Patent is a form of intellectual property and it includes a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or his assignee for a restricted period of time as an exchange for public disclosure of an invention. Procedures for granting of patents, the needs placed on the patentee and the level of exclusive rights differ widely from one country to another according to the laws prevailing in the nation and according to the international agreements.

Typically, however a patent application should cover one of the relevant patentability needs like non-obviousness and novelty. The exclusive right granted to a patentee in many countries is the right for prevention of others from distributing, selling, using and making the patented invention without prior permission.

Government jobs in patent, Design and Trademark:

When it comes to government jobs in the field of patent, design and trademark in India, candidates with appropriate educational qualification can find job placement in the following government organizations:

• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad

• National Law School of India University, Nagarbhavi

• Institute of Intellectual Property Studies, Mumbai

• Patent Office, Government of India

Patent, Design and Trademark laws in India:

The Indian Patent Office is controlled by the Officer of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks shortly called as CGPDTM. This is the subordinate office of the Government of India and it administers the Indian Law of Patents, Design and Trade Marks. the CGPDTM works under the control of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion shortly called as DIPP, which is working under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and it has five main administrative sections and they are:

• Patent Information System

• Geographical indications

• Trade marks

• Designs

• Patents

The head office of the Patent Office is located in the city of Kolkata and its branch offices are located in cities like Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai. The office of Patent Information System is located in the city of Nagpur.

Courses in Patent, Design and Trademark:

When it comes to educational qualification that can pave way for a career in Patent, Design and Trademarks, candidates with Bachelor‘s degree in the field of law can enter jobs in patent, design and trademarks. Even, candidates with other qualifications like Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights and Post Graduate Diploma in Patent Law, etc…in the field of law can enter jobs pertaining to Patent, Design and Trademark.