IIT Kharagpur law students will now draft real-time patents for innovations from the institute

Law students studying Intellectual Property Law at IIT Kharagpur will now be drafting real-time patents for the innovations by the institute.

In a great example of how students entering new fields can immediately start tackling real-life applications of their skills, law students studying Intellectual Property Law at IIT Kharagpur will now be drafting real-time patents for the innovations by the institute. In early April, the institute held a session to train students in drafting real-time patents. IIT Kharagpur had introduced a new academic discipline in the IIT system — Intellectual Property Law -- in 2006. Over the years, the law school at IIT Kharagpur has not only expanded its scope across all academic verticals of law education but has emerged as one of India’s top law schools. With Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) still as the key domain, the school has been instrumental in promoting IPR workshops for young innovators. A few years back a drive was undertaken at the School to promote Geographical Indication tag for traditional crafts across the country.