Management aspects in IPRs

Paper Code: 
IPR 252
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60
Objective: 

This paper will enable students to:

  • Study various steps of IP life-cycle
  • Learn concept of IP Audit
  • Learn concept of IP Valuation
  • Study Sharing benefits of royalties and various other related issues
12.00
Unit I: 
IP life-cycle

 Introduction of IP life-cycle; steps: Creation, protection, management, commercialization

12.00
Unit II: 
IP Audit

 Introduction and understanding of IP Audit, significance of IP Audit, conducting of IP Audit, identification of IP, protecting the exiting IP by registrations, open access,

12.00
Unit III: 
IP Valuation

Introduction and understanding of IP valuation; significance of IP valuation; various method of IP valuation such as cost approach, market approach, option approach, income approach etc;

12.00
Unit IV: 
IP Commercialization

Introduction of IP commercialization; IP exchange; technology transfer office (TTO); Licensing & technology transfer; overview of a license agreement; negotiating a license

12.00
Unit V: 
Sharing Benefits of Royalties

Concept of sharing benefits of royalties; public funded research and the sharing benefits of royalties; community sharing benefits of royalties (Kani tribe); benefits to member of Geographical Indication Associations

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 

•    www.wipo.int
•    www.ipindia.nic.in

REFERENCES: 

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.
•    Latha R Nair & Rajendra Kumar, (2005), Geographical Indications: A Search for Identity, Lexis Nexis Publication, 1st edition.
•    VK Ahuja, (2007), Law of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights: National and International Perspectives, Lexis Nexis Publication.
•    Lionel Bently and Brad Sherman, (2004), Intellectual property law, Oxford Publication.
•    Kailasam and Vedaraman, (2009), Law of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications, Lexis Nexis Publication, 2nd edition.
•    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.
•    www.wipo.int
•    www.ipindia.nic.in

Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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