Fundamental of Intellectual Property Law-I

Paper Code: 
IPR131
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
120
Objective: 
  • This paper will enable students to:
  • Study concept of IPR
  • Study Patent & Trade secret
  • Study Copyright, Related Rights and  Industrial Design
  • Study Traditional knowledge

 

25.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to IPR

Concept of Property and Intellectual Property; Rationale behind IP System; Category, Types and introduction of IPR; Indian IPR system                                       

33.00
Unit II: 
Patent & Trade secret

Invention or confidential information and its protection; The Patent Act and its amendments; subject matter of patent protection; Patentability criteria; inventions which are not patentable; Prior-art search, Patent Databases; patent specification, Procedure for Filing of Patent Application

20.00
Unit III: 
Copyright & Related Rights

Meaning of copyright; copyright law; Works in which Copyrights subsist; Rights conferred by Copyright; Infringement of Copyrights & remedies

20.00
Unit IV: 
Industrial Design

Meaning of Industrial Design; Industrial Design law; Requirements for protection; Procedure for obtaining the Protection, tenure of the protection

22.00
Unit V: 
Traditional knowledge

Meaning of Traditional Knowledge, bio-diversity and bio-prospecting; bio-piracy, TKDL

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
• Prateek Kasliwal, (2009), Intellectual Property Rights, College Book Centre, 1st edition.
 
REFERENCES: 
• Prateek Kasliwal, (2009), Intellectual Property Rights, College Book Centre, 1st edition.
• VK Ahuja, (2009), Intellectual Property Rights in India, Lexis Nexis Publication, 1st edition (Vol.1 and 2).
• P Narayanan, (2001), Intellectual Property Law, Eastern Law House, 3rd edition.
• Lionel Bently and Brad Sherman, (2004) Intellectual property law, Oxford Publication. 
• Feroz Ali Khader, (2007), The Law of Patents-With a Special Focus on Pharmaceuticals in India, Lexis Nexis Publication, 1st edition.
• N R Subbaram, (2007), Patent Law Practices and Procedures, Lexis Nexis Publication, 2nd edition.
• Manual for Patent practices (www.ipindia.nic.in) 
 
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