Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights Law(PGDIPRL)
Overview
The PGDIRL provides a thorough grounding in the field of intellectual property law, including areas such as copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, the programme also covers emerging issues such as the ownership and licensing of new media content, internet streaming, technology and software, and pharmaceutical patenting and commercialisation. Graduates from the programme are equipped for leadership positions in the media, entertainment, pharmaceutical, software, and other technology-centred industries, as well as in traditional businesses that leverage IPR, such as FMCG and engineering conglomerates.
The PDDIRL has been provided continuously since 2003.
Programme Highlights:
- Understand various aspects of intellectual property law, such as copyrights, trademarks, patents, designs, geographical indicators, and service marks.
- Gain expertise in IPR licensing and assignment and understand how IPR portfolios can be protected and commercialised.
- Understand the impact of international and local IPR laws on the rights of traditional communities and biodiversity.
- Equips graduates for decision-making and leadership positions in any industry that leverages IPR, including new media, technology, and brand promotion.
- Spread over a year, the programme employs NLSIU’s pioneering hybrid learning format, with materials specially crafted for distance learning. Permit learner flexibility and customisation.
Courses
Paper I - Introduction to Law & Legal Systems
This paper introduces the student to legal thinking and reasoning, and to legal systems, with a particular focus on Indian law and the Indian legal system. Those students who are from a non-law background would find this course particularly helpful.
Paper II - Law of Patents
This paper consists of the following modules:
Module I: Patent System: An Overview
Module II: Patentability
Module III: Patent/Prior Art Search
Module IV: Drafting a Patent Specification
Module V: Patent Procedure in India
Module VI: Patent Cooperation Treaty
Module VII: Patent Infringement
Paper III - Law of Copyrights and Designs
This paper consists of the following modules:
Module I: Introduction to Copyright Law
Module II: International Conventions relating to Copyright L
Module III: Core Principles: Idea-Expression Dichotomy, Originality and
Fixation Under Copyright Law
Module IV: Original Literary, Dramatic, Musical and Artistic works, Sound Recording and Cinematograph Films
Module V: Authorship, Ownership, Transfer of Rights and Registration of Copyright
Module VI: Rights of Copyright Owner under Copyright Law
Module VII: Infringement of Copyright, Fair Use-Fair Dealing & Secondary Liability
Module VIII: Limitations on the Right of the Copyright Owner Fair Use-Fair Dealing as a Defense under Copyright Law
Module IX: Technological Protection Measures: anti-circumvention laws, the safe harbour for Intermediaries
Module X: Copyright Board and Copyright Societies
Module XI: Performer’s Rights and Broadcast Reproduction Rights
Module XII: Compulsory and Statutory Licensing of Copyright
Module XIII: Remedies: Civil, Criminal and Administrative
Module XIV: Law of Designs
Paper IV - Law of Trademarks and Geographical Indications
This paper consists of the following modules:
Module I: Principles of Trademark
Module II: Procedure for Obtaining Registration of Trademark
Module III: Rights of the Owner of Trademarks
Module IV: Infringement of Trademark and Action for Passing Off
Module V: Domain Name Protection
Module VI: Protection of Geographical Indication
Paper V - Dissertation
A list of dissertation topics will be provided to students in the hand book sent to them along with course study materials. These topics are suggestive, and students could improvise on the suggested topics, or formulate a new topic.
Faculty
Dr. Kalyan Chakravarthy Kankanala
Professor of Law & Chair Professor (IPR)
Sri. Harikrishna S Holla
Fee
For Indian Nationals
| Regular Fees | |
| Application fees | Rs. 1,500 |
| Admission fees | Rs. 2,500 |
| Course fees | Rs. 30,200 |
| Total fees | Rs. 34,200 |
| Optional | |
| Printed study material | Rs. 2,500 |
| Other fees | |
| Admission late fee | Rs. 500 |
| Examination fee | Rs. 500 per paper |
| Examination late fee | Rs. 300 per application |
| Continuation fee | Rs. 2,500 per year |
| Extension fee | Rs. 5,000 per year |
| Re-evaluation fees | Rs. 800 per paper |
For Foreign Nationals
| Regular fees | |
| Application fees | Rs. 1,500 |
| Admission fees | Rs. 2,500 |
| Course fees | Rs. 113,950 |
| Total fees | Rs. 117,950 |
| Postage of printed study materials to address outside India | |
| Courier Charges | Rs. 5,000 |
Financing Options
Financing options are now available for this programme. For more details, click here:
DED Financing Options – MBL, PGDIPRL, PGDMLE, PGDCLCF
Apply
Please note the following information regarding eligibility, deadlines for receiving your application, and the method of applying to this programme.
Eligibility
The minimum eligibility for applying for this programme is a graduate degree (in law or other field) from a recognized university.
Students with a degree certificate or its equivalent from any UGC-recognized university, Association of Indian Universities, CA, CS, ICWA, Open University/distance learning can apply. There shall be no restriction as to age,nationality, gender or employment status.
Deadline for receipt of applications
Applicants may submit their applications by August 31, 2020. If your application is received after August 16, 2020 an additional late fee of Rs. 500 would be charged.
How to apply
You may apply to this programme either online, or offline by downloading the form and mailing it to us.
FAQs
These are some commonly asked questions about this programme. For general questions about the NLSIU Distance Progamme, please visit the General FAQs page.
Is there a time limit for completion of course?
P.G.Diplomas: Post Graduate Diploma is 1 year course. Every candidate admitted to the course shall pay the prescribed fees at the time of admission. If a candidate is required to continue the course beyond one academic year because of his/her non-fulfilment of the prescribed requirements for the award of the degree, he/she will be permitted to continue for the subsequent two academic years by paying a continuation fee as prescribed for each year (prevailing fee Rs.2,500/-).
After a period of three years if the candidate is not still able to clear the course s/he may be given an extension of another 2yrs by paying Rs.5,000/- per year for the subsequent two years as extension fee provided, s/he should have cleared 50% of the papers (out of the total number of theory papers prescribed)
At the end of the fifth academic year if the candidate fails to fulfil all the requirements for the award of the degree, the admission stands automatically cancelled.
What if the candidate does not complete the course in 3 years?
If the candidate does not pass or complete the course, his enrollment ceases. He will have to register afresh by following the usual procedures prescribed for first admission. His performance at the earlier exams is not carried forward. He will have to redo the entire academic exercise prescribed, in the syllabus.
What is Scheme of Examination?
Diploma candidates are expected to write 100 marks in-class examination for paper I to IV. Diploma students are expected to write a Dissertation on the suggested topic for Paper V. The Dissertation would carry 80 marks. Students are expected to take an oral exam-viva voce, which will be based on the Dissertation they write. The vive voce would carry 20 marks. Submission of Dissertation is one month before the examination.
What is dissertation and when should be the dissertation submitted?
Students are expected to write a Dissertation on their chosen topic (from the list of topics provided in the Hand Book). The Dissertation should approximately be of 25000 words, (or about 90-100 A4 size pages in double spaced typing). The Dissertation would carry 80 marks and a viva voce of 20 marks. Dissertation should be submitted along with the Examination form.
Dissertation can be submitted any time during the course of their study (1+2) for any of the annual/supplementary examination. As and when the candidate clears all the five papers the degree of diploma will be awarded.
Duration
1 Year
Number of Courses
5
Course Fee (Indian Nationals)
Rs. 34,200
Course Fee (Foreign Nationals)
Rs.117,950