INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (ELECTIVE)

Introduction of IPR              

• Title - ownership& possession;
• Rationale behind IP System
• Type and Introduction to IPRs

Copyrights               

• Works in which Copyrights subsist
• Author & Ownership of Copyright
• Rights Conferred by Copyright
• Infringement of Copyrights
• Remedies & Actions for Infringement of Copyrights
• Copy left, exclusion from copy rights, how to register for copy rights
• Case studies

Patents   

• Product / Process Patents & Terminology,
• Elements of Patentability,
• Non- Patentable Subject Matter
• Procedure for Filing of Patent Application and types of Applications
• Opposition and Revocation of Patents
• Ownership and Maintenance of Patents
• Assignment and licensing of Patents
• Patent Agent- Qualification and Registration Procedure
• Patent Databases
• Patent Offices in India
• Importance of Patent Information in Business Development
• Patent Infringement

Trademarks     

• Definition and concept of Trademarks
• Kinds of marks
• Procedure for Registration of Trademarks
• Infringement of Trademarks
• Passing off Action
• Offences and Penalties
• Service marks
• Case Studies

Other IPR issues     

• Industrial Designs
• Geographical Indications
• Protection of New Varieties of Plants
• Protection of Trade Secrets
• International organizations and Treaties
• Recent Trends and Development
• Indian Design Act