The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Management has been established at Nagpur as a National center of excellence for training, management, research, education in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) Rights. The main objectives of this institute is to cater to the need of training of Examiners of Patents, Designs, Trademarks and Geographical Indications, IP professionals, IP managers, imparting basic education to user communities, government functionaries and stake holders involved in creation, commercialization and management of intellectual property rights, facilitate research on IP related issues including preparation of study reports and policy analysis of relevance to Government. Apart from this, Rajiv Gandhi NIIPM address the needs of increasing the general awareness and understanding of Government officers and users of IP systems including in universities and other educational institutions. It will also conduct research in IP and prepare study reports and policy analysis papers on subject of current relevance for policy and lawmakers.