Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law - II

Paper Code: 
IPR132
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
120
Objective: 

This paper will enable students to:

  • Study International arrangements
  • Study Trademark,  Geographical Indications and some other IPRs
  • Study IPR related contemporary issues

 

26.00
Unit I: 
International arrangements

Paris convention; Berne convention; WTO and TRIPS; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): Background and the history, Mission & Activities, Structure, Administration, WIPO administered Treaties, IP day

30.00
Unit II: 
Trademark

Meaning and function of Trademarks; need to protect trademark, Trademarks Law; term of protection, kind of mark that can be used as trademark; Generic trademarks; Conditions for protection of a trademark, Procedure for Registration of Trademarks; Information required to file a Trade mark; searching for trademark; Classification of trademark

22.00
Unit III: 
Geographical Indications

Meaning of Geographical Indications, Salient features of the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act 1999; GI Registration Process and Procedure for Filing GI, Impacts of GI registration in India;

20.00
Unit IV: 
Other IPRs

Layout designs of ICs; new plant varieties and breeders rights; utility model; Domain  names and cyber squatting

22.00
Unit V: 
IPR related contemporary issues

Unfair Competition; compulsory licensing; National IP Policy, Scheme for Facilitating Startups Intellectual Property (SIPP)

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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