Gujarat Technological University
Organizes
3 Patent Clinic
Two Days Workshop on
“Patent Search, Drafting & Filing”
rd
For Engineering & Pharmacy Faculties / students of GTU
On 17th & 18th October 2013
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
Under the visionary leadership of Honb. Dr. Akshai K. Aggarwal, Vice chancellor, GTU has
successfully organized 25 faculty workshops and 10 student workshops on various themes viz. “Patenting
in Engineering”, “Patenting in Pharmaceuticals” and “Patent Search Methodology” at different zone of
GTU since September 2011 to till September 2013. In this process nearly 2800 faculty members and
3000 students have been trained and aware about the basics of IPR and Patent in particular. Due to these
efforts, within 2 years time period nearly 190 Patents have been filed by GTU affiliated college students
and faculty of Engineering and Pharmacy discipline. This number is higher than any IIT of our country
for the same period. The credit goes to the students, faculty and all the stake holder of research and
innovation, who have actively engaged in the promotion of IPR.
Now this year also many BE, ME and M. Pharma students completed their research projects on various
topics, out of them some research problem and their solutions are quite unique, which might fulfill the
criteria of Patentability. To assist the students to decide whether their projects are patentable of not and if
patentable then how to draft and file the Provisional Patent, GTU has started series of Two days workshop
on “Patent Search, Drafting and Filing” called as “Patent Clinic” at Ahmedabad. First such kind of
program was successfully organized during 27th & 28th July 2013, and 2nd program during 16th & 17th
August 2013 at Ahmedabad wherein total 8 patents have been filed by different students. Next 3rd Patent
Clinic program is scheduled on 17 th & 18 th October 2013 (Thursday & Friday).
OBJECTIVES
 To give hands-on-training of Patent Search
 To assist to draft Provisional Patent Application
 To assist to file Provisional Patent Application for the participants.
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COURSE CONTENT IN BRIEF
 Demonstration of Patent Search methodology
 Demonstration of Patent Filing procedure in India
 Drafting exercise for Provisional Patent Application
 Filing exercise for filing of Patent application
RESOURCE PERSONS
Techno- legal Experts from Industry and Academia from Engineering sector & Pharmacy sector
will be invited and will be announced soon on GTU website.
PARTICIPANT’S ELIGIBILITY
 Engineering & Pharmacy Faculty members including students (of UG /PG/ PhD from any
discipline) from GTU affiliated Engineering & Pharmacy colleges.
(Seats are limited for 30 participants only on first come first serve basis)
 As this program is of advance level, it is highly recommended that only those faculty
OR students, who possess really novel invention, which looks like patentable
invention should attend this workshop.
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
Participating faculties have to make necessary arrangement for their travel and accommodation
and TA/DA will not be provided.
REGISTRATION FEE
Registration is Free for Faculties & students affiliated with GTU.
HOW TO REGISTER?
Send Registration form online using below mentioned link on or before 16th October 2013,
Wednesday (Till 2:00 PM).
https://docs.google.com/a/gtu.edu.in/forms/d/1QT8-xOCC0gdnfucn4aPbcEborNXWgFE7IBSBg2K6KA/viewform
CALENDER OF EVENTS
 Last date of receipt of application
: 16th October 2013, Wednesday (2:00 PM)
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Date of intimation of selection
: 16th October 2013, Wednesday (4:00 PM)
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Program Dates
: 17th & 18th October 2013 (Thursday, Friday)
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Venue
: Room no. 126, 2nd Floor,
GTU Ahmedabad Campus, ACPC building,
LD College of Engineering Campus, Ahmedabad.
NOTE: For any clarification or query send e-mail on [email protected] OR
[email protected] OR call on 9909961894 or 9898801467
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