This course will enable students to know the different types of Intellectual Property Rights and the concern Law and Policies
Concept and principles: Rationale behind Patent System, History of Patent Protection, Subject Matter of Protection and need for Protection, Requirements for protection: Patentability requirements, The legislation: The Patent Act, 1970 and its amendments; The Designs Act, 2000, Procedure for obtaining the Protection, Revocation, Infringement and Remedies, International Law and Policies related to Patent -Paris Convention, Patent Co-operation Treaty, Budapest Treaty
Industrial designs, Concept and principles, Subject Matter of Protection and need for Protection, Requirements for protection, The legislation: The Designs Act, 2000
Procedure for obtaining the Protection, International Law and Policies related to Industrial designs - Paris Convention, Hague Agreement, Locarno Agreement
Concept and principles, The legislation: The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 2000, Procedure for Registration, Duration of Protection and Renewal, Infringement, Penalties and Remedies, Law and Policies related to Geographical Indications
Trade secrets - Subject Matter of Protection and need for Protection, Requirements for protection, the legislation; Plant variety protection - Subject Matter of Protection and need for Protection, Requirements for protection, the legislation, Related Law and Policies – PPVFRA, UPOV Convention
Layout designs of Integrated Circuit - Subject Matter of Protection and need for Protection, Requirements for protection, the legislation; Domain names - Subject Matter of Protection and need for Protection, Requirements for protection, cyber-squatting, the legislation, Related Law and Policies
National IPR Policy, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, GoI
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.
· P Narayanan, (2001), Intellectual Property Law, Eastern Law House [2], 3rd edition.
· Latha R Nair & Rajendra Kumar, (2005), Geographical Indications: A Search for Identity [3], Lexis Nexis Publication, 1st edition.
· VK Ahuja, (2007), Law of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights: National and International Perspectives [4], Lexis Nexis Publication.
· Lionel Bently [5] and Brad Sherman [6], (2004) Lionel Bently (Author) , Intellectual property law, Oxford Publication.
· Kailasam and Vedaraman, (2009), Law of Trade Marks and Geographical Indications [7], Lexis Nexis Publication, 2nd edition.
e-RESOURCES:
· WIPO Magazine: https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/ [8]
· A Guide to Intellectual Property for Startups: https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=4545&plang=EN [9] https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_961.pdf [10]
· Guides: Intellectual Property for Business: https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/series/index.jsp?id=181 [11]
· Identifying Inventions in the Public Domain [12] (A Guide for Inventors and Entrepreneurs): https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_1062.pdf [13]
· Inventing the Future: An Introduction to Patents for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises [14]: https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_917_1.pdf [15]
· WIPO knowledge repository: https://tind.wipo.int/?ln=en [16]
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/ [18]
· World Intellectual Property Organisation. http://www.wipo.int [19]
· World Trade Organisation. http://www.wto.org [20]
· International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. http://www.upov.int [21]
· National Biodiversity Authority. http://www.nbaindia.org [22]
JOURNALS:
· Journal of IPR: http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/45 [23]
Links:
[1] https://biotech.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/fundamentals-intellectual-property-and-ip-law-policy-iitheory
[2] http://www.infibeam.com/Books/eastern-law-house-publisher/
[3] http://www.lexisnexis.in/geographical-indications-search-for-identity.htm
[4] http://www.lexisnexis.in/law-copyright-neighbouring-rights-national-international-perspectives.htm
[5] http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lionel-Bently/e/B001H6KOJI/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1/275-7576075-5236921
[6] http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_2/275-7576075-5236921?_encoding=UTF8&search-alias=books-uk&field-author=Brad%20Sherman
[7] http://www.lexisnexis.in/kailasam-and-vedaraman-law-of-trade-marks-and-geographical-indications.htm
[8] https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/
[9] https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=4545&plang=EN
[10] https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_961.pdf
[11] https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/series/index.jsp?id=181
[12] https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=4501&plang=EN
[13] https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_1062.pdf
[14] https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=4350&plang=EN
[15] https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_917_1.pdf
[16] https://tind.wipo.int/?ln=en
[17] https://www.wipo.int/econ_stat/en/economics/
[18] http://www.ipindia.nic.in/
[19] http://www.wipo.int/
[20] http://www.wto.org/
[21] http://www.upov.int/
[22] http://www.nbaindia.org/
[23] http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/45
[24] https://biotech.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2025-2026