Intellectual Property – III (Trade Mark, Design and Geographical Indication)

Unit I — Unit I (untitled in print)

Trade Marks · Introduction to Trade Marks · Need for Protection of Trade Marks · Kinds of Trade Marks · International Legal Instruments on Trade Marks

• Introduction to Trademarks and their Evolution in India
• Need for protection of Trademarks
• Kinds of Trademarks: Registered and Unregistered, Conventional and Non-conventional

Unit II — Unit II (untitled in print)

Indian Trademarks Law · The Trade and Merchandise Marks Act,1958 · Trade Marks Act,1999 · Procedural Requirements of Protection of Trade Marks · Contents of Rights, Exhaustion of Rights · Assignment and Transmission (Including Licensing)

• Absolute grounds
• Relative grounds
• Opposition to Registration
• Rights of Proprietor of Trademark
• Assignment and Licensing of Trademark

Unit III — Unit III (untitled in print)

Infringement, · Appellate Board · Passing off · Domain Names with special reference to Trade Mark. · PART – II LAW OF DESIGNS

• Infringement and Passing Off
• Remedies and Defences for Infringement and Passing Off

Unit IV — Unit IV (untitled in print)

Law of Designs in India · Controller of Designs · Registration of Designs · Rights of Design Holder, Infringement And Legal Remedies

Unit V — THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

Concept of Appellations of origin, Indication of Source and Geographical Indications · International Conventions/Agreement · The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act,2000 · Procedure for Registration, Duration of Protection and Renewal · Infringement