Trademark Agents' Qualifying Examination: Part 1

During the 1990s the economic situation of India was not at all enviable. The government headed by PV Narasimha Rao, AB Vajpayee and later DR. Manmohan Singh integrated the Indian economy with global trade. India became one of the founder members of WTO. India though it had initial reservations about the liberalisation process had no other option but to accept the WTO TRIPS agreement.After India became a member of the WTO TRIPS agreement there was hectic legislative activity in the field of IPR. A new trademark act, 1999 was passed. Among other things, it introduced trademark protection for the services industry also. It provided very effective:A. Judicial remedies (both civil and criminal),B. Administrative remedies (before the customs authorities in ports of entry) to prevent infringement of trademarks,C. Abolished the distinction between Registration in Parts A & B.Now India desires to become a competitor to China in the global supply chain. More and more Indian vendors are getting themselves ready for entering the online global market. Hence, the importance of trademark law can never be underestimated. Of late, the Union of India had been holding regular exams for qualifying as a patent and trademark agent. The number of IPR registration in India is increasing exponentially, giving employment avenues for lawyers and graduate degree holders. This course will enable them to qualify for the examination and make a career as an Industrial Property Rights Professional.This course has been presented in 4 modules. Each of the modules has 4 to 5 lectures. Each of the lectures is of 15-20 minutes in duration. Furthermore, as supplementary course material the authors have provided links to the previous year's question papers. The course will also display helpful PowerPoint presentations which will give essential information. The video lectures will focus more on problem-solving skills in trademark registrations around the world. Actually, after WTO, the process of tradema