UPSC Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications

Vacancy Number			19111601223
Post			Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications
Classification
Ministry/Administration			Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department/Office			Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade
Organisation			Office of the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trade Marks
Number of Posts and Reservation
UR	EWS	OBC	SC	ST	PH	Total
6	1	2	1	1	0	11
Post Description
Pay Scale			Level 11 (Rs.67,700-2,08,700) in the Pay matrix of 7th CPC. Total emoluments (excluding HRA & TA) at the time of initial appointment will be RS.67,700/- plus DA as applicable per month approximately.
Age			Not exceeding 40 years for General category candidates as on normal closing date. Not exceeding 40 years for EWS candidates, not exceeding 45 years for Scheduled Casts and Scheduled Tribes candidates and not exceeding 43 years for Other Backward Classes candidates as on normal closing date in respect of the vacancies reserved for them. Relaxable for regularly appointed Central Government Servant up to Five years as per instructions/orders issued by Govt. of India from time to time. For age concession applicable to some other categories of applications, please see relevant paras of the ‘Instructions and Additional Information to Candidates for Recruitment by Selections’.
Essential Qualificaiton (s)			(A) Educational - Degree in Law from a recognized University OR Master Degree in Law of a recognized University. (B) Experience- For LLB Degree Holders - Five years practice at a Bar or five years’ experience in the State Judicial Service or in the Legal Department of a State Government or of the Central Government or in the processing of applications for registration filed under the Trade Marks Act or Geographical Indications Act or in teaching law in a recognized University. OR For LLM Degree Holders - Three years’ experience in teaching law or in conducting research in law in a recognized University or research Institution.
Desirable Qualificaiton (s)			Ph.D in Intellectual Property from a Recognized university. Note 1 Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission for reasons to record in writing, in case of candidates otherwise well qualified. Note 2 The qualification regarding experience is relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, if, at any stage of selection, the Union Public Service Commission is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up the posts reserved for them.
Duty(ies)			Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks & Geographical Indications functions as a Tribunal under the Trade Marks Act,1999 and rules there under. Assistant Registrar of TM and GI takes hearings of contested matters. Assistant Registrar adjudicates and issues speaking order and decision. Assistant Registrars of TM and GI also attends court cases and briefs Central Government Counsel on Trade Mark matters, service matters, Litigation in CAT, High Court and Law Ministry under supervision of Joint Registrar, Senior Joint Registrar and Registrar. Assistant Registrar of TM and GI can be assigned any other work relating to the subject by the Registrar and other Sr. officers as per the exigency of workload.
Probation			One year.
Head Quarter			Mumbai with All India Service liability
Other Details			General Central Service Group ‘A’ Gazetted, Non-Ministerial. The posts are permanent.