Intellectual Property – I (Patent Right Creation and Registration)

Unit I — Intellectual Property Rights and its Origin

The Concept of Property vis-à-vis Intellectual Property · Concept of Property and theories of Property-An Overview. · Theories of Intellectual Property Rights · Social and Economic Development and Role of Intellectual Property System. · Need for Protecting Intellectual Property-Policy Consideration-National · Perspectives and International Demands · Kinds of Intellectual Property-organized Development-An Overview. · Intellectual Property Rights as Human Rights · Role of International Institutions - WIPO · Functions of WIPO · Membership of WIPO · Agreement between WIPO and WTO · Dispute Settlement- New Treaties · International Legal Instruments Relating to IPR- Paris Convention, Berne · Convention, PCT etc. · IPR Litigation vis-à-vis generallitization · Nature and Complexities of IPR Litigation · I.P.R. Litigation and National Interest.

• Concept and meaning of Intellectual Property
• Nature and characteristics of Intellectual Property Rights
• Origin and development of Intellectual Property Rights
• Kinds of Intellectual Property
• Basic International Conventions and International Institutions relating to Intellectual Property
• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, 1883
• Trips Agreement, 1994
• WIPO

Unit II — Patent : Concept and Subject Matter

Introduction to Patent Law · Theoretical Justification for Protection of Patent Law System · International Patent System: Paris Convention, Patent Cooperation Treaty, WTO- TRIPs · Indian Patent Law · Overview and History of the Indian Patents Law · Patentable Subject Matter and exclusions from Patentability · Patentability Requirements · Specification and Disclosure Procedure for Obtaining Patent · Procedure for Filing Patent Applications and Patent Granting Procedure · Revocation of Patents

• Evolution of Patent law in India
• Patentable and Non-Patentable inventions
• Prerequisites — Novelty, Inventive Step and Industrial Application
• Pre-Grant and Post Grant Opposition
• Grant/Sealing of Patents and Term of Patents
• Surrender and Revocation

Unit III — Rights of Patentee

Ownership of Patent Rights · Transfer of Patent · Forms of transfer of Patent Rights. · Assignment. · Mortgage. · Licence. · Rights conferred on a licence · Transmission of Patent by operation of Law. · Registration of assignment / licence is essential. · Certain restrictive conditions to be avoided. · When a restrictive condition can be imposed. · Revocation and Surrender of Patents · Protection of security of India. · Revocation of the patent. · Lapsing of patent for non- payment of renewal fee. · Surrender of Patents. · Limitation on restored patents.

• Rights of Patentee
• Surrender and Revocation
• Assignment and Licensing

Unit IV — Unit IV (untitled in print)

Infringement of Patents · Patent Infringement and Defenses to Patent Infringement · Remedies – Civil and Criminal Remedies Patent Agents · Qualifications of a patent agent. · Rights of patent agents. · Disqualification for Registration as a patent agent. · Patent in Computer Programmes Patent Licencing · Compulsory Licensing · Use and Acquisition of Inventions by Central Government

• Fair use 2.12Infringement, Remedies and Defences
• Patent Agents
• Assignment and Licensing

Unit V — Unit V (untitled in print)

Interface between Patent Act,1970 and Bio-diversity Act,2002 · ProtectionofplantvarietiesandFarmers’RightsAct,2001:AnoverviewConcepts of Patents