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Copyright & Industrial Property(Theory)
This course will enable students to study types of IPR and Study IP management & related issues
Salient features of the copyright Act, Economic rights and moral rights, related rights; certain acts not to be infringement of copyright, copyright registration process, application for registration of copyright; Case study: Delhi University case etc
Ways to protect trademark, differentiate symbol TM, SM, ®; Well-known marks; Infringement and passing-off action; Caution Notice in newspapers, legal notice, examination report; Absolute ground of refusal and relative ground for the refusal, procedure for and duration of registration, trademark journals, Oppositions, collective mark, certification mark; Offences and Penalties and procedure
Difference between GI and trademark, International legislation on GI and India position, registered GI in India, Collective Mark; Procedure for Registration, Duration of Protection and Renewal; Infringement, Penalties and Remedies; GI oppositions and other litigations: Case studies (Tea Board India V. ITC Limited; basmati case, rasgulla case etc
Concept and principles, Subject Matter of Protection and need for Protection, Requirements for protection, The legislation: The Designs Act’ 2000; Procedure for obtaining the Protection, International Law and Policies related to Industrial designs - Paris Convention, Hague Agreement, Locarno Agreement
IP life cycle, IP audit, IP valuation, IP-Exchange, enforcement of IPR
National IPR Policy, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, GoI
SUGGESTED READINGS:
· Ganguli, P. (2001). Intellectual Property Rights: Unleashing the Knowledge Economy. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Pub.
· Complete Reference to Intellectual Property Rights Laws. (2007). Snow White Publication Oct. 4. Kuhse, H. (2010). Bioethics: an Anthology. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
· Prateek Kasliwal, (2009), Intellectual Property Rights, College Book Centre, 1st edition
· P Narayanan, (2001), Intellectual Property Law, Eastern Law House, 3rd edition.
· Latha R Nair & Rajendra Kumar, (2005), Geographical Indications: A Search for Identity, Lexis Nexis Publication, 1st edition.
· VK Ahuja, (2007), Law of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights: National and International Perspectives, Lexis Nexis Publication.
· Lionel Bently and Brad Sherman, (2004) Lionel Bently (Author) , Intellectual property law, Oxford Publication.
· Kailasam and Vedaraman, (2009), Law of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications, Lexis Nexis Publication, 2nd edition.
e-RESOURCES:
· WIPO Magazine: https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/
· A Guide to Intellectual Property for Startups: https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=4545&plang=EN https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_961.pdf
· Guides: Intellectual Property for Business: https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/series/index.jsp?id=181
· Identifying Inventions in the Public Domain (A Guide for Inventors and Entrepreneurs): https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_1062.pdf
· Inventing the Future: An Introduction to Patents for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_917_1.pdf
· WIPO knowledge repository: https://tind.wipo.int/?ln=en
Websites:
· Office of the Controller General of Patents, Design & Trademarks; Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion; Ministry of Commerce & Industry; Government of India. http://www.ipindia.nic.in/
· World Intellectual Property Organisation. http://www.wipo.int
· World Trade Organisation. http://www.wto.org
· International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. http://www.upov.int
· National Biodiversity Authority. http://www.nbaindia.org
JOURNALS:
· Journal of IPR: http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/45
