NLU Delhi, Mentblue launch Certificate Course on Intellectual Property Rights: Law & Practice - Register Now!

India's Intellectual Property (IP) economy continues to expand rapidly. From trademark prosecution and patent enforcement to copyright in the age of AI, licensing transactions and IP-driven M&A, clients expect their counsel to navigate the full IP lifecycle with precision. Day-one readiness in IP practice is no longer aspirational; it is expected.

To address this, National Law University, Delhi (NLU Delhi), through its Centre for Regulatory Studies (CRS), has partnered with Mentblue to launch a Certificate Course on Intellectual Property Rights: Law & Practice, part of The Practice Series, a joint initiative designed to take participants through IP law the way it is actually practised inside leading IP boutiques and full-service firms.

The course begins September 5, 2026, with live weekend sessions running through October 2026.

Why This Course?

• Practitioner-led faculty. Partners and senior practitioners from Remfry & Sagar, Anand & Anand, Saikrishna & Associates, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, CMS IndusLaw, and Lall & Sethi. The lawyers who file, enforce, and licence IP for a living, not just teach about it.

• Full IP lifecycle. From filing and prosecution to enforcement, licensing, portfolio strategy and deal-making, taught in the sequence a real matter actually unfolds.

• Live drafting workshops. Real examination reports, cease-and-desist notices, licence agreements, and patent claims, annotated and dissected.

• NLU Delhi certification. The course is supervised by the Centre for Regulatory Studies, NLU Delhi, and the certificate is issued by NLU Delhi.

• Flexible format. Weekend-only live sessions with six-month recording access, built for law students and working professionals alike.

What Will You Learn?

Module 1: Trademark Prosecution & Strategy. Filing, prosecution, portfolio building, brand protection, enforcement and anti-counterfeiting.

Module 2: Patent Filing & Enforcement. Patentability, claims drafting, PCT, opposition, revocation and litigation.

Module 3: GIs, Traditional Knowledge & Plant Varieties. GI Act, TKDL, biodiversity law and plant variety protection.

Module 4: Copyright & Media Laws. Fundamentals, digital copyright, AI and emerging issues, and the media & entertainment value chain (development, production, distribution, regulation and litigation).

Module 5: Trade Secrets & Data Protection. Confidential information, NDAs and the DPDPA interface.

Module 6: Industrial Designs. Registration, enforcement, stacking strategy and international protection.

Module 7: IP Licensing & Commercialisation. Structuring licensing transactions, due diligence, commercial and royalty terms, portfolio management and IP in M&A.

Module 8: Fashion & Luxury Law. Trade dress, design and copyright in fashion, luxury brand enforcement, influencer and labelling compliance.

Plus: Two dedicated assignment workshops (mid-course and final) and a career roadmap session.

Course Faculty

The faculty includes Samta Mehra (Partner and Trademarks Chair, Remfry & Sagar), Vidisha Garg (Partner, Anand & Anand), Monica Datta (Partner and Head of Commercial IP, Saikrishna & Associates), JV Abhay (Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.), Shantanu Sahay (Partner, Anand & Anand), Bhardwaj Jaishankar (Partner, CMS IndusLaw), Nancy Roy (Managing Partner, Lall & Sethi), and Bisman Kaur (Of Counsel, Remfry & Sagar).

Programme Details

Duration: 17 live online sessions across 8 modules, September to October 2026

Schedule: Saturdays & Sundays, 4:00 PM IST

Mode: Online, Live (with 6-month recording access)

Eligibility: Law students (LL.B. / LL.M.), advocates and law firm associates, in-house counsel, patent and trademark agents, IP valuation professionals, and graduates with corporate, strategy or transactional experience

Fee: ₹12,000 for students, ₹15,000 for professionals (inclusive of all taxes). Group nominations from law firms, corporates and in-house teams accepted on request.

Certification: NLU Delhi Certificate of Completion, issued by the Centre for Regulatory Studies

Register: Click Here

Contact Information

Email: support@mentblue.com
Phone: +91 92896 57727 / +91 96256 19518

For more details please find the attached brochure.