The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks (CGPDTM - Indian IP Office), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and the National Law University (NLU), Delhi, have signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the Joint Masters/LLM in IP Law and Management on August 20.

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Students from South Asia, including India, will be able to enroll in the one-year global curriculum on a dual track (i.e., law and non-law background) along with other foreign citizens.

In the presence of the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Secretary and Joint Secretary, DPIIT, and other officials of the DPIIT and WIPO, this MoU was signed by Vice Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) G. S. Bajpai, Daren Tang, Director General, WIPO, and Prof. (Dr.) Unnat Pandit, Controller General, IP Office.

“…with this MoU we hope to continue walking the path of global excellence in teaching intellectual property, which we are sure will help us in achieving even higher levels of academic consciousness,” said Vice Chancellor Prof. Bajpai.

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