Alert: Diploma in intellectual property rights

This programme is developed in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organisation, Geneva, and is aimed at empowering professionals like scientists, researchers, teachers and other groups involved in creation of Intellectual Property.

The programme deals with issues like Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Industrial Designs, Integrated Circuit Layout, Plant Varieties, etc, and their global and national implications. It also aims to train learners about the procedural aspects of obtaining Intellectual Property Rights and exercising these rights.

Programme details

Session: July 2004

Duration: 1 year

Fee: Rs 5000 + Rs 100 (as registration fee; Rs 30 extra in case application is downloaded from the Web)

Eligibility: Graduation or equivalent from any recognised university/institution.

Last date: June 10

Address for correspondence

Programme Coordiantor
PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights
Block No 8, Room No 15, IGNOU
Maidan Garhi
New Delhi -- 110068

Initially the course/programme will be offered to 500 applicants each through the selected IGNOU regional centres whose addresses are given below.

The prospectus and application form for the course/programme can be obtained from any of these regional centres on weekdays during working hours on payment of Rs 30.

If the application is to be obtained via post, a demand draft of Rs 80 in favour of IGNOU, payable at the city of the regional centre, should be sent to the concerned regional centre.

The form can also be downloaded from the IGNOU Web site www.ignou.ac.in.

The filled-in application along with the requisite fee in the form of a bank draft in favour of IGNOU payable at New Delhi should reach course/programme coordinator on the above address on or before June 10.

Delhi
Regional Director, IGNOU Regional Centre, 52, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi -- 110062
Regional Director, IGNOU Regional Centre, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, Rajghat, New Delhi -- 110002

Hyderabad
Regional Director, IGNOU Regional Centre, House No 3-6-740, Street No 12, Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad -- 500029

Bangalore
Regional Director, IGNOU Regional Centre, NSCS Kalyan Kendra No 293, 39th Cross, 8th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore -- 560082

Pune
Regional Director, IGNOU Regional Centre, 1st Floor, MSFC Building, 270 Senapati Bapat Road, Pune -- 411016

Chennai
Regional Director, IGNOU Regional Centre, CIT Campus, Taramani, Chennai -- 600113