Intellectual Property Laws
Kannur University · LL.B. Semester 5 · OP 04
Unit I
Concept of Property · Corporeal and non-corporeal property · tangible and intangible Property · meaning of intellectual property · concept of protection of main forms of intellectual property · international convention · World Intellectual Property Organisation
Unit II
Copyrights (Indian Copyright Act, 1957): Introduction to Copyright Law · Brief Introduction to related International Treaties and Conventions · Subject Matter of Copyright, Economic and Moral Rights · Authorship and Ownership, Term of Copyright and Assignment · Licensing · Infringement and Remedies · Exceptions: Fair Dealing · International Copyright Order · Issues in Digital Copyrights
- Evolution of Copyright Law in India
- Nature and scope of Copyright
- Term of Copyright
- Works in which Copyright subsists: Literary Works, Dramatic Works, Musical Works
- Neighbouring Rights: Performers Rights, Rights of Broadcasting Organizations and Rights of the Producers of Phonograms
- Authorship and Ownership of Copyright
- Copyrights: Economic and Moral Rights
- Assignment and Licensing 4.9Fair Use Provisions
- Infringement of Copyrights and Remedies
- Copyright Societies
- Powers of the Copyright Board
- Copyright issues in Digital Environment
Unit III
Trademarks (The Trademarks Act, 1999) · Introduction to Trademark Law · Brief Introduction to related International Treaties and Conventions · Definitions, Registration of Trademarks, Procedure, Grounds of Refusal and Well Known Trademarks · Passing Off, Infringement and Exceptions to Infringement Action, Remedies · Assignment and Licensing · Intellectual Property Appellate Board · Conflicts of Trademarks with Domain Name · Unconventional Trademarks
- 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
- Opposition to Registration
- Rights of Proprietor of Trademark
- Assignment and Licensing of Trademark
- Infringement and Passing Off
- Remedies and Defences for Infringement and Passing Off
Unit IV
Patent (The Patents Act, 1970) · Introduction to patent Law · Brief Introduction to related International Treaties and Conventions · Definitions, Criteria for Patents, Patentable Inventions · Non-Patentable inventions · Procedure for Filing Patent Application · Revocation of Patent, Licensing, Compulsory Licensing · Parallel Import · Rights of Patentee, Patent Infringement and Defences
- 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
- Rights of Patentee
- Surrender and Revocation
- Assignment and Licensing
- Fair use 2.12Infringement, Remedies and Defences
- Patent Agents
Unit V
Industrial Design (The Designs Act, 2000) · Introduction to Designs Law · Brief Introduction to related International Treaties and Conventions · Definitions, Registration of Designs and Procedure · Cancellation of Registration of Designs · Piracy of Registered Design and Remedies · Overlapping Between Designs Copyrights and Trademark · Geographical Indication · Traditional knowledge and trade secret