1. Career as a Patent Agent
PATENT AGENT EXAM 2012
(JANUARY- MARCH 2012)

2.  Intellectual property rights are rights
granted for creations of the mind.
 Intellectual property rights are exclusive
rights granted to individuals or
organizations for intangible assets such
as, artistic
works, inventions, symbols, words, phrases
and designs.

3.  Intellectual property is a subset of intellectual assets
that are legally protected.
 Patents, Trademarks and copyrights are the three major
intellectual property.

4. Patents
Excludes others
Extended to the from
A Government
owner of an making, using, or
grant
invention selling the
invention
includes the right
valid for 20 years
to license others

5. Who are Patent Agents
• In India, a person registered to practice
before Indian Patent Office is called a
"Registered Patent Agent" or simply
"Patent agent".
• Indian Patent Office conducts a qualifying
examination for patent agent registration
yearly

6. Eligibility For writing
the exam
• an Indian Citizen
• 21 years of age
• Must be a science Graduate
Or
• Engineering Graduate

7. What Do Patent Agents Do?
• Partner with engineers, project managers
and the Chief - - Technology Officers to
create, identify, document and evaluate
ideas for new patent applications to protect
company assets
• Lead the invention disclosure process by
guiding employees, drafting
claims, developing applications that protect
current and future products in support of
outside counsel

8. • Conduct patentability analysis, perform
prior art searches, conduct state of the art
patent searches and assist engineers to
research the patent landscape and product
development.
• And much more Interesting Responsibilities

9. Patent Agent Exam
• Conducted by Ministry of Commerce and
Industry (Govt. of India)
• Paper I – Patent Act and Rules
• Paper II- Drafting and interpretation of
Patent specification and other
documents
• Viva Voce
• Should get minimum 50 in all three papers
and total should be180 and above

10. Career Prospectus
• Corporate houses : involved in decision
making activities and also contribute to
creating corporate policies.
• Law firms
• KPO
• Government agencies and think tanks :
are one of the most prolific employers of
IPR attorneys.
• Universities and Independent Research
Organizations
• Faculty at Law schools

11. Who Are We?
• The Institute of Patent Attorneys, India
(IPAI)
• Founded in 2005
• By K. Radhakrishnan Nair, Advocate &
Patent Agent of “Nairs Worldwide IPR
Services”, a leading IP Law Firm
• Serves as a Center of Excellence in
Teaching, Training and Research in Patent
Laws.
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12. Mr. Radhakrishnan Nair
• Has more than 20 years standing in his
profession.
• Is an Expert in Indian, EU, US and Japan
Patent Laws.
• Filed Several International Patent
applications.
• Trained Hundreds of Attorneys.
• Visiting Faculty for Patent
Laws, Department of Biotechnology, NSIT
University of Delhi.

13. PATENT AGENT TRAINING COURSE, FOR 2012
EXAMINATION.
(JANUARY-2012- MARCH 2012)
• TRAINING MODE:- Correspondence with
Class Room Training
• Class Room training at New Delhi,
• In New Delhi we are conducting 30 hours
Class Room Training, Regular batch and
Week End batch.
• Class Room training at Bangalore.
• 30 hours Class Room Training, Regular
batch only.

14. • Class Room training at Chennai,
Hyderabad.
• Local Class Room Training shall be
conducted at Chennai/ Hyderabad, if
sufficient candidates are enrolled from
the above centers.
• Class Room training at Mumbai, Pune &
Kolkata.
• Local Class Room Training shall be
conducted at Mumbai/Pune and Kolkata,
• if sufficient candidates are enrolled from
the above centers.
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15. The Course will Comprise of
• Introduction to Intellectual Property
rights.
• The Patent Act and Rules.
• Patent Specification Drafting and other
documents & Interpretation.
• COURSE CERTIFICATE
“PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN PATENT LAW
& PRACTICE”
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16. PLACEMENT SERVICES
• Institute of Patent Attorneys Shall
provides 100% Placement assistance
those who successfully cleared the
Patent Agent Examination Conducted by
the Controller of Patents
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17.  Rs.15, 000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand
only)
 Fee should be paid by cash or by DD drawn
in favour of “The Institute of Patent
Attorneys” (IPA), India, payable at New
Delhi.
or

18. OR
 Transfer to our Account:
 A/c Name: INSTITUTE OF PATENT
ATTORNEYS (IPA) ,INDIA
 A/c No. 1022-101-1000781
 ORBC0101022.
 Oriental Bank of Commerce
 Sector-10, Dwarka, Delhi- 110 072

19.  Fee once paid is not refundable under any
circumstances.
 Fee should be paid by cash or by DD drawn
in favour of The Institute of Patent
Attorneys (IPA), India, payable at New Delhi.
 The candidates are to apply directly to the
Controller of Patents, paying the prescribed
fee for the registration to appear for the
Patent Agent Examination 2011.

20.  INSTITUTE OF PATENT ATTORNEYS (IPA)
,INDIA.
Ist Floor, D-999, Ramphal Chowk,
 Sector-7, Dwarka , New Delhi-110 077.
 Email: ipaidirector@gmail.com
M: 09810395199.