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Fundamentals of Intellectual Property
This paper will enable students to:
- Study concept of property and Intellectual Property
- Study various types of Intellectual Property Rights
- Study International IP Regimes, and the institutions
- Learn IP life-cycle and its various stages
- Study Patent system in India
Property and Intellectual Property: movable-immovable; tangible-intangible
Title - ownership& possession; Rationale behind IP System, balancing interest of the society, compulsory licensing, traditional knowledge, case studies – haldi, neem, basmati etc
Category and Types of Intellectual Property and the rights (IPRs) therein; Introduction of various Intellectual Property Rights, differentiate one IP from another
International IP Treaties – Paris Convention, Berne Convention, TRIPS Treaty etc ; International IP Authorities – WTO, WIPO, USPTO, EPO etc; WIPO Administered Treaties, Sovereign Rights
Introduction and stages of IP life-cycle: Creation, protection, management, commercialization; recent concerns - IP audit, IP valuation, IP exchange, Competition issue & unfair trade practices
History of Patent Protection; Indian Patent system; Patent information system; Patent classification, patentable subjects, the living material and the case study.
Recommended study resources: books, web-links etc
·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) Lionel Bently (Author), 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)
www.wipo.int
