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	{{Infobox ~~law school~~		{{Infobox university
	\| name = Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law~~, IIT Kharagpur~~		\| name = Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law
	\| image = IMG 20180208 171318 HDR-2.jpg		\| image = IMG 20180208 171318 HDR-2.jpg
			\| logo = Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur Logo.jpg
	\| motto = {{lang\|sa\|Yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam}} {{small\|([[Sanskrit]])}}		\| motto = {{lang\|sa\|Yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam}} {{small\|([[Sanskrit]])}}
	\| established = {{start date and age\|2006}}		\| established = {{start date and age\|2006}}
	\| type = [[Public university\|Public]]		\| type = [[Public university\|Public]] [[law school]]
	\| ~~head~~ = ~~Goutam Saha~~		\| chairperson = Dipa Dube
	\| faculty = 13<ref name=nirf_stud/>		\| faculty = 13<ref name=nirf_stud/>
	\| students = 179<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web \|title=NIRF 2021 \|url=http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/files/nirf21_law.pdf \|publisher=IIT Kgp}}</ref>		\| students = 179<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web \|title=NIRF 2021 \|url=http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/files/nirf21_law.pdf \|publisher=IIT Kgp}}</ref>
	~~\| undergrad = 121<ref name=nirf_stud/>~~		\| parent = [[IIT Kharagpur]]
	~~\| postgrad = 36<ref name=nirf_stud/>~~
	~~\| doctoral = 22<ref name=nirf_stud/>~~
	\| parent = [[~~Indian Institute of Technology~~ Kharagpur]]
	\| city = [[Kharagpur]]		\| city = [[Kharagpur]]
	\| state = [[West Bengal]]		\| state = [[West Bengal]]
	\| country = India		\| country = India
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	\| website = {{url\|http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/department/IP}}		\| website = {{url\|http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/department/IP\|rgsoipl.iitkgp.ac.in}}
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	'''Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur''' ('''RGSOIPL or IIT Kgp Law School''') is a [[law school]] located in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. An academic unit of [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]], it is the first [[law school]] to be established in an [[Indian Institute of Technology]] (IIT). It was set up in collaboration with the [[George Washington University Law School]], [[Washington DC]] and is the only law school within the IIT system.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/IIT-Kharagpur-to-set-up-IP-law-school/article20197220.ece \| title=IIT-Kharagpur to set up IP law school \| newspaper=The Hindu \| date=31 January 2006 \| accessdate=29 September 2018 }}</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/IIT-Kharagpur-gets-its-own-law-course/articleshow/1715449.cms IIT Kharagpur gets its own law course, ''Times of India'']</ref> It is also the first law school in India imparting full-time [[Intellectual Property]]<ref>[http://www.slideshare.net/gregmstark/intellectual-property-101 An Introduction to Intellectual Property]</ref> education along with other regular courses prescribed by the [[Bar Council of India]].		'''Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur''' ('''RGSOIPL or IIT Kgp Law School''') is a [[law school]] located in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. An academic unit of [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]], it is the first [[law school]] to be established in an [[Indian Institute of Technology]] (IIT). It was set up in collaboration with the [[George Washington University Law School]], [[Washington DC]] and is the only law school within the IIT system.<ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/IIT-Kharagpur-to-set-up-IP-law-school/article20197220.ece \| title=IIT-Kharagpur to set up IP law school \| newspaper=The Hindu \| date=31 January 2006 \| accessdate=29 September 2018 }}</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/IIT-Kharagpur-gets-its-own-law-course/articleshow/1715449.cms IIT Kharagpur gets its own law course, ''Times of India'']</ref> It is also the first law school in India imparting full-time [[Intellectual Property]]<ref>[http://www.slideshare.net/gregmstark/intellectual-property-101 An Introduction to Intellectual Property]</ref> education along with other regular courses prescribed by the [[Bar Council of India]]. School maintain a Legal Aid and IP Facilitation Cell to provide legal services to the needy peoples, faculty and students of the school associated with the cell provide legal aid as an enabling and outreach activity.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=15 Feb 2018 \|title=IIT Kharagpur law school starts cell to extend legal help \|work=[[The Indian Express]] February 15, 2018 01:01 IST \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/iit-kharagpur-law-school-starts-cell-to-extend-legal-help-5064375/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=15 Feb 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214221724/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/iit-kharagpur-law-school-starts-cell-to-extend-legal-help-5064375/ \|archive-date=14 Feb 2018}}</ref>

	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
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	RGSOIPL presently offers a three-year full-time residential LL.B. (Hons.) The programme leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Laws with specialization in Intellectual Property Rights. The school is recognized by Bar Council of India. The graduates acquire skills in Business laws, Intellectual property laws and other regular courses<ref name="courses">[http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/programme_sem.php?pid=T1E9PQ== Revised LL.B.(IPR) Curriculum w.e.f 2009 at RGSOIPL]</ref> prescribed by the Bar Council of India. The maximum student intake is 50. The school earlier offered a three-semester post-graduate diploma in Intellectual Property Law (PGDIPL)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070302091154/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/31/stories/2006073104280600.htm IPR Programme at IIT Kharagpur, ''The Hindu'']</ref> to two batches and the programme has been discontinued since 2008.		RGSOIPL presently offers a three-year full-time residential LL.B. (Hons.) The programme leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Laws with specialization in Intellectual Property Rights. The school is recognized by Bar Council of India. The graduates acquire skills in Business laws, Intellectual property laws and other regular courses<ref name="courses">[http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/programme_sem.php?pid=T1E9PQ== Revised LL.B.(IPR) Curriculum w.e.f 2009 at RGSOIPL]</ref> prescribed by the Bar Council of India. The maximum student intake is 50. The school earlier offered a three-semester post-graduate diploma in Intellectual Property Law (PGDIPL)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070302091154/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/31/stories/2006073104280600.htm IPR Programme at IIT Kharagpur, ''The Hindu'']</ref> to two batches and the programme has been discontinued since 2008.

	RGSOIPL also offers a doctorate programme leading to [[Ph.D]] in law.<ref>[http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/admission.php?pid=T0E9PQ== PhD Admissions, RGSOIPL]</ref><ref>[http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/topfiles/phd_pdf_top.php PhD Admissions]</ref> The institute recently churned out its first Ph.D. in IP Law.		RGSOIPL also offers a doctorate programme leading to [[Ph.D.]] in law.<ref>[http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/admission.php?pid=T0E9PQ== PhD Admissions, RGSOIPL]</ref><ref>[http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/topfiles/phd_pdf_top.php PhD Admissions]</ref> The institute recently churned out its first Ph.D. in IP Law.

	RGSOIPL has a full-time faculty<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110721161714/http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/faculty.php Faculty Profile, RGSOIPL]</ref> of 10 professors, including two Fulbright scholars. The present faculty-student ratio is 1:10, one of the lowest among Indian law schools. The school has an impressive list of visiting faculty which includes many eminent personalities in the law and technology field, viz. Justice [[Umesh Chandra Banerjee]] (former Judge, Supreme Court of India), Justice [[Anandamoy Bhattacharjee]] (former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and the Bombay High Court), Justice A.K Ganguly (Sitting Judge, Hon'ble Supreme Court of India), Justice Pratap Ray ( Judge of the [[Calcutta High Court]]), Justice [[Chittatosh Mookerjee]] (Former Chief Justice, Bombay and Calcutta High Courts), Prof. [[Mahendra Pal Singh]], Prabuddha Ganguli (IP expert), Rodney D. Ryder (technology lawyer), Prof. Madhukar Sinha (IIFT Delhi), Dr. Vidya Sagar (Partner, Remfry & Sagar), Prof. V. Vijaya Kumar (NLSIU Bangalore), Prof. Graham Green Leaf, Prof. Michael Peters (University of New South Wales, Australia) etc.		RGSOIPL has a full-time faculty<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110721161714/http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/faculty.php Faculty Profile, RGSOIPL]</ref> of 10 professors, including two Fulbright scholars. The present faculty-student ratio is 1:10, one of the lowest among Indian law schools. The school has an impressive list of visiting faculty which includes many eminent personalities in the law and technology field, viz. Justice [[Umesh Chandra Banerjee]] (former Judge, Supreme Court of India), Justice [[Anandamoy Bhattacharjee]] (former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and the Bombay High Court), Justice A.K Ganguly (Sitting Judge, Hon'ble Supreme Court of India), Justice Pratap Ray ( Judge of the [[Calcutta High Court]]), Justice [[Chittatosh Mookerjee]] (Former Chief Justice, Bombay and Calcutta High Courts), Prof. [[Mahendra Pal Singh (legal scholar)\|Mahendra Pal Singh]], Prabuddha Ganguli (IP expert), Rodney D. Ryder (technology lawyer), Prof. Madhukar Sinha (IIFT Delhi), Dr. Vidya Sagar (Partner, Remfry & Sagar), Prof. V. Vijaya Kumar (NLSIU Bangalore), Prof. Graham Green Leaf, Prof. Michael Peters (University of New South Wales, Australia) etc.

	Under the guidance of Prof. N.L Mitra (Advisor to RGSOIPL, ~~Former Director~~, NLSIU Bangalore and ~~Founder Vice Chancellor~~, National Law School Jodhpur), RGSOIPL aims to reach the realm of success by linking both technology and law.{{Citation needed\|date=January 2011}}		Under the guidance of Prof. N.L Mitra (Advisor to RGSOIPL, former director, NLSIU Bangalore and founder vice chancellor, National Law School Jodhpur), RGSOIPL aims to reach the realm of success by linking both technology and law.{{Citation needed\|date=January 2011}}

	Recently, the school has introduced a unique inter-disciplinary program - Artificial Intelligence & Law, currently offered as an elective to the students of IIT Kharagpur.<ref>[https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/iit-kgp-introduces-ai-in-law-and-management-education/1371464]</ref>		Recently, the school has introduced a unique inter-disciplinary program - Artificial Intelligence & Law, currently offered as an elective to the students of IIT Kharagpur.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/iit-kgp-introduces-ai-in-law-and-management-education/1371464\|title = IIT KGP introduces AI in law and management education}}</ref>

	==Research centres and collaborations==		==Research centres and collaborations==
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	== Achievements==		== Achievements==
	Students of the school have won the ATRIP essay competition<ref>[http://www.atrip.org/Essays ATRIP Essay Results]</ref> and Virginia Journal of Law and Technology (VJOLT) essay competition.<ref name="competitions">[~~http~~://spicyipindia.blogspot.com/2010/03/results-of-1st-annual-intellectual.html?dhiti=1 VJOLT Essay Competition Results]</ref><ref>[http://www.lordsfoundation.com/essay/index.htm VJOLT Essay Competition]</ref> The School won the 6th B.Krishna Memorial National IPR Moot Competition - 2014.<ref>[http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/news/6th-B-Krishna-Memorial-National-IPR-Moot-Court-Competition-2014-14680.asp]</ref> The students also won the Runners Up and Best Memorial award in The Oxford University India Moot Court Competition on Constitutional Law 2013-14.<ref>http://www.ousi.org/files/documents/Results.pdf{{dead link\|date=April 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>		Students of the school have won the ATRIP essay competition<ref>[http://www.atrip.org/Essays ATRIP Essay Results]</ref> and Virginia Journal of Law and Technology (VJOLT) essay competition.<ref name="competitions">[https://spicyipindia.blogspot.com/2010/03/results-of-1st-annual-intellectual.html?dhiti=1 VJOLT Essay Competition Results]</ref><ref>[http://www.lordsfoundation.com/essay/index.htm VJOLT Essay Competition]</ref> The School won the 6th B.Krishna Memorial National IPR Moot Competition - 2014.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/news/6th-B-Krishna-Memorial-National-IPR-Moot-Court-Competition-2014-14680.asp\|title = 6th B. Krishna Memorial National IPR Moot Court Competition 2014 - Students}}</ref> The students also won the Runners Up and Best Memorial award in The Oxford University India Moot Court Competition on Constitutional Law 2013-14.<ref>http://www.ousi.org/files/documents/Results.pdf{{dead link\|date=April 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

	==Rankings==		==Rankings==
	{{Infobox India university ranking		{{Infobox India university ranking
	\| ~~NIRF_L_2020~~ = 4		\| NIRF_L_2022 = 6
	}}		}}
	RGSOIPL was ranked ~~fourth~~ among Law schools in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in ~~2020~~.<ref~~>https:~~/~~/www.nirfindia.org/2018/LAWRanking.html</ref~~>		RGSOIPL was ranked sixth among Law schools in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2022.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_L_2022 />

	==Campus placements and internships==		==Campus placements and internships==
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	==Student activities==		==Student activities==
	[[File:IMG 20180202 144659 HDR.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Moot Court Room - Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur]]		[[File:IMG 20180202 144659 HDR.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Moot Court Room - Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur]]
	Despite a gruelling academic schedule, the students involve themselves in numerous activities. The School currently has a Cultural club, a Wall Journal committee,<ref name="Wall Journal">[http://iitkgpwalljournal.wordpress.com/ RGSOIPL Wall Journal]</ref> a '''Moot Court Society (MCS)'''<ref>[~~http~~://mcsiitkgp.blogspot.com/ RGSOIPL Moot Court Society Homepage]</ref> and a Training & Placement Cell (TnP). All of these are managed by students with the help of faculty. The School also has a '''Legal Aid and Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell''' which offers free consultation over legal and IP matters to the general public, students and IIT community.<ref>[http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/legalaid.php Legal Aid and Intellectual Property Facilitation Clinic, RGSOIPL] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001025207/http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/legalaid.php \|date=2011-10-01 }}</ref> Legal Aid Cell has organised many legal aid camps.		Despite a gruelling academic schedule, the students involve themselves in numerous activities. The School currently has a Cultural club, a Wall Journal committee,<ref name="Wall Journal">[http://iitkgpwalljournal.wordpress.com/ RGSOIPL Wall Journal]</ref> a '''Moot Court Society (MCS)'''<ref>[https://mcsiitkgp.blogspot.com/ RGSOIPL Moot Court Society Homepage]</ref> and a Training & Placement Cell (TnP). All of these are managed by students with the help of faculty. The School also has a '''Legal Aid and Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell''' which offers free consultation over legal and IP matters to the general public, students and IIT community.<ref>[http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/legalaid.php Legal Aid and Intellectual Property Facilitation Clinic, RGSOIPL] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001025207/http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/legalaid.php \|date=2011-10-01 }}</ref> Legal Aid Cell has organised many legal aid camps.

	The Law school has the distinction of being the first among all IITs to hold a technology law moot court in 2007 which saw good participation from law schools across the country. Since 2010, RGSOIPL is organizing '''Shaastraarth''',<ref name="Shaastraarth">[http://www.saamanjasya.com/events/shaastraarth Shaastraarth 2011] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017084502/http://www.saamanjasya.com/events/shaastraarth \|date=2011-10-17 }}</ref> a 3 on 3 style Parliamentary debate competition during Saamanjasya, the social event organized every year by [[Vinod Gupta School of Management]] at IIT Kharagpur.		The Law school has the distinction of being the first among all IITs to hold a technology law moot court in 2007 which saw good participation from law schools across the country. Since 2010, RGSOIPL is organizing '''Shaastraarth''',<ref name="Shaastraarth">[http://www.saamanjasya.com/events/shaastraarth Shaastraarth 2011] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017084502/http://www.saamanjasya.com/events/shaastraarth \|date=2011-10-17 }}</ref> a 3 on 3 style Parliamentary debate competition during Saamanjasya, the social event organized every year by [[Vinod Gupta School of Management]] at IIT Kharagpur.
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'''Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur''' ('''RGSOIPL or IIT Kgp Law School''') is a [[law school]] located in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. An academic unit of [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]], it is the first [[law school]] to be established in an [[Indian Institute of Technology]] (IIT). It was set up in collaboration with the [[George Washington University Law School]], [[Washington DC]] and is the only law school within the IIT system.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/IIT-Kharagpur-to-set-up-IP-law-school/article20197220.ece | title=IIT-Kharagpur to set up IP law school | newspaper=The Hindu | date=31 January 2006 | accessdate=29 September 2018 }}</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/IIT-Kharagpur-gets-its-own-law-course/articleshow/1715449.cms IIT Kharagpur gets its own law course, ''Times of India'']</ref> It is also the first law school in India imparting full-time [[Intellectual Property]]<ref>[http://www.slideshare.net/gregmstark/intellectual-property-101 An Introduction to Intellectual Property]</ref> education along with other regular courses prescribed by the [[Bar Council of India]].

== Introduction ==
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur (Hindi: राजीव गांधी बौद्धिक संपदा विधि विद्यालय भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान खड़गपुर) is the first of its kind law school to impart legal education with IP specialization within the IIT System bringing synergy among science, technology, management, and law. The School offers a Six-Semester, Three-Year Full-Time residential programme leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Laws (Hons) in Intellectual Property Law approved by the Bar Council of India.
RGSOIPL is logistically situated contiguous to the technology and invention laboratories of [[IIT Kharagpur]] and is in close proximity with the Headquarters of the [[Indian Patent Office]] at Kolkata. The first batch graduated in May 2009. In addition to that, two batches of the erstwhile PGDIPL programme (discontinued since 2008) which was offered at Kolkata campus of IIT Kharagpur, have also graduated. The institute recently churned out its first Ph.D. in IP Law.

==History==
The school is the brainchild of Mr. [[Vinod Gupta]], CEO of [[InfoUSA]] and Life Fellow of [[IIT Kharagpur]], who proposed its setting-up on 28 March 2005 and also promised a grant of one million US dollars to that end. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, [[Government of India]] accepted the proposal and announced a matching grant to RGSOIPL. The school commenced its academic activities from 20 July 2006.<ref name= "July 20, 2006">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060828035913/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/26/stories/2006072610790300.htm IP law must to protect India's wealth, say Experts,''The Hindu'']</ref> The school was formally inaugurated, three days after, by Honorable Mr. Justice V.S Sirpurkar (retired Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] and the then Chief Justice of [[Calcutta High Court]]), at the Kalidas auditorium in [[IIT Kharagpur]] on 23 July 2006.

The school started functioning from [[Vinod Gupta School of Management]] at IIT Kharagpur in 2006. However, since 2008 the school has been functioning from its state-of-the-art modern building. The structural framework of the Law School, designed by the Department of Architecture, IIT Kharagpur replicates the Grecian style to reflect the impression of the Supreme Court of India. The building covers {{convert|38000|sqft|m2}} area on a plot of land inside campus sprawling over {{convert|5|acres|m2}}<ref name= "acres">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070302091154/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/31/stories/2006073104280600.htm Campus Area]</ref> (the IIT Kgp campus itself spread over an area more than 2100 acres, largest among all IITs).

==Academic collaboration and student exchange==
RGSOIPL has a technical collaboration with the [[George Washington University Law School]], (GWU) [[Washington DC]] which assists in formulating curriculum and knowledge exchange.<ref name="collaboration">[http://www.law.gwu.edu/Academics/research_centers/india/Pages/RajivGandhiSchool.aspx GWU Law School - RGSOIPL Project] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728080241/http://www.law.gwu.edu/Academics/research_centers/india/Pages/RajivGandhiSchool.aspx |date=2011-07-28 }}</ref> Under the student exchange programme, RGSOIPL hosted a delegation of eight students from [[George Washington University Law School]] in March 2010. Further, 10 RGSOIPL students assisted by a faculty member visited GWU Law School in July 2011 for two weeks.<ref>[http://www.iitkgp.org/news/96 George Washington University Law School hosts IIT-Kharagpur Law school delegation]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Programmes and faculty==
RGSOIPL presently offers a three-year full-time residential LL.B. (Hons.) The programme leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Laws with specialization in Intellectual Property Rights. The school is recognized by Bar Council of India. The graduates acquire skills in Business laws, Intellectual property laws and other regular courses<ref name="courses">[http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/programme_sem.php?pid=T1E9PQ== Revised LL.B.(IPR) Curriculum w.e.f 2009 at RGSOIPL]</ref> prescribed by the Bar Council of India. The maximum student intake is 50. The school earlier offered a three-semester post-graduate diploma in Intellectual Property Law (PGDIPL)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070302091154/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/31/stories/2006073104280600.htm IPR Programme at IIT Kharagpur, ''The Hindu'']</ref> to two batches and the programme has been discontinued since 2008.

RGSOIPL also offers a doctorate programme leading to [[Ph.D]] in law.<ref>[http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/admission.php?pid=T0E9PQ== PhD Admissions, RGSOIPL]</ref><ref>[http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/topfiles/phd_pdf_top.php PhD Admissions]</ref> The institute recently churned out its first Ph.D. in IP Law.

RGSOIPL has a full-time faculty<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110721161714/http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/faculty.php Faculty Profile, RGSOIPL]</ref> of 10 professors, including two Fulbright scholars. The present faculty-student ratio is 1:10, one of the lowest among Indian law schools. The school has an impressive list of visiting faculty which includes many eminent personalities in the law and technology field, viz. Justice [[Umesh Chandra Banerjee]] (former Judge, Supreme Court of India), Justice [[Anandamoy Bhattacharjee]] (former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and the Bombay High Court), Justice A.K Ganguly (Sitting Judge, Hon'ble Supreme Court of India), Justice Pratap Ray ( Judge of the [[Calcutta High Court]]), Justice [[Chittatosh Mookerjee]] (Former Chief Justice, Bombay and Calcutta High Courts), Prof. [[Mahendra Pal Singh]], Prabuddha Ganguli (IP expert), Rodney D. Ryder (technology lawyer), Prof. Madhukar Sinha (IIFT Delhi), Dr. Vidya Sagar (Partner, Remfry & Sagar), Prof. V. Vijaya Kumar (NLSIU Bangalore), Prof. Graham Green Leaf, Prof. Michael Peters (University of New South Wales, Australia) etc.

Under the guidance of Prof. N.L Mitra (Advisor to RGSOIPL, Former Director, NLSIU Bangalore and Founder Vice Chancellor, National Law School Jodhpur), RGSOIPL aims to reach the realm of success by linking both technology and law.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}

Recently, the school has introduced a unique inter-disciplinary program - Artificial Intelligence & Law, currently offered as an elective to the students of IIT Kharagpur.<ref>[https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/iit-kgp-introduces-ai-in-law-and-management-education/1371464]</ref>

==Research centres and collaborations==

RGSOIPL is the founding partner of '''Legal Information Institute of India'''<ref>[http://liiofindia.org/ Legal Information Institute of India]</ref> along with three other National Law Schools.<ref>[http://liiofindia.org/liiofindia/sponsors/#partner_institutions Partner Institutions, LII of India]</ref> LII of India, inaugurated in March 2011, is an international standard, free-access and non-profit comprehensive online collection of Indian legal information including statutes and case laws.

The Law school has an '''Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) Hub''' funded by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.<ref>[http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/projects.php?pid=TWc9PQ== Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs Hub at RGSOIPL, IIT Kharagpur]</ref> The hub will be involved in action research in areas including issues of corporate structure and ownership distribution, finance and security laws, risk management, insolvency and reconstruction of companies as well as contractual issues. The School is also an Eastern Zone center for '''DST-TIFAC Women Scientist Scheme''' for IPR Training of Women Scientists.<ref>[http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/projects.php?pid=TkE9PQ== DST-TIFAC Women Scientist Scheme, IIT Kharagpur]</ref> Several workshops are conducted under its aegis and it is funded by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.

== Achievements==
Students of the school have won the ATRIP essay competition<ref>[http://www.atrip.org/Essays ATRIP Essay Results]</ref> and Virginia Journal of Law and Technology (VJOLT) essay competition.<ref name="competitions">[http://spicyipindia.blogspot.com/2010/03/results-of-1st-annual-intellectual.html?dhiti=1 VJOLT Essay Competition Results]</ref><ref>[http://www.lordsfoundation.com/essay/index.htm VJOLT Essay Competition]</ref> The School won the 6th B.Krishna Memorial National IPR Moot Competition - 2014.<ref>[http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/news/6th-B-Krishna-Memorial-National-IPR-Moot-Court-Competition-2014-14680.asp]</ref> The students also won the Runners Up and Best Memorial award in The Oxford University India Moot Court Competition on Constitutional Law 2013-14.<ref>http://www.ousi.org/files/documents/Results.pdf{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Rankings==
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RGSOIPL was ranked fourth among Law schools in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2020.<ref>https://www.nirfindia.org/2018/LAWRanking.html</ref>

==Campus placements and internships==
Over the years, RGSOIPL students have earned accolades and respect in their respective organizations. Owing to the specialization of the course a majority of students have taken employment in the Intellectual Property domain and the school is now beginning to establish itself in other fields as well. Campus placements start from 1 December every year. The previous batches were recruited by global giants like [[General Electric]], [[Eaton Corporation]], [[Siemens]] India, [[Honeywell]], [[Battelle Memorial Institute|Battelle]] India, [[Robert Bosch GmbH]] and [[Novo Nordisk]] primarily for IP positions. Among Indian firms, [[Indian Oil Corporation]], [[Hero Motocorp]], [[Bajaj Auto]], [[TVS Motor]]s, [[Infosys]], [[Wipro]], [[Tata Consultancy Services]], [[Cognizant]], [[Johnson & Johnson]], Venus Remedies and [[Avesthagen]] among many more have extended their offers to the graduates of the school for legal and IP profiles. Tier-I [[law firm]]s like Amarchand & Mangaldas, Anand and Anand, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra, Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan, IUS Juris, Remfry and Sagar, Nishith Desai Associates have the Law school alumni working with them.<ref name="offers">[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/law-behold-iitkharagpur-whiz-kids-beat-re/419963/ IIT-Kharagpur whiz kids beat recession blues, ''Indian Express'']</ref> Additionally Evalueserve, [[Pangea3]], CPA Global, IP Horizons, Mindcrest and Lex Orbis have also recruited the Law school Alumni.

All the students have to compulsorily undergo summer internship for 8 weeks after 4th semester. In the past, several reputed organizations have offered summer internship roles to students of RGSOIPL. In addition to those stated above, these organizations include [[ABB Group|ABB]], [[Texas Instruments]] India, [[3M]] India, [[Philips]] India, [[Samsung India Software Operations]], [[Monsanto]] India, [[Lupin Ltd.|Lupin]], [[Biocon]], [[Mahindra & Mahindra Limited]], [[FICCI]], Khaitan & Co. Mumbai, Zeus IP Advocates, Desai & Dewanji, ALMT Legal, Majmudar & Co. Mumbai among many others.

==Student activities==
[[File:IMG 20180202 144659 HDR.jpg|thumb|right|Moot Court Room - Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur]]
Despite a gruelling academic schedule, the students involve themselves in numerous activities. The School currently has a Cultural club, a Wall Journal committee,<ref name="Wall Journal">[http://iitkgpwalljournal.wordpress.com/ RGSOIPL Wall Journal]</ref> a '''Moot Court Society (MCS)'''<ref>[http://mcsiitkgp.blogspot.com/ RGSOIPL Moot Court Society Homepage]</ref> and a Training & Placement Cell (TnP). All of these are managed by students with the help of faculty. The School also has a '''Legal Aid and Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell''' which offers free consultation over legal and IP matters to the general public, students and IIT community.<ref>[http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/legalaid.php Legal Aid and Intellectual Property Facilitation Clinic, RGSOIPL] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001025207/http://www.rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/legalaid.php |date=2011-10-01 }}</ref> Legal Aid Cell has organised many legal aid camps.

The Law school has the distinction of being the first among all IITs to hold a technology law moot court in 2007 which saw good participation from law schools across the country. Since 2010, RGSOIPL is organizing '''Shaastraarth''',<ref name="Shaastraarth">[http://www.saamanjasya.com/events/shaastraarth Shaastraarth 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017084502/http://www.saamanjasya.com/events/shaastraarth |date=2011-10-17 }}</ref> a 3 on 3 style Parliamentary debate competition during Saamanjasya, the social event organized every year by [[Vinod Gupta School of Management]] at IIT Kharagpur.

== Notes ==
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==External links==
* {{official|http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/department/IP}}

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