility & Management (Constitutional Law Group) General Agreement in Tariffs and Trade (International Trade Law Group) White Collar Crime (Crime & Criminology Group) IPR Litigation (Intellectual Property Law Group)

Lecture
5 5 5 5 5

Tutorial
0 0 0 0 0

CRE
0 0 0 0 0

Total
5 5 5 5 5

CRE : Court Room Exercise

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Ph.D in Law Ph.D. PROGRAMME
Applications are invited for admission to the Ph.D. Programme of the Institute in all disciplines of Engineering & Technology, Science, Architecture & Regional Planning, Humanities & Social Sciences, Law (Intellectual Property Rights, Corporate Law, and Environment Law) and Management. Candidates having B.Tech./B.E./B.Arch./MBBS/MA/M.Sc./MBA (done after B.A. /B.Sc./B.Com.) or equivalent qualification with valid GATE score, or having M.A. or equivalent qualification with NET fellowship or having M.Tech./M.E./M.Arch./MCP/MBA (after B.Tech./B.Arch./M.Sc./M.A./M.Com.) degree are eligible to apply. Admission to reserved-category candidates will be done as per Government of India notification. A limited number of Research Assistantships and other financial support for attending conferences within India and abroad are available as per MHRD norms subject to the conditions prescribed in the Institute regulations. Candidates may visit concerned Department webpage for more details about research areas and details about faculty.

Sponsored Candidates
Qualified candidates from recognized organizations with consistently good academic background (with or without GATE/NET) may also apply for admission as Sponsored Research Scholars.

Eligibility
All candidates seeking admission to the Ph.D. programme shall have to possess requisite marks/grades in qualifying examination as indicated below: i) 60% marks (or equivalent grade point average) in the qualifying examination in Engineering/ Science/Commerce/Management or ii) 55% in Law (or equivalent grade point average). Application form, downloadable from www.iitkgp.ac.in, should be sent to the Assistant Registrar (PGS&R), IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721302 (W.B.). Admission are open in December and June every year and details posted at RGSOIPL and IIT website.

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Moot Court
Simulations of appellate court proceedings, also known as "moot court" and "mock Supreme Court," are widely utilized around the world as an educational tool. The aim of a Moot Court is to improve the oral advocacy skills of students. Moot court is a concept to bridge that gap of class room and court room and in that it has to reinvent itself with the changing environment of real life to infuse the necessary skills to make theory relevant to practice and to gain insight from practice to strengthen the theoretical frame work. Moot Court activities is a prominent thrust area of the Law Programme of RGSOIPL. The School is equipped with a state of the art Moot Court Hall dedicated for Moot activities. RGSOIPL conducted the first Technology Law Moot Court in 2008 where teams from all over India participated. The event was rated as a frontline moot court competition. The students of the School participated in various moot court activities including international competitions like the Jessup Moot Court Competition of USA. The Law School has its own Moot Court Hall equipped designed to accommodate 180 students, retiring rooms and recording facilities. The Moot Court will have real time recording and transmitting facilities in the coming months.

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Evaluation
RGSOIPL follows a relative marking system on a scale of 10 known as Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) system. Students are evaluated based on their performance in class tests, projects, mid-semester & end-semester examinations, research papers and class presentations. Elective papers and seminar courses give primary focus to thesis submissions which are evaluated by faculty and peers along with regular examinations wherever applicable. The CGPA system evaluates a student based on following scale: Grade Point 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 Letter Grade Ex A B C D P F Percentage obtained 90% & above 80-89% 70-79% 60-69% 50-59% 40-49% Below 40% Description Excellent Very Good Good Fair Average Pass Fail

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Law Library
Law Library is the central nervous system of any Law School. A law library is a library designed to assist law students, attorneys, judges, and their law clerks in finding the legal resources necessary to correctly determine the state of the law. Most law schools around the world will also have a law library, or in some universities, at least a section of the university library devoted to law. The RGSOIPL Law School has its own law library in its premise which is spacious and functional. The current Law Library has a collection of books and journals in every branch of law and is adding constantly to its content. The Library is well equipped with a documentation centre and study cubicles. The Library is part of the Schools Wi fi system and is headed by an Assistant Librarian and staff. The Library is open during the school hours and also extends to additional hours in the evening. The library also has digital resources like Westlaw, LexisNexis, Hein Online, Justor, Cambridge Law Journal, Manupatra, Ebrary, Springer e-books, Elsevier, Wiley and various IP online resources. The Law library subscribes to various legal databases and gearing to host free access to legal materials through a project from AustLII in the coming months.

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Research Centres
IIT Kharagpurs paramount motto is dedicated to the service of nation since 1951 . The Law School being an indispensible member of the system enunciates this motive through its Capacity Building programme across the expanse. The faculty remains deeply involved in research to contribute in the evolution of the subject matter. The below mentioned programs are a testimony of the growing fame of the Law School.

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) Hub

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) Hub has been established in our Law School as an outcome of a memorandum of understanding between Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur with a mandate to facilitate the establishment of IICA in Manesar. The Law School is providing holistic treatment to all issues/disciplines which impact on corporate effectiveness and functioning, and it will act as the think-tank for the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. Knowledge creation and knowledge management are key components of its strategy for excellence. The hub will be involved in action research in areas including issues of corporate structure and ownership distribution; financial & security laws; risk management, insolvency and reconstruction of companies; contract & infrastructure regulatory issues. The hub coordinates with Vinod Gupta School of Management, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management, Dept of Humanities & Social Sciences for furthering the research and inputs to IICA. The Centre is funded by Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The Centre also strengthens the research areas of corporate laws in the Law School.

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Research Centres
Microsoft Centre of Excellence of Intellectual Property Research and Technology Policy
With the phenomenal growth in the Information Technology sector there is a need for the protection of the intangible value that is created. Intellectual property rights act as both a safeguard and an incentive for the various entities that contribute to this growing pool of innovation. It is essential to provide this sector with the assurance that their intellectual products are adequately secured and protected from threats of misuse. To this end, India needs judges and lawyers who have requisite expertise in both law and technology so that they are able to address the multifarious issues that arise with respect to IP protection in this sector. One important method of achieving this is through the provision of specialized training in the area of science and its interface with the law, especially intellectual property rights law. In pursuance of the aforesaid objective the Microsoft Intellectual Property Rights Scholarship Program was launched at the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur in 2009. The Program aims to recognize academic excellence and establish a knowledge bank in the area of intellectual property. It is envisaged that such scholarships would create a ripple effect, not only among the students in law schools but in the wider legal fraternity and society and create a talent pool of lawyers in this fast evolving area of law. To this end, Microsoft awarded scholarships to five students from the school and also started a Young Faculty Fellowship Program in 2009. A Microsoft Centre of Excellence was set-up to facilitate the program. Currently the centre administers the Young Faculty Fellowship to four faculty members and one award for Continuing legal Education programme aimed for conducting Legal Development Programme in emerging areas of Intellectual Property rights in the field of technology. The centre organized a one day intensive workshop on Emerging Intellectual Property Trends in Information Technology on October 22, 2009. The workshop deliberated on the themes of Patenting of Software, Online Copyright Issues and Legal Issues in Domain Names.

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DST-TIFAC Women Scientist Scheme
Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) is an autonomous organization set up in 1988 under the Department of Science & Technology (DST). The main objectives of TIFAC include generation of Technology Forecasting (TF), Technology Assessment (TA) and Techno Market Survey (TMS). DST has evolved the Women Scientist Scheme (WOS) which is meant for the well-qualified women candidates who encounter break in their careers due to various circumstances, basically due to motherhood and family responsibilities, have been left out of the Science & Technology activities and not having regular employment. Through this endeavour of the Department, a concerted effort is being made to give women a strong foothold into the scientific profession, help them re-enter into the mainstream and provide a scope for further forays into the field of science and technology, both from the point of view of pure science and its application to societal development. Under this scheme, women scientists are being encouraged to pursue research in frontier areas of science and engineering, on problems of societal relevance and to take up S&T-based internship followed by self-employment. The scheme is running with the partnership of many firms and institutions throughout India. The Law School has been designated as the Eastern Zone Centre for the DST-TIFAC Women Scientist Scheme for IPR training of the women scientists. Presently under the scheme nine women scientists are being trained at various law firms, patent facilitating cell as well as at the School. The School also recently conducted a workshop for imparting knowledge on practical aspects of patent drafting and patent prosecution to the trainees. Another workshop on patent search tools and other forms of IPRs is in the pipeline.

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Conferences
International Conference on Convergence of Corporate Governance September 5-6, 2009-Kolkata
An International Conference on Convergence of Corporate Governance Norms was held on 5th and 6th Sept, 2009 at Hyatt Regency, Kolkata. The Conference was organized by Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur in collaboration with the National Foundation for Corporate Governance. Prof. D Acharya, Director of IIT Kharagpur gave the opening remarks and the conference was inaugurated by Honble Minister, Sri. Salman Khursid, as Chief Guest with Honble Justice Sri Asok Kumar Ganguli as the Guest of Honour. Shri, R. Bandhopadyay, Secretary of Ministry of corporate affairs delivered the theme speech. The other prominent speakers include Shri Jitesh Khosla Joint secretary of Ministry of Corporate affairs, Mr.Prithivi Haldia, Prof.N.L.Mitra, Dr.Basudeb Sen and Mr.Vijay Kapur The Conference witnessed the participation of corporate heads, executives, government officials, corporate activists, researchers and academia. There were about 120 participants to the Conference including people from Australia, Bangladesh and Africa and forty nine papers were presented in the five different sessions conducted during the two days. Three Best Paper Awards sponsored by Thomson Reuters were awarded in the Valedictory session by Prof. M.P. Singh, Vice Chancellor, National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. Participants were also given certificates and mementoes on the occasion. A monograph titled Convergence of Corporate Governance edited by the Coordinator, Dr. Indrajit Dube, was released on the occasion.

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Faculty Profile
Bandyopadhyay, Tapas
M.Tech., Ph.D (IIT Kharagpur) Specialization: Patent Prosecution, Geographical Indication, Industrial Design, Semiconductor and IP. Dr. Bandyopadhyay has worked for nearly 3 years in The Patent Office Kolkata as Examiner of Patents and Design, Dr. Bandyopadhyay has exposure on patent prosecution and patentability determination. He was involved in preparation trends of invention. He delivered lecture as an expert from Patent Office in various IPR awareness workshop, examined over 400 patent applications, trained junior examiners. He was actively involved in modernization of Indian Patent Office. Dr Bandyopadhyay has also worked in NTPC Ltd, Dr. Bandyopadhyay was actively involved in development of collaborative research framework for NTPC Ltd, he was also involved in various other research projects. He has more than 15 international publications and a patent. He is presently working on: protection of Traditional Knowledge through Geographical Indications, protection of Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout Design, Nano-materials and toxicity, Carbon Sequestration and legal issues etc. E-mail : tapas@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

Basu, Arindam
LL.M (NALSAR, Hyderabad) Specialization: Environmental Law Mr. Arindam Basu completed his LL.B with first class from the University of Burdwan. He finished his LL.M also with first class from NALSAR, Hyderabad. Arindam also had done B.A. with English (Hons.) before joining the law course. Arindam worked at Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in India in Ahmedabad where he gained experience in handling complex legal issues relating to pharmaceutical sector and developed legal drafting skill in both domestic and international documents. He also handled trademark related issues there. Before joining IIT Kharagpur he has also worked as a lecturer in law in Haldia Law College, West Bengal where he taught environmental law, tort and contract. In Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law he teaches environmental law and family laws. Apart from teaching Arindam handles different administrative works being the in-charge of moot court committee and a member of examination and admission committee of the School. Currently, Arindam is pursuing his Ph.D from IIT Kharagpur and his interest areas are Social Ecology, Green Patenting and Emission Trading. E-mail : arindam@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

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Chugh, Archana
M.Sc., PhD (University of Delhi) Specialization: Nanobiotechnology, Patent Prosecution, Bioprospecting, Technology Transfer and Commercialization Dr Archana Chugh has a research experience of nine years in diverse areas of biotechnology. As an awardee of NSERC Visiting Fellowship by the Government of Canada, she has worked with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for three years. She has carried out pioneering research in the field of plant nanobiotechnology. Her work is widely recognized at the international platform and application for patents have been filed in various jurisdictions. She is a registered patent agent with the Indian Patent Office and has worked as Associate with IP law firm Remfry and Sagar. She has several research publications in the field of biotechnology as well as intellectual property in the journals of repute. She has also presented her work at various national and international conferences. She is a faculty member of the PK Sinha Centre for Bioenergy at IIT Kharagpur and expert member on IPR in the ZITM Committee of National Institute of Research on Jute and Allied Fibre Technology, ICAR. Her current research interests and projects focus on socio-ethical implications of IP regime, challenges of IP Portfolio building in novel pharmaceutical technologies, traditional knowledge governance for marine bioprospecting for novel drug development, eco-inventions, economic impact of geographical indications and assessing gender role in the development of IP regime. E-mail : chugha@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

Dube, Dipa
LL.B., LL.M. , Ph.D (University of Calcutta) Specialization: Criminology & Criminal Law For about a decade Dr. Dube is involved in teaching and research in criminal law, criminology, victimology and gender justice. Prior to joining IIT Kharagpur, she was teaching at the National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata and National Law University, Jodhpur. She has several books to her credit, the recent ones being Rape Laws in India and Halsburys Annotated Statutes of India on Crimes against Women. She has contributed several articles in national and international journals. She has participated in several Conferences and Seminars, both in India and abroad. Her paper titled Women at Workplace: Safety and Security Issues from Vishakha Perspective and Beyond was recently presented at All India Criminology Conference at Kashmir. Dr. Dube holds memberships of many prestigious bodies, such as the Indian Society of Criminology and World Society of Victimology. Presently, Dr. Dube is involved in numerous project studies sponsored by the Government of India. Her biography has been selected for publication at the 27th Edition of Marquis Whos Who in the World. E-mail : dipadube@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

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Dube, Indrajit
LL.M., Ph.D (University of Calcutta) Specialization: Corporate Laws and Contract Corporate Laws is the forte and area of specialization of Indrajit Dube. Prior to joining the Institute he served as Lecturer at the National Law University, Jodhpur. He has numerous articles and conference papers to his credit. He has authored two books on Corporate Governance and Environmental Jurisprudence, published by Lexis Nexis Butterworths. Recently, he organized an International Conference on Convergence of Corporate Governance Norms. Indrajit Dube has to his credit research projects funded by Competition Commission of India and Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. He is also a consultant and core team member of the MCA project on Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs. Recently, he participated in multi-stakeholder expert consultation organized in support of the mandate of the United Nations on Business and Human Rights at Toronto. Dr. Dube is also an academic member of the European Corporate Governance Institute. E-mail : indrajit@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

Manchikanti Padmavati
M.Sc, Ph.D (University of Hyderabad) Specialization : Recombinant drugs and herbal drug regulations, Legal issues in the protection of Traditional knowledge and biodiversity' Dr. Padmavati has nine years research experience in flavonoid metabolism in rice and maize and four and half year industry experience in genome knowledge curation and filing of invention disclosures. She worked as a Senior Scientist and Project coordinator at Monsanto Research Center, Bangalore. She also worked as a Senior Scientist for Ocimum Biosolutions in the area of bioinformatics. Her current research interests are in agricultural biotechnology, IP and commercialisation of recombinant and herbal drugs, drug pricing mechanisms and regulation. She is a member of the International Patent User Group (PIUG), Biotechnology Research Society of India (BRSI), Biotechnology Consortium of India Ltd (BCIL), Scientific Committee member of the Food Safety Standards Authority of India, Advisory member of Rishi Herbal Technologies. She has publications in the area of biotechnology and intellectual property. She has authored book chapters on bioinformatics and biotechnology and has patents in the area of gene manipulation. E-mail : mpadma@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

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Matilal, Shreya
LL.M. [Hon.] (Case Western, U.S.A.), LL.M. (NLSIU, Bangalore) Specialization: Music Industry Law, Copyright Law, Patent Law Mr. Shreya Matilal started his career as an Advocate at the Bar of the High Court at Calcutta. After a brief period of practice, he went to National Law School, Bangalore to do his LL.M. As a post graduate student, he developed special interests for Intellectual Property, Law and Economics and Post Modern Legal Theories. After graduating from NLSIU, he again started practice at the Bar of the Supreme Court of India and High Court at Calcutta. He later joined as a faculty at NUJS Kolkata and also served as Director of Haldia Law College. He was awarded Fulbright Scholarship in 2007. He earned his second LL.M. with a rare Honours from Case Western Reserve University Law School, Ohio, U.S.A. He was awarded CALI Excellence for the Future Award by the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, U.S.A. for his research in Intellectual Property Law. Before joining IIT in 2008, he was a Partner at the Kolkata Office of Khaitan & Partners. In 2009, he received Microsoft Outstanding Young Faculty Award to conduct research on the issues concerning applicability of Doctrine of Equivalent in Software context. He has published two books. Besides academics he has interest for Indian Philosophy, Mountaineering, Hindustani Classical Music and Cooking. E-mail : shreya@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

Nandy, Sujit Kumar

M.A. LL.B. (University of Calcutta) Specialization: Laws of Civil Procedure and Criminal Procedure, Property law, law of Arbitration, Drafting of legal Documents, Family law Mr Sujit Kumar Nandy was a member of the Higher Judicial Service of the State and worked in various capacities as Judicial Magistrate and Judge of Civil Court. He is a former District Judge. He also worked as Senior Law Officer, Eastern Railway, on deputation and as Registrar (Administration), High Court, Calcutta and thereafter as the Secretary to the Government of West Bengal, Law Department. He also served as Professor of Law, in the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (Govt. of India), Mussoorie and as Fellow of The WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. E-mail : sujitkumarnandy@yahoo.co.in

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Raju, K.D.
LL.M., M.Phil, Ph.D ( Jawaharlal Nehru University) Specialization: International Law, WTO Laws, Intellectual Property Law Dr. Raju has been awarded Fulbright Scholarship by the United States Education Foundation in India (USEFI) for completing his doctoral study in the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. His areas of interest and expertise include the WTO, especially International law, International Trade Law, Corporate, and Economic Laws. He has published papers in leading journals such as the Journal of Bio-Law and Business, Journal of Intellectual Property Rights, Indian Journal of International Law and contributor to many books. He is the author of Intellectual Property Laws in India and Word Trade Organization Agreement on Anti-dumping: A GATT/WTO and Indian Jurisprudence. He is also Editor of The World Trade Organization and India: A Critical Study of Its first Decade and Genetically Modified Organisms: Emerging International Law and Policy. E-mail : kdraju@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

Uday Shankar
LL.M., Ph.D. (submitted, University of Delhi) Specialization: Constitution Law, Criminal Law, Public Law Mr. Uday Shankar was awarded fellowship from the MaxPlanck Institute of Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, Germany in the year 2008. He has attended Law Teachers Training Programme organized by School of Law, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK. He has rendered research assistance on Legislative and Executive Relationship on India to School of Law, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. He contributed to the publication titled Criminal Justice Administration: Chhattisgarh, a project of National Law University of Juridical Science. He was editor of first two issues of Journal of Law and Social Policy, a journal published by the Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. He has presented papers in international and national seminars on subjects relating to Constitution, Criminal Law and Environmental Law. He has also publications in international and national journals. His academic thrust is to find ways and means for making socio-economic rights a reality for wholesome human development. E-mail : uday@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

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Vivekanandan, V.C.
LL.M., Ph.D. ( NLSIU, Bangalore) Specialization: IPR, Information Technology & Law, Contracts and International Business. Prof. (Dr.) V.C. Vivekanandan received his PhD on Impact of TRIPS on IP legal regime in India from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. He has a Masters Degree in Corporate Law and Securities. He also holds a Masters Degree and M.Phil. degree in Public Administration from Madras University. Prior to his joining as the Dean at RGSOIPL, he worked as the Director of the NALSAR Proximate education courses of , Patents Law Cyber Laws, Media Laws and International Humanitarian Laws. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Buffalo Business School at Buffalo, New York He is an expert invitee to the Hague Conference on Private International Law on Online Jurisdiction issues on Legal information in October 2008.He is also a visiting faculty for programmes at leading national institutes in the field of IPR at National Police Academy, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, National Academy of Direct Taxes, National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management, Administrative Staff college of India, Hyderabad, Indira Gandhi National Institute of Forest Academy, Dehradun and others. He served as the expert member of the EDGE Foundation of University of Ottawa in drafting the WIPO Development Agenda report tabled at the WIPO General Assembly, Member of Bioethics committee of the Venture East fund. He has been elected as the member of the At-Large Asia Pacific region advisor to ICANN from the Asia Pacific Region. He is in the editorial board of leading publications and has published widely on IPR, Development issues and other legislations. E-mail : dean@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

Prof. N.L.Mitra
Advisor RGSOIPL Prof.N.L.Mitra Advisor to RGSOIPL is one of the leading legal educationist of the country with more than four decades of excellence in legal education, advocacy and policy analysis. Prof.Mitra served as the Director of National Law School of India and later became the Vice Chancellor of the National Law University of Jodhpur. He is also a consultant to the leading financial institutions like Reserve Bank of India and is a consultant with Fox & Mandal. Prof. Mitra is currently involved in policy making and implementation on legal education restructuring with Bar Council of India. He is an invited speaker to several International and National conferences and has published extensively in various branches of Law. Prof. Mitra is an advisor from the inception of the RGSOIPL and advises and guides the school in its academic activities and also teaches at the Law School. E-mail : nlmitra@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in

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Adjunct & Visiting Faculty

Name of the Visiting Faculty
Justice Mr. U.C.Banerjee Justice Mr. A.K. Ganguli Justice Mr. Anand Mohan Bhattacharya Justice Mr. Pratap Kumar Ray Justice Mr. Giridhar Malviya Justice Mr. Chittatosh Mukherjee Mr.Prabuddha Ganguli Mr. Rodney D. Ryder Dr. Vidya Sagar Prof. Madhukar Sinha Dr. P. ChandraSekharan Prof. T. Devidas Prof. Ajjappa Dr. V. Vijaya Kumar Dr. M. K. Ramesh Mr. Michael Peters Dr. V.K.Unni Mr. R.Muralidharan Dr Anindya Sircar Dr Indira Banerjee Mr. Anjan Sen Mr. Thomas Spernat Mr. Raju Bhupathi Raju Prof. Graham Green Leaf Prof. Philip Chung

Organization
Former Judge, Supreme Court of India Sitting Judge, Supreme Court of India Former Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Sitting Judge of the Calcutta High Court Former Judge, Allahabad High Court Former Chief Justice, Bombay & Calcutta High Courts CEO, Vision IPR Partner, Kochhar & Co., Eminent IP lawyer Partner, Remfry & Sagar Centre for WTO studies, IIFT Delhi Padma Bhushan, Leading forensic Scientist Adjunct Professor, National Law School, Bangalore Adjunct Professor, KITS Law School, Bhubaneswar Professor, National Law School, Bangalore Professor, National Law School, Bangalore Faculty, University of New South Wales, Australia Faculty, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta Krishna & Saurashtri, Bangalore IP Head, Biocon Associate, L.S. Davar and Associates Anjan Sen and Associates Head, IP Division, Siemens, Bangalore Fox & Mondal, Hyderabad Co-Director, AustLII Executive Director, AustLII

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Recruitments @ RGSOIPL
Training & Placement Cell (TPC)
TPC acts as a transparent and credible interface between the prospective employer and the student. TPC 2010 has nine student members and three supervising faculty members. Generally the formal placement week is held in December every year, however, TPC may also follow placements on rolling basis. This helps the firms to recruit students without the constraints of time and market conditions. Last year, TPC successfully placed the pioneer batch of the law graduates of the School. This year it hopes to strengthen its relationship with former employers and seeks to forge new relationships with potential employers. The employers are encouraged to communicate their interest by filling up the Job Notification Form and mailing it to TPC. They are encouraged to visit the campus for recruitment. Additionally, the video conferencing facility is also available in the School. TPC also arranges for sending the shortlisted students to the employers address for interviews in case the employer is unable to visit the campus and wishes to interview students in person.

Places to stay
TPC facilitates the stay of employers in the IIT Kharagpur guesthouses that are well equipped with all the modern amenities.

Recruitment Process
The recruitment process followed by the School is as follows:
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The School invites companies to the campus for placements. The companies express their interest in visiting the campus for recruitment by sending the Job Notification Form within the given deadline. The companies conduct pre-placement presentation or send detailed profile descriptions. The companies are slotted by the students on the basis of the profile offered and salary offered. The resumes of the interested candidates are sent to the firm in advance, on request. The firm sends its shortlist to the Law School. The firm visits the campus on the given slot and conducts the recruitment process. If not, then the firm can ask for a telephonic interview/video conferencing.

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Institute Rules
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All firms are expected to give offers immediately after the recruitment process is over. The confirmation of acceptance by the selected students is communicated to the firms. Multiple offers per student are NOT allowed.

Former Recruiters
The recruiters of the flagship batch of RGSOIPL included prominent Law firms and Corporate houses. The students were well received by them and were appreciated for their legal acumen. Some of our key recruiters include:
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Amarchand Mangaldas and Suresh A. Shroff & Co., New Delhi Remfry & Sagar, Gurgaon, NCR Global IP Services, Bangalore TVS Motor Company, Hosur Infosys Technologies Ltd., Bangalore General Electric (GE), Bangalore Siemens Corp., Bangalore Honeywell International Inc., Bangalore Wipro Ltd, Delhi

The students received good pay packages despite slowdown. The average salary stood at 5 lacs per annum while the highest was 7.5 lacs per annum.

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HOW TO GET TO IIT KHARAGPUR, RGSOIPL

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The Death of Socrates, by Jacques Louis David (1787) A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true. Socrates RGSOIPLs Socratic Society is an open forum to extend the scholarship and learning experience beyond the classroom exercise and bookish perception. The Society, a peer group of the faculty and students, endeavours to add pristine dimensions to the open-ended issues of, and about law. The intricate issues are examined from interdisciplinary dimensions of economics, politics, natural science, philosophy and sociology. Following the Socratic tradition, this scholastic group breaks down a given problem into a series of rudimentary questions; the debate gradually distils the answers. The Society invites eminent scholars from various disciplines to reflect on the current issues. This brings for the academic community of RGSOIPL opportunities to broaden their horizon through interaction and exchange of views and experiences with a community of scholars from diversified academic and social orientation.

LOCATION
Situated about 120 km West of Kolkata, Kharagpur can be reached in about 2.5 hrs from the Howrah railway station of Kolkata. Kharagpur is also connected by direct train services to most major cities of the country. The nearest international airport is at Kolkata. The Institute is about 10 minutes drive (5km) from the Kharagpur railway station. Private taxi or autorickshaw can be hired to reach the Institute.

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Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal, India Ph: +91 3222 282237 Email: office@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in Website: www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in Professor-in-charge, Training and Placement Ph: +91 3222-228172/645366 Email: placement@rgoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in placement.rgsoipl@gmail.com

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