Btech RM Ipr Syllabus
Btech RM Ipr Syllabus
B.Tech. IV Semester
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
● To familiarize students with the nuances of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) to help
them integrate the IPR process in their research activities
● To make the students capable of identifying their own protectable innovations
and realizing the process of taking it from bench to market
COURSE OUTCOMES: After completing this course the student should be able to
CO-1: Get an adequate knowledge on patent and copyright for their innovative
research works and academic projects
CO-2: Understand and acquire the knowledge of trademarks and registration aspects
CO-3: Interpret various forms of Intellectual Property on Design, Geographical
Indication (GI), Plant Variety and Layout Design Protection and their registration
aspects
CO-4: Obtain useful insights from the information in patent documents, especially on
novelty of their idea from state-of-the art search, during their research career. This
provides further way for developing their idea or innovations
CO-5: Get awareness about current trends in IPR and Govt. steps in fostering IPR
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UNIT – I:
Overview of Intellectual Property: Introduction and the need for Intellectual Property
Right (IPR) - Kinds of Intellectual Property Rights: Patent, Copyright, Trade Mark,
Design, Geographical Indication, Plant Varieties and Layout Design – Genetic
Resources and Traditional Knowledge – Trade Secret - IPR in India : Genesis and
development – IPR in abroad - Major International Instruments concerning Intellectual
Property Rights: Paris Convention, 1883, the Berne Convention, 1886, the Universal
Copyright Convention, 1952, the WIPO Convention, 1967,the Patent Co-operation
Treaty, 1970, the TRIPS Agreement, 1994
UNIT – II:
Patents: Patents - Elements of Patentability: Novelty, Non-Obviousness (Inventive
Steps), Industrial Application - Non - Patentable Subject Matter - Registration
Procedure, Rights and Duties of Patentee, Assignment and licence, Restoration of
lapsed Patents, Surrender and Revocation of Patents, Infringement, Remedies &
Penalties - Patent office and Appellate Board
UNIT – III:
Copyrights: Nature of Copyright - Subject matter of copyright: original literary,
dramatic, musical, artistic works; cinematograph films and sound recordings -
Registration Procedure, Term of protection, Ownership of copyright, Assignment and
licence of copyright - Infringement, Remedies & Penalties – Related Rights - Distinction
between related rights and copyrights
UNIT – IV:
Trademarks:
Concept of Trademarks - Different kinds of marks (brand names, logos, signatures,
symbols, well known marks, certification marks and service marks) - Non Registrable
Trademarks - Registration of Trademarks - Rights of holder and assignment and
licensing of marks - Infringement, Remedies & Penalties - Trademarks registry and
appellate board
UNIT – V:
Design: meaning and concept of novel and original - Procedure for registration, effect
of registration and term of protection
Geographical Indication (GI): meaning, and difference between GI and trademarks
- Procedure for registration, effect of registration and term of protection
Plant Variety Protection: meaning and benefit sharing and farmers’ rights – Procedure
for registration, effect of registration and term of protection
Layout Design Protection: meaning – Procedure for registration, effect of registration
and term of protection
Current Contour: India`s New National IP Policy, 2016 – Govt. of India step towards
promoting IPR – Govt. Schemes in IPR – Career Opportunities in IP - IPR in current
scenario with case studies
TEXTBOOKS:
1. Intellectual Property Rights: Protection and Management Nithyananda, K V, India,
IN: Cengage Learning India Private Limited, 2019
2. Intellectual Property Rights, Neeraj, P., & Khusdeep, D, India, IN: PHI learning Private
Limited, 2014
3. Intellectual property right, Deborah, E. Bouchoux, 4th Edition, Cengage learning
REFERENCE:
1. Law relating to Intellectual Property Rights, Ahuja, V K, India, IN: Lexis Nexis, 2017
ONLINE RESOURCES:
1. Intellectual Property Rights – An Overview, Subramanian, N., & Sundararaman, M.
Retrieved from http://www.bdu.ac.in/cells/ipr/docs/ipr-eng-ebook.pdf, 2018
2. WIPO Intellectual property Handbook, World Intellectual Property Organisation,
Retrieved from
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/489/wipo_pub_489.pdf,
2004