Training programme of 181 examiners of patent designs completed at RGNIIPM
| Date :05-Jan-2020 |
Business Bureau :
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellecturl Property Management, Nagpur (RGNIIPM) training institute of Government of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry has conducted six months training programme of newly recruited 181 number of examiners of patents and designs, Group ‘A’ officers who are going to work in respective Indian Patent Offices, which are located in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai.
The validateory programme of induction training was conducted in the presence of chief guest Hoshiar Singh, ITS, Registrar of Copyright & Head, Indian Patent Office Delhi on December 27, 2019. On this occasion, guest of honour Yogita Kasture, Co-Founder of Ready to Innovate, Ex-CEO, Center of Innovation, VNIT, Dr Pankaj Borkar, Deputy Controller of Patents & Designs and Susanta Das, Assistant Controllers of P & D, Patent Office, IPO Delhi were also present.
They were welcomed with sapling and a token of love from RGNIIPM by Padma and Nilima Turankar. Total 181 number of examiners successfully completed the rigorous training programme at RGNIIPM under the guidance of senior officers from different patent offices, who imparted training and share their valuable experiences during the tenure of training. Dr Pankaj Borkar, Head of RGNIIPM welcomed the chief guest and guest of honour and also congratulated the trainee examiners on completion of induction training programme. He brought to the knowledge of the chief guest about the attempts of examination of case study, various modules of training, tests, which all the examiners had done well and as expected. Dr Borkar also reminded and inform about the various rules for Government servants to be follow on joining of service. Whereas, Susanta Das, AC, IPO,Delhi also appreciated the efforts taken by the examiners who had done a good job despite of being new in Government service.
He also conveyed the working culture in brief to the newly recruited examiners, who are going to join the patent offices and provide services to the Government of India and advised them to keep the coordinating team to analyse the feedback given by the participants and every possible step will be taken to bridge the gap. Dr Yogita Kasture appreciated the programme and emphasised on the collaboration journey of working together, as well as the importance of examination and the future prospect of IPRs in India. She also requested examiners to convey about the initiatives taken by RGNIIPM & ready to innovate strategies so as to spread awareness about the importance and necessity of patenting in India and requested to all examiners for spreading IP awareness in all institutes where they came from.
Hoshiar Singh expressed satisfaction of deputing the examiners in Nagpur under induction training programme. He exposed the strategies and future aspects of patent offices, the requirement of workaholic atmosphere to be created and to help in building the nation on strong position in global scenario at par with other countries in the field of IPR. Singh, also informed about the recently taken important decisions by the Government of India and the plans on which they are working to cope up the needs of reducing the pendency and plans to be implemented in near future in terms of national and international level. Singh appreciated the management for successfully completion of such training programme. Pooja Maulikar proposed the vote of thanks.