Intellectual Property Rights I
“The labour of his body and the work of his hands, we may say, are properly his.” — John Locke, Two Treatises of Government (1689)
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Unit I — Introductory Aspects & Patents
- Concept of property; industrial and non-industrial property
- Meaning, nature and different forms/kinds of Intellectual Property
- Historical background, growth and justification of IPR
- Meaning, definition and object of patent; principles underlying patent law
- Scope and salient features of the Patents Act, 1970 (with 2005 amendment)
- Patentable and non-patentable inventions
- Procedure to obtain a patent — application, acceptance, grant; who may apply
- Specification — provisional and complete
- Rights and obligations of patentee
- Transfer of patent rights — assignment and licensing
- Compulsory licences
- Government use / acquisition of patented inventions
- Revocation and surrender of patents
- Infringement of patents and remedies
- Patent agent
- Product patent and process patent
- Opposition proceedings to grant of patents
- Register of patents and Patent Office
- Offences and penalties under the Patents Act
Unit II — Trade Marks
- Meaning, definition, functions and essential features of a trade mark; kinds/forms
- Overview and salient features of the Trade Marks Act, 1999; evolution
- Registration of trade marks — procedure, effects, property in a mark, Registrar
- Grounds for refusal of registration — absolute and relative grounds
- Deceptively similar / similar and nearly resembling marks
- Infringement of trade mark — remedies and defences
- Passing off (and its difference from infringement)
- Assignment and transmission of trade marks
- Certification marks, collective marks and well-known marks
- Rectification of register
- Trade libel
Unit III — Cyber Intellectual Property & IT Act
- Cyber Intellectual Property; IP in cyberspace; protection of cyberspace under IPR
- Information Technology Act, 2000 — salient features, objectives, jurisdiction; IPR provisions
- Cyber crimes — meaning, categories, classification, emergence
- Domain names — registration and domain name disputes
- Software patent, copyright in software and software piracy
- E-commerce and E-contract
- Digital / electronic signature; E-governance; certifying authority
- Data protection in cyberspace
- Controller of Certifying Authorities — powers and functions
- Cyber Regulations Appellate Tribunal (CRAT)
- Internet policy of Government of India; Internet Service Provider
Unit IV — Geographical Indications
- Meaning, scope, definition and essential attributes of geographical indications
- Salient features and objects of the GI Act, 1999
- Registration of GI — procedure, conditions, who may apply, prohibitions
- Right to use GI; rights of registered proprietor / authorised user; devolution
- Infringement of GI, misleading use and remedies
- Offences and penalties under the GI Act
- Registrar of Geographical Indications — role and functions
- Difference / conflict between GI and Trade Marks
- Important / registered geographical indications of India (incl. Basmati)
- Position of GI under the TRIPS Agreement
Unit V — International Conventions & Treaties
- Paris Convention — background, salient features, national treatment
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) — background, objectives, salient features
- Madrid Convention / Protocol — international registration of marks
- WIPO — background, organs, functions and role
✏️ Practice
- 10 Solved Problems (IRAC Method) — KSLU-style problems worked in full
- KSLU Past Questions & Exam Topics
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