**Exhibit            31.2**

**CERTIFICATIONS**

| 1.                      | I                      have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A of National                      Patent                      Development Corporation; |
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| 2.                        | Based                        on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue                        statement of a                        material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary                        to make the                        statements made, in light of the circumstances under which                        such statements                        were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered                        by this                        report; |
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| 3.                        | Based                        on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial                        information                        included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                        the                        financial condition, results of operations and cash flows                        of the                        registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this                        report; |
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| 4.   | The                        registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for                        establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures                        (as                        defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for                        the registrant                        and have: |
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| 5.   | The                      registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on                      our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial                      reporting,                      to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s                      board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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