DR.V.C. VIVEKANANDAN
MHRD IP CHAIR PROFESSOR &
DIRECTOR-NALSAR PROXIMATE EDUCATION 
NALSAR UNIVERSITY OF LAW, HYDERABAD

3-4-761, Bharkatpura Hyderabad-500 027 Ph: 27567960 Fax: 27567960
Mobile: 09866 050494- E-mail: vivekvc2001@yahoo.co.in
   

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science         : Botanay/Chemistry/Zoology
• Master of Arts                 :Public Administration & Political Science
• Master of Philosophy        :Public Administration
• Bachelor of Laws              :Civil and Criminal Laws
• Master’s in Law                 :Corporate and Securities law
• Ph.D.                                :Impact of TRIPS on Indian IP legal regime          
  

CAREER RECORD

1. Senior Research Fellow in Political Science – 1986-1990-Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
2. Research Associate- Political Science & International Relations- 1990-92- National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India
3. Visiting Lecturer-  1992-94 University Law College, Bangalore, India
4. Bureau Head- 1993-95 Dalal Street Journal, Bangalore
5. Editor and Publisher- 1995-98, Inde Global Communications, Bangalore, India
6. Assistant Professor- 1998-2001- National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India
7. Professor of Law & coordinator- NALSAR Proximate Education, 2001- NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad

CURRENT POSITION-  Job – Responsibilities

1. Teaching Intellectual Property Law and Cyber Laws to Final year students of B.A. B.L. (Hons.) students and LL.M students.
2. Coordinator of NALSAR Proximate Education offering PG Diploma courses (online) in Patents Law, Media Laws, Cyber Laws and International Humanitarian Laws.
3. Coordinator- N.C. Banerjee Centre for IPR studies
4. Editor, NALSAR Proximate education publications

Subject Specialization

1. Intellectual Property Laws
2. E-Governance
3. Cyber Laws
4. Political Science
5. International Relations
6. Law of Contracts
7. International Trade Laws (WTO)

VISITING FACULTY POSITIONS- IPR and Cyber Laws

1. University of Buffalo, New York
   
2. National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur
   
3. National Academy of Agricultural Research & Management, Hyderabad
   
4. Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad
5. Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
   
6. NG Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad 
   

Advisory and Consultant positions

1. Member of bioethics committee of the APIDC Venture capital fund
2. Member- Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board – IP committee
3. Legal advisor- Engineers without Borders (India chapter)
4. Member- Governing Council - Indian Institute of Information technology and Law (IITL) Bangalore.
5. Member of the ‘Special Interest Group’ of the Association of Biotech led Enterprises (ABLE) Bangalore
6. Member – Curriculum committee of  NIPER , Hyderabad
7. Member- Joint Coordination Committee – National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur

CURRENT PUBLICATIONS

1. Patents for Biotechnology- 2006, ISTE, AICTE, Bangalore
2. Patents Legislation- A Primer- Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi- Under print
3. PPVFR Act – a primer- Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi- Under print
4. Software Patents - Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi- Under print
5. Patent Examination- Handbook- ITPI, New Delhi, 2007 (under preparation)
6. The Patent Matrix – Paper presented at University of Connecticut Business School conference on ‘Global Challenges to IP’ selected for publication for their forthcoming book.