EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013 - 2014
LA 454
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
(ELECTIVE –III)
Instruction 4 Periods per week
Duration of University Examination 3 Hours
University Examination 75 Marks
Sessional 25 Marks
UNIT-I
Introduction: Meaning of Intellectual Property, Nature of I.P., Protection of I.P, Rights, Kinds of Intellectual Property Rights, International Conventions of Intellectual Property Rights, Patent Treaty 1970, GATT 1994, TRIPS & TRIMS. International Organization for Protection of IPR
– WTO , WIPO, UNESCO.
UNIT-II
Patents: Meaning of Patent, Commercial significance, obtaining of patent, patentable subject, matter-rights and obligations of patentee, specification, Registration of patents, Compulsory licensing and licenses of rights, Revocation.
UNIT-III
Industrial Designs: Definition of Designs. Registration of Designs. Rights and Duties of Proprietor of Design. Piracy of Registered designs.
UNIT-IV
Trademarks: Meaning of trademark, purpose of protecting trademarks Registered trademark, procedure – passing off. Assignment and licensing of trademarks, Infringement of trademarks.
UNIT-V
Copy Right: Nature, scope of copyright, subject matter of copyright, right conferred by copyright, publication. Broadcasting, telecasting, computer program, database right. Assignment, transmission of copyright, Infringement of copyright.
Suggested Reading :
1. Cornish W.R., “Intellectual Property – Patents, Copyright, Trademarks and Allied Rights”, Sweet & Maxwell, 1993.
2. P. Narayanan, “Intellectual Property Law”, Eastern Law House, 2/e, 1997.
3. Robin Jacob & Danial Alexander, “A guide book to Intellectual Property Patents”, Sweet and Maxwell, 4/e, 1993.
4. Ganguly, “Intellectual Property: Unleashing the knowledge Economy”, TMH, 2003.