COURSE CONTENT
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
OE – I: VI Semester: CSE / CSE (AI & ML) / CSE (DS) / CSE (CS) / CSIT / IT
OE –II: VII Semester: ECE / EEE
OE –III: VIII Semester: AERO / MECH / CIVIL
Course Code Category Hours / Week Credits Maximum Marks
L T P C CIA SEE Total
AHSC19 Elective
3 - - 3 30 70 100
Contact Classes: 45 Tutorial Classes: Nil Practical Classes: Nil Total Classes: 45
I. COUSRE OVERVIEW:
The course will cover the philosophy of intellectual property rights, various technical and legal
dimensions of IPR, and implications of IPR for growth and development of science, along with the
various socio-economic and ethico-legal consequences of IPR on economic development. Students can
also get disseminate knowledge on Design, Geographical Indication (GI), Plant Variety and Layout
Design Protection and their registration aspects and also aware about current trends in IPR and Govt.
steps in fostering IPR.
II. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The students will try to learn:
I. The knowledge in world trade organization and agreements between nations.
II. The intellectual property with international trade agreements.
III. The different types of intellectual property rights.
IV. The different laws in protection of intellectual property rights and its implementation.
III. SYLLABUS:
MODULE- I: INTRODUCTION (10)
General agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT) eight rounds: Uruguay round, world trade organization: structure,
technology transfer, dispute resolution mechanism, Doha declaration world trade organization agreements including
trade related intellectual properties rights and trade related investment measures.
MODULE- II: WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (08)
Paris convention, Bern convention, Budapest treaty, Madrid agreement, huge agreement.
MODULE- III: PATENTS (09)
Historical background of intellectual property rights, introduction, definition and classification of intellectual
property, patents, patentable and non-patentable inventions. Legal requirements for patents, types of patent
applications.
Patent document: specification and claims, important procedural aspects, management of intellectual property rights
assets and intellectual property portfolio, commercial exploitation of intellectual property.
MODULE- IV: DESIGNS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (10)
Designs: basic requirements, procedure, convention application term, date, geographical indication: definition, what
can be registered, who can apply, rights, term, restrictions.
MODULE- V: TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHTS (08)
Definition, classification of trademarks, classifications of goods and services, Vienna classification, trademarks
procedure, trademarks enforcement: infringement and passing off, remedies, copyrights, term of copyrights, and
procedure of copyright assignment of copyright, copyright infringement remedies.
IV. TEXT BOOKS:
1. P. K. Vasudeva,World Trade Organization: Implications on Indian Economy, Pearson Education,2015.
2. [Link], WTO, Text and cases, Excel Books, 2015.
3. Carlos [Link]- Intellectual property rights, The WTO and Developing countries-Zed books.
V. REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Caves, Frankel, Jones, World Trade and Payments-An Introduction, Pearson4. Education, 2015.
2. Carlos [Link]- Intellectual property rights, The WTO and Developing countries-Zed books.
3. Peter-Tobias stoll, Jan busche, Katrianarend- WTO- Trade –related aspects of IPR- Library of Congress.
VI. WEB REFERENCES:
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VII. E-Text Books:
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