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Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law - I
This course will enable students to know concept of IPR and its types.
CO1: Understand the rationale for and against IPR
CO2: Understand why India has adopted an IPR Policy and be familiar with Indian IPR System
CO3: Understand different types of intellectual property rights in general and protection of products derived from research or innovations
CO4: Understand broad outline of IPR regulations related to application particularly patents, Trade secret, copyright, industrial design and Traditional knowledge
CO5: Understand importance of IPR
CO6: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction
Concept of Property and Intellectual Property; Rationale behind IP System; Category, Types and introduction of IPR; Indian IPR system
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
Meaning of copyright; copyright law; Works in which Copyrights subsist; Rights conferred by Copyright; Infringement of Copyrights & remedies
Meaning of Industrial Design; Industrial Design law; Requirements for protection; Procedure for obtaining the Protection, tenure of the protection
Meaning of Traditional Knowledge, bio-diversity and bio-prospecting; bio-piracy, TKDL
National IPR Policy, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, GoI
- 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.
·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.
- 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.
- 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.
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
- WIPO Patent Drafting Manual: https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-867-22-en-wipo-patent-drafting-manual.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
·IP and Economics: https://www.wipo.int/econ_stat/en/economics/
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
