The office of CGPDTM (Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trademarks) is looking to hire contractual manpower in big numbers to augment the human resource in the various offices it administers, including the Indian Patent Office.
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Recently, the Indian government has been increasingly focusing on intellectual property rights (IPRs) by focusing on reforms and other initiatives like NIPAM. Despite the best efforts, there has been a long pendency at the Indian Patent Office and other offices under the office of the CGPDTM.
India has been continuously moving up in the innovation index. For example, it has gone from the 81st spot in 2015 to the 40th in 2022. To get this momentum going, the Indian government has decided to hire manpower and has announced vacancies.
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Details about vacancies
The hiring will be done by the Quality Council of India (QCI), as per the advertisement. For this purpose, QCI is going to set up Project Management Units (PMUs) at locations namely- New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Nagpur, and Ahmedabad.
These locations coincide with the locations of various offices under CGPDTM. For example, there are four patent offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai, and at Nagpur, there is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Management, the training institute. In Ahmedabad, there is a copyright office. Moreover, the Geographical Indications Registry is located in Chennai.
The manpower required for these PMUs is as follows:
1) Position: Coordinator (210 nos.)
- Salary: ₹ 50,000 per month (Consolidated);
- Experience: Nil, Fresher;
- Age: Not more than 35 years on the date of submission of application
- Job Description:
- Providing technical and scientific assistance to the Controller of Patents and Designs.
- Assist the Controller in organizing hearing and the matters placed before the Controller.
- Take the record of arguments submitted by the applicant during the hearing.
- Any Other work as assigned by the Controller of the Office of CGPDTM as it may deem fit during the period of engagement
- Educational qualification and numbers at each location is mentioned below:
By the job description of these positions, it appears that you will be working in the prestigious Indian Patent Office if selected.
2. Position: Associate Manager
- Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized University
- Desirable Qualification: Ph.D. in Intellectual Property from a recognized university
- Maximum Age Limit: 40 years
- Salary (Per Month-Consolidated): ₹ 70,000
- Location (Number of Positions): Delhi (50), Ahmedabad (200)
- Experience:
- Five years experience at a BAR Council of India or five years experience in state Judicial services or Legal Department of a State Government or Central Government Or in teaching Law in a recognized university
- Experience in the processing of applications for registration under the Trade Marks Act will be given preference
- Job Description: To hear the contested matter (pending under opposition proceeding) related to Trade Mark application and dispose of the opposition by passing reasoned decision/order or any other work incidental thereto as per the provision of the law.
3. Position: Analyst -I
- Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized University
- Desirable Qualification: Master’s Degree in Intellectual property from a recognized University
- Maximum Age Limit: 35 years
- Salary (Per Month-Consolidated): ₹ 50,000
- Location (Number of Positions): Ahmedabad (100)
- Experience: Must be registered at the BAR Council of India and have three years of experience in handling Court cases and other legal matters or matters relating to trademarks or Geographical Indication.
- Job Description: To hear and dispose of the show-cause application matters by passing reasoned decision/order or any other work incidental thereto as per the provision of the law.
4. Position: Analyst -II
- Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized University
- Desirable Qualification: Master’s Degree in Intellectual property from a recognized University
- Maximum Age Limit: 30 years
- Salary (Per Month-Consolidated): ₹ 40,000
- Location (Number of Positions): Mumbai (75), Delhi (25), Kolkata (10), Chennai (10), Ahmedabad (24)
- Experience: Must be registered at the BAR Council of India and have two years experience as an Advocate
- Job Description: To examine any application filed for registration of a Trade Mark/ Geographical Indication (GI) or any application in connection to a Trade Mark/ Geographical Indication (GI) under the provision of the law.
5. Position: Analyst -II
- Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized University
- Desirable Qualification: Master’s Degree in Intellectual property from a recognized University
- Maximum Age Limit: 30 years
- Salary (Per Month-Consolidated): ₹ 40,000
- Location (Number of Positions): Delhi (24)
- Experience: Must be registered at the BAR Council of India and have two years of experience as an Advocate
- Job Description: To examine any application filed for registration of a work under the provisions of the Copyright Act, 1957
6. Position: Coordinator
- Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized University
- Desirable Qualification: Master’s Degree in Intellectual property from a recognized University
- Maximum Age Limit: 28 years
- Salary (Per Month-Consolidated): ₹ 35,000
- Location (Number of Positions): Mumbai (3), Delhi (2), Kolkata (3), Chennai (3), Ahemdabad (51)
- Experience: Must be registered at a Bar
- Job Description: Scrutinizing the opposition files and file management for hearing officers; Fixing up the hearing before Hearing Officers; preparing and managing day-wise cause list; Scrutinizing the applications of Trade Mark Registry (TMR) & Geographical Indication (GI) for further processing by the Trade Mark Registry (TMR) & GI Registry (GIR); Scrutinizing the applications of Copyright; No Objection Certificate (NOC) for further processing by the officer concerned; Any other work assigned to you from time to time.
Further Instructions
- Interested candidates may fill out the application on the portal, The link is: ppidpmu.qcin.org
- Only online applications shall be accepted, the entire correspondence shall be via registered email. QCI reserves its right to withdraw/amend the advertised positions/terms and conditions.
- There shall be no interim correspondence or correspondence with rejected candidates. Candidates are advised to check the requisite qualification and ensure they possess the relevant experience as advertised. In absence of relevant experience, the candidature may be summarily rejected.
- The designation mentioned is as per the prescribed hierarchy of the Project, Planning, and Implementation Division (PPID), QCI. The functional designation devised for deployment at Project Management Unit (PMU) may be different & may be in sync with the job description.
- Engagement & selection process:
- Review of Application at the Submission stage
- Review of application based on pre-defined Skill set and knowledge requirement for the specific job role
- Preliminary Telephonic interview for assessing communication and presentation skills of candidate by HR Team
- Personal Interview by a team of expert(s) from the respective subject area (maybe multistage) – Online/ Offline mode
6. The initial engagement shall be for 6 months (based on a periodic performance review) and may be considered for an extension as per the requirements of the Project/continuation of the Project Management Unit (PMU).
7. All degrees must be earned from All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) / University Grant Commission (UGC)/ BAR Council of India-approved institutions, as the case may be. Degrees earned from other than the above-mentioned category of institutes will only be accepted if such institutions are exempted by virtue of prevailing Act/ Law/ Regulations currently in force.
8. The application must be submitted by January 23, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. No application will be entertained after the last date for submission of the application.
9. No TA/DA shall be paid for attending the interview.
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About Quality Council of India
The Quality Council of India, or QCI, is an organization that was created by the Indian government to help improve the quality of products, services, and systems in the country.
It’s an independent body that works on things like developing and promoting quality standards, providing training and certification, and doing research and development.
The QCI also helps other sectors of the economy by giving them technical assistance to improve the quality of what they offer. To do all this, the QCI works with government agencies, industry groups, and other important players.
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