How an LLB fresher got his first interview cracked for jobs in IPR

This is the success story of our alumni, Piyush. He has completed his B.com, LLB, and LLM in IPR. He got placed at Effectual Services.

After completing his graduation in B.Com, he started working with Genpact. Later, he left the job and joined LLB, and from there he developed his interest in the domain of intellectual property rights (IPR). Also, he stated that he has a keen interest in technology as well.

He stated that during his LLM he only learned theoretical knowledge rather than practical knowledge about the IPR’s. After joining Job oriented patent analyst training (JOPAT) of IIPTA and gained practical experience that he did not learn during his LLM.

In this 3-months program, she learned about laws associated with trademarks, copyrights, and patents in India and the U.S. and how they are helpful in the IPR industry. Also, he learned about patent searching in databases. Indian Patent Office (IPO), United States Patents and Trademarks (USPTO), European Patent Office (EPO), Google Patents and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This program also made him learn how to draft patent specifications.