A Patent Lawyer is mainly responsible for protecting the legal status of industrial or intellectual property rights. They advise their clients on design, invention, trademarks, know-hows as well as data, software and hardware protection mechanisms.
Personal Competencies
You have good communication skills
You like to analyse problems and situations
You like to have clear instructions to follow
You pay attention to details
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10 + 2 in any stream
2. Complete a Bachelor's degree (LLB) in Intellectual Property Rights OR Complete a Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree in the same or related subject
3. For admissions into Law colleges, you must qualify entrance exams such as CLAT, AILET, LSAT, MH CET Law, TS LAWCET, AP LAWCET, DU LLB, PU LLB, SLS AIAT
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
This course is offered by the Departments of Law. The list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes
1. National law school, Bangalore 2. Delhi University, Delhi 3. Osmania Univerrsity, Hyderabad 4. Govt. Law College, Kozhikode 5.Indian Institute of Legal Studies, West Bengal 6.Uttarakhand Open University 7.Law College, Dehradun 8.National Law Univesity, Sonipat
Private Institutes (Please check if the Institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying)
1.Desh Bhagat University 2. Christ College of Law, Bangalore 3. NEF Law College, Guwahati 4. Amity University, Noida 5. Army Institute of Law, Punjab 6.Ashoka Law College, J & K 7.G. D Goenka University, Gurgaon 8.BMS College of Law, Bengaluru
Distance learning Institute Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Fees
The approx. course fee ranges between INR 5,000-1,25,000 depending on type of college.*
*These figures are estimated numbers and will vary from Institute to Institute
Scholarships & Loans
SCHOLARSHIPS
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes* • Visit http://www.buddy4study.com a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI* • Scholarships are also available in the institutes based on merit * *(Availability of these scholarships vary from time to time)
LOANS
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA) • Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc • All banks give education loans
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Law Firms, Automobile Industry, Pharmaceutical Sector, Research Organizations, Publishing Houses and others
Work Environment: It is a desk job. Local travel is a part of the job profile. You will not handle a team. You are likely to work over 40 hours in a week. Added to this you will have to spend a substantial amount of time on research and studying cases.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Meenakshi Khurana is a partner and patent attorney at Khurana & Khurana and IIPRD with over 13 years of experience in patents. She engages herself in patent application preparation, prosecution, patent infringement and validity opinion practice, FTO, patent licensing studies, and counseling clients in devising global patent strategies.*
Patent Lawyer
NCS Code: NA | LG071. Complete 10 + 2 in any stream
2. Complete a Bachelor's degree (LLB) in Intellectual Property Rights OR Complete a Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree in the same or related subject
3. For admissions into Law colleges, you must qualify entrance exams such as CLAT, AILET, LSAT, MH CET Law, TS LAWCET, AP LAWCET, DU LLB, PU LLB, SLS AIAT
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
This course is offered by the Departments of Law.
The list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes
1. National law school, Bangalore
2. Delhi University, Delhi
3. Osmania Univerrsity, Hyderabad
4. Govt. Law College, Kozhikode
5.Indian Institute of Legal Studies, West Bengal
6.Uttarakhand Open University
7.Law College, Dehradun
8.National Law Univesity, Sonipat
Private Institutes
(Please check if the Institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying)
1.Desh Bhagat University
2. Christ College of Law, Bangalore
3. NEF Law College, Guwahati
4. Amity University, Noida
5. Army Institute of Law, Punjab
6.Ashoka Law College, J & K
7.G. D Goenka University, Gurgaon
8.BMS College of Law, Bengaluru
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
Distance learning Institute Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
The approx. course fee ranges between INR 5,000-1,25,000 depending on type of college.*
*These figures are estimated numbers and will vary from Institute to Institute
SCHOLARSHIPS
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes*
• Visit http://www.buddy4study.com a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI*
• Scholarships are also available in the institutes based on merit * *(Availability of these scholarships vary from time to time)
LOANS
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA)
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc
• All banks give education loans
Places of Work: Law Firms, Automobile Industry, Pharmaceutical Sector, Research Organizations, Publishing Houses and others
Work Environment: It is a desk job. Local travel is a part of the job profile. You will not handle a team. You are likely to work over 40 hours in a week. Added to this you will have to spend a substantial amount of time on research and studying cases.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Counsellor → Senior Counsellor → Attorney → Corporate Counsel → General Counsel
The approx. salary of a Patent Lawyer ranges between INR 41,500 - 2,50,000* or more per month
Source: payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Patent_Attorney/Salary
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Meenakshi Khurana is a partner and patent attorney at Khurana & Khurana and IIPRD with over 13 years of experience in patents. She engages herself in patent application preparation, prosecution, patent infringement and validity opinion practice, FTO, patent licensing studies, and counseling clients in devising global patent strategies.*
Source: https://www.ipandlegalfilings.com/about-us
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
associate attorney, patent lawyer, secretary