UPSC Jobs of Senior Examiner

UPSC invites online application for recruitment to the post of Senior Examiners of Trade Marks & Geographical Indications in the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion

Name of the Post : Senior Examiners of Trade Marks & Geographical Indications

Organisation : Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks

Ministry/Department : Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion

Advertisement No. : 01/2016

Vacancy No. : 16010104209

Important Date Line

Closing Date for Submission of ORA through ORA website : 28-01-2016

Last Date for Printing of Completely Submitted Online Application : 29-01-2016

Pay Scale : Rs.15,600-39,100 (PB-3) + Rs. 5,400 (Grade Pay)

No. of Posts : 04

Age Limit : 35 years

Qualification : 

ESSENTIAL: (A) EDUCATIONAL: Degree in Law of a recognized University.

(B) EXPERIENCE: Three years’ experience in handling Court cases and other legal matters or matters relating to Trade Marks or Geographical Indications.

DESIRABLE: Master’s degree in Intellectual Property from a recognized University.

DUTIES:

Under the superintendence and direction of the Registrar, the Senior Examiner to oversee examined applications for registration of Trade Marks as per the provisions of Trade Marks Act, 1999 and rules framed thereunder. The Senior Examiner is also assigned to hear Show cause matters
and authorized to accept Trademark applications for registration. The Senior Examiner
can be assigned any other work relating to the subject assigned by the Registrar. 

Appointment: Mumbai with All India Service Liability.

APPLICATION FEE: Rs. 25/-

(a) Candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs. 25/- (Rupees Twenty five) only either by remitting the money in any branch of the SBI by cash or by using net banking facility of the SBI or by using visa/master credit/debit card.

(b) No fee for SC/ST/PH/Women candidates of any community. No "fee exemption" is available to OBC male candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed fee.

(c) Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection would be entertained.

(d) Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstance nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

HOW TO APPLY:

i) Candidates must apply online through the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in. Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted and summarily rejected.

ii) Candidates must upload documents pertaining to educational qualification(s) and experience (preferably in prescribed format), if any, as claimed in the online application, in a single pdf file in such a way that the file size does not exceed 2 MB and is legible when a printout taken. For that the applicant may scan the experience certificate in 200 dpi grey scale. Documents like Pay Slip, Resume, Appointment Letter, Relieving Letter, Un-signed Experience Certificate etc. must not be uploaded in the Document Upload Module.

iii) IMPORTANT : CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO FILL THEIR CORRECT AND ACTIVE E-MAIL ADDRESSES IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION AS ALL CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE MADE BY THE COMMSSION THROUGH E-MAIL ONLY. INTERVIEW SCHEDULE AND REQUIREMENTS WITH REGARD TO COPIES OF CERTIFCATES TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPECT OF CLAIMS MADE IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION WILL BE E-MAILED IN DUE COURSE TO THE CANDIDATES IN THEIR REGISTERED E-MAIL ID AND WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE COMMISSION.

iv) Candidates who wish to apply for more than one post should apply separately for each post and pay the fee for each post in the prescribed manner.

v) After submitting the Online Recruitment Application (ORA), the candidates are required to take out a print out of the finally submitted Online Recruitment Application.

vi) Candidates are not required to submit to the Commission either by post or by hand the printouts of their online applications or any other document. They will be required to bring along with them the printouts of their online applications and the documents mentioned in para 7 below if called for interview.

vii) The applicants are advised to submit only single Online Recruitment Application for each post; however, if somehow, if he/she submits multiple Online Recruitment Applications for one post, then he/she must ensure that Online Recruitment Application with the higher "Application Number" is complete in all respects including fee. The applicants, who submit multiple Online Recruitment Applications, should note that only the Online Recruitment Application with higher "Application Number" shall be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one "Application Number" shall not be adjusted against any other "Application Number".

viii) The candidates are advised to submit the Online Recruitment Application well in advance without waiting for the closing date.

DOCUMENTS/ CERTIFICATES TO BE PRODUCED AT THE TIME OF INTERVIEW.

The printout of the online application and the following Original Documents/Certificates along with self attested copies and other items specified in the Summon Letter for interview are to be produced at the time of interview, failing which the candidate would not be allowed to appear in the Interview in which case such candidate will not be entitled to receive the Commission’s contribution towards travelling expenses:-

a) Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent certificate indicating date of birth, or mark sheet of Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent issued by Central/State Board indicating Date of Birth in support of their claim of age. Where date of birth is not available in certificate/mark sheets, issued by concerned Educational Boards, School leaving certificate indicating Date of Birth will be considered (in case of Tamil Nadu & Kerala).

b) Degree/Diploma certificate along with marksheets pertaining to all the academic years as proof of educational qualification claimed. In the absence of Degree/Diploma certificate, provisional certificate along with mark sheets pertaining to all the academic years will be accepted.

c) Order/ letter in respect of equivalent Educational Qualifications claimed, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated, in respect of equivalent clause in Essential Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification as per the requirement of advertisement.

d) Certificate(s) in the prescribed proforma from the Head(s) of Organization(s)/Department(s) for the entire experience claimed, clearly mentioning the duration of employment (date, month & year) indicating the basic pay and consolidated pay. The certificate(s) should also mention the nature of duties performed/experience obtained in the post(s) with duration(s). Experience Certificate should be issued in prescribed format relevant to the post. Experience certificate not in prescribed proforma

but containing all the details as mentioned above would be considered on merits by the Commission.

e) Caste certificate by candidate seeking reservation as SC/ ST/ OBC, in the prescribed proforma from the competent authority indicating clearly the candidate’s Caste, the Act/ Order under which the Caste is recognized as SC/ ST/ OBC and the village/ town the candidate is ordinarily a resident of.

f) A declaration in the prescribed format by candidate seeking reservation as OBC, that he/she does not belong to the creamy layer on the crucial date, in addition to the community certificate (OBC). Unless specified otherwise, the prescribed closing date for receipt of Online Recruitment Application for the post is to be treated as crucial date.

g) Physically Handicapped certificate in prescribed proforma issued by the competent authority by Physically Handicapped persons eligible for appointment to the post on the basis of prescribed standards of Medical Fitness. The Competent Authority to issue Physically Handicapped certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or a State Government. The Central/ State Government may constitute Medical Board(s) consisting of at least three members out of which at least one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing Locomotor/ Cerebral / Visual / Hearing disability, as the case may be.

h) A candidate who claims change in name after matriculation on marriage or remarriage or divorce etc. the following documents shall be submitted:-i) In case of marriage of women - Photocopy of Husband’s passport showing names of spouses or an attested copy of marriage certificate issued by the Registrar of Marriage or an Affidavit from husband and wife along with a joint photograph duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner; ii) In case of re-marriage of women - Divorce Deed/Death certificate as the case may be in respect of first spouse; and photocopy of present husband’s passport

showing names of spouse or an attested copy of marriage certificate issued by the Registrar of Marriage or an Affidavit from the husband and wife along with joint photograph duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner iii) In case of divorce of women - Certified copy of Divorce Decree and Deed

Poll/Affidavit duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner. iv) In other circumstances for change of name for both male and female - Deed Poll/Affidavit duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner and paper cuttings of two leading daily newspaper in original (One daily newspaper should be of the area of applicants permanent and present address or nearby area) and Gazette Notification.

i) Certificate/ Document in respect of Age relaxation for: i) Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs in prescribed proforma from competent authority. ii) Central/UT Government Employees/Servants in prescribed proforma from competent authority issued after the date of advertisement. iii) Meritorious Sports persons in prescribed proforma from competent authority. iv) Widows/Divorced Women/Women Judicially separated from Husbands. v) Persons who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of J & K during the period from 1st January, 1980 to 31st December, 1989. vi) Persons seeking age relaxation under special provision/ order. 

j) Persons already in Regular Government service, whether in permanent or temporary capacity other than casual/adhoc/daily wages/hourly paid/contract basis are however required to submit a declaration that they have informed in writing to their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for the selection.

k) Certificate(s) in respect of claim regarding Professional Registration, Language, Publications, NET, GATE, Conference, Internship.

l) Documentary support for any other claim(s) made.

Source : UPSC