Intellectual Property Law
Osmania University · LL.B. Semester 4 · P-V
Unit I
Intellectual Property · Meaning, Nature and Classification · Significance and need of protection of Intellectual Property · Main forms of Intellectual Property : Patents, Trademarks, Industrial designs, Geographical Indications of Goods, Copyright and Neighbouring Rights · New forms of Intellectual Property: Plant Varieties Protection and Biotechnology, GRTK, Layout Designs, Computer Programmes, Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
Unit II
Evolution of International Protection of IPRs · Introduction to the leading International instruments concerning Intellectual Property Rights · General Principles of Protection · The Paris Convention,1883- WCT 1996 · The Berne Convention,1886 · The Madrid Agreement,1891 and Protocol 1989 · The Patent Co-operation Treaty,1970 · The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Conventions · TRIPS Agreement,1994 and its impact
Unit III
Copyright: Meaning, Nature, historical evolution and significance- The Copyright Act,1957 · Salient Features · Idea · Expression Dichotomy · Subject matter of Copyright Protection- Neighboring rights · Ownership of Copyright · Rights of Authors and owners · Assignment of copyright · Collective management of copyright- infringement of copyright and Criteria · Exceptions to infringement · Doctrine of Fair Use · Authorities under the Act · Remedies for infringement of copyright
- 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
Unit IV
Intellectual Property in Trademarks and the rationale of their protection · The Trade Marks Act, 1999 · Definition of Trademarks · and Trade description · Kinds of Trade Marks · conventional and non converntional · Trademarks and Internet Domain Names · Registration of trademarks · Rights of trademark owners · Passing off · Infringement of Trademark · Remedies · Concept of Industrial designs- The Designs Act, 2000 · Definition and characteristics of Design Registration of Design · rights of design holders · Copyright in design · Registration Remedies for infringement
- 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 V
Patents · Concept of Patent · Historical overview of the Patent Law in India · The Patents Act, 1970 and its salient features · Patentable Inventions · Kinds of Patents · Procedure for obtaining patent in India and in other countries- PCT procedure- Rights and obligations of a patentee · Limitations on patent rights: compulsory licensing, acquisition by government and secrecy directions · Infringement of patent rights and remedies available
- 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