IP Law and Procedure

Paper Code: 
IPR 153
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60
Objective: 
Course Outcomes:
 
On completion of this course, the students will be able to;
CO1: Understand Patent Law and Procedure
CO2: Understand Trademark Law and Procedure
CO3: Understand Copyright Law and Procedure
CO4: Understand Geographical Indications (GI) Law and Procedure
CO5: Understand  Industrial Designs Law and Procedure
 
16.00
Unit I: 
Patent Law and Procedure

Statutes, Filing Procedure, Prosecution, opposition, revocation, appeal, compulsory licenses, enforcement, litigation and other related issues

 

16.00
Unit II: 
Trademark Law and Procedure

Statutes, well known trademarks, deceptive dissimilarity, Filing Procedure, examination report, ground for refusal of application, rebuttal of examination report indicating ground for refusal and other related issues

 

8.00
Unit III: 
Copyright Law and Procedure

Copyright statutes, Filing Procedure, and other related issues

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Geographical Indications (GI) Law and Procedure

Geographical Indications Statutes, Filing Procedure and other related issues

 

8.00
Unit V: 
Industrial Designs Law and Procedure

Industrial Designs Statutes, Filing Procedure and other related issues

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 

National IPR Policy, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, GoI

 

REFERENCES: 

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.

·VK Ahuja, (2009), Intellectual Property Rights in India, Lexis Nexis Publication, 1st edition (Vol.1 and 2).

 

 

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

 

 

Academic Year: