Intellectual Property Rights Notes

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Introduction to Intellectual Property

• Basic concept of Intellectual Property
• Characteristics and Nature of Intellectual Property right
• Justifications for protection of Intellectual Property
• Major International Instruments relating to the protection of Intellectual Property (Berne Convention, Paris Convention and TRIPS)

Copyright

• Meaning of and Subject matter in Copyright
• Concept of Originality in Copyright
• Ownership of copyright
• Term of copyright
• Rights of Owner of a Copyright under Copyright Act
• Assignment and license (including basic concept of statutory and compulsory license) of rights
• Performers rights and Broadcasters rights
• Infringement of copyright and Fail use and Fair Dealing concepts
  

Patents

• Meaning
• Criteria for obtaining patents
• Non patentable inventions
• Procedure for registration
• Term of patent
• Rights of patentee
• Basic Concept of Compulsory License and Government use of Patent
• Infringement of Patents and Remedies for Infringement of Patents
• Patents of Addition under Patents Act, 1970: Meaning, Term and Validity
  

Trade Marks

• Meaning of mark, trademark and Concept of distinctiveness
• Categories of Trademark: Certification Mark, Collective Mark and Well known Mark and Non-conventional Marks
• Absolute and relative grounds of refusal
• Procedure for registration and Term of protection
• Assignment and licensing of marks
• Infringement and Passing Off

Other forms of IP

• Designs: Meaning, Process of Registration and Infringements under Designs Act, 2000
• Geographical Indication: Meaning of GI, Difference between GI and Trade Marks and Homonymous GI
• Trade Secret Laws in India
• Plant Variety Protection and Farmer’s Right

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Intellectual Property Rights Books

• Law Relating To Intellectual Property Rights by V K Ahuja
• Law Relating To Intellectual Property by B.L. Wadehra
• IIntellectual Property Laws Bare Act

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Reference: Statutes

• The Copyright Act, 1957
• The Patent Act, 1970
• The Trade Marks Act, 1999
• The Designs Act, 2000
• The Geographical Indication of Goods Act, 1999
• The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001

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