Readers would recall our earlier blog post on a “New Book Release on Patent Agent Examination” which is the only book available in India on this title. Many of our readers, who would have taken patent agent examination of year 2010, would have noticed that the pattern of patent agent examination has been completely changed sufficiently raising the standard of examination which aims to judge at the skills of prospective patent agent. This is to inform our readers that the 2nd edition of the Patent Agent Examination book, written by Sheetal Chopra, currently heading the activities of IPR division and Intellectual Property facilitation centre of FICCI, has now been released by the renowned publisher Lexis Nexis. The 2nd edition contains model answers to 2004-2010 question papers, which were prepared after gaining suggestions from Dr. K S Kardam, Deputy Controller, Intellectual Property Office. The foreword of the book has been written by Prof T Ramakrishna, IPR Chair, NLSIU, Bangalore who is a well known IP expert amongst the IPR community.
The Salient Features of the Book Includes:
- This updated edition is a well drafted treatise on the art of obtaining and maintaining patents for industry professionals
- Includes relevant study material and a detailed explanation about the Patent Act and Rules, drafting licensing agreements, petitions, fees, time lines and forms.
- Model answers to previous question papers reviewed by the famous industry expert – Dr. K.S. Kardam, Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs have been incorporated.
- The edition also includes quotations by eminent personalities in the beginning of each chapter, as well as synopsis which has made the book more reader-friendly.
New to this edition:
- The book also acquaints the reader with the changes made in the examination format as per the notification issued by the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks in 2010. The major changes include updating the text with the latest statistics related to patents and updating case studies.
- ‘Appendix A’ in the edition provides table for quick references to Intermediate answers to Sections, Rules and also timelines for processing applications.
- By quoting real time examples, the book makes it clear and easy to learn about how to write an explanation of all sections.
For further information, readers may like to browse through http://www.lexisnexis.in/sheetal-chopra-and-akash-taneja-patent-agent-examination.htm. Any queries/suggestions/opinion that you may have can be forwarded to patentagentexaminationbook09@gmail.com.
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