Intellectual Property Rights Law-I
University of Delhi · LL.B. Semester 4 · LB-4036
Unit 1 — Introduction to Intellectual Property and its Abuse
General Principles of Intellectual Property Rights · Abuse of Intellectual Property - Concept · Brief on International legal instruments relating to IPR
- Concept and meaning of Intellectual Property
- Nature and characteristics 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
Unit 2 — Trade Marks Law
Introduction · Trade Mark for Services · Registration of trade mark for goods/services · Relative Grounds for Refusal u/s 11 · Passing off, Infringement and Exceptions to Infringement Action · Trade Mark Dilution and Contemporary Areas (S.11(1), S.29(4), S.29(8)) · Exhaustion of IPR: Art. 6 TRIPs, S.29(6) Trade Marks Act, 1999 · Licencing of Trade Marks - Ss. 48-53
- Introduction to Trademarks and their Evolution in India
- Need for protection of Trademarks
- Kinds of Trademarks: Registered and Unregistered, Conventional and Non-conventional
- Absolute grounds
- Relative grounds
- Rights of Proprietor of Trademark
- Assignment and Licensing of Trademark
- Infringement and Passing Off
- Remedies and Defences for Infringement and Passing Off
Unit 3 — Geographical Indications
Definitions - 'Geographical Indication' (S.2(e)), 'Indication' (s.2(g)), 'Goods' (S.2(f)) · Concept of Indication of source, Geographical Indication and appellations of origin · Kinds of Geographical Indications and Registration · Infringement, penalties and remedies (Ss. 20-23, 37-54, 66-67) · Conflict of GI's with Trade marks (Ss. 25-26)