About this course

Did You Know! You can go from Zero Skills to a Certified Expert in Trademark law in just few weeks.

If you are looking for internship or employment opportunities in the field of Trademark law, this is the perfect course for you. The day-to-day practice of trademark law is quite different from the academic knowledge that you acquire in law schools and this course will do wonders for you in bridging that gap.

In this Course we will give you a unique opportunity to learn the substantive as well as procedure law from some of the nation's top Trademark Experts. This is the only Course in Trademark Law in India which is designed as well as taught exclusively by people from the legal profession.

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What you will learn

• In-depth theoretical and practical background about Trademark law in India.
• How to conduct a basic trademark search?
• Step by step procedure involved in registration, protection and enforcement of Trademarks.
• How and when to use C&D Letters against alleged infringement of Trademarks?
• Formulate and implement Trademark Protection Strategies.
• Practical Insights in maintaining Trademark Portfolio and its effective management and monetisation.

Meet the Faculty

Dr. Sheetal Vohra

Managing Partner, Vohra & Vohra

Swapna Sunder

IP Strategist, Patent Agent & Managing Director at IP DOME Strategy Advisors Pvt. Ltd.

Mini Gautam

Senior Manager at Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited

Avinash Tripathi

Founder & CEO, Fusion Law School and Former employee of S. S. Rana and Co.

Recommended Background

Any person (student, professional or academician) who is pursuing or has completed, an undergraduate degree or a graduate degree, in any discipline, is eligible to join this Course. However this program is specially recommended for:

• Law students desirous of specialising in Trademark law.
• Students from other discipline interested in learning about Trademark law.
• Lawyers, Scientists, Chartered accountants, Company secretaries, Engineers, Businessmen and Entrepreneurs.

Special Features of this Course

• This Course has been designed after extensive Consultation with the prominent names in the IP Profession. The cumulative experience of Advisory Board involved in designing the Course is more than 150 Years.
• All lectures under this Course are delivered by practicing professionals having considerable experience in the field of Trademark law.
• This Course is most exhaustive and comprehensive programme on Trademark law currently available in India.
• We don’t follow the outdated evaluation system used in most of the law schools, which at best assess the memory power of students. During the Assessments and Examinations students are allowed and even encouraged to use relevant Books and Internet. Our Evaluation System attempt to simulate the experience of working in an IP Boutique law firm or as an in-house IP Counsel.
• All Assignments and Examinations can be submitted online through our proprietary Learning Management System (LMS). Students are not required to attend any Physical or Contact Classes.

Examination Pattern and Certification

In order to receive the Certification, Participants need to complete the whole Course and score at least 50% marks in Final Examination.

The questions in the Final Examination will be a combination of subjective and multiple choice questions (single answer and multiple answers). Participants will be given two hours in toto to attempt the Final Examination. However, every question in the Examination will have a fixed allotted time period, within which the Participant will have to submit the answer for that particular question. The surplus time in attempting any question will not be carried forward to other questions.

If there is some error with the internet connection or the computer Participant is using, he / she will be able to resume the Examination from the same question at any later point of time. However, this feature can only be availed up to three times by Participants.

Unlike typical examinations, the Final Examination at the end of this Course will not be conducted on a fixed date, time or place. Final Examination will be online and can be taken by the Participants from anywhere. First Attempt of the Final Examination can be taken on any date between 1st and 2nd Month from the Start of the Batch as per their convenience.

The results of the Examination will be communicated to the Participant within one week of the successful completion of the Final Examination.

If the Participant gets more than 50% marks in this attempt, he/she will be awarded with a certificate of completion of the Course.

If the Participant fails to clear the examination in first attempt, they will be provided with two more attempts. The link to second attempt will be available to Participants immediately after the link of First Attempt expires i.e 2 Months from the starting date of the Batch. The second attempt will be available to Participants for a period of next 15 Days. Similarly, the Participants will also get a Third Attempt, the link if which will be activated 2 Months and 15 days from starting of the Batch and will be available to the Participants for a period of next 15 days. Thus, Participants will have access to this Course for 3 Months in total and will have three attempts to pass the Final Examination, which can be available to them as per the Schedule mentioned above.

The Certificate of Completion of course will be sent to the Participants by E-mail.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to Trademarks, Monetisation Strategy and Case Studies
2. Functions and Types of Trademarks
3. Basic Definitions
4. Practical Considerations for Selecting a Trademark
5. Trademarks Registry - Constitution & Powers
6. Conditions for Registration of Trademarks
7. Conducting a Basic Trademark Search and its importance
8. Domestic Trademarks Filing
9. Convention Applications
10. Series Trademarks, Associated Trademarks and Parts of Trademark
11. Assignment and Transmission
12. Licensing and Entry of Registered Users
13. International Trademarks Filing
14. Trademark Opposition
15. Infringement and Passing off
16. Trademark Protection without the help of Courts
17. Rectification of Trademarks
18. Renewal of Registered Trademarks
19. Advertisement and Trademark Infringement
20. Techniques for effective monitoring of Trademark Portfolio
21. How to Protect Trademarks from becoming Generic
22. Remedies against Groundless threats of Trademark Infringement
23. Parallel Imports
24. Personality Rights and Character Rights

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Sample Lecture

FAQs

Q. What will be the nature of course offered?

The Course offered by us will be completely online in nature.

Q. Is there any requirement of physical or contact classes?

Participants are not required to attend any Physical or Contact classes.

Q. Can I take this course from anywhere?

Yes, Participants can take this course from anywhere. They just need to have a computer and working internet connection.

Q. Do I have to attend the lectures at a particular time?

All the contents related to the Course will be available online and the Participants can attend the lectures anytime convenient to them. However, on periodic intervals Live Sessions will also be conducted by Faculty Members, dates for which will be announced in advance. If the Participants miss any Live Session, they can still watch the recorded version of the same.

Q. If I have examinations or internships and I am not able to attend the Lectures for few weeks then how can I make up for missed lectures?

All Courses offered by us are self-paced and they can be accessed by the Participants as per their convenience. If any Participant lags behind for few weeks, they can easily makeup with very little extra effort.

Q. Can I enroll for more than one Course?

Yes, Participants can enroll for as many courses as they like. As there is very little effort required for the course per week, they can easily handle more than one course.

Q. What is the complete admission process?

Participants first need to register themselves on the website and then they can enroll into different courses by clicking on the ENROLL NOW button. If the course is paid, Participant will receive an e-mail with detailed payment instructions.

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Q. What are the modes of payment for the course?

The payment can be made by the Participant by the means of Pay U Money(your payment will be coverd by Pay U Money Buyer Protection), Online Transfer (NEFT), demand draft/Cheque or by physical deposit of money in the concerned account.

Q. What browsers are suitable to visit Fusion Law School’s website?

Our website works best with current versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer (version 9 and above).

Q. Can I access the course on smartphone or tablet computer?

At this time, our website does not fully support access with mobile devices. While most of the components of your courses will function in a mobile browser, some contents may have some problem. Thus, it is best to access the Courses offered by us using a Personal Computer.

Q. What is the mode of teaching or the teaching methodology followed in this course?

After enrollment, Participants will be allowed to use our Proprietary Online Learning Management System (LMS), wherein they will have access to Video lectures, reading material, Notes, Standard drafts prepared by our Faculty Members. After every Module, Participants have to attempt or submit the Assignments or Quizzes. Participants also have an opportunity to attend Live Sessions conducted from time to time (on Saturdays or Sundays) for clarification of their doubts and queries.

Q. What is the procedure related to Examination and Issue of Certificate?

After the completion of the course, Participant will be required to take an online examination, which will be a combination of multiple choice questions and subjective questions. The Participants who score the minimum marks required to pass the examination will then be provided with a certificate (digital or physical depending on the course).

Q. If I do not pass in the exam in first attempt, can I take the examination again?

Examination link will be available to Participants for a period of time. If the Participant is unable to clear the examination in their first attempt, the next examination link will be available as soon as the first link expires. Participants can take re-attempt after the new link is activated. However, Participants need to clear the examination in total of three attempts.