Understanding patent information, Importance of Patent information, Patent information resources, search engines and databases, Thomson innovation, web of knowledge
Keyword search, classification search, number search, advanced search, search string
Technology watch & tracking, Novelty/Patentability, FTO, Invalidity, Landscaping
Various part of patent specification, Drafting specification and claims
Information required for preparation of an application, provisional and complete application, applicable Forms, prescribed fees
National IPR Policy, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, GoI
SUGGESTED READINGS:
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
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